The boastful and the arrogant will not stand in Your sight;
You hate all who do evil.

For the wicked boasts and sings the praises of his heart’s desire,
And the greedy man curses and spurns [and even despises] the Lord.

In the Lord I take refuge [and put my trust];
How can you say to me, “Flee like a bird to your mountain;

“If the foundations [of a godly society] are destroyed,
What can the righteous do?”

They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt;
There is no one who does good, not even one.

My steps have held closely to Your paths;
My feet have not staggered.

The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and the One who rescues me;
My God, my rock and strength in whom I trust and take refuge;
My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower—my stronghold.

For by You I can crush a troop,
And by my God I can leap over a wall.

He trains my hands for war,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

Who can understand his errors or omissions? Acquit me of hidden (unconscious, unintended) faults.

I can count all my bones;
They look, they stare at me.

For my iniquities have gone over my head [like the waves of a flood];
As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.

My heart throbs violently, my strength fails me;
And as for the light of my eyes, even that has also gone from me.

Many, O Lord my God, are the wonderful works which You have done,
And Your thoughts toward us;
There is none to compare with You.
If I would declare and speak of your wonders,
They would be too many to count.

O my God, my soul is in despair within me [the burden more than I can bear];
Therefore I will [fervently] remember You from the land of the Jordan
And the peaks of [Mount] Hermon, from Mount Mizar.

Deep calls to deep at the [thundering] sound of Your waterfalls;
All Your breakers and Your waves have rolled over me.

Kings’ daughters are among Your noble ladies;
At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.

None of them can by any means redeem [either himself or] his brother,
Nor give to God a ransom for him—

For the ransom of his soul is too costly,
And he should cease trying forever—

Every one of them has turned aside and fallen away;
Together they have become filthy and corrupt;
There is no one who does good, no, not even one.

In God, whose word I praise;
In God I have put my trust;
I shall not fear.
What can mere man do to me?

In God have I put my trust and confident reliance; I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?

Before your cooking pots can feel the fire of thorns [burning under them as fuel],
He will sweep them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning ones alike.

But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling,
My steps had almost slipped.

Then they spoke against God;
They said, “Can God prepare [food for] a table in the wilderness?

“Behold, He struck the rock so that waters gushed out
And the streams overflowed;
Can He give bread also?
Or will He provide meat for His people?”

For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord?
Who among the divine beings is like the Lord,

“My covenant I will not violate,
Nor will I alter the utterance of My lips.

What man can live and not see death?
Can he rescue his soul from the [powerful] hand of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead)? Selah.

You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep [forgotten as soon as they are gone];
In the morning they are like grass which grows anew—

The days of our life are seventy years—
Or even, if because of strength, eighty years;
Yet their pride [in additional years] is only labor and sorrow,
For it is soon gone and we fly away.

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
Will remain secure and rest in the shadow of the Almighty [whose power no enemy can withstand].

For the wind passes over it and it is no more,
And its place knows it no longer.

Who can put into words the mighty deeds of the Lord?
Or who can proclaim all His praise [that is due Him]?

Let his children wander and beg;
Let them seek their food and be driven far from their ruined homes.

I am vanishing like a shadow when it lengthens and fades;
I am shaken off like the locust.

They have hands, but they cannot feel;
They have feet, but they cannot walk;
Nor can they make a sound with their throats.

What will I give to the Lord [in return]
For all His benefits toward me?
[How can I repay Him for His precious blessings?]

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear.
What can [mere] man do to me?

I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have revived me and given me life.

I have gone astray like a lost sheep;
Seek Your servant, for I do not forget Your commandments.

Then the waters would have engulfed us,
The torrent would have swept over our soul;

Then the raging waters would have swept over our soul.”

Blessed be the Lord, my Rock and my great strength,
Who trains my hands for war
And my fingers for battle;

He casts out His ice like fragments;
Who can stand before His cold?