Serve the LORD in fear, and rejoice unto him in reverence.

Kiss the Chosen One, lest He be angry, And ye lose the way, When His anger burneth but a little, O the happiness of all trusting in Him!

Many are saying of my soul, 'There is no salvation for him in God.' Selah.

And know ye that Jehovah Hath separated a saintly one to Himself. Jehovah heareth in my calling to Him.

For Thou blessest the righteous, O Jehovah, As a buckler with favour dost compass him!

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 him that was at peace with me; (indeed I have freed him that without cause oppressed me;)

Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.

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.

Yea, for him He hath prepared Instruments of death, His arrows for burning pursuers He maketh.

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

What is man that Thou rememberest him? The son of man that Thou inspectest him?

And causest him to lack a little of Godhead, And with honour and majesty compassest him.

Thou dost cause him to rule Over the works of Thy hands, All Thou hast placed 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 unjust boasted upon the desire of his soul, and he blessed him plundering, despising Jehovah.

Through the pride of his face the wicked will not seek Him; There is no God in all his schemes.

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

He lieth in wait in a secret place, as a lion in a covert. He lieth in wait to catch the poor, He catcheth the poor, drawing him into his 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.

Because of the spoiling of the poor, Because of the groaning of the needy, Now do I arise, saith Jehovah, I set in safety him who doth breathe for it.

You, O Yahweh, will protect them. You will preserve him from this generation always.

Lest mine enemy say, 'I overcame him,' Mine adversaries joy when I am moved.

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.

He that sitteth not by himself, but is lowly in his own eyes, and maketh much of them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth unto his neighbour, and disappointeth him not, though it were to his own hindrance.

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

Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Thy sword,

As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form. For the Chief Musician. By David the servant of Yahweh, who spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said,

To the Overseer. -- By a servant of Jehovah, by David, who hath spoken to Jehovah the words of this song in the day Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul, and he saith: -- I love Thee, O Jehovah, my 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 mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I cry. He heareth from His temple my voice, And My cry before Him cometh 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 maketh darkness His secret place, Round about Him His tabernacle, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

From the brightness over-against Him His thick clouds have passed on, Hail and coals of fire.

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

And I am perfect with him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.

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;

God! perfect is His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield is He to all those trusting in Him.

Now I have known That Jehovah hath saved His anointed, He answereth him from His holy heavens, With the saving might of His right hand.

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

The desire of his heart Thou gavest to him, And the request of his lips Thou hast not withheld. Selah.

For Thou puttest before him blessings of goodness, Thou settest on his head a crown of fine gold.

Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him -- length of days, Age-during -- and for ever.

Great is his honour in Thy salvation, Honour and majesty Thou placest on him.

For Thou makest him blessings for ever, Thou dost cause him to rejoice with joy, By Thy countenance.

'Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.'

Ye who fear Jehovah, praise ye Him, All the seed of Jacob, honour ye Him, And be afraid of Him, all ye seed of Israel.

For He hath not despised, nor abominated, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor hath He hidden His face from him, And in his crying unto Him He heareth.

My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

The humble do eat and are satisfied, Praise Jehovah do those seeking Him, Your heart doth live for ever.

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

And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, Before Him bow do all going down to dust, And he who hath not revived his soul.

A seed doth serve Him, It is declared of the Lord to the 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 a generation of those seeking Him. Seeking Thy face, O Jacob! Selah.

Who is this -- the man fearing Jehovah? He directeth him in the way He doth choose.

The secret of Jehovah is for those fearing Him, And His covenant -- to cause them to know.

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 shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I 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.

Oh love Yahweh, all you his saints! Yahweh preserves the faithful, and fully recompenses him who behaves arrogantly.

By David. -- An Instruction. O the happiness of him whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.

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

For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto 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.

Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.

Let all the earth fear 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 them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, since we have hoped in you. By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

{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 unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.