Many say about me, "God will not deliver him." (Selah)

To the Lord I cried out, and he answered me from his holy hill. (Selah)

The Lord delivers; you show favor to your people. (Selah)

You men, how long will you try to turn my honor into shame? How long will you love what is worthless and search for what is deceptive? (Selah)

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

may an enemy relentlessly chase me and catch me; may he trample me to death and leave me lying dishonored in the dust. (Selah)

The Lord revealed himself; he accomplished justice; the wicked were ensnared by their own actions. (Higgaion. Selah)

Terrify them, Lord! Let the nations know they are mere mortals! (Selah)

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!

May he take notice of your offerings; may he accept your burnt sacrifice! (Selah)

You grant him his heart's desire; you do not refuse his request. (Selah)

Such purity characterizes the people who seek his favor, Jacob's descendants, who pray to him. (Selah)

Who is this majestic king? The Lord who commands armies! He is the majestic king! (Selah)

For day and night you tormented me; you tried to destroy me in the intense heat of summer. (Selah)

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)

You are my hiding place; you protect me from distress. You surround me with shouts of joy from those celebrating deliverance. (Selah)

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

You severely discipline people for their sins; like a moth you slowly devour their strength. Surely all people are a mere vapor. (Selah)

Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

In God I boast all day long, and we will continually give thanks to your name. (Selah)

when its waves crash and foam, and the mountains shake before the surging sea. (Selah)

The Lord who commands armies is on our side! The God of Jacob is our protector! (Selah)

The Lord who commands armies is on our side! The God of Jacob is our protector! (Selah)

He picked out for us a special land to be a source of pride for Jacob, whom he loves. (Selah)

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)

This is the destiny of fools, and of those who approve of their philosophy. (Selah)

But God will rescue my life from the power of Sheol; certainly he will pull me to safety. (Selah)

The heavens declare his fairness, for God is judge. (Selah)

For the music director; a well-written song by David. It was written when Doeg the Edomite went and informed Saul: "David has arrived at the home of Ahimelech." Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God's loyal love protects me all day long!

You love evil more than good, lies more than speaking the truth. (Selah)

Yet God will make you a permanent heap of ruins. He will scoop you up and remove you from your home; he will uproot you from the land of the living. (Selah)

For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song by David. It was written when the Ziphites came and informed Saul: "David is hiding with us." O God, deliver me by your name! Vindicate me by your power!

For foreigners attack me; ruthless men, who do not respect God, seek my life. (Selah)

Look, I will escape to a distant place; I will stay in the wilderness. (Selah)

God, the one who has reigned as king from long ago, will hear and humiliate them. (Selah) They refuse to change, and do not fear God.

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have mercy on me, O God! Have mercy on me! For in you I have taken shelter. In the shadow of your wings I take shelter until trouble passes.

May he send help from heaven and deliver me from my enemies who hurl insults! (Selah) May God send his loyal love and faithfulness!

They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it! (Selah)

Awake, my soul! Awake, O stringed instrument and harp! I will wake up at dawn!

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when Saul sent men to surround his house and murder him. Deliver me from my enemies, my God! Protect me from those who attack me!

You, O Lord God, the invincible warrior, the God of Israel, rouse yourself and punish all the nations! Have no mercy on any treacherous evildoers! (Selah)

Angrily wipe them out! Wipe them out so they vanish! Let them know that God rules in Jacob and to the ends of the earth! (Selah)

You have given your loyal followers a rallying flag, so that they might seek safety from the bow. (Selah)

I will be a permanent guest in your home; I will find shelter in the protection of your wings. (Selah)

They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses. (Selah)

Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! For he is the one who gives me confidence.

Trust in him at all times, you people! Pour out your hearts before him! God is our shelter! (Selah)

A psalm of David, written when he was in the Judean wilderness. O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

As if with choice meat you satisfy my soul. My mouth joyfully praises you,

My soul pursues you; your right hand upholds me.

You saturate its furrows, and soak its plowed ground. With rain showers you soften its soil, and make its crops grow.

All the earth worships you and sings praises to you! They sing praises to your name!" (Selah)

He rules by his power forever; he watches the nations. Stubborn rebels should not exalt themselves. (Selah)

I will offer up to you fattened animals as burnt sacrifices, along with the smell of sacrificial rams. I will offer cattle and goats. (Selah)

For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm, a song. May God show us his favor and bless us! May he smile on us! (Selah)

Let foreigners rejoice and celebrate! For you execute justice among the nations, and govern the people living on earth. (Selah)

O God, when you lead your people into battle, when you march through the desert, (Selah)

The Lord deserves praise! Day after day he carries our burden, the God who delivers us. (Selah)

O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God! Sing praises to the Lord, (Selah)

Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you.

Don't let the current overpower me! Don't let the deep swallow me up! Don't let the pit devour me!

When the earth and all its inhabitants dissolve in fear, I make its pillars secure." (Selah)

There he shattered the arrows, the shield, the sword, and the rest of the weapons of war. (Selah)

when God arose to execute judgment, and to deliver all the oppressed of the earth. (Selah)

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

You delivered your people by your strength -- the children of Jacob and Joseph. (Selah)

In your distress you called out and I rescued you. I answered you from a dark thundercloud. I tested you at the waters of Meribah. (Selah)

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

Even Assyria has allied with them, lending its strength to the descendants of Lot. (Selah)

Even the birds find a home there, and the swallow builds a nest, where she can protect her young near your altars, O Lord who rules over all, my king and my God.

How blessed are those who live in your temple and praise you continually! (Selah)

O Lord, sovereign God, hear my prayer! Listen, O God of Jacob! (Selah)

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

People say wonderful things about you, O city of God. (Selah)

The Lord writes in the census book of the nations, "This one was born there." (Selah)

Your anger bears down on me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves. (Selah)

Do you accomplish amazing things for the dead? Do the departed spirits rise up and give you thanks? (Selah)

I will give you an eternal dynasty and establish your throne throughout future generations.'" (Selah)

it will remain stable, like the moon, his throne will endure like the skies." (Selah)

You have cut short his youth, and have covered him with shame. (Selah)

No man can live on without experiencing death, or deliver his life from the power of Sheol. (Selah)

By David. Praise the Lord, O my soul! With all that is within me, praise his holy name!

Praise the Lord, O my soul! Do not forget all his kind deeds!

Praise the Lord, all that he has made, in all the regions of his kingdom! Praise the Lord, O my soul!

Praise the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are magnificent. You are robed in splendor and majesty.

May sinners disappear from the earth, and the wicked vanish! Praise the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!

Rest once more, my soul, for the Lord has vindicated you.

My zeal consumes me, for my enemies forget your instructions.

Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper's venom is behind their lips. (Selah)

Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me. (Selah)

O Lord, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack! (Selah)

As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

I spread my hands out to you in prayer; my soul thirsts for you in a parched land.

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!