The king says, "I will announce the Lord's decree. He said to me: 'You are my son! This very day I have become your father!

For the music director; by the Lord's servant David, who sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord rescued him from the power of all his enemies, including Saul. He said: "I love you, Lord, my source of strength!

In my self-confidence I said, "I will never be upended."

I jumped to conclusions and said, "I am cut off from your presence!" But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.

Then I confessed my sin; I no longer covered up my wrongdoing. I said, "I will confess my rebellious acts to the Lord." And then you forgave my sins. (Selah)

As for me, I said: "O Lord, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you!

I said, "I will remember God while I groan; I will think about him while my strength leaves me." (Selah)

I said, "During the night I will remember the song I once sang; I will think very carefully." I tried to make sense of what was happening.

Then I said, "I am sickened by the thought that the sovereign One might become inactive.

It said: "I removed the burden from his shoulder; his hands were released from holding the basket.

I said, 'Listen, my people! I will warn you! O Israel, if only you would obey me!

who said, "Let's take over the pastures of God!"

I mention Rahab and Babylon to my followers. Here are Philistia and Tyre, along with Ethiopia. It is said of them, "This one was born there."

But it is said of Zion's residents, "Each one of these was born in her, and the sovereign One makes her secure."

The Lord said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have made a promise on oath to David, my servant:

Then you spoke through a vision to your faithful followers and said: "I have energized a warrior; I have raised up a young man from the people.

For forty years I was continually disgusted with that generation, and I said, 'These people desire to go astray; they do not obey my commands.'

I had faith when I said, "I am severely oppressed."

I said, "O Lord, rescue me from those who lie with their lips and those who deceive with their tongue.

A song of ascents, by David. I was glad because they said to me, "We will go to the Lord's temple."

At that time we laughed loudly and shouted for joy. At that time the nations said, "The Lord has accomplished great things for these people."

He said, "I will not enter my own home, or get into my bed.

The Lord made a reliable promise to David; he will not go back on his word. He said, "I will place one of your descendants on your throne.

He said, "This will be my resting place forever; I will live here, for I have chosen it.

Remember, O Lord, what the Edomites did on the day Jerusalem fell. They said, "Tear it down, tear it down, right to its very foundation!"