Return doth his perverseness on his head, And on his crown his violence cometh down.

Jehovah is the portion of my share, and of my cup, Thou -- Thou dost uphold my lot.

Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand.

Into all the earth hath their line gone forth, And to the end of the world their sayings, For the sun He placed a tent in them,

From the end of the heavens is his going out, And his revolution is unto their ends, And nothing is hid from his heat.

For He on the seas hath founded it, And on the floods He doth establish it.

Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each is peace.

And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.

In me doth my soul bow itself, Therefore I remember Thee from the land of Jordan, And of the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.

Causing wars to cease, Unto the end of the earth, the bow he shivereth, And the spear He hath cut asunder, Chariots he doth burn with fire.

For, from all adversity He delivered me, And on mine enemies hath mine eye looked!

From the end of the land unto Thee I call, In the feebleness of my heart, Into a rock higher than I Thou dost lead me.

Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.

And He kicketh against the tent of Joseph, And on the tribe of Ephraim hath not fixed.

Pour Thy fury on the nations who have not known Thee, And on kingdoms that have not called in Thy name.

And of Zion it is said: Each one was born in her, And He, the Most High, doth establish her.

For of Jehovah is our shield, And of the Holy One of Israel our king.

And I have set on the sea his hand, And on the rivers his right hand.

On ten strings and on psaltery, On higgaion, with harp.

And they shed innocent blood -- Blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they have sacrificed to idols of Canaan, And the land is profaned with blood.

Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,

This is the wage of mine accusers from Jehovah, And of those speaking evil against my soul.

Praise ye Jah! I thank Jehovah with the whole heart, In the secret meeting of the upright, And of the company.

He is humbling Himself to look On the heavens and on the earth.

Causing vapours to ascend from the end of the earth, Lightnings for the rain He hath made, Bringing forth wind from His treasures.

He sent tokens and wonders into thy midst, O Egypt, On Pharaoh and on all his servants.

Even Sihon king of the Amorite, And Og king of Bashan, And all kingdoms of Canaan.

And Og king of Bashan, For to the age is His kindness.

Mine unformed substance Thine eyes saw, And on Thy book all of them are written, The days they were formed -- And not one among them.

Great is Jehovah, and praised greatly, And of His greatness there is no searching.

The honour of Thy kingdom they tell, And of Thy might they speak,