BOOK I
(Psalms 1–41)How happy is the man
who does not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path of sinners
or join a group of mockers!

Punish them, God;
let them fall by their own schemes.
Drive them out because of their many crimes,
for they rebel against You.

He dug a pit and hollowed it out
but fell into the hole he had made.

Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth;
trouble and malice are under his tongue.

So he is oppressed and beaten down;
the helpless fall because of his strength.

For the choir director. Davidic.The fool says in his heart, “God does not exist.”
They are corrupt; they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.

With Your hand, Lord, save me from men,
from men of the world
whose portion is in this life:
You fill their bellies with what You have in store;
their sons are satisfied,
and they leave their surplus to their children.

He rode on a cherub and flew,
soaring on the wings of the wind.

I crush them, and they cannot get up;
they fall beneath my feet.

They collapse and fall,
but we rise and stand firm.

Even when I go through the darkest valley,
I fear no danger,
for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff—they comfort me.

When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh,
my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.

He loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of the Lord’s unfailing love.

Let ruin come on him unexpectedly,
and let the net that he hid ensnare him;
let him fall into it—to his ruin.

There the evildoers fall;
they have been thrown down and cannot rise.

My wounds are foul and festering
because of my foolishness.

For my loins are full of burning pain,
and there is no health in my body.

For I am about to fall,
and my pain is constantly with me.

Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s enemies;
the peoples fall under you.

For when he dies, he will take nothing at all;
his wealth will not follow him down.

For the choir director: on Mahalath. A Davidic Maskil.The fool says in his heart, “God does not exist.”
They are corrupt, and they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.

How far away I would flee;
I would stay in the wilderness.Selah

They prepared a net for my steps;
I was despondent.
They dug a pit ahead of me,
but they fell into it!Selah

Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns—
whether green or burning—
He will sweep them away.

You have given a signal flag to those who fear You,
so that they can flee before the archers.Selah

God has spoken in His sanctuary:
“I will triumph! I will divide up Shechem.
I will apportion the Valley of Succoth.

I follow close to You;
Your right hand holds on to me.

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. A song.God arises. His enemies scatter,
and those who hate Him flee from His presence.

“The kings of the armies flee—they flee!”
She who stays at home divides the spoil.

I am weary from my crying;
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail, looking for my God.

My mouth is full of praise
and honor to You all day long.

Indeed, You put them in slippery places;
You make them fall into ruin.

I was stupid and didn’t understand;
I was an unthinking animal toward You.

My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart,
my portion forever.

Consider the covenant,
for the dark places of the land are full of violence.

For there is a cup in the Lord’s hand,
full of wine blended with spices, and He pours from it.
All the wicked of the earth will drink,
draining it to the dregs.

He brought streams out of the stone
and made water flow down like rivers.

He made them fall in His camp,
all around His tent.

His priests fell by the sword,
but the widows could not lament.

You fed them the bread of tears
and gave them a full measure
of tears to drink.

Blow the horn on the day of our feasts
during the new moon
and during the full moon.

I am Yahweh your God,
who brought you up from the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.

So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts
to follow their own plans.

If only My people would listen to Me
and Israel would follow My ways,

However, you will die like men
and fall like any other ruler.”

As they pass through the Valley of Baca,
they make it a source of springwater;
even the autumn rain will cover it with blessings.

Though a thousand fall at your side
and ten thousand at your right hand,
the pestilence will not reach you.

A stupid person does not know,
a fool does not understand this:

for justice will again be righteous,
and all the upright in heart will follow it.

The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger and rich in faithful love.

He causes the springs to gush into the valleys;
they flow between the mountains.

How countless are Your works, Lord!
In wisdom You have made them all;
the earth is full of Your creatures.

So He raised His hand against them with an oath
that He would make them fall in the desert

God has spoken in His sanctuary:
“I will triumph!
I will divide up Shechem.
I will apportion the Valley of Succoth.

He loved cursing—let it fall on him;
he took no delight in blessing—let it be far from him.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all who follow His instructions have good insight.
His praise endures forever.

They have hands but cannot feel,
feet, but cannot walk.
They cannot make a sound with their throats.

You pushed me hard to make me fall,
but the Lord helped me.

They do nothing wrong;
they follow His ways.

Help me understand Your instruction,
and I will obey it
and follow it with all my heart.

I have kept my feet from every evil path
to follow Your word.

I carefully follow all Your precepts
and hate every false way.

My eyes pour out streams of tears
because people do not follow Your instruction.

I have seen the disloyal and feel disgust
because they do not keep Your word.

and can’t even fill the hands of the reaper
or the arms of the one who binds sheaves.

Where can I go to escape Your Spirit?
Where can I flee from Your presence?

Let hot coals fall on them.
Let them be thrown into the fire,
into the abyss, never again to rise.

Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
while I pass by safely.

Our storehouses will be full,
supplying all kinds of produce;
our flocks will increase by thousands
and tens of thousands in our open fields.

The Lord helps all who fall;
He raises up all who are oppressed.

He sends His word and melts them;
He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.