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

I cry to Yahweh with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah.

Salvation belongs to Yahweh. Your blessing be on your people. Selah. For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm by David.

You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? Will you love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah.

Stand in awe, and don't sin. Search your own heart on your bed, and be still. Selah.

My soul is also in great anguish. But you, Yahweh -- how long?

Return, Yahweh. Deliver my soul, and save me for your loving kindness' sake.

lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; yes, let him tread my life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. Selah.

Yahweh has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah.

Put them in fear, Yahweh. Let the nations know that they are only men. Selah.

In Yahweh, I take refuge. How can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your mountain!"

Yahweh examines the righteous, but the wicked and him who loves violence his soul hates.

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart every day? How long shall my enemy triumph over me?

My soul, you have said to Yahweh, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."

For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.

Arise, Yahweh, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword;

As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form. For the Chief Musician. By David the servant of Yahweh, who spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said,

Yahweh's law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh's testimony is sure, making wise the simple.

remember all your offerings, and accept your burnt sacrifice. Selah.

You have given him his heart's desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

You will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger. Yahweh will swallow them up in his wrath. The fire shall devour them.

Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog.

All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he who can't keep his soul alive.

He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.

This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek your face -- even Jacob. Selah.

Who is this King of glory? Yahweh of Armies is the King of glory! Selah. By David.

To you, Yahweh, do I lift up my soul.

His soul shall dwell at ease. His seed shall inherit the land.

Oh keep my soul, and deliver me. Let me not be disappointed, for I take refuge in you.

Don't gather my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men;

Yahweh, you have brought up my soul from Sheol. You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

I will be glad and rejoice in your loving kindness, for you have seen my affliction. You have known my soul in adversities.

Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.

For day and night your hand was heavy on me. My strength was sapped in the heat of summer. Selah.

I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn't hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine.

Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield.

My soul shall boast in Yahweh. The humble shall hear of it, and be glad.

Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned. By David.

Brandish the spear and block those who pursue me. Tell my soul, "I am your salvation."

Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded.

For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.

My soul shall be joyful in Yahweh. It shall rejoice in his salvation.

They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into my own bosom.

Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, my precious life from the lions.

I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

Behold, you have made my days handbreadths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath." Selah.

When you rebuke and correct man for iniquity, You consume his wealth like a moth. Surely every man is but a breath." Selah.

I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, Yahweh, you know.

Let them be disappointed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it. Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt.

As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?

These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I used to go with the crowd, and led them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping a holy day.

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.

My God, my soul is in despair within me. Therefore I remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon, from the hill Mizar.

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God.

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him: my Savior, my helper, and my God. For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. A contemplative psalm.

In God we have made our boast all day long, we will give thanks to your name forever. Selah.

You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.

For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body clings to the earth.

though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.

Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.

He chooses our inheritance for us, the glory of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

As we have heard, so we have seen, in the city of Yahweh of Armies, in the city of our God. God will establish it forever. Selah.

This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. Selah.

But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah.

Though while he lived he blessed his soul -- and men praise you when you do well for yourself --

The heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge. Selah.

Then you will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offerings and in whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar. For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, "David has come to Abimelech's house."

You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.

God will likewise destroy you forever. He will take you up, and pluck you out of your tent, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah.

Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back his people from captivity, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, "Isn't David hiding himself among us?"

For strangers have risen up against me. Violent men have sought after my soul. They haven't set God before them. Selah.

Behold, God is my helper. The Lord is the one who sustains my soul.

Behold, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness." Selah.

He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, although there are many who oppose me.

God, who is enthroned forever, will hear, and answer them. Selah. They never change, who don't fear God.

Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.

My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.

For you have delivered my soul from death, and prevented my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.

Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, for my soul takes refuge in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, until disaster has passed.

He will send from heaven, and save me, he rebukes the one who is pursuing me. Selah. God will send out his loving kindness and his truth.

My soul is among lions. I lie among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into its midst themselves. Selah.

so that men shall say, "Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth." For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.

For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, Yahweh.

You, Yahweh God of Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah.

Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. Let them know that God rules in Jacob, to the ends of the earth. Selah.

You have given a banner to those who fear you, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

I will dwell in your tent forever. I will take refuge in the shelter of your wings. Selah.

My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.

They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.

Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.

God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.