Give sincere homage! Otherwise he will be angry, and you will die because of your behavior, when his anger quickly ignites. How blessed are all who take shelter in him!

But may all who take shelter in you be happy! May they continually shout for joy! Shelter them so that those who are loyal to you may rejoice!

The countries are assembled all around you; take once more your rightful place over them!

For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help

He does not charge interest when he lends his money. He does not take bribes to testify against the innocent. The one who lives like this will never be upended.

The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.

He reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me from the surging water.

The Lord rewarded me for my godly deeds; he took notice of my blameless behavior.

The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord's promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

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

Make me understand your ways, O Lord! Teach me your paths!

Guide me into your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me; on you I rely all day long.

May he show the humble what is right! May he teach the humble his way!

Even if my father and mother abandoned me, the Lord would take me in.

Teach me how you want me to live; lead me along a level path because of those who wait to ambush me!

For I hear what so many are saying, the terrifying news that comes from every direction. When they plot together against me, they figure out how they can take my life.

How great is your favor, which you store up for your loyal followers! In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter in you.

I will instruct and teach you about how you should live. I will advise you as I look you in the eye.

Come children! Listen to me! I will teach you what it means to fear the Lord.

The Lord rescues his servants; all who take shelter in him escape punishment.

I did not harm them, but they hid a net to catch me and dug a pit to trap me.

Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction!

But you take notice, Lord! O Lord, do not remain far away from me!

Then you will take delight in the Lord, and he will answer your prayers.

Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the godly! For the one who promotes peace has a future.

You made us retreat from the enemy. Those who hate us take whatever they want from us.

For he will take nothing with him when he dies; his wealth will not follow him down into the grave.

I do not need to take a bull from your household or goats from your sheepfolds.

Do not reject me! Do not take your Holy Spirit away from me!

Then I will teach rebels your merciful ways, and sinners will turn to you.

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!

They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.

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.

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

Though I have done nothing wrong, they are anxious to attack. Spring into action and help me! Take notice of me!

They return in the evening; they growl like a dog and prowl around outside the city.

They return in the evening; they growl like a dog and prowl around outside the city.

The godly will rejoice in the Lord and take shelter in him. All the morally upright will boast.

May those who are trying to take my life be embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

He will take pity on the poor and needy; the lives of the needy he will save.

Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like, those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer.

He chose David, his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds.

He took him away from following the mother sheep, and made him the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and of Israel, his chosen nation.

You cleared the ground for it; it took root, and filled the land.

O God, invincible warrior, come back! Look down from heaven and take notice! Take care of this vine,

who said, "Let's take over the pastures of God!"

O God, take notice of our shield! Show concern for your chosen king!

O Lord, teach me how you want me to live! Then I will obey your commands. Make me wholeheartedly committed to you!

Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal?

Take note, O Lord, of the way your servants are taunted, and of how I must bear so many insults from people!

Your enemies, O Lord, hurl insults; they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps.

So teach us to consider our mortality, so that we might live wisely.

Then they say, "The Lord does not see this; the God of Jacob does not take notice of it."

Take notice of this, you ignorant people! You fools, when will you ever understand?

How blessed is the one whom you instruct, O Lord, the one whom you teach from your law,

When worries threaten to overwhelm me, your soothing touch makes me happy.

Indeed, your servants take delight in her stones, and feel compassion for the dust of her ruins.

I say, "O my God, please do not take me away in the middle of my life! You endure through all generations.

When you ignore them, they panic. When you take away their life's breath, they die and return to dust.

saying, "Don't touch my chosen ones! Don't harm my prophets!"

giving him authority to imprison his officials and to teach his advisers.

He handed the territory of nations over to them, and they took possession of what other peoples had produced,

Phinehas took a stand and intervened, and the plague subsided.

Yet he took notice of their distress, when he heard their cry for help.

Whoever is wise, let him take note of these things! Let them consider the Lord's acts of loyal love!

May his days be few! May another take his job!

hands, but cannot touch, feet, but cannot walk. They cannot even clear their throats.

It is better to take shelter in the Lord than to trust in people.

It is better to take shelter in the Lord than to trust in princes.

You deserve praise, O Lord! Teach me your statutes!

I told you about my ways and you answered me. Teach me your statutes!

(He) Teach me, O Lord, the lifestyle prescribed by your statutes, so that I might observe it continually.

Take away the insults that I dread! Indeed, your regulations are good.

O Lord, your loyal love fills the earth. Teach me your statutes!

Teach me proper discernment and understanding! For I consider your commands to be reliable.

You are good and you do good. Teach me your statutes!

The arrogant dig pits to trap me, which violates your law.

I do not turn aside from your regulations, for you teach me.

O Lord, please accept the freewill offerings of my praise! Teach me your regulations!

Show your servant your loyal love! Teach me your statutes!

Smile on your servant! Teach me your statutes!

I take note of the treacherous and despise them, because they do not keep your instructions.

May praise flow freely from my lips, for you teach me your statutes.

If your sons keep my covenant and the rules I teach them, their sons will also sit on your throne forever."

Surely I am looking to you, O sovereign Lord. In you I take shelter. Do not expose me to danger!

Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God. May your kind presence lead me into a level land.

who loves me and is my stronghold, my refuge and my deliverer, my shield and the one in whom I take shelter, who makes nations submit to me.

O Lord, make the sky sink and come down! Touch the mountains and make them smolder!

in order to take revenge on the nations, and punish foreigners.