Why do the nations rebel
and the peoples plot in vain?

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the princes plot together, against Jehovah and against his anointed:

At daybreak, Lord, You hear my voice;
at daybreak I plead my case to You and watch expectantly.

Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.

When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

For he will not always overlook the plight of the poor, nor will the hope of the afflicted perish forever.

{With bald-faced pride} [the] wicked will not seek [God]. There is no God in any of his thoughts.

Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.

For they planned evil against You;
They devised a [malevolent] plot
And they will not succeed.

Gather not my soul with sinners, Nor my life with men of blood;

In whose hands is a plot, and, their right hand, is filled with a bribe.

Wait thou for Yahweh, - Be strong, and let thy heart be bold, Wait, then, for Yahweh!

Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.

What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

For I have heard the slander of many terror on every side when they take counsel together against me: they plot to take away my life.

Be strong, and let your heart be bold, all ye who are waiting for Yahweh.

{A Psalm of David.} Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

Let those who seek my life be shamed and humiliated. Let those who plot calamity against me be repulsed and ashamed.

The wicked plots against the righteous
And gnashes at him with his teeth.

Those who seek my life lay snares as well, and those intent on my harm speak threats. They also plot deceit all day.

All those hating me whisper against me; they plot evil against me.

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?

You plot against your brother; you slander your own brother.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.} Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.

And Thou, O God, dost bring them down To a pit of destruction, Men of blood and deceit reach not to half their days, And I -- I do trust in Thee!

No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.

The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from men of blood.

You, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Arise to punish all the nations;
Spare no one and do not be merciful to any who treacherously plot evil. Selah.

{They carefully plot} injustices [saying], "We have perfected {the perfect plot}!" Both [the] {inner thought} and heart of man [are] deep.

My acts of iniquity they overwhelm me! Our transgressions you blot them out!

That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.

For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.

For my enemies talk about me,
and those who spy on me plot together,

He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

They are cutting down, like a man whose blade is lifted up against the thick trees.

Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.

And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.

And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.

Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.

Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.

They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones.

For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.

Where the birds build their nests, The stork, in the fir-trees, hath her house;

He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.

And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.

They went up toward the heavens [on the crest of the wave], they went down again to the depths [of the watery trough];
Their courage melted away in their misery.

And hath caused the famished to dwell there, And they have built them a city to dwell in;

and let his children wander aimlessly and beg, and let them plead from their ruins.

May it be for him like a garment [in which] he wraps, and a belt {he continually wears}.

Though rulers plot and slander me, your servant meditates on your statutes.

Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.

Jerusalem, which art built as a city that is compact together,

{A Song of degrees for Solomon.} Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

for Yahweh will plead [the] cause [of] his people and will have compassion on his servants.

When I cried out for help, you answered me. You made me bold and energized me.

Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked, O +God! And ye men of blood, depart from me.

So I say to the LORD, "You are my God; listen to my voice as I plead for mercy, LORD.

“Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
Do not further their evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah.

A Davidic Maskil. When he was in the cave. A prayer.I cry aloud to the Lord;
I plead aloud to the Lord for mercy.

His breath departs; he returns to his plot; on that day his plans perish.

The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.