"I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy hill."

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!

A psalm of David, written when he fled from his son Absalom. Lord, how numerous are my enemies! Many attack me.

Tremble with fear and do not sin! Meditate as you lie in bed, and repent of your ways! (Selah)

Sing praises to the Lord, who rules in Zion! Tell the nations what he has done!

Then I will tell about all your praiseworthy acts; in the gates of Daughter Zion I will rejoice because of your deliverance."

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 wish the deliverance of Israel would come from Zion! When the Lord restores the well-being of his people, may Jacob rejoice, may Israel be happy!

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.

Yet its voice echoes throughout the earth; its words carry to the distant horizon. In the sky he has pitched a tent for the sun.

May he send you help from his temple; from Zion may he give you support!

For the sake of your reputation, O Lord, forgive my sin, because it is great.

For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle.

By David; a well-written song. How blessed is the one whose rebellious acts are forgiven, whose sin is pardoned!

When I refused to confess my sin, my whole body wasted away, while I groaned in pain all day long.

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)

for he is too proud to recognize and give up his sin.

He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.

Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

I was once young, now I am old. I have never seen a godly man abandoned, or his children forced to search for food.

I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.

My whole body is sick because of your judgment; I am deprived of health because of my sin.

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."

Receiving sacrifices and offerings are not your primary concern. You make that quite clear to me! You do not ask for burnt sacrifices and sin offerings.

It is lofty and pleasing to look at, a source of joy to the whole earth. Mount Zion resembles the peaks of Zaphon; it is the city of the great king.

As soon as they see, they are shocked; they are terrified, they quickly retreat.

We heard about God's mighty deeds, now we have seen them, in the city of the Lord, the invincible Warrior, in the city of our God. God makes it permanently secure. (Selah)

Mount Zion rejoices; the towns of Judah are happy, because of your acts of judgment.

Walk around Zion! Encircle it! Count its towers!

From Zion, the most beautiful of all places, God comes in splendor.

Wash away my wrongdoing! Cleanse me of my sin!

For I am aware of my rebellious acts; I am forever conscious of my sin.

Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me.

Sprinkle me with water and I will be pure; wash me and I will be whiter than snow.

Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! Fortify the walls of Jerusalem!

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.

I wish the deliverance of Israel would come from Zion! When God restores the well-being of his people, may Jacob rejoice, may Israel be happy!

The wicked turn aside from birth; liars go astray as soon as they are born.

Let them be like a snail that melts away as it moves along! Let them be like stillborn babies that never see the sun!

Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor.

For the music director; a psalm of David, a song. Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion. Vows made to you are fulfilled.

If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

the earth shakes, yes, the heavens pour down rain before God, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

When the sovereign judge scatters kings, let it snow on Zalmon!

God has countless chariots; they number in the thousands. The Lord comes from Sinai in holy splendor.

For God will deliver Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, and his people will again live in them and possess Zion.

For Solomon. O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions! Grant the king's son the ability to make fair decisions!

People will fear you as long as the sun and moon remain in the sky, for generation after generation.

May his fame endure! May his dynasty last as long as the sun remains in the sky! May they use his name when they formulate their blessings! May all nations consider him to be favored by God!

This collection of the prayers of David son of Jesse ends here.

Remember your people whom you acquired in ancient times, whom you rescued so they could be your very own nation, as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell!

You established the cycle of day and night; you put the moon and sun in place.

He lives in Salem; he dwells in Zion.

He did amazing things in the sight of their ancestors, in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.

Yet they continued to sin against him, and rebelled against the sovereign One in the desert.

Despite all this, they continued to sin, and did not trust him to do amazing things.

Yet he is compassionate. He forgives sin and does not destroy. He often holds back his anger, and does not stir up his fury.

when he performed his awesome deeds in Egypt, and his acts of judgment in the region of Zoan.

He chose the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loves.

They are sustained as they travel along; each one appears before God in Zion.

You pardoned the wrongdoing of your people; you forgave all their sin. (Selah)

Certainly his loyal followers will soon experience his deliverance; then his splendor will again appear in our land.

The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.

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

I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, the most exalted of the earth's kings.

I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club, their sin by inflicting them with bruises.

His dynasty will last forever. His throne will endure before me, like the sun,

He will pay them back for their sin. He will destroy them because of their evil; the Lord our God will destroy them.

where your ancestors challenged my authority, and tried my patience, even though they had seen my work.

Zion hears and rejoices, the towns of Judah are happy, because of your judgments, O Lord.

The Lord is elevated in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations.

You will rise up and have compassion on Zion. For it is time to have mercy on her, for the appointed time has come.

when the Lord rebuilds Zion, and reveals his splendor,

so they may proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion, and praise him in Jerusalem,

He made the moon to mark the months, and the sun sets according to a regular schedule.

When the sun rises, they withdraw and sleep in their dens.

Many times he delivered them, but they had a rebellious attitude, and degraded themselves by their sin.

and a fruitful land into a barren place, because of the sin of its inhabitants.

May his ancestors' sins be remembered by the Lord! May his mother's sin not be forgotten!

The Lord extends your dominion from Zion. Rule in the midst of your enemies!

In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you.

(Zayin) Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.

Direct my steps by your word! Do not let any sin dominate me!

/ (Sin/Shin) Rulers pursue me for no reason, yet I am more afraid of disobeying your instructions.

The sun will not harm you by day, or the moon by night.

A song of ascents. Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion; it cannot be upended and will endure forever.

A song of ascents. When the Lord restored the well-being of Zion, we thought we were dreaming.

May the Lord bless you from Zion, that you might see Jerusalem prosper all the days of your life,

May all who hate Zion be humiliated and turned back!

Certainly the Lord has chosen Zion; he decided to make it his home.

It is like the dew of Hermon, which flows down upon the hills of Zion. Indeed that is where the Lord has decreed a blessing will be available -- eternal life.

May the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion!

The Lord deserves praise in Zion -- he who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!

the sun to rule by day, for his loyal love endures,

By the rivers of Babylon we sit down and weep when we remember Zion.

for there our captors ask us to compose songs; those who mock us demand that we be happy, saying: "Sing for us a song about Zion!"

O daughter Babylon, soon to be devastated! How blessed will be the one who repays you for what you dished out to us!

The Lord rules forever, your God, O Zion, throughout the generations to come! Praise the Lord!

Extol the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!

He sends the snow that is white like wool; he spreads the frost that is white like ashes.