How happy the man, who hath not walked in the counsel of the lawless, - and, in the way of sinners, hath not stood, and, in the seat of scoffers, hath not sat;

But, in the law of Yahweh, is his delight, - and, in his law, doth he talk with himself day and night.

So doth he become like a tree planted by streams of waters, - that yieldeth, its fruit, in its season, whose leaf, also doth not wither, and, whatsoever he doeth, prospereth.

For this cause, shall the lawless not stand in the judgment, - nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

For Yahweh doth acknowledge the way of the righteous; but, the way of the lawless, shall vanish.

The kings of earth take their station, and, grave men, have met by appointment together, - against Yahweh, and against his Anointed One saying :

Let me tell of a decree, - Yahweh, hath said unto me, My son, thou art, I, to-day, have begotten thee:

Ask of me, and let me give nations as thine inheritance, and, as thy possession, the ends of the earth:

Thou shalt shepherd them with a sceptre of iron, - as a potter's vessel, shalt thou dash them in pieces.

Now, therefore, ye kings, show your prudence, Be admonished, ye judges of earth:

But, thou, Yahweh, art a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

With my voice - unto Yahweh, do I cry, and he hath answered me out of his holy mountain. Selah.

I will not be afraid of myriads of people, who, round about, have set themselves against me.

Rise! Yahweh, Save me, my God. Surely thou hast smitten all my foes on the cheekbone, The teeth of the lawless, hast thou broken.

Ye sons of the great! how long, turning my glory to contempt, will ye love emptiness, will ye seek falsehood? Selah.

Know ye, then, that Yahweh hath set apart the man of lovingkindness for himself: Yahweh, will hear, when I cry to him.

Sacrifice the sacrifices of righteousness; and put your trust in Yahweh.

Multitudes, are saying, Who will show us prosperity? Lift thou upon us the light of thy countenance, O Yahweh.

Attend to the voice of my cry, my King and my God, for, unto thee, do I pray.

For, not a GOD finding pleasure in lawlessness, art thou, and wrong can be no guest of thine:

Boasters, shall not station themselves, before thine eyes, - Thou hatest all workers of iniquity:

Thou wilt destroy them who speak falsehood, - The man of bloodshed and of deceit, Yahweh abhorreth.

But, I, in the abounding of thy lovingkindness, will enter thy house, I will bow down towards thy holy temple, in reverence of thee:

O Yahweh! lead me in thy righteousness, because of mine adversaries, Make even, before me, thy way:

For in his mouth is nothing worthy of trust, Their inward purpose, is engulphing ruin, - An opened sepulchre, is their throat, With their tongue, speak they smooth things.

Declare them guilty, O God, Let them fall by their own counsels, - Into the throng of their own transgressions, thrust them down, For they have rebelled against thee: -

That all may rejoice who seek refuge in thee, to times age-abiding, may shout in triumph, that thou wilt protect them, and they may leap for joy in thee who are lovers of thy Name.

Return, O Yahweh, deliver my soul, Save me, for the sake of thy lovingkindness;

For, in death, is no remembrance of thee, - In hades, who shall give thanks unto thee?

My face, is all sunken with sorrow, - it hath aged, because of all mine adversaries.

Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity, for Yahweh hath heard the voice of my weeping:

O Yahweh my God, If I have done this, If there hath been perversity in my hands:

If I have requited my friend with wrong, - or have oppressed mine adversary without need,

Rise! Yahweh! in thine anger, Lift thyself up, because of the haughty outbursts of mine adversaries, Stir up for me the justice thou hast commanded:

When, the assembly of peoples, gather round thee, then, above it - on high, do thou return!

Let the wrong of the lawless, I pray thee, come to an end, and establish thou him that is righteous, - for, a trier of hearts and reins, is God the righteous one.

If he turn not, his sword, will he whet, - his bow, hath he bent, and made ready:

I will praise Yahweh according to his righteousness, - and will praise in song the Name of Yahweh Most High.

Out of the mouth of children and sucklings, hast thou laid a foundation of strength, - because of thine adversaries, to make foe and avenger be still.

When I view thy heavens, the work, of thy fingers, moon and stars, which thou hast established,

What was weak man, that thou shouldst make mention of him? or the son of the earthborn, that thou shouldst set him in charge?

That thou shouldst make him little less than messengers of God, with glory and honour, shouldst crown him?

Shouldst give him dominion over the works of thy hands, - All things, shouldst have put under his feet:

Sheep and oxen, all of them, - yea even the beasts of the field;

The bird of the heavens, and the fishes of the sea, - the passer-by on the paths of the seas?

O enemy! complete are the desolations, evermore, - even cities, hast thou uprooted, The memory of, them, hath perished.

Thus be Yahweh a refuge for the crushed one, a refuge for times of destitution:

When he was making inquisition for blood, of them, had he remembrance, he forgat not the outcry of the oppressed.

Show me favour, O Yahweh! Behold my humiliation due to them who hate me, Lift me on high out of the gates of death;

That I may recount all thy praises, In the gates of the daughter of Zion, may exult in thy salvation.

To be known is Yahweh, by the sentence he hath executed, By the doing of his own hands, is he about to strike down the lawless one. Refunding music. Selah.

The lawless, shall return, to hades, all nations forgetful of God.

For, not always, shall the needy, be forgotten, - nor, the hope of the oppressed, perish for ever.

Wherefore, O Yahweh, shouldst thou stand afar off? Wherefore hide thyself, in times of destitution?

In the pride of the lawless one, he hotly pursueth the poor, let them be caught in the plots which they have devised!

For the lawless one hath boasted over the longing of his soul, and, the robber, hath blasphemed Yahweh.

The lawless one, in the loftiness of his countenance, will not enquire, God is not in any of his plots:

His ways are firm at all times, On high, are thy righteous regulations, out of his sight, As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them:

He abideth in the lurking-place of villages, In the hiding-places, he murdereth the innocent, - His eyes, for the unfortunate, are on the watch:

Shatter thou the arm of the lawless one, And, as for the wrongful, wilt thou not enquire for his lawlessness - wilt thou not find it ?

Yahweh, is king, to times age-abiding and beyond, The nations have perished out of his land.

The longing of the patient, thou hast heard, O Yahweh, Thou wilt establish their heart, Thou wilt make attentive thine ear:

To vindicate the fatherless and the crushed, A man of the earth, shall, no further, cause terror!

Yahweh, is in his holy temple As for Yahweh, in the heavens, is his throne, His eyes, behold - His eyelashes test the sons of men.

Yahweh, putteth, the righteous, to the test, - But the lawless one and the lover of violence, his soul doth hate.

He will rain upon the lawless live-coals, Fire and brimstone and a burning wind, are the portion of their cup.

O save Yahweh, for the man of lovingkindness, is no more, for the faithful, have vanished, from among the sons of men.

May Yahweh cut off All the lips that utter smooth things, - the tongue that speaketh swelling words;

Because of violence done to the poor, because of the crying of the needy, Now, will I arise! O may Yahweh say, - I will place him in safety - let him puff at him!

The words of Yahweh, are words, that are pure, silver refined in a crucible of earth, purified seven times!

On every side, the lawless, march about, - when worthlessness is exalted by the sons of men.

Yahweh, out of the heavens, looked down over the sons of men, - to see whether there was one that showed wisdom, enquiring after God: -

Are all the workers of iniquity, without knowledge? devouring my people as they devour food! Upon Yahweh, have they not called.

There have they been in great dread, because, God, is in the circle of the righteous man.

The purpose of the poor, ye would put to shame, because, Yahweh, is his refuge.

Oh that, out of Zion, were granted the salvation of Israel! When Yahweh bringeth back the captives of his people, Jacob, shall exult, Israel, be glad.

They multiply their idols - another, have they purchased! I will not pour out their drink-offerings of blood, nor will I take up their names on my lips.

For thou wilt not abandon my soul to hades, neither wilt thou suffer thy man of lovingkindness, to see corruption:

Thou wilt cause me to know, the path of life, - Fulness of joys before thee, Pleasures at thy right hand evermore.

As for the workings of men, By the word of thy lips, have, I, taken heed of the paths of the violent one.

Let thy lovingkindness be distinguished, thou Saviour of such as seek refuge from them who lift themselves up against thy right hand.

Guard me, as the pupil of the eye, - Under the shadow of thy wings, wilt thou hide me:

From the face of lawless ones who have treated me with violence, the foes of my soul, who come round against me:

From men who are thy hand, O Yahweh, From the men of this age, whose portion, is among the living, and, with thy treasure, thou fillest their bosom, - They must be satisfied with sons, And must leave their abundance to their children: -

I, in righteousness, shall behold thy face, Shall be satisfied when awakened by a vision of thee.

Yahweh, was my mountain crag and my stronghold, and my deliverer: My GOD, was my rock, I sought refuge in him, My shield, and my horn of salvation, my high tower.

The meshes of death encompassed me, The torrents of perdition, made me afraid;

The meshes of hades, had surrounded me, The snares of death, had confronted me,

In my distress, called I on Yahweh, And, unto my God, made outcry for help, He heard, out of his temple, my voice, And my outcry for help came before him - entered into his ears!

Then did the earth shake and quake, Even, the foundations of the mountains, were deeply moved, Yea they did shake, because he was angry.

There went up smoke in his nostrils, and, a fire out of his mouth, devoured, Live coals, were kindled from it:

Then he rode on a cherub, and flew, and darted on the wings of the wind;

Made darkness his hiding-place, Round about him - his pavilion, Darkness of waters, clouds of vapours.

Out of the brightness before him, his clouds rolled along, hail, and live coals of fire.

Then did Yahweh thunder in the heavens, and the Highest uttered his voice, - hail, and live coals of fire.

Then appeared the channels of waters, were uncovered the foundations of the world, - At thy rebuke O Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

He sent from on high, he took me, - he drew me out of many waters.

They confronted me, in the day of my necessity, Then became Yahweh my stay:

Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, he repaid me;

For I had kept the ways of Yahweh, and not broken away from my God;