So doth he become like a tree planted by streams of waters, - that yieldeth, its fruit, in its season, whose leaf, also doth not wither, and, whatsoever he doeth, prospereth.

Not so, the lawless, - but as chaff which is driven about by the wind:

Thou shalt shepherd them with a sceptre of iron, - as a potter's vessel, shalt thou dash them in pieces.

But, for himself, hath he made ready the weapons so deadly, His arrows, he, so fiery, would make:

The bird of the heavens, and the fishes of the sea, - the passer-by on the paths of the seas?

In Yahweh, have I sought refuge. How can ye say to my soul, Flee to a mountain like a little bird;

Them who say - With our tongue, will we prevail, our lips, are our own, who is our master?

Because of violence done to the poor, because of the crying of the needy, Now, will I arise! O may Yahweh say, - I will place him in safety - let him puff at him!

Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed over him! and, mine adversaries, exult, that I totter.

Yahweh, out of the heavens, looked down over the sons of men, - to see whether there was one that showed wisdom, enquiring after God: -

The whole, have turned aside, Together have they become tainted, - There is none that doeth good, not so much as, one!

For thou wilt not abandon my soul to hades, neither wilt thou suffer thy man of lovingkindness, to see corruption:

So became I blameless with him, and kept myself from mine iniquity.

Teaching my hands to war, - so that a bow of bronze was bent by mine arms.

Thou didst widen my stepping-places under me, so that, mine ankles, faltered not.

All that see me, laugh at me, - They open wide the mouth, They shake the head: -

I will bathe, in pureness, my hands, - so will I go in procession around thine altar, O Yahweh;

I believe that I shall see - The goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living,

Who gathered as into a skin-bottle the waters of the sea, Delivering, into treasuries, the roaring deeps.

Oh taste and see, that good is Yahweh, - How happy the man who seeketh refuge in him!

Who is the man that desireth life, Loving days, that he may see good?

Then draw the spear, and close up against my pursuers, Say to my soul, Thy salvation, I am!

All my bones, shall say - O Yahweh, who is like unto thee? Rescuing the oppressed from one stronger than he, Yea the oppressed and the needy, from their spoiler.

Let them not say in their heart, Aha! to our mind! Let them not say, We have swallowed him up!

Let them shout in triumph and rejoice, who are desiring my justification; And let them say continually, Yahweh be magnified, Who hath taken pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

For, with thee, is the fountain of life, In thy light, we see light.

So will he bring forth, as the light, thy righteousness, and thy vindication as the noonday.

Turn from evil, and do good, and so settle down, unto times age-abiding.

I said, to myself, I will take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongue, - I will put on my mouth a muzzle, So long as the lawless is before me.

So he brought me up, Out of the destroying pit, Out of the swampy mire, - And set, upon a cliff, my feet, Making firm my steps:

Then put he, into my mouth, a new song, Praise to our God, - Many shall see and revere, And shall trust in Yahweh.

For there have closed in upon me, misfortunes beyond number, Mine iniquities have overtaken me, and I cannot see, They have become more than the hairs of my head, And, my courage, hath forsaken me!

Let all them be glad and rejoice in thee, who are seekers of thee. Let them say continually - Yahweh be magnified! who are lovers of thy salvation.

And, if he have come to see me, Falsehood, doth he speak, His own heart, gathereth iniquity to itself, he goeth forth, abroad he telleth it.

BOOK THE SECOND As, the hart, cometh panting up to the channels of water, So my soul, panteth for thee, O God.

My soul thirsteth for God, for a GOD who liveth, - When shall I enter in, and see the face of God?

I will say onto GOD, - my rock, Wherefore hast thou forgotten me? Wherefore in gloom should I go, because of oppression by the enemy?

They themselves, saw, So, were they amazed, Dismayed - they hurried way!

Just as we have heard, So, have we see, In the city of Yahweh of hosts, In the city of our God, God himself, will establish her, unto times age-abiding. Selah.

According to thy Name, O God, So, be thy praise, unto the ends of the earth, With righteousness, is, thy right hand, filled.

So costly, is the redemption of their soul, That it faileth unto times age-abiding;

That he should, yet, live on, continually, Should not see corruption.

He shall enter as far as the circle of his fathers, Nevermore, shall they see the light.

Thou wouldst sit down - Against thine own brother, wouldst thou speak, Against thine own mother's son, wouldst thou expose a fault: -

The righteous shall both see and fear, And, over him, shall laugh:

God, out of the heavens, looked down upon the sons of men, - To see whether there was one that showed wisdom, Enquiring after God.

They all, have turned back, together have they become tainted, - There is none that doeth good, Not so much as, one!

So that together have we been wont to find sweetness in counsel, In the house of God, used we to walk in the throng.

So that a son of earth may say - Surely there is fruit for the righteous man! Surely there are gods who judge in the earth!

For no iniquity, do they run that they may take their stand, Rouse thyself to meet me, and see.

Lo! they belch forth with their mouth, Swords, are in their lips, For say they , Who doth hear?

Thou hast suffered thy people to see hardship, Thou hast let them drink the wine of confusion.

Mine, is Gilead - and mine, Manasseh, But, Ephraim, is the defence, of my head, Judah, is my commander's staff;

So, will I sing thy Name unto futurity, Paying my vows, day by day.

They strengthen for them a wicked word, They talk of hiding snares, They have said, Who can see them?

By things reverend in righteousness, wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation, The confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of the sea far away;

Say unto God - How fearful in thy doings, Through the abounding of thy power, shall thy foes come cringing unto thee;

Come and see the doings of God, - Fearful in deed toward the sons of men:

He turned the sea into dry land, Through the stream, crossed they over on foot, There did we rejoice in him:

Thou didst bring us into the hunter's net, Thou didst lay a load upon our loins;

Said My Lord, From Bashan, will I bring back, - I will bring back from the depths of the sea:

Let their eyes become too dim to see, And, their loins, continually cause thou to shake;

So shall it be more pleasing to Yahweh than a bullock of the herd, Showing horn and divided hoof.

For, God, will save Zion, And build the cities of Judah, So shall men dwell there, and possess it:

Let all them be glad and rejoice in thee, Yea, let them, who are seekers of thee, - say continually, God be magnified! Who are lovers of thy salvation.

Thou who hast let us see many distresses and misfortunes, Wilt gain bring us to life, And, out of the resounding depths of the earth, wilt again raise us up;

So let him have dominion, From sea to sea, And from the River unto the ends of the earth;

And they say - How doth GOD know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?

Thou, didst cleave asunder, in thy might, the sea, Thou didst break in pieces the heads of the Crocodiles, till they floated on the waters;

Thou, didst crush the heads of the Sea-Monster, Thou didst give him to be food, for the people of the deserts;

The waters saw thee, O God, The waters saw thee, They were in birth-throes, Yea the resounding deeps were stirred;

In the sea, was thy way, And, thy path, in the mighty waters, And, thy footprints, could not be known:

He clave the sea, and caused them to pass through, And reared up the waters like a mound;

So they did eat and were abundantly filled, When, what they longed for, he had brought them: -

So he ended, in a breath, their days, And their years, in a sudden terror!

So they spake him fair with their mouth, And, with their tongue, did promise him falsely;

So then he remembered, That, Flesh, they were, A Wind departing, that returneth not.

So he smote, Every first-born in Egypt, The beginning of their strength, in the tents of Ham;

Yea he led them securely, and they dreaded not, And, their enemies, the sea did cover.

So he drave out, before them, whole nations, And allotted them, by line, an inheritance, And caused to dwell, in their own homes, the tribes of Israel.

So he gave up the habitation of Shiloh, The tent he had set up among Men;

So he smote his adversaries in the rear, Reproach age-abiding, laid he upon them.

So he did shepherd them, according to the singleness of his heart, And, with the discernment of his hands, used he to guide them.

Wherefore should the nations say - Where is their God? Let him be known among the nations before our eyes! Yea! By the avenging of the blood of thy servants which hath been shed!

So, we, thy people, and the sheep of thy pasture, will give thanks unto thee, to times age-abiding, - To generation after generation, will we recount thy praise.

Thou didst make a clear space before it, So it rooted well its roots, and filled up the land;

It thrust forth its branches as far as the sea, - And, unto the River, its shoots.

Wherefore hast thou broken down its fences, So that all who pass along the way, pluck its fruit?

O God of hosts, return, we pray thee, - Look down out of the heavens, and see, And inspect this vine:

So will we not draw back from thee, Thou wilt bring us to life, And, on thy Name, will we call.

Raise a melody, and strike the timbrel, The lyre so sweet, with the harp:

So then I let them go on in the stubbornness of their own heart, - They might walk in their own counsels!

Vindicate the weak and the fatherless, The oppressed and the poor, see righted;

So, wilt thou pursue them with thy tempest, - And, with thy storm-wind, wilt terrify them:

Perform with me a token for good, - That they who hate me may see and be ashamed, In that, thou, Yahweh, hast helped me and comforted me.

So shall the heavens praise thy wondrousness, O Yahweh, - Yea, thy faithfulness, in the convocation of holy ones.

Thou, rulest over the swelling of the sea, When the rolling waves thereof lift themselves, Thou, dost bid them be still:

And I will set, in the sea, his hand, And, in the rivers, his right hand;

Who is the man that shall live, and not see death? That can deliver his soul from the hand of hades. Selah.

For, all our days, decline in thy wrath, - We end our years like a sigh.