How happy the man, who hath not walked in the counsel of the lawless, - and, in the way of sinners, hath not stood, and, in the seat of scoffers, hath not sat;

The kings of earth take their station, and, grave men, have met by appointment together, - against Yahweh, and against his Anointed One saying :

Yahweh! how have mine adversaries multiplied, Multitudes, are rising against me;

When I cry, answer me, O mine own righteous God, In a strait place, thou hast made room for me, Show me favour, and hear my prayer.

Know ye, then, that Yahweh hath set apart the man of lovingkindness for himself: Yahweh, will hear, when I cry to him.

Thou wilt destroy them who speak falsehood, - The man of bloodshed and of deceit, Yahweh abhorreth.

O Yahweh! lead me in thy righteousness, because of mine adversaries, Make even, before me, thy way:

For, thou, wilt bless the righteous man, O Yahweh, As with an all-covering shield - with good pleasure, wilt thou encompass him.

My face, is all sunken with sorrow, - it hath aged, because of all mine adversaries.

If I have requited my friend with wrong, - or have oppressed mine adversary without need,

Let an enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it, that he may tread down, to the earth, my life, - and, mine honour - in the dust, he may cause to dwell. Selah.

Rise! Yahweh! in thine anger, Lift thyself up, because of the haughty outbursts of mine adversaries, Stir up for me the justice thou hast commanded:

Yahweh, will judge the peoples, - Do me justice, O Yahweh, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity upon me,

When I view thy heavens, the work, of thy fingers, moon and stars, which thou hast established,

What was weak man, that thou shouldst make mention of him? or the son of the earthborn, that thou shouldst set him in charge?

When mine enemies turned back, they stumbled and perished from before thee;

Rise! Yahweh! let man not prevail, let the nations be judged before thee.

Appoint, O Yahweh, a terror for them, - Let the nations know that they are men. Selah.

To vindicate the fatherless and the crushed, A man of the earth, shall, no further, cause terror!

When the pillars are overthrown, What could, a righteous man, do?

Yahweh, is in his holy temple As for Yahweh, in the heavens, is his throne, His eyes, behold - His eyelashes test the sons of men.

O save Yahweh, for the man of lovingkindness, is no more, for the faithful, have vanished, from among the sons of men.

On every side, the lawless, march about, - when worthlessness is exalted by the sons of men.

How long shall I lay up cares within my soul, sorrow in my heart, day by day? How long shall mine enemy lift himself up over me?

Have regard! answer me O Yahweh my God, - Light up mine eyes, lest I sleep on into death:

Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed over him! and, mine adversaries, exult, that I totter.

Yahweh, out of the heavens, looked down over the sons of men, - to see whether there was one that showed wisdom, enquiring after God: -

There have they been in great dread, because, God, is in the circle of the righteous man.

Yahweh, is mine allotted portion and my cup, Thou, art maintaining my lot.

I will bless Yahweh, who hath counselled me, - Surely, by night, shall mine impulses admonish me.

Therefore, hath my heart rejoiced, and mine honour exulted, Yea, my flesh, shall settle down securely;

For thou wilt not abandon my soul to hades, neither wilt thou suffer thy man of lovingkindness, to see corruption:

As for the workings of men, By the word of thy lips, have, I, taken heed of the paths of the violent one.

From men who are thy hand, O Yahweh, From the men of this age, whose portion, is among the living, and, with thy treasure, thou fillest their bosom, - They must be satisfied with sons, And must leave their abundance to their children: -

So became I blameless with him, and kept myself from mine iniquity.

With the loving, thou didst show thyself loving, - With the blameless man, thou didst show thyself blameless;

Teaching my hands to war, - so that a bow of bronze was bent by mine arms.

Thou didst widen my stepping-places under me, so that, mine ankles, faltered not.

Thus didst thou gird me with strength, for the battle, Thou subduedst mine assailants under me.

Who hath delivered me from my foes, - Yea, from mine assailants, hast thou set me on high, From the man of violence, hast thou rescued me.

Their fruit - out of the earth, wilt thou destroy, and their seed, from among the sons of men;

But, I, am a worm and no one, a reproach of men, and despised of a people;

Thou spreadest before me a table, in face of mine adversaries, Thou hast anointed, with oil, my head, My cup, hath run over.

For the sake of thy Name, O Yahweh, Therefore wilt thou pardon mine iniquity, for great it is.

Who then is the man that revereth Yahweh? Let him direct him into the way he should choose.

Mine eyes, are continually unto Yahweh, - for, he, bringeth, out of the net, my feet.

For, thy lovingkindness, hath been before mine eyes, and I have walked to and fro in thy faithfulness;

I have not sat with men of deceit, nor, with dissemblers, would I enter;

I have hated the convocation of evil-doers, and, with lawless men, would I not sit;

Do not remove, with sinners, my soul, nor, with men of bloodshed, my life;

When there drew near against me evil-doers to devour my flesh, mine adversaries, and mine enemies - mine! - they, stumbled and fell!

Point out to me, O Yahweh, thy way, - And guide me in a level path, because of mine adversaries.

Do not give me up unto the desire of mine adversaries, for there have risen up against me witnesses that are false, and he that fanneth up violence.

Sweep the strings to Yahweh, ye his men of lovingkindness, and give ye praise at the mention of his holiness.

To the end that mine honour should make melody unto thee, and not be silent. O Yahweh, my God! Unto times age-abiding, will I praise thee.

Show me favour, O Yahweh, for in distress am I, - Wasted with vexation, is mine eye - my soul and my body;

By reason of all mine adversaries, have I become a reproach. Even to my neighbours, altogether, and a dread to mine acquaintance, - They who have seen me abroad, have fled from me:

How great is thy goodness, which thou hast hidden away for them who revere thee, - Thou hast wrought for them who seek refuge in thee, in sight of the sons of men.

Thou wilt conceal them, in the secrecy of thine own presence, from the conspiracies of men, - Thou wilt hide them in a pavilion, from the strife of tongues.

But, I, had said in mine alarm, I am cut off from before thine eyes, - But, indeed, thou didst hear the voice of my supplication, when I cried for help unto thee.

Love Yahweh, all ye his men of lovingkindness, - Faithfulness, doth Yahweh observe, but repayeth abundantly him that worketh proudly.

My sin, would I own unto thee, and, mine iniquity, not hide, I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Yahweh, And, thou, didst forgive the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

For this cause, will every man of lovingkindness pray unto thee, in time to obtain, - Surely, in the overflow of many waters, unto him, shall they not reach.

I will make thee discreet, I will point out to thee the way which thou must go, I will fix upon thee mine eye.

Out of the heavens, hath Yahweh looked, He hath seen all the sons of men:

Oh taste and see, that good is Yahweh, - How happy the man who seeketh refuge in him!

Who is the man that desireth life, Loving days, that he may see good?

Misfortune shall be the death of the lawless one, And, the haters of the righteous man, shall be held guilty.

But, as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth, I humbled, with fasting, my soul, though, my prayer, unto mine own bosom, might return:

Like as for a friend, like as for a brother of mine own, I walked to and fro, As though mourning for a mother, I gloomily bowed myself down.

But, in mine overthrow, have they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together, - There gathered themselves together against me foolish men, and I knew it not, They have torn in pieces, and not been silent;

Mine own tongue also, shall softly utter thy righteousness, - All the day long, - thy praise!

Thy righteousness, is like mighty mountains, and, thy just decrees, are a great resounding deep, - Man and beast, thou savest, O Yahweh!

How precious thy lovingkindness, O God, - Therefore, the sons of men, under the shadow of thy wings, seek refuge:

Be resigned to Yahweh, yea wait with longing for him; Burn not with vexation at him who prospereth in his way, - at the man who doeth wickedness.

Better the little of the righteous man, than the abundance of the lawless who are mighty;

A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;

From Yahweh, are the steps of a man made firm, When, with his way, he is well pleased:

Young, have I been, moreover am old, - Yet have I not seen, A righteous man forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread:

For, Yahweh, loveth justice, and will not forsake his men of lovingkindness, Unto times age-abiding, have the perverse been destroyed, - and the seed of the lawless, been cut off.

The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:

The lawless man, lieth in wait, for the just, and seeketh to put him to death:

I have seen a lawless man, a tyrant, and spreading himself out, like a cedar in Lebanon;

Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a hereafter for the man of peace;

But, transgressors, are to be destroyed together, the hereafter of lawless men, is to be cut off.

For, mine iniquities, have passed over my head, Like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me:

My heart, fluttereth, my strength hath forsaken me, and, as for the light of mine eyes, even they, are not with me:

Thus have I become as a man who cannot hear, in whose mouth are no arguments:

For, mine iniquity, will I declare, I shall be anxious because of my sin;

Let me know, O Yahweh, mine end, And the measure of my days - what it is, I would know how short-lived I am.

Lo! as hand-breadths, hast thou granted my days, and my life-time, is as nothing before thee, - Surely, a mere breath, are all men, even such as stand firm. Selah.

Surely as a shadow, doth every man wander, Surely in vain, do they bustle about, he heapeth things up, and knoweth not who shall gather them in.

When, by rebukes for iniquity, thou hast corrected a man, Then hast thou consumed, as a moth, all that was delightful within him, Surely, a breath, are all men. Selah.

How happy the man, Who hath made Yahweh his confidence, who hath not turned unto the haughty, nor gone aside unto falsehood.

To do thy good-pleasure, O my God, is my delight, And, thy law, is in the midst of mine inward parts:

For there have closed in upon me, misfortunes beyond number, Mine iniquities have overtaken me, and I cannot see, They have become more than the hairs of my head, And, my courage, hath forsaken me!

Mine enemies, speak ill of me, When will he die, and his name perish?

Even the man whom I used to salute, in whom I put confidence, who used to eat my bread, - hath magnified his heel against me!

Hereby, do I know that thou delightest in me, In that mine enemy shall not raise a shout over me.

Why shouldst thou be cast down, O my soul? And why shouldst thou moan over me? Wait thou for God, for yet shall I praise him, As the triumph of my presence.