But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And on His law [His precepts and teachings] he [habitually] meditates day and night.

The wicked [those who live in disobedience to God’s law] are not so,
But they are like the chaff [worthless and without substance] which the wind blows away.

For the Lord knows and fully approves the way of the righteous,
But the way of the wicked shall perish.

Kiss (pay respect to) the Son, so that He does not become angry, and you perish in the way,
For His wrath may soon be kindled and set aflame.
How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] are all those who take refuge in Him!

But You, O Lord, are a shield for me,
My glory [and my honor], and the One who lifts my head.

But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself [and dealt wonderfully with] the godly man [the one of honorable character and moral courage—the one who does right].
The Lord hears and responds when I call to Him.

You have put joy in my heart,
More than [others know] when their wheat and new wine have yielded abundantly.

But as for me, I will enter Your house through the abundance of Your steadfast love and tender mercy;
At Your holy temple I will bow [obediently] in reverence for You.

But let all who take refuge and put their trust in You rejoice,
Let them ever sing for joy;
Because You cover and shelter them,
Let those who love Your name be joyful and exult in You.

My soul [as well as my body] is greatly dismayed.
But as for You, O Lord—how long [until You act on my behalf]?

Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly horrified;
Let them turn back, let them suddenly be ashamed [of what they have done].

O Lord my God, in You I take refuge;
Save me and rescue me from all those who pursue me,

If I have done evil to him who was at peace with me,
Or without cause robbed him who was my enemy,

Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous [those in right standing with You];
For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.

He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,
And has fallen into the [very] pit which he made [as a trap].

Yet You have made him a little lower than God,
And You have crowned him with glory and honor.

You made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;
You have put all things under his feet,

But the Lord will remain and sit enthroned forever;
He has prepared and established His throne for judgment.

And those who know Your name [who have experienced Your precious mercy] will put their confident trust in You,
For You, O Lord, have not abandoned those who seek You.

The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made;
In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.

Put them in [reverent] fear of You, O Lord,
So that the nations may know they are but [frail and mortal] men. Selah.

In the Lord I take refuge [and put my trust];
How can you say to me, “Flee like a bird to your mountain;

The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked,
And His soul hates the [malevolent] one who loves violence.

But I have trusted and relied on and been confident in Your lovingkindness and faithfulness;
My heart shall rejoice and delight in Your salvation.

You [evildoers] shamefully plan against the poor,
But the Lord is his safe refuge.

In his eyes an evil person is despised,
But he honors those who fear the Lord [and obediently worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder].
He keeps his word even to his own disadvantage and does not change it [for his own benefit];

He does not put out his money at interest [to a fellow Israelite],
And does not take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things will never be shaken.

Keep and protect me, O God, for in You I have placed my trust and found refuge.

He sent out His arrows and scattered them;
And He sent an abundance of lightning flashes and confused and routed them [in defeat].

They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
But the Lord was my support.

For all His ordinances were before me,
And I did not put away His statutes from me.

For You save an afflicted and humble people,
But bring down those [arrogant fools] with haughty eyes.

As for God, His way is blameless.
The word of the Lord is tested [it is perfect, it is faultless];
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—
Even to the Lord [they cried], but He did not answer them.

Then I beat them fine as the dust before the wind;
I emptied them out as the dirt of the streets.

Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
But we will remember and trust in the name of the Lord our God.

They have bowed down and fallen,
But we have risen and stood upright.

O my God, I call out by day, but You do not answer;
And by night, but I find no rest nor quiet.

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

But I am [treated as] a worm [insignificant and powerless] and not a man;
I am the scorn of men and despised by the people.

But You, O Lord, do not be far from me;
O You my help, come quickly to my assistance.

For He has not despised nor detested the suffering of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from him;
But when he cried to Him for help, He listened.

He refreshes and restores my soul (life);
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
for His name’s sake.

O my God, in You I [have unwavering] trust [and I rely on You with steadfast confidence],
Do not let me be ashamed or my hope in You be disappointed;
Do not let my enemies triumph over me.

Indeed, none of those who [expectantly] wait for You will be ashamed;
Those who turn away from what is right and deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed (humiliated, embarrassed).

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

To you I call, O Lord,
My rock, do not be deaf to me,
For if You are silent to me,
I will become like those who go down to the pit (grave).

Do not drag me away with the wicked
And with those who do evil,
Who speak peace with their neighbors,
While malice and mischief are in their hearts.

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).

For His anger is but for a moment,
His favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may endure for a night,
But a shout of joy comes in the morning.

“What profit is there in my blood (death), if I go down to the pit (grave)?
Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness [to man]?

You have turned my mourning into dancing for me;
You have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

In You, O Lord, I have placed my trust and taken refuge;
Let me never be ashamed;
In Your righteousness rescue me.

I hate those who pay regard to vain (empty, worthless) idols;
But I trust in the Lord [and rely on Him with unwavering confidence].

Because of all my enemies I have become a reproach and disgrace,
Especially to my neighbors,
And an object of dread to my acquaintances;
Those who see me on the street run from me.

But as for me, I trust [confidently] in You and Your greatness, O Lord;
I said, “You are my God.”

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).

As for me, I said in my alarm,
“I am cut off from Your eyes.”
Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications (specific requests)
When I cried to You [for help].

Do not be like the horse or like the mule which have no understanding,
Whose trappings include bridle and rein to hold them in check,
Otherwise they will not come near to you.

Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
But he who trusts in and relies on the Lord shall be surrounded with compassion and lovingkindness.

The young lions lack [food] and grow hungry,
But they who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing.

Many hardships and perplexing circumstances confront the righteous,
But the Lord rescues him from them all.

Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life;
Let those be turned back [in defeat] and humiliated who plot evil against me.

For without cause they hid their net for me;
Without cause they dug a pit [of destruction] for my life.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth (mourning garment);
I humbled my soul with fasting,
And I prayed with my head bowed on my chest.

But in my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered together [against me];
The slanderers whom I did not know gathered against me;
They slandered and reviled me without ceasing.

For they do not speak peace,
But they devise deceitful words [half-truths and lies] against those who are quiet in the land.

Let those be ashamed and humiliated together who rejoice at my distress;
Let those be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves over me.

He plans wrongdoing on his bed;
He sets himself on a path that is not good;
He does not reject or despise evil.

How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!
The children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

For those who do evil will be cut off,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.

But the humble will [at last] inherit the land
And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity and peace.

For the arms of the wicked will be broken,
But the Lord upholds and sustains the righteous [who seek Him].

They will not be ashamed in the time of evil,
And in the days of famine they will have plenty and be satisfied.

But the wicked (ungodly) will perish,
And the enemies of the Lord will be like the glory of the pastures and like the fat of lambs [that is consumed in smoke],
They vanish—like smoke they vanish away.

The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous is gracious and kind and gives.

For those blessed by God will [at last] inherit the land,
But those cursed by Him will be cut off.

For the Lord delights in justice
And does not abandon His saints (faithful ones);
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked will [in time] be cut off.

The wicked lies in wait for the righteous
And seeks to kill him.

Yet he passed away, and lo, he was no more;
I sought him, but he could not be found.

But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
He is their refuge and stronghold in the time of trouble.

But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;
I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.

But my [numerous] enemies are vigorous and strong,
And those who hate me without cause are many.

He brought me up out of a horrible pit [of tumult and of destruction], out of the miry clay,
And He set my feet upon a rock, steadying my footsteps and establishing my path.

He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
Many will see and fear [with great reverence]
And will trust confidently in the Lord.

Let those be ashamed and humiliated together
Who seek my life to destroy it;
Let those be turned back [in defeat] and dishonored
Who delight in my hurt.

The Lord will sustain and strengthen him on his sickbed;
In his illness, You will restore him to health.

But You, O Lord, be gracious to me and restore me [to health],
So that I may repay them.

You drove out the [pagan] nations with Your own hand;
Then you planted and established them (Israel);
[It was by Your power that] You uprooted the [pagan] peoples,
Then You spread them abroad.

For our fathers did not possess the land [of Canaan] by their own sword,
Nor did their own arm save them,
But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence,
Because You favored and delighted in them.

But You have saved us from our enemies,
And You have put them to shame and humiliated those who hate us.

But now You have rejected us and brought us to dishonor,
And You do not go out with our armies [to lead us to victory].

But for Your sake we are killed all the day long;
We are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.

So that he should live on eternally,
That he should never see the pit (grave) and undergo decay.

But man, with all his [self] honor and pomp, will not endure;
He is like the beasts that perish.

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

But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to recite My statutes
Or to take My covenant on your lips?

“These things you have done and I kept silent;
You thought that I was just like you.
Now I will reprimand and denounce you and state the case in order before your eyes.

The righteous will see it and fear,
And will [scoffingly] laugh, saying,

“Look, [this is] the man who would not make God his strength [his stronghold and fortress],
But trusted in the abundance of his riches,
Taking refuge in his wealth.”