For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.

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

Pay homage to the Son or He will be angry
and you will perish in your rebellion,
for His anger may ignite at any moment.
All those who take refuge in Him are happy.

Many say about me,
“There is no help for him in God.”Selah

Know that the Lord has set apart
the faithful for Himself;
the Lord will hear when I call to Him.

I will both lie down and sleep in peace,
for You alone, Lord, make me live in safety.

Pay attention to the sound of my cry,
my King and my God,
for I pray to You.

For You are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil cannot dwell with You.

For there is nothing reliable in what they say;
destruction is within them;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongues.

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

But let all who take refuge in You rejoice;
let them shout for joy forever.
May You shelter them,
and may those who love Your name boast about You.

For You, Lord, bless the righteous one;
You surround him with favor like a shield.

Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am weak;
heal me, Lord, for my bones are shaking;

For there is no remembrance of You in death;
who can thank You in Sheol?

Depart from me, all evildoers,
for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.

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

Rise up, Lord, in Your anger;
lift Yourself up against the fury of my adversaries;
awake for me;
You have ordained a judgment.

He has prepared His deadly weapons;
He tips His arrows with fire.

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

For You have upheld my just cause;
You are seated on Your throne as a righteous judge.

But the Lord sits enthroned forever;
He has established His throne for judgment.

The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble.

For the One who seeks an accounting
for bloodshed remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

For the oppressed will not always be forgotten;
the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever.

Lord, why do You stand so far away?
Why do You hide in times of trouble?

For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings;
the one who is greedy curses and despises the Lord.

He waits in ambush near the villages;
he kills the innocent in secret places.
His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;

doing justice for the fatherless and the oppressed
so that men of the earth may terrify them no more.

For look, the wicked string the bow;
they put the arrow on the bowstring
to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

For the Lord is righteous; He loves righteous deeds.
The upright will see His face.

For the choir director: according to Sheminith. A Davidic psalm.Help, Lord, for no faithful one remains;
the loyal have disappeared from the human race.

“Because of the oppression of the afflicted
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord.
“I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.”

Then they will be filled with terror,
for God is with those who are righteous.

who despises the one rejected by the Lord
but honors those who fear the Lord,
who keeps his word whatever the cost,

A Davidic Miktam.Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You.

As for the holy people who are in the land,
they are the noble ones.
All my delight is in them.

The sorrows of those who take another god
for themselves will multiply;
I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
and I will not speak their names with my lips.

The boundary lines have fallen for me
in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

For You will not abandon me to Sheol;
You will not allow Your Faithful One to see decay.

A Davidic prayer.Lord, hear a just cause;
pay attention to my cry;
listen to my prayer—
from lips free of deceit.

Let my vindication come from You,
for You see what is right.

I called to the Lord in my distress,
and I cried to my God for help.
From His temple He heard my voice,
and my cry to Him reached His ears.

Smoke rose from His nostrils,
and consuming fire came from His mouth;
coals were set ablaze by it.

He rescued me from my powerful enemy
and from those who hated me,
for they were too strong for me.

For I have kept the ways of the Lord
and have not turned from my God to wickedness.

For You rescue an afflicted people,
but You humble those with haughty eyes.

For who is God besides Yahweh?
And who is a rock? Only our God.

He trains my hands for war;
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

You widen a place beneath me for my steps,
and my ankles do not give way.

You have clothed me with strength for battle;
You subdue my adversaries beneath me.

They cry for help, but there is no one to save them—
they cry to the Lord, but He does not answer them.

Their message has gone out to all the earth,
and their words to the ends of the world.

In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun.

The fear of the Lord is pure,
enduring forever;
the ordinances of the Lord are reliable
and altogether righteous.

Let us shout for joy at your victory
and lift the banner in the name of our God.
May Yahweh fulfill all your requests.

For You meet him with rich blessings;
You place a crown of pure gold on his head.

He asked You for life, and You gave it to him—
length of days forever and ever.

For the king relies on the Lord;
through the faithful love of the Most High
he is not shaken.

You will make them burn
like a fiery furnace when you appear;
the Lord will engulf them in His wrath,
and fire will devour them.

For the choir director: according to “The Deer of the Dawn.” A Davidic psalm.My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
Why are You so far from my deliverance
and from my words of groaning?

They cried to You and were set free;
they trusted in You and were not disgraced.

Do not be far from me, because distress is near
and there is no one to help.

For dogs have surrounded me;
a gang of evildoers has closed in on me;
they pierced my hands and my feet.

They divided my garments among themselves,
and they cast lots for my clothing.

But You, Lord, don’t be far away.
My strength, come quickly to help me.

You who fear Yahweh, praise Him!
All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him!
All you descendants of Israel, revere Him!

For He has not despised or detested
the torment of the afflicted.
He did not hide His face from him
but listened when he cried to Him for help.

I will give praise in the great congregation
because of You;
I will fulfill my vows
before those who fear You.

for kingship belongs to the Lord;
He rules over the nations.

He renews my life;
He leads me along the right paths
for His name’s sake.

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.

for He laid its foundation on the seas
and established it on the rivers.

No one who waits for You
will be disgraced;
those who act treacherously without cause
will be disgraced.

Guide me in Your truth and teach me,
for You are the God of my salvation;
I wait for You all day long.

Remember, Lord, Your compassion
and Your faithful love,
for they have existed from antiquity.

Because of Your name, Yahweh,
forgive my sin, for it is great.

The secret counsel of the Lord
is for those who fear Him,
and He reveals His covenant to them.

My eyes are always on the Lord,
for He will pull my feet out of the net.

Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am alone and afflicted.

Guard me and deliver me;
do not let me be put to shame,
for I take refuge in You.

May integrity and what is right
watch over me,
for I wait for You.

For Your faithful love is before my eyes,
and I live by Your truth.

Davidic.The Lord is my light and my salvation—
whom should I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
of whom should I be afraid?

For He will conceal me in His shelter
in the day of adversity;
He will hide me under the cover of His tent;
He will set me high on a rock.

Even if my father and mother abandon me,
the Lord cares for me.

Do not give me over to the will of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
breathing violence.

Wait for the Lord;
be strong and courageous.
Wait for the Lord.

Listen to the sound of my pleading
when I cry to You for help,
when I lift up my hands
toward Your holy sanctuary.

May the Lord be praised,
for He has heard the sound of my pleading.

The Lord is the strength of His people;
He is a stronghold of salvation for His anointed.

The voice of the Lord flashes flames of fire.

Lord my God,
I cried to You for help, and You healed me.

For His anger lasts only a moment,
but His favor, a lifetime.
Weeping may spend the night,
but there is joy in the morning.

Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly.
Be a rock of refuge for me,
a mountain fortress to save me.

For You are my rock and my fortress;
You lead and guide me
because of Your name.

You will free me from the net
that is secretly set for me,
for You are my refuge.

How great is Your goodness
that You have stored up for those who fear You
and accomplished in the sight of everyone
for those who take refuge in You.

May the Lord be praised,
for He has wonderfully shown His faithful love to me
in a city under siege.

In my alarm I had said,
“I am cut off from Your sight.”
But You heard the sound of my pleading
when I cried to You for help.

For day and night Your hand was heavy on me;
my strength was drained
as in the summer’s heat.Selah

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice,
you righteous ones;
shout for joy,
all you upright in heart.