But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and whose mind is on his law day and night.

The upright are crushed and made low, and the feeble are overcome by his strong ones.

Why has the evil-doer a low opinion of God, saying in his heart, You will not make search for it?

For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but eyes full of pride will be made low.

For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who come out against me.

The law of the Lord is good, giving new life to the soul: the witness of the Lord is certain, giving wisdom to the foolish.

They are bent down and made low; but we have been lifted up.

All the fat ones of the earth will give him worship; all those who go down to the dust will make themselves low before him, even he who has not enough for the life of his soul.

My behaviour was as if it had been my friend or my brother: I was bent low in grief like one whose mother is dead.

But they took pleasure in my trouble, and came together, yes, low persons came together against me without my knowledge; they never came to an end of wounding me.

There the workers of evil have come down: they have been made low, and will not be lifted up.

The law of his God is in his heart; he will never make a false step.

My delight is to do your pleasure, O my God; truly, your law is in my heart.

High and low together, the poor, and those who have wealth.

For he sees that wise men come to their end, and foolish persons of low behaviour come to destruction together, letting their wealth go to others.

Give thought to me, and let my prayer be answered: I have been made low in sorrow;

By evil-doing they will not get free from punishment. In wrath, O God, let the peoples be made low.

Put them not to death, for so my people will keep the memory of them: let them be sent in all directions by your power; make them low, O Lord our saviour.

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; and Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver;

Truly men of low birth are nothing, and men of high position are not what they seem; if they are put in the scales together they are less than a breath.

Let not those who have hope in you be put to shame because of me, O Lord God of armies: let not those who are waiting for you be made low because of me, O God of Israel.

You have seen my shame, how I was laughed at and made low; my haters are all before you.

Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour.

Let those who are against him go down before him; and let his haters be low in the dust.

O let not the crushed be turned back in shame; let the low man and the poor give praise to your name.

Give ear, O my people, to my law; let your ears be bent down to the words of my mouth.

He put up a witness in Jacob, and made a law in Israel; which he gave to our fathers so that they might give knowledge of them to their children;

They were not ruled by God's word, and they would not go in the way of his law;

For this is a rule for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.

If his children give up my law, and are not ruled by my decisions;

Happy is the man who is guided by you, O Jah, and to whom you give teaching out of your law;

What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law?

His voice came to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept his witness, and the law which he gave them.

And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;

To give his chiefs teaching at his pleasure, and so that his law-givers might get wisdom from him.

By them they were crushed, and made low under their hands.

And when they are made low, and crushed by trouble and sorrow,

Because he had no mercy, but was cruel to the low and the poor, designing the death of the broken-hearted.

He takes the poor man out of the dust, lifting him up from his low position;

The Lord keeps the simple; I was made low, and he was my saviour.

Happy are they who are without sin in their ways, walking in the law of the Lord.

Let my eyes be open to see the wonders of your law.

Take from me every false way; and in mercy give me your law.

Give me wisdom, so that I may keep your law; going after it with all my heart.

So that I may keep your law for ever and ever;

The men of pride have made great sport of me; but I have not been turned from your law.

I am burning with wrath, because of the sinners who have given up your law.

I have given thought to your name in the night, O Lord, and have kept your law.

The cords of evil-doers are round me; but I have kept in mind your law.

Their hearts are shut up with fat; but my delight is in your law.

The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.

Let your gentle mercies come to me, so that I may have life; for your law is my delight.

The men of pride, who are turned away from your law, have put nets for me.

If your law had not been my delight, my troubles would have put an end to me.

O what love I have for your law! I give thought to it all the day.

My soul is ever in danger; but I still keep the memory of your law.

I am a hater of men of doubting mind; but I am a lover of your law.

It is time, O Lord, for you to let your work be seen; for they have made your law without effect.

Rivers of water are flowing from my eyes, because men do not keep your law.

Your righteousness is an unchanging righteousness, and your law is certain.

Those who have evil designs against me come near; they are far from your law.

O see my trouble, and be my saviour; for I keep your law in my mind,

I am full of hate and disgust for false words; but I am a lover of your law.

Great peace have lovers of your law; they have no cause for falling.

All my desire has been for your salvation, O Lord; and your law is my delight.

Though the Lord is high, he sees those who are low; and he has knowledge from far off of those who are lifted up.

Give ear to my cry, for I am made very low: take me out of the hands of my haters, for they are stronger than I.