For You, O Lord, bless the righteous man [the one who is in right standing with You];
You surround him with favor as with a shield.

For in death there is no mention of You;
In Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) who will praise You and give You thanks?

The wicked will turn to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),
Even all the nations who forget God.

I will bless the Lord who has counseled me;
Indeed, my heart (mind) instructs me in the night.

For You will not abandon me to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.

The cords of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.

In my distress [when I seemed surrounded] I called upon the Lord
And cried to my God for help;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry for help came before Him, into His very ears.

He made darkness His hiding place (covering); His pavilion (canopy) around Him,
The darkness of the waters, the thick clouds of the skies.

He brought me out into a broad place;
He rescued me because He was pleased with me and delighted in me.

But You are holy,
O You who are enthroned in [the holy place where] the praises of Israel [are offered].

Surely goodness and mercy and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life,
And I shall dwell forever [throughout all my days] in the house and in the presence of the Lord.

Who may ascend onto the mountain of the Lord?
And who may stand in His holy place?

O Lord, I love the habitation of Your house
And the place where Your glory dwells.

My foot stands on a level place;
In the congregations I will bless the Lord.

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

Save Your people and bless Your inheritance;
Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.

The Lord will give [unyielding and impenetrable] strength to His people;
The Lord will bless His people with peace.

O Lord, You have brought my life up from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead);
You have kept me alive, so that I would not go down to the pit (grave).

And You have not given me into the hand of the enemy;
You have set my feet in a broad place.

Let me not be put to shame, O Lord, for I call on You;
Let the wicked (godless) be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).

In the secret place of Your presence You hide them from the plots and conspiracies of man;
You keep them secretly in a shelter (pavilion) from the strife of tongues.

You are my hiding place; You, Lord, protect me from trouble;
You surround me with songs and shouts of deliverance. Selah.

From His dwelling place He looks closely
Upon all the inhabitants of the earth—

I will bless the Lord at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Yet You have [distressingly] crushed us in the place of jackals
And covered us with [the deep darkness of] the shadow of death.

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
The holy dwelling places of the Most High.

Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead);
Death will be their shepherd;
And the upright shall rule over them in the morning,
And their form and beauty shall be for Sheol to consume,
So that they have no dwelling [on earth].

But God will redeem my life from the power of Sheol,
For He will receive me. Selah.

Let death come deceitfully upon them;
Let them go down alive to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),
For evil [of every kind] is in their dwelling and in their hearts, in their midst.

They consult only to throw him down from his high position [to dishonor him];
They delight in lies.
They bless with [the words of] their mouths,
But inwardly they curse. Selah.

So will I bless You as long as I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.

Bless our God, O peoples,
And make the sound of His praise be heard abroad,

You made men (charioteers) ride over our heads [in defeat];
We went through fire and through water,
Yet You brought us out into a [broad] place of abundance [to be refreshed].

God be gracious and kind-hearted to us and bless us,
And make His face shine [with favor] on us— Selah.

The earth has yielded its harvest [as evidence of His approval];
God, our God, blesses us.

God blesses us,
And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder].

Your flock found a dwelling place in it;
O God, in Your goodness You provided for the poor.

Why do you look with envy, mountains with many peaks,
At the mountain [of the city of Zion] which God has desired for His dwelling place?
Yes, the Lord will dwell there forever.

The chariots of God are myriads, thousands upon thousands;
The Lord is among them as He was at Sinai, in holiness.

Bless God in the congregations, [give thanks, gratefully praise Him],
The Lord, you who are from [Jacob] the fountain of Israel.

So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given to him;
And let them pray for him continually;
Let them bless and praise him all day long.

May his name endure forever;
May his name continue as long as the sun;
And let men bless themselves by him;
Let all nations call him blessed.

In the midst of Your meeting place Your enemies have roared [with their battle cry];
They have set up their own emblems for signs [of victory].

And now all the carved work [of the meeting place]
They smash with hatchets and hammers.

They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground;
They have profaned the dwelling place of Your name.

His tabernacle is in Salem (Jerusalem);
His dwelling place is in Zion.

“You called in [the time of] trouble and I rescued you;
I answered you in the secret place of thunder;
I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

Passing through the Valley of Weeping (Baca), they make it a place of springs;
The early rain also covers it with blessings.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord bestows grace and favor and honor;
No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

For my soul is full of troubles,
And my life draws near the grave (Sheol, the place of the dead).

Will Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave
Or Your faithfulness in Abaddon (the underworld)?

Will Your wonders be known in the darkness?
And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness [where the dead forget and are forgotten]?

What man can live and not see death?
Can he rescue his soul from the [powerful] hand of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead)? Selah.

Lord, You have been our dwelling place [our refuge, our sanctuary, our stability] in all generations.

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
Will remain secure and rest in the shadow of the Almighty [whose power no enemy can withstand].

You will only [be a spectator as you] look on with your eyes
And witness the [divine] repayment of the wicked [as you watch safely from the shelter of the Most High].

Because you have made the Lord, [who is] my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place,

Sing to the Lord, bless His name;
Proclaim good news of His salvation from day to day.

Enter His gates with a song of thanksgiving
And His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, bless and praise His name.

Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul,
And all that is [deep] within me, bless His holy name.

Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul,
And do not forget any of His benefits;

For the wind passes over it and it is no more,
And its place knows it no longer.

Bless the Lord, you His angels,
You mighty ones who do His commandments,
Obeying the voice of His word!

Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,
You who serve Him and do His will.

Bless the Lord, all you works of His, in all places of His dominion;
Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul!

Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, You are very great;
You are clothed with splendor and majesty,

The mountains rose, the valleys sank down
To the place which You established for them.

Let sinners be consumed from the earth,
And let the wicked be no more.
Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Let them curse, but You bless.
When adversaries arise, let them be ashamed,
But let Your servant rejoice.

Judah became His sanctuary,
And Israel His dominion.

The Lord has been mindful of us; He will bless,
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.

He will bless those who fear and worship the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder],
Both the small and the great.

But as for us, we will bless and affectionately and gratefully praise the Lord
From this time forth and forever.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

The cords and sorrows of death encompassed me,
And the terrors of Sheol came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.

Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
The Lord answered me and set me free.

They swarmed around me like bees;
They flare up and are extinguished like a fire of thorns;
In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.

Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord;
We have blessed you from the house of the Lord [you who come into His sanctuary under His guardianship].

You are my hiding place and my shield;
I wait for Your word.

May the Lord bless you from Zion [His holy mountain],
And may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life;

Nor do those who pass by say,
“The blessing of the Lord be upon you;
We bless you in the name of the Lord.”

Until I find a place for the Lord,
A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob (Israel).”

Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place,
You and the ark [the symbol] of Your strength.

“This is My resting place forever” [says the Lord];
“Here will I dwell, for I have desired it.

“I will abundantly bless her provisions;
I will satisfy her poor with bread.

Behold, bless and praise the Lord, all servants of the Lord (priests, Levites),
Who stand and serve by night in the house of the Lord.

Lift up your hands to the sanctuary
And bless the Lord.

May the Lord bless you from Zion,
He who made heaven and earth.

O house of Israel, bless and praise the Lord [with gratitude];
O house of Aaron, bless the Lord;

O house of Levi, bless the Lord;
You who fear the Lord [and worship Him with obedience], bless the Lord [with grateful praise]!

If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead), behold, You are there.

I will exalt You, my God, O King,
And [with gratitude and submissive wonder] I will bless Your name forever and ever.

Every day I will bless You and lovingly praise You;
Yes, [with awe-inspired reverence] I will praise Your name forever and ever.

All Your works shall give thanks to You and praise You, O Lord,
And Your godly ones will bless You.

My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
And all flesh will bless and gratefully praise His holy name forever and ever.