BOOK I
(Psalms 1–41)How happy is the man
who does not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path of sinners
or join a group of mockers!

Give sincere homage! Otherwise he will be angry, and you will die because of your behavior, when his anger quickly ignites. How blessed are all who take shelter in him!

A Psalm of David, in his fleeing from the face of Absalom his son. Jehovah, how have my distresses multiplied! Many are rising up against me.

O sons of man, how long will my honor be a disgrace? [How long] will you love vanity? [How long] will you seek lies? Selah

See how the Lord has made great his mercy for me; the Lord will give ear to my cry.

My soul is also very terrified. But you, O Yahweh, how long?

To the Overseer, 'On the Gittith.' A Psalm of David. Jehovah, our Lord, How honourable Thy name in all the earth! Who settest thine honour on the heavens.

Jehovah, our Lord, How honourable Thy name in all the earth!

when they prayed: "Have mercy on me, Lord! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death!

To the Overseer. -- By David. In Jehovah I trusted, how say ye to my soul, 'They moved to Thy mountain for the bird?

They say, "We speak persuasively; we know how to flatter and boast. Who is our master?"

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

How long shall I put counsels in my soul, grief in my heart the day? how long shall mine enemy rise up against me?

Who can tell how oft he offendeth? O cleanse thou me from my secret faults.

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Jehovah, in Thy strength is the king joyful, In Thy salvation how greatly he rejoiceth.

See how those who are against me are increased, for bitter is their hate of me.

Teach me how you want me to live; lead me along a level path because of those who wait to ambush me!

I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.

For I hear what so many are saying, the terrifying news that comes from every direction. When they plot together against me, they figure out how they can take my life.

Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

Davidic. A Maskil.How joyful is the one
whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered!

How joyful is the man
the Lord does not charge with sin
and in whose spirit is no deceit!

I will instruct and teach you about how you should live. I will advise you as I look you in the eye.

How blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession.

Taste and see that the Lord is good.
How happy is the man who takes refuge in Him!

Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.

How long, LORD, will I wait expectantly? I have placed my hope in you.

How happy is the man
who has put his trust in the Lord
and has not turned to the proud
or to those who run after lies!

For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, the Lord delivers him.

These things I remember and have poured out my soul within me: how I passed along with the multitude, how I went on with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, a festive multitude.

How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.

So will the king have a great desire for you, seeing how beautiful you are; because he is your lord, give him honour.

God says this to the evildoer: "How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant?

How can they have understanding, that are the workers of wickedness, eating up my people as it were bread, and calling not upon God?

Take heed unto me, and hear me, how piteously I mourn and complain.

because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

How far away I would flee;
I would stay in the wilderness.Selah

How is it that by remaining silent you can speak righteously? How can you judge people fairly?

No! You plan how to do what is unjust; you deal out violence in the earth.

which doesn't listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be.

They return at evening; they howl like dogs while they prowl [the] city.

They return at evening; they howl like dogs while they prowl [the] city.

How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses. (Selah)

They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast, "Who will see them?"

How blessed is the one whom you choose, and allow to live in your palace courts. May we be satisfied with the good things of your house -- your holy palace.

Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

Come and see the works of God,
He is awesome in His deeds toward the children of men.

Then those living on earth will know what you are like; all nations will know how you deliver your people.

It is well seen, O God, how thou goest; how thou, my God and King, goest in the sanctuary.

O God, you see how foolish I am; and my wrongdoing is clear to you.

You know how I am insulted, humiliated and disgraced; you can see all my enemies.

For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk how they may vex them whom thou hast wounded.

My mouth shall show forth Your righteousness and Your salvation all the day; for I do not know how many they are.

And they say, How will the Lord see this? is there knowledge in the Most High?

When I thought about [how] to understand this, it [was] troubling in my eyes

Namely, how thou hast set them in a slippery places, that thou mayest cast them down headlong and destroy them.

How suddenly are they wasted! fears are the cause of their destruction.

As for me, how good for me it is that God is near! I have made the Lord GOD my refuge so I can tell about all your deeds. An instruction of Asaph

We do not see our signs: there is no longer any prophet, or anyone among us to say how long.

O God, how long will those who are against us say cruel things? will the hater go on looking down on your name for ever?

Remember how the enemy hurls insults, O Lord, and how a foolish nation blasphemes your name!

Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.

Lo, he smote the stony rock, that the watery streams gushed out, and the streams flowed withal: but how can he give bread and provide flesh for his people?"

How frequently did they go against him in the waste land, and give him cause for grief in the dry places!

They did not remember what he had done, how he delivered them from the enemy,

How he had done his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan;

How he turned their waters into blood, so that they might not drink of the rivers;

How he sent lice among them, to eat them up, and frogs to destroy them;

How he gave their fruits unto the caterpillar, and their labour unto the grasshopper;

How he beat down their vineyards with hail stones, and their mulberry trees with the frost;

How he smote their cattle also with hail stones, and their flocks with hot thunderbolts;

How he sent upon them the furiousness of his wrath, anger, displeasure, and trouble, and sent evil angels among them;

How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

O Lord God of armies, how long will your wrath be burning against the rest of your people?

“How long will you judge unjustly
and show partiality to the wicked?Selah

See how Your enemies make an uproar;
those who hate You have acted arrogantly.

For the choir director: on the Gittith. A psalm of the sons of Korah.How lovely is Your dwelling place,
Lord of Hosts.

How happy are those who reside in Your house,
who praise You continually.Selah

How blessed are those who find their strength in you, and long to travel the roads that lead to your temple!

O Lord who rules over all, how blessed are those who trust in you!

O Lord, teach me how you want me to live! Then I will obey your commands. Make me wholeheartedly committed to you!

How blessed are the people who worship you! O Lord, they experience your favor.

How long, Lord? Will You hide Yourself forever?
Will Your anger keep burning like fire?

Remember how short my life is.
Have You created everyone for nothing?

Keep in mind, O Lord, the shame of your servants, and how the bitter words of all the people have come into my heart;

how Your enemies have ridiculed, Lord,
how they have ridiculed every step of Your anointed.

How to number our days, so grant us to know, That we may win us a heart that hath wisdom.

Lord—how long?
Turn and have compassion on Your servants.

Only observe it with your eyes, and you will see how the wicked are paid back.

How magnificent are Your works, Lord,
how profound Your thoughts!

Indeed, look at your enemies, O Lord! Indeed, look at how your enemies perish! All the evildoers are scattered!

that they may show how true the LORD my strength is, and that there is no unrighteousness in him.

Lord, how long will the wicked—
how long will the wicked gloat?

How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

How blessed is the one whom you instruct, O Lord, the one whom you teach from your law,

Sing to the Lord! Praise his name! Announce every day how he delivers!