The wicked are not so; but are as the chaff which the wind driveth away.

Why are the nations in tumultuous agitation, and why do the peoples meditate a vain thing?

Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, though his anger burn but a little. Blessed are all who have their trust in him.

{A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.} Jehovah, how many are they that trouble me, many they that rise up against me!

Be moved with anger, and sin not; meditate in your own hearts upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

{To the chief Musician. Upon Nehiloth. A Psalm of David.} Give ear to my words, O Jehovah; consider my meditation.

{To the chief Musician. Upon the Gittith. A Psalm of David.} Jehovah our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy majesty above the heavens.

Jehovah our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

O enemy! destructions are ended for ever. Thou hast also destroyed cities, even the remembrance of them hath perished.

The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid is their own foot taken.

The wicked saith, in the haughtiness of his countenance, He doth not search out: all his thoughts are, There is no God!

His ways always succeed; thy judgments are far above out of his sight; as for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.

Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek, thou hast established their heart: thou causest thine ear to hear,

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} In Jehovah have I put my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

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

Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail, our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

The words of Jehovah are pure words, silver tried in the furnace of earth, purified seven times.

Jehovah looked down from the heavens upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

They have all gone aside, they are together become corrupt: there is none that doeth good, not even one.

There were they in great fear; for God is in the generation of the righteous.

Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When Jehovah turneth again the captivity of his people, Jacob shall be glad, Israel shall rejoice.

To the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent thou hast said, In them is all my delight.

The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

Thou wilt make known to me the path of life: thy countenance is fulness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.

{A Prayer of David.} Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, which is not out of feigned lips.

I have called upon thee, for thou answerest me, O God. Incline thine ear unto me, hear my speech.

They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.

They have now encompassed us in our steps; their eyes have they set, bowing down to the earth.

From men who are thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this age: their portion is in this life, and their belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure; they have their fill of sons, and leave the rest of their substance to their children.

And the beds of the waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were uncovered at thy rebuke, Jehovah, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me; for they were mightier than I.

For all his ordinances were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me;

For who is +God save Jehovah? and who is a rock if not our God?

Who teacheth my hands to war, and mine arms bend a bow of brass;

I pursued mine enemies, and overtook them; and I turned not again till they were consumed.

I crushed them, and they were not able to rise: they fell under my feet.

At the hearing of the ear, they obey me: strangers come cringing unto me.

There is no speech and there are no words, yet their voice is heard.

The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes;

The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever; the judgments of Jehovah are truth, they are righteous altogether:

They are more precious than gold, yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey and the dropping of the honeycomb.

We will triumph in thy salvation, and in the name of our God will we set up our banners. Jehovah fulfil all thy petitions!

Some make mention of chariots, and some of horses, but we of the name of Jehovah our God.

They are bowed down and fallen; but we are risen and stand upright.

Our fathers confided in thee: they confided, and thou didst deliver them.

They cried unto thee, and were delivered; they confided in thee, and were not confounded.

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is become like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

The meek shall eat and be satisfied; they shall praise Jehovah that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

Lift up your heads, ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in.

Lift up your heads, ye gates; yea, lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in.

Remember, Jehovah, thy tender mercies and thy loving-kindnesses; for they are from everlasting.

All the paths of Jehovah are loving-kindness and truth for such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

Mine eyes are ever toward Jehovah; for he will bring my feet out of the net.

The troubles of my heart are increased: bring me out of my distresses;

Consider mine enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with cruel hatred.

Jehovah, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thy glory dwelleth.

In whose hands are evil devices, and their right hand is full of bribes.

If a host encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; if war rise against me, in this will I be confident.

Deliver me not over to the will of mine adversaries; for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out violence.

Incline thine ear to me, deliver me speedily; be a strong rock to me, a house of defence to save me.

For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing; my strength faileth through mine iniquity, and my bones are wasted.

My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from my persecutors.

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all ye that hope in Jehovah.

Be ye not as a horse, as a mule, which have no understanding: whose trappings must be bit and bridle, for restraint, or they will not come unto thee.

By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

Our soul waiteth for Jehovah: he is our help and our shield.

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

They looked unto him, and were enlightened, and their faces were not confounded.

The young lions are in need and suffer hunger; but they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good.

The eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous, and his ears are toward their cry;

Jehovah is nigh to those that are of a broken heart, and saveth them that are of a contrite spirit.

Many are the adversities of the righteous, but Jehovah delivereth him out of them all:

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I chastened my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned into mine own bosom:

Let not them that are wrongfully mine enemies rejoice over me; let them not wink with the eye that hate me without cause.

And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said, Aha! aha! our eye hath seen it.

The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, to do good.

Thy righteousness is like the high mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: thou, Jehovah, preservest man and beast.

There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and are not able to rise.

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the afflicted and needy, to slay those that are upright in the way:

for those blessed of him shall possess the land, and they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

The steps of a man are established by Jehovah, and he delighteth in his way:

for Jehovah loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints: They are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to possess the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

For mine iniquities are gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

My wounds stink, they are corrupt, because of my foolishness.

For my loins are full of burning, and there is no soundness in my flesh.

Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

But mine enemies are lively, they are strong; and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied:

And they that render evil for good are adversaries unto me; because I pursue what is good.

Verily, man walketh in a vain show; verily they are disquieted in vain; he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

Hear my prayer, Jehovah, and give ear unto my cry; be not silent at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, a sojourner, like all my fathers.

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, praise unto our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall confide in Jehovah.

Thou, O Jehovah my God, hast multiplied thy marvellous works, and thy thoughts toward us: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee; would I declare and speak them, they are more than can be numbered.

For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head: and my heart hath failed me.

My tears have been my bread day and night, while they say unto me all the day, Where is thy God?

Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy cataracts; all thy breakers and thy billows are gone over me.

As with a crushing in my bones mine adversaries reproach me, while they say unto me all the day, Where is thy God?

{To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. An instruction.} O God, with our ears have we heard, our fathers have told us, the work thou wroughtest in their days, in the days of old:

Through thee will we push down our adversaries; through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

For thou hast saved us from our adversaries, and hast put them to shame that hate us.