As the kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers conspire together against the LORD and his anointed one, they say,

They say, "Let's tear off the shackles they've put on us! Let's free ourselves from their ropes!"

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!

Many say of my soul, There is no salvation for him in God. Selah.

Tremble ye, and do not sin;' Say ye thus in your heart on your bed, And be ye silent. Selah.

Many say, Who shall cause us to see good? Lift up upon us the light of thy countenance, O Jehovah.

For the music director, to be accompanied by wind instruments; a psalm of David. Listen to what I say, Lord! Carefully consider my complaint!

There is nothing reliable in what they say;
Their inward part is destruction itself.
Their throat is an open grave;
They flatter with their tongue.

O Lord my God, if I have done what they say, or am guilty of unjust actions,

The evil-doer in his pride says, God will not make a search. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

They say to themselves, "We will not be moved throughout all time, and we will not experience adversity."

The wicked say to themselves, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."

Why do the wicked despise God and say to themselves, "God will not seek justice."?

For the music director; by David. In the Lord I have taken shelter. How can you say to me, "Flee to a mountain like a bird!

Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.

They say, "We speak persuasively; we know how to flatter and boast. Who is our master?"

"Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action," says the Lord. "I will provide the safety they so desperately desire."

Then my enemy will say, "I have defeated him!" Then my foes will rejoice because I am upended.

Lest mine enemy shall say, I prevailed against him; mine adversaries shall exult when I shall be moved.

For the music director; by David. Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.

I say to the Lord, "You are the Lord, my only source of well-being."

You have scrutinized my inner motives; you have examined me during the night. You have carefully evaluated me, but you find no sin. I am determined I will say nothing sinful.

I call to you for you will answer me, O God. Listen to me! Hear what I say!

From the men of thy hand, O LORD, from the men, I say, and from the evil world, which have their portion in this life, whose bellies thou fillest with thy hid treasure.

To the overseer; to the servant of Jehovah, of David who spake to Jehovah the words of this song in the day Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he will say, I will love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.

I am laughed at by all those who see me: pushing out their lips and shaking their heads they say,

They say, "Commit yourself to the LORD; perhaps the LORD will deliver him, perhaps he will cause him to escape, since he delights in him."

When You said, “Seek My face [in prayer, require My presence as your greatest need],” my heart said to You,
“Your face, O Lord, I will seek [on the authority of Your word].”

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Do not take me away with the sinners and the workers of evil, who say words of peace to their neighbours, but evil is in their hearts.

The voice of the Lord makes the deer to calve
And strips the forests bare;
And in His temple everything says, “Glory!”

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

Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.

My soul will say great things of the Lord: the poor in spirit will have knowledge of it and be glad.

Draw also the spear and javelin to meet those who pursue me.
Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”

All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like You,
Who rescues the afflicted from him who is too strong for him [to resist alone],
And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”

For they do not say words of peace; in their deceit they are designing evil things against the quiet ones in the land.

They open their mouths wide against me;
They say, “Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!”

Do not let them say in their heart, “Aha, that is what we wanted!”
Do not let them say, “We have swallowed him up and destroyed him.”

Let them shout for joy and rejoice, who favor my vindication and want what is right for me;
Let them say continually, “Let the Lord be magnified, who delights and takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.”

The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.

The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.

Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.

For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. I decided, "I will watch what I say and make sure I do not sin with my tongue. I will put a muzzle over my mouth while in the presence of an evil man."

O Lord my God, great are the wonders which you have done in your thought for us; it is not possible to put them out in order before you; when I would give an account of them, their number is greater than I may say.

Then I say, "Look! I come! What is written in the scroll pertains to me.

Let those be appalled and desolate because of their shame
Who say to me, “Aha, aha [rejoicing in my misfortune]!”

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
Let those who love Your salvation say continually,
“The Lord be magnified!”

Mine enemies say evil of me: When he dieth -- his name hath perished!

“A wicked thing is poured out upon him and holds him;
And when he lies down, he will not rise up again.”

I thirst for God, for the living God. I say, "When will I be able to go and appear in God's presence?"

My tears have been my food day and night,
While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

I will say to God my rock, “Why have You forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

As a crushing of my bones [with a sword], my adversaries taunt me,
While they say continually to me, “Where is your God?”

Because of the voice of him who says sharp and bitter words; because of the hater and him who is the instrument of punishment.

For the music director; according to the tune of "Lilies;" by the Korahites, a well-written poem, a love song. My heart is stirred by a beautiful song. I say, "I have composed this special song for the king; my tongue is as skilled as the stylus of an experienced scribe."

He says, "Stop your striving and recognize that I am God! I will be exalted over the nations! I will be exalted over the earth!"

He says: "Assemble my covenant people before me, those who ratified a covenant with me by sacrifice!"

He says: "Listen my people! I am speaking! Listen Israel! I am accusing you! I am God, your God!

If I shall hunger I shall not say to thee; for to me the habitable globe, and its fulness.

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

To the overseer instruction to David: In the coming of Doeg the Edomite to Saul, and he will say to him, David came to the house of Ahimelech. Why wilt thou boast in evil, thou strong one? the mercy of God is all the day.

The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you: strong in his wealth.

For the music director; according to the machalath style; a well-written song by David. Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.

To the Overseer with stringed instruments. -- An instruction, by David, in the coming in of the Ziphim, and they say to Saul, 'Is not David hiding himself with us?' O God, by Thy name save me, and by Thy might judge me.

O God, listen to my prayer! Pay attention to what I say!

because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

And I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest.

All day long people distort what I say; all their schemes against me are for evil purposes.

Men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
Surely there is a God who judges on the earth.”

Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say, "Who hears?"

They encourage themselves in [their pursuit of] an evil agenda;
They talk of laying snares secretly;
They say, “Who will discover us?”

They devise acts of injustice, saying,
“We are ready with a well-conceived plan.”
For the inward thought and the heart of a man are deep (mysterious, unsearchable).

And all men that see it shall say, "This hath God done!" For they shall perceive that it is his work.

Say to God, “How awesome and fearfully glorious are Your works!
Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will pretend to be obedient to You.

The Lord says, "I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,

Say sharp words to the beast among the water-plants, the band of strong ones, with the lords of the peoples, put an end to the people whose delight is in war.

Let them be turned back because of their shame and disgrace
Who say, “Aha, aha!”

May all those who seek You [as life’s first priority] rejoice and be glad in You;
May those who love Your salvation say continually,
“Let God be magnified!”

They say, "God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!"

Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour.

They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.

They say, "How does God know what we do? Is the sovereign one aware of what goes on?"

If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.

They say to themselves, "We will oppress all of them." They burn down all the places where people worship God in the land.

We do not see our signs: there is no longer any prophet, or anyone among us to say how long.

O God, how long will those who are against us say cruel things? will the hater go on looking down on your name for ever?

Up! O God, be the judge of your cause; keep in mind the bitter things which the man of evil behaviour says against you every day.

Do not disregard what your enemies say, or the unceasing shouts of those who defy you.

“When I select an appointed time,
I will judge with equity,” [says the Lord].

I say to the proud, "Do not be proud," and to the wicked, "Do not be so confident of victory!

All the horns of the wicked He will cut off,
But the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.

And I said, “This is my grief,
That the right hand of the Most High has changed [and His lovingkindness is withheld].”

A Maskil of Asaph.My people, hear my instruction;
listen to what I say.

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.

Give ear, O my people, and I will give you my word, O Israel, if you will only do as I say!

He says, "How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked? (Selah)

They say, "Come on, let's annihilate them so they are no longer a nation! Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more."

Who said, “Let us possess for ourselves
The pastures of God.”

I will hear [with expectant hope] what God the Lord will say,
For He will speak peace to His people, to His godly ones—
But let them not turn again to folly.