For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the wicked will perish.

“But as for Me, I have installed My King
Upon Zion, My holy mountain.”

Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry, and you perish in the way,
For His wrath may soon be kindled.
How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!

Many are saying of my soul,
“There is no deliverance for him in God.” Selah.

I lay down and slept;
I awoke, for the Lord sustains me.

Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God!
For You have smitten all my enemies on the cheek;
You have shattered the teeth of the wicked.

But know that the Lord has set apart the godly man for Himself;
The Lord hears when I call to Him.

In peace I will both lie down and sleep,
For You alone, O Lord, make me to dwell in safety.

Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God,
For to You I pray.

For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness;
No evil dwells with You.

But as for me, by Your abundant lovingkindness I will enter Your house,
At Your holy temple I will bow in reverence for You.

Hold them guilty, O God;
By their own devices let them fall!
In the multitude of their transgressions thrust them out,
For they are rebellious against You.

But let all who take refuge in You be glad,
Let them ever sing for joy;
And may You shelter them,
That those who love Your name may exult in You.

For it is You who blesses the righteous man, O Lord,
You surround him with favor as with a shield.

Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am pining away;
Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are dismayed.

For there is no mention of You in death;
In Sheol who will give You thanks?

Depart from me, all you who do iniquity,
For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.

Arise, O Lord, in Your anger;
Lift up Yourself against the rage of my adversaries,
And arouse Yourself for me; You have appointed judgment.

O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous;
For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.

He has also prepared for Himself deadly weapons;
He makes His arrows fiery shafts.

What is man that You take thought of him,
And the son of man that You care for him?

For You have maintained my just cause;
You have sat on the throne judging righteously.

But the Lord abides forever;
He has established His throne for judgment,

And He will judge the world in righteousness;
He will execute judgment for the peoples with equity.

The Lord also will be a stronghold for the oppressed,
A stronghold in times of trouble;

And those who know Your name will put their trust in You,
For You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

For He who requires blood remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

For the needy will not always be forgotten,
Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.

Put them in fear, O Lord;
Let the nations know that they are but men. Selah.

For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire,
And the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord.

His ways prosper at all times;
Your judgments are on high, out of his sight;
As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.

He sits in the lurking places of the villages;
In the hiding places he kills the innocent;
His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate.

You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand.
The unfortunate commits himself to You;
You have been the helper of the orphan.

For, behold, the wicked bend the bow,
They make ready their arrow upon the string
To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

Upon the wicked He will rain snares;
Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup.

For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness;
The upright will behold His face.

For the choir director; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.
Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases to be,
For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.

“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he longs.”

There they are in great dread,
For God is with the righteous generation.

In whose eyes a reprobate is despised,
But who honors those who fear the Lord;
He swears to his own hurt and does not change;

A Mikhtam of David.
Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in You.

As for the saints who are in the earth,
They are the majestic ones in whom is all my delight.

The sorrows of those who have bartered for another god will be multiplied;
I shall not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
Nor will I take their names upon my lips.

For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol;
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.

As for the deeds of men, by the word of Your lips
I have kept from the paths of the violent.

I have called upon You, for You will answer me, O God;
Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.

As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness;
I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake.

In my distress I called upon the Lord,
And cried to my God for help;
He heard my voice out of His temple,
And my cry for help before Him came into His ears.

Smoke went up out of His nostrils,
And fire from His mouth devoured;
Coals were kindled by it.

From the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds,
Hailstones and coals of fire.

The Lord also thundered in the heavens,
And the Most High uttered His voice,
Hailstones and coals of fire.

He delivered me from my strong enemy,
And from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.

For all His ordinances were before me,
And I did not put away His statutes from me.

For You save an afflicted people,
But haughty eyes You abase.

For You light my lamp;
The Lord my God illumines my darkness.

For by You I can run upon a troop;
And by my God I can leap over a wall.

As for God, His way is blameless;
The word of the Lord is tried;
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

For who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God,

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

For You have girded me with strength for battle;
You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

They cried for help, but there was none to save,
Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them.

The God who executes vengeance for me,
And subdues peoples under me.

Their line has gone out through all the earth,
And their utterances to the end of the world.
In them He has placed a tent for the sun,

The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are true; they are righteous altogether.

We will sing for joy over your victory,
And in the name of our God we will set up our banners.
May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.

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

For You make him most blessed forever;
You make him joyful with gladness in Your presence.

For the king trusts in the Lord,
And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he will not be shaken.

You will make them as a fiery oven in the time of your anger;
The Lord will swallow them up in His wrath,
And fire will devour them.

For You will make them turn their back;
You will aim with Your bowstrings at their faces.

For the choir director; upon Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David.
My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning.

Be not far from me, for trouble is near;
For there is none to help.

For dogs have surrounded me;
A band of evildoers has encompassed me;
They pierced my hands and my feet.

They divide my garments among them,
And for my clothing they cast lots.

But You, O Lord, be not far off;
O You my help, hasten to my assistance.

You who fear the Lord, praise Him;
All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him,
And stand in awe of Him, all you descendants of Israel.

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

From You comes my praise in the great assembly;
I shall pay my vows before those who fear Him.

For the kingdom is the Lord’s
And He rules over the nations.

He restores my soul;
He guides me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

For He has founded it upon the seas
And established it upon the rivers.

Indeed, none of those who wait for You will be ashamed;
Those who deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.

Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
For You I wait all the day.

Remember, O Lord, Your compassion and Your lovingkindnesses,
For they have been from of old.

Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
According to Your lovingkindness remember me,
For Your goodness’ sake, O Lord.

For Your name’s sake, O Lord,
Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

The secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him,
And He will make them know His covenant.

My eyes are continually toward the Lord,
For He will pluck my feet out of the net.

Turn to me and be gracious to me,
For I am lonely and afflicted.

Look upon my enemies, for they are many,
And they hate me with violent hatred.

Guard my soul and deliver me;
Do not let me be ashamed, for I take refuge in You.

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,
For I wait for You.

A Psalm of David.
Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity,
And I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.

For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes,
And I have walked in Your truth.

But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;
Redeem me, and be gracious to me.

A Psalm of David.
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the defense of my life;
Whom shall I dread?

Though a host encamp against me,
My heart will not fear;
Though war arise against me,
In spite of this I shall be confident.

For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle;
In the secret place of His tent He will hide me;
He will lift me up on a rock.