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

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.

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:

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.

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.

Otherwise, my enemy will say, "I have overcome him;" Otherwise, my persecutor will rejoice when I am shaken.

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.

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

The brightness before him scattered the thick clouds, with hail stones and flashes of fire.

I was upright before him, and I kept myself from iniquity.

As for God, his way is upright; the word of God is pure; he is a shield to all those who take refuge 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.

You have granted him the desire of his heart, and have not withheld what his lips requested. Interlude

You go before him with wonderful blessings, and put a crown of fine gold on his head.

He asked life from you, and you gave it to him a long life for ever and ever.

His glory is great because of your deliverance, you have given him honor and majesty.

Indeed, you have given him eternal blessings; you will make him glad with the joy of your presence.

They say, "Commit yourself to the LORD; perhaps the LORD will deliver him, perhaps he will cause him to escape, since he delights in him."

"All who fear the LORD, praise him! All the seed of Jacob, glorify him! All the seed of Israel, fear him!

For he does not despise nor detest the afflicted person; he does not hide his face from him, but he hears him when he cries out to him."

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise him, "May you live forever!"

Our descendants will serve him, and that generation will be told about the Lord.

This is the generation that seeks him. Those who seek your face are the true seed of Jacob. Interlude

Who is the man who fears the LORD? God will teach him the path he should choose.

The intimate counsel of the LORD is for those who fear him so they may know his covenant.

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I received help. My heart rejoices, and I give thanks to him with my song.

Therefore every godly person should pray to you at such a time. Surely a flood of great waters will not reach him.

With the lyre, give thanks to the LORD; with the ten stringed harp, play music to him;

with a new song, sing to him; with shouts of joy, play skillfully.

Let all the world fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him;

Indeed, the LORD watches those who fear him; those who trust in his gracious love

Indeed, our heart will rejoice in him, because we have placed our trust 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.

Look to him and be radiant; and you will not be ashamed.

This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard and delivered him from all of his distress.

The angel of the LORD surrounds those who fear him, and he delivers them.

Taste and see that the LORD is good! How blessed is the person who trusts in him!

Fear the LORD, you holy ones of his; for those who fear him lack nothing.

A righteous person will have many troubles, but the LORD will deliver him from them all.

The LORD redeems the lives of his servants; and none of those who trust in him will be held guilty. Davidic

Let destruction come upon them unawares, and let the net that he hid catch him; let him fall into destruction.

All my bones will say, "LORD, who is like you? Who delivers the weak from the one who is stronger than he, and the weak and the needy from the one who wants to rob him?"

They open their mouth wide against me, claiming, "Yes! Yes! We saw him do it with our own eyes!"

Don't let them say in their hearts, "Yes! We got what we wanted." Don't let them say, "We have swallowed him up."

Commit your way to the LORD; Trust him, and he will act.

Be silent in the LORD's presence and wait patiently for him. Don't be angry because of the one whose way prospers or the one who implements evil schemes.

The wicked person plots against the righteous, and grinds his teeth at him.

But the Lord laughs at him because he sees that his day is coming!

For those blessed by God will inherit the land, but those cursed by him will be cut off.

The wicked stalks the righteous person, seeking to kill him,

but the LORD will not let him fall into his hands. He will not be condemned when he is put on trial.

But then he passed away; in fact, he simply was not there. When I looked for him, he could not be found.

The LORD helps and delivers them; he will deliver them from the wicked, and he will save them because they have sought refuge in him. A Davidic Psalm: As a Reminder.

You rebuke by chastening a man with the consequence of iniquities; you destroy what is attractive to him, as one would treat a moth. Indeed, every person is a puff of wind. Interlude

Blessed is the one who is considerate of the destitute; the LORD will deliver him when the times are evil.

The LORD will protect him and keep him alive; he will be blessed in the land; and he will not be handed over to the desires of his enemies.

The LORD will uphold him even on his sickbed; you will transform his bed of illness into health.

They say, "Wickedness is entrenched in him. Once he is brought low, he will not rise again."

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, for once again I will praise him, since his presence saves me.

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, for once again I will praise him, since his presence saves me and he is my God.

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I will praise him once again, since his presence saves me and he is my God. To the Director: An instruction of the Sons of Korah.

and the king will greatly desire your beauty. Because he is your lord, you should bow in respect before him.

No man can redeem the life of another, nor can he give to God a sufficient payment for him

Like sheep, they are destined for the realm of the dead, with death as their shepherd. The upright will have dominion over them in the morning; their strength will be consumed in the afterlife, so that they have no home.

When he dies, he will not be able to take it all with him his possessions will not follow him to the grave,

Our God has appeared and he has not been silent; a devouring fire blazed before him, and a mighty storm swirled around him.

When you see a thief, you befriend him, and you keep company with adulterers.

Whoever offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and I will reveal the salvation of God to whomever continues in my way." To the Director: A Davidic Psalm. When the prophet Nathan came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

Then you will be pleased with right sacrifices, with burnt offerings, and with whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar. To the Director: A Davidic instruction about Doeg, the Edomite, when he went to Saul and told him, "David went to the house of Abimelech."

The righteous will fear when they see this, but then they will laugh at him, saying,

For it is not an enemy who insults me I could have handled that nor is it someone who hates me and who now arises against me I could have hidden myself from him

But you, God, bring them down to the Pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I put my full confidence in you. To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "A Silent Dove Far Away," when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

A person will say, "Certainly, the righteous are rewarded; certainly there is a God who judges the earth." To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "Do Not Destroy," when Saul sent men to watch the house in order to kill him.

Let me make my home in your tent forever; let me hide under the shelter of your wings. Interlude

May he be enthroned before God forever; Appoint your gracious love and truth to guard him.

My soul rests quietly only when it looks to God; from him comes my deliverance.

How long will you rage against someone? Would you attack him as if he were a leaning wall or a tottering fence?

They plan to cast him down from his exalted position. They delight in lies; their mouth utters blessings, while their heart is cursing. Interlude

My soul, be quiet before God, for from him comes my hope.

People, in every situation put your trust in God; pour out your heart before him; for God is a refuge for us. Interlude

The righteous rejoiced in the LORD, because they had fled to him for refuge. Let all the upright in heart exult. To the Director: A song. Lyrics by David.

He turned the sea into dry land. Israel crossed the river on foot; let us rejoice in him.

I called aloud to him and praised him with my tongue.

May God truly bless us so that all the nations of the earth will fear him. To the Director of music: A Psalm. A song.

God arises, and his enemies are scattered. Those who hate him flee from his presence.

Let me praise the name of God with a song that I may magnify him with thanksgiving.

Let the heavens and earth praise him, along with the sea and its swarming creatures.

and say, "God has abandoned him. Run after him and seize him, because there's no deliverer."

May the nomads bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust.

May all kings bow down to him, and all nations serve him.

May he live long and be given gold from Sheba, and may prayer be offered for him continuously, and may he be blessed every day.

May his fame be eternal as long as the sun may his name endure, and may they be blessed through him, and may all nations call him blessed.

But time and again, they sinned against him, rebelling against the Most High in the desert.

When he struck them, they sought him; they repented, and eagerly sought God.

But they deceived him with their mouths; they lied to him with their tongues.