Give worship to the Lord with fear, kissing his feet and giving him honour,

Kiss the son before he becomes angry, and you die where you stand. Indeed, his wrath can flare up quickly. How blessed are those who take refuge in him. A Davidic Psalm, when he fled from his son Absalom.

Many are saying about me, "God will never deliver him!"

But understand this: the LORD has set apart the godly for himself! The LORD will hear me when I cry out to him!

Indeed, you will bless the righteous one, LORD, like a large shield, you will surround him with favor. To the Director: With stringed instruments. On an eight-stringed harp. A Davidic Psalm

The Lord has given ear to my request; the Lord has let my prayer come before him.

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;

If I have rewarded evil to my friend,
Or have plundered him who without cause was my adversary,

then, let my enemy pursue me, let him overtake me, and let him trample my life to the ground. Interlude Let him put my honor into the dust.

Let the wrong of the lawless, I pray thee, come to an end, and establish thou him that is righteous, - for, a trier of hearts and reins, is God the righteous one.

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

His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.

what is man that you take notice of him, or the son of man that you pay attention to him?

You made him a little less than divine, but you crowned him with glory and honor.

You gave him dominion over the work of your hands, you put all things under his feet:

The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.

For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.

The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him.
All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”

Pain do his ways at all times, On high are Thy judgments before him, All his adversaries -- he puffeth at them.

Their eyes secretly watch the helpless, lying in wait like a lion in his den. They lie in wait to catch the afflicted. They catch the afflicted when they pull him into their net.

Rise up, Lord! O God, strike him down! Do not forget the oppressed!

Break the arm of the wicked and evil man! Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds, which he thought you would not discover.

The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

Indeed, the LORD is righteous; he loves righteousness; the upright will see him face-to-face. To the Director: On an eight stringed harp. A Davidic Psalm.

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.

You, O Lord, will keep them;
You will preserve him from this generation forever.

Then my enemy will say, "I have defeated him!" Then my foes will rejoice because I am upended.

Lest mine enemy shall say, I prevailed against him; mine adversaries shall exult when I shall be moved.

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].

There they tremble with great fear,
For God is with the [consistently] righteous generation.

In his eyes an evil person is despised,
But he honors those who fear the Lord [and obediently worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder].
He keeps his word even to his own disadvantage and does not change it [for his own benefit];

Our steps now have compassed him;' Their eyes they set to turn aside in the land.

Rise up, Lord! Confront him! Knock him down! Use your sword to rescue me from the wicked man!

But as for me, justified, I will behold your face; when I awake, your presence will satisfy me. To the Director: By the servant of the LORD, David, who spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

For the music director; by the Lord's servant David, who sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord rescued him from the power of all his enemies, including Saul. He said: "I love you, Lord, my source of strength!

Jehovah is my rock, and my bulwark, And my deliverer, My God is my rock, I trust in Him: My shield, and a horn of my salvation, My high tower.

In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

And it will be moved and the earth will tremble, and the foundations of the mountains will be moved and they will shake, for it was kindled to him.

Smoke went forth from his nose, and fire from his mouth consumed. Burning coals blazed from him.

He made darkness his hiding place, his canopy surrounding him was dark waters and thick clouds.

From the brightness in front of him came hail and fiery coals.

The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.

I was innocent before him, and kept myself from sinning.

Therefore the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness (moral character, spiritual integrity),
According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord's promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

Now I know that the LORD has delivered his anointed; he has answered him from his sanctuary with the strength of his right hand of deliverance.

The Lord will deliver the king; he will answer us when we call to him for help!

You have given him his heart’s desire,
And You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

For You meet him with blessings of good things;
You set a crown of pure gold on his head.

He asked life of You,
And You gave it to him,
Long life forever and evermore.

His glory is great because of Your victory;
Splendor and majesty You bestow upon him.

For You make him most blessed [and a blessing] forever;
You make him joyful with the joy of Your presence.

“He trusted and committed himself to the Lord, let Him save him.
Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.”

You who fear the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence], praise Him!
All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him.
Fear Him [with submissive wonder], all you descendants of Israel.

For He has not despised nor detested the suffering of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from him;
But when he cried to Him for help, He listened.

My praise will be of You in the great assembly.
I will pay my vows [made in the time of trouble] before those who [reverently] fear Him.

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;
Those who [diligently] seek Him and require Him [as their greatest need] will praise the Lord.
May your hearts live forever!

Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the Lord and turn to him! Let all the nations worship you!

All the prosperous of the earth will eat and worship;
All those who go down to the dust (the dead) will bow before Him,
Even he who cannot keep his soul alive.

Posterity will serve Him;
They will tell of the Lord to the next generation.

He refreshes and restores my soul (life);
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
for His name’s sake.

He shall receive a praise from Jehovah, and justice from God saving him.

This is the generation (description) of those who diligently seek Him and require Him as their greatest need,
Who seek Your face, even [as did] Jacob. Selah.

Who is the man who fears the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and worships Him with submissive wonder]?
He will teach him [through His word] in the way he should choose.

The secret [of the wise counsel] of the Lord is for those who fear Him,
And He will let them know His covenant and reveal to them [through His word] its [deep, inner] meaning.

Though a host of men were laid against me, yet shall not my heart be afraid; and though there rose up war against me, yet will I put my trust in him.

One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Jehovah, and to inquire of him in his temple.

Thou wilt not give me to the soul of him pressing me, for witnesses of falsehood rose up against me, and violence will blow.

Because they have no respect for the works of the Lord, or for the things which his hands have made, they will be broken down and not lifted up by him.

The Lord is my strength and my [impenetrable] shield;
My heart trusts [with unwavering confidence] in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,
And with my song I shall thank Him and praise Him.

Jehovah is strength to him, Yea, the strength of the salvation of His anointed is He.

Sing praises unto the LORD, O ye saints of his; and give thanks unto him for a remembrance of his holiness.

Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.

O love the Lord, all you His godly ones!
The Lord preserves the faithful [those with moral and spiritual integrity]
And fully repays the [self-righteousness of the] arrogant.

Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, favored by God] is he whose transgression is forgiven,
And whose sin is covered.

Happy the man Jehovah will not reckon sin to him, and no deceit in his spirit

Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You [for forgiveness] in a time when You [are near and] may be found;
Surely when the great waters [of trial and distressing times] overflow they will not reach [the spirit in] him.

Do not ye become like a horse, like a mule, without discernment, - With the bit and bridle of his mouth, hast thou to restrain him, - He will not come near unto thee.

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous [who actively seek right standing with Him];
Shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

You godly ones, shout for joy because of the Lord! It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise.

Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;
Sing praises to Him with the harp of ten strings.

Sing to Him a new song;
Play skillfully [on the strings] with a loud and joyful sound.

Let all the earth fear and worship the Lord;
Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

O the happiness of the nation whose God is Jehovah, Of the people He did choose, For an inheritance to Him.

He makes all their hearts; their works are clear to him.

Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those who fear Him [and worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and obedience],
On those who hope [confidently] in His compassion and lovingkindness,

For in Him our heart rejoices,
Because we trust [lean on, rely on, and are confident] in His holy name.

LORD, may your gracious love be upon us, even as we hope in you. By David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away. So David left.

{A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.} I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

I sought the Lord [on the authority of His word], and He answered me,
And delivered me from all my fears.

They looked to Him and were radiant;
Their faces will never blush in shame or confusion.

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
And saved him from all his troubles.

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence and worship Him with obedience],
And He rescues [each of] them.

O taste and see that the Lord [our God] is good;
How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who takes refuge in Him.

O [reverently] fear the Lord, you His saints (believers, holy ones);
For to those who fear Him there is no want.

Many hardships and perplexing circumstances confront the righteous,
But the Lord rescues him from them all.

The Lord redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.

Let destruction come upon my enemy by surprise;
Let the net he hid for me catch him;
Into that very destruction let him fall.