Many there be who say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.

There are many that say, Who will show us any good? LORD, lift up the light of your countenance upon us.

[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] In the LORD put I my trust: how say you to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, says the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that sneers at him.

Lest my enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

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

Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am your salvation.

All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto you, who delivers the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that plunders him?

Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD.] The transgression of the wicked says within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

Let them be desolate as a reward for their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.

Let all those that seek you rejoice and be glad in you: let such as love your salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.

An evil disease, say they, clings close unto him: and now that he lies down he shall rise up no more.

My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is your God?

I will say unto God my rock, Why have you forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

As with a sword in my bones, my enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is your God?

But unto the wicked God says, What have you to do to declare my statutes, or that you should take my covenant in your mouth?

So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God who judges in the earth.

Behold, they bellow out with their mouths: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, does hear?

They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they talk of laying snares secretly; they say, Who shall see them?

Say unto God, How awesome are you in your works! through the greatness of your power shall your enemies submit themselves unto you.

Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.

Let all those that seek you rejoice and be glad in you: and let such as love your salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.

And they say, How does God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?

If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of your children.

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

You turn man to destruction; and say, Return, you children of men.

I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.

Say among the nations that the LORD reigns: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.

Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise you the LORD.

Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

Why should the nations say, Where is now their God?

Let Israel now say, that his mercy endures forever.

Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endures forever.

Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endures forever.

For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within you.

[A song of ascents. Of David.] If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

[A song of ascents.] Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

Neither do they who go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.

My soul waits for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.