As for the ungodly, it is not so with them: but they are like the chaff, which the wind scattereth away from the face of the earth.

For this cause there will be no mercy for sinners when they are judged, and the evil-doers will have no place among the upright,

For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

“Let us tear off their chains
and free ourselves from their restraints.”

"But as for me, I have set my king on Zion, my holy mountain."

As for me, I will preach the law, whereof the LORD hath said unto me, "Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee.

Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, For his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all they that take refuge in him.

Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.

But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.

I will not fear for myriads of the people that have set themselves against me round about.

Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

Salvation belongs to Yahweh. Your blessing be on your people. Selah. For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm by David.

Give answer to my cry, O God of my righteousness; make me free from my troubles; have mercy on me, and give ear to my prayer.

Sons of men! till when is my glory for shame? Ye love a vain thing, ye seek a lie. Selah.

But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.

Tremble [with anger or fear], and do not sin;
Meditate in your heart upon your bed and be still [reflect on your sin and repent of your rebellion]. Selah.

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

For the music director, to be accompanied by wind instruments; a psalm of David. Listen to what I say, Lord! Carefully consider my complaint!

Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.

Jehovah, at morning Thou hearest my voice, At morning I set in array for Thee, And I look out.

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

Such as be foolish shall not stand in thy sight, for thou hatest all them that work vanity.

But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

O Jehovah, guide me into thy justice, for sake of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.

But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments, according to the sheminith style; a psalm of David. Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger! Do not discipline me in your raging fury!

Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake.

For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

My beauty is gone for very trouble, and worn away because of all mine enemies.

Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.

The Lord has heard my plea for help;
the Lord accepts my prayer.

As for all my enemies, they will be put to shame; they will be greatly frightened and suddenly turn away ashamed. A Davidic psalm, which he sang to the LORD, because of the words of Cush the descendant of Benjamin.

O Lord my God, I put my faith in you; take me out of the hands of him who is cruel to me, and make me free;

Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.

So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.

The Lord will be judge of the peoples; give a decision for me, O Lord, because of my righteousness, and let my virtue have its reward.

Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.

He hath graven and dug up a pit, and is fallen himself into the destruction that he made for others.

He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head.

I will thank the Lord for His righteousness;
I will sing about the name of Yahweh the Most High.

For the music director, according to the gittith style; a psalm of David. O Lord, our Lord, how magnificent is your reputation throughout the earth! You reveal your majesty in the heavens above!

For I see Thy heavens, a work of Thy fingers, Moon and stars that Thou didst establish.

What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of [earthborn] man that You care for him?

For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! For the Chief Musician. Set to "The Death of the Son." A Psalm by David.

For the music director; according to the alumoth-labben style; a psalm of David. I will thank the Lord with all my heart! I will tell about all your amazing deeds!

For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.

Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.

The enemy are come to an end, they are desolate for ever; And the cities which thou hast overthrown, The very remembrance of them is perished.

But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.

And he will be the judge of the world in righteousness, giving true decisions for the peoples.

The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

so I may declare everything for which you should be praised in the gates of the daughter of Zion, so I will rejoice in your deliverance.

For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

Why, O Yahweh, do you stand far off? [Why] do you hide during times of distress?

For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.

The wicked, in the haughtiness of his face, will not seek nor inquire for Him;
All his thoughts are, “There is no God [so there is no accountability or punishment].”

His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.

He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in the secret places doth he slay the innocent: his eyes watch for the wretched.

For he lieth waiting secretly; even as a lion lurketh he in his den, that he may ravish the poor. He doth ravish the poor when he getteth him into his net.

Why has the evil-doer a low opinion of God, saying in his heart, You will not make search for it?

Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.

Break thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.

to render judgment [for the] fatherless and [the] oppressed [so that] a [mere] mortal from the earth will no longer cause terror.

To the Overseer. -- By David. In Jehovah I trusted, how say ye to my soul, 'They moved to Thy mountain for the bird?

For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

For the foundations will be cast down, and what hath the righteous done?

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.

The Lord puts the upright and the sinner to the test, but he has hate in his soul for the lover of violent acts.

Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

{To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.} Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

The words of the Lord are true words: like silver tested by fire and burned clean seven times.

Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

lest mine enemy say, "I have prevailed against him." For if I be cast down, they that trouble me will rejoice at it.

As for me, I have confided in thy loving-kindness; my heart shall be joyful in thy salvation.

I will sing unto Jehovah, for he hath dealt bountifully with me.

For the music director; by David. Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.

The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the children of men
To see if there are any who understand (act wisely),
Who [truly] seek after God, [longing for His wisdom and guidance].

Have all the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food as they would take bread; they make no prayer to the Lord.

There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.

As for you, ye have made a mock at the counsel of the poor, because he putteth his trust in the LORD.

{Oh that from Zion} [would come] salvation [for] Israel! When Yahweh returns the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be happy.

In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.