But he delights in the LORD's instruction, and meditates in his instruction day and night.

But this is not the case with the wicked. They are like chaff that the wind blows away.

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will be destroyed.

But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

But understand this: the LORD has set apart the godly for himself! The LORD will hear me when I cry out to him!

Offer sacrifices that are righteous, and put your confidence in the LORD.

But I, because of the abundance of your gracious love, may come into your house. In awe of you, I will worship in your holy Temple.

But as for the wicked, they do not speak truth at all. Inside them there is only wickedness. Their throat is an open grave, on their tongue is deceitful flattery.

And my soul is deeply distressed. But you, LORD, how long do I wait?

I am weary from my groaning. Every night my couch is drenched with tears, my bed is soaked through.

As for all my enemies, they will be put to shame; they will be greatly frightened and suddenly turn away ashamed. A Davidic psalm, which he sang to the LORD, because of the words of Cush the descendant of Benjamin.

then, let my enemy pursue me, let him overtake me, and let him trample my life to the ground. Interlude Let him put my honor into the dust.

Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous. For you are the righteous God who discerns the inner thoughts.

But the wicked one travails with evil, he conceives malice and gives birth to lies.

He digs a pit, even excavates it; then he fell into the hole that he had made.

But as for me, I will praise the LORD for his righteousness, and I will sing to the name of the LORD Most High. To the Director: On a stringed instrument. A Davidic Psalm.

You made him a little less than divine, but you crowned him with glory and honor.

You gave him dominion over the work of your hands, you put all things under his feet:

But the LORD sits on his throne forever; his throne is established for judgment.

The nations have sunk down into the pit they made, their feet are ensnared in the trap they set.

But you do see! You take note of trouble and grief in order to take the matter into your own hand. The helpless one commits himself to you; you have been the orphan's helper.

The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence, he hates.

You would frustrate the plans of the oppressed, but the LORD is their refuge.

The one who despises those who are utterly wicked, but who honors the one who fears the LORD, who keeps his word even when it hurts and does not change,

from men, LORD, by your hand from men who belong to this world, whose reward is only in this life. But as for your treasured ones, may their stomachs be full, may their children have an abundance, and may they leave wealth to their offspring.

But as for me, justified, I will behold your face; when I awake, your presence will satisfy me. To the Director: By the servant of the LORD, David, who spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.

Indeed, you deliver the oppressed, but you bring down those who exalt themselves in their own eyes.

For who is God but the LORD, and who is a Rock other than our God?

They cried out for deliverance, but there was no one to deliver; they cried out to the LORD, but he did not answer them.

Some boast in chariots, others in horses; but we will boast in the name of the LORD our God.

You go before him with wonderful blessings, and put a crown of fine gold on his head.

My God, I cry out to you throughout the day, but you do not answer; and throughout the night, but I have no rest.

They cried out to you and escaped; they trusted in you and were not put to shame.

But as for me, I am only a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by people.

But as for you, LORD, do not be far away from me; My Strength, come quickly to help me.

For he does not despise nor detest the afflicted person; he does not hide his face from him, but he hears him when he cries out to him."

Indeed, no one who waits on you will be ashamed, but those who offend for no reason will be put to shame.

Do not remember my youthful sins and transgressions; but remember me in light of your gracious love, in light of your goodness, LORD.

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

To you, LORD, I cry out! My Rock, do not refuse to answer me. If you remain silent, I will become like those who descend into the Pit.

LORD, you brought me from death; you kept me alive so that I did not descend into the Pit.

For his wrath is only momentary; yet his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may lodge for the night, but shouts of joy will come in the morning.

"What profit is there in my death if I go down to the Pit? Can dust worship you? Can it proclaim your faithfulness?"

I despise those who trust vain idols; but I have trusted in the LORD.

You have not delivered me into the hand of the enemy, but you have set my feet in a sturdy place.

But I trust in you, LORD. I say, "You are my God."

Let me not be ashamed, LORD, for I have called upon you. Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in the next life.

Be strong, and let your heart be courageous, all you who put your hope in the LORD. A Davidic instruction.

Don't be like a horse or mule, without understanding. They are held in check by a bit and bridle in their mouths; otherwise they will not remain near you.

The wicked have many sorrows, but gracious love surrounds those who trust in the LORD.

He gathered the oceans into a single place; he put the deep water into storehouses.

But the LORD's counsel stands firm forever, the plans in his mind for all generations.

Young lions lack and go hungry, but those who seek the LORD will never lack any good thing.

A righteous person will have many troubles, but the LORD will deliver him from them all.

Without justification they laid a snare for me; without justification they dug a pit to trap me.

They paid me back evil for good; my soul mourns.

But when they were sick, I wore sackcloth, humbled myself with fasting, and prayed from my heart repeatedly for them.

But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together. They gathered together against me attackers whom I did not know. They tore me apart and would not stop.

Judge me according to your righteousness, LORD my God! But do not let them gloat over me.

He devises iniquity on his bed and is determined to follow a path that is not good. He does not resist evil.

Those who do evil will perish. But those who wait on the LORD will inherit the land.

Yet a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more. You will search for his place, but he will not be there.

But the Lord laughs at him because he sees that his day is coming!

But their sword will pierce their own heart, and their bows will be broken!

For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

The wicked borrow but never pay back; but the righteous are generous and give.

For those blessed by God will inherit the land, but those cursed by him will be cut off.

I once was young and now I am old, but I have not seen a righteous person forsaken or his descendants begging for bread.

Indeed, the LORD loves justice, and he will not abandon his godly ones. They are kept safe forever, but the lawless will be chased away, and the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.

but the LORD will not let him fall into his hands. He will not be condemned when he is put on trial.

But then he passed away; in fact, he simply was not there. When I looked for him, he could not be found.

But deliverance for the righteous one comes from the LORD; he is their strength in times of distress.

But my enemies are alive and well; those who hate me for no reason are numerous.

In fact, people walk around as shadows. Surely, they busy themselves for nothing, heaping up possessions but not knowing who will get them.

He plucked me out of a pit of confusion, even out of the quicksand; he placed my feet on a rock and established my steps.

He put a new song in my mouth, praise to our God! Many will watch and be in awe, and they will place their trust in the LORD.

But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think about me. You are my help and deliverer. My God, do not tarry too long! To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

The LORD will uphold him even on his sickbed; you will transform his bed of illness into health.

But you, LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up so that I may pay them back!

It was not with their sword that they inherited the land, nor did their own arm deliver them. But it was by your power, your strength, and by the light of your face; because you were pleased with them.

For you delivered us from our oppressors and put to shame those who hate us.

those who put confidence in their wealth and boast about their great riches?

But humanity cannot last, despite its conceit; it will pass away just like the animals.

These things you did, and I kept silent, because you assumed that I was like you. But now I am going to rebuke you, and I will set forth my case before your very own eyes."

But God will tear you down forever; he will take you away, even snatching you out of your tent! He will uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude

The righteous will fear when they see this, but then they will laugh at him, saying,

But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the gracious love of God forever and ever.

There the Israelis were seized with terror, when there was nothing to fear. For God scattered the bones of those who laid siege against you you put them to shame, for God rejected them.

but it is you a man whom I treated as my equal my personal confidant, my close friend!

But you, God, bring them down to the Pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I put my full confidence in you. To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "A Silent Dove Far Away," when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

On days when I am afraid, I put my trust in you.

In God, whose word I praise, in God I put my trust. I will not fear what mortal man can do to me.

You have kept count of my wanderings. Put my tears in your bottle have not you recorded them in your book?

in God I will put my trust. I will not fear what mortal man can do to me.

They have set a snare for my feet, which makes me depressed. They dug a pit in front of me, but they are the ones who fell into it! Interlude

Look, they lie in ambush for my life; these violent men gather together against me, but not because of any transgression or sin of mine, LORD.

But you, LORD, will laugh at them; you will mock all the nations.

But I will sing of your power and in the morning I will shout for joy about your gracious love. For you have been a fortress for me; and a refuge when I am distressed.

But you have given a banner to those who fear you, so they may display it in honor of truth. Interlude