Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord.

But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and whose mind is on his law day and night.

He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green; and he will do well in all his undertakings.

Then will his angry words come to their ears, and by his wrath they will be troubled:

I will make clear the Lord's decision: he has said to me, You are my son, this day have I given you being.

Make your request to me, and I will give you the nations for your heritage, and the farthest limits of the earth will be under your hand.

Give worship to the Lord with fear, kissing his feet and giving him honour,

For fear that he may be angry, causing destruction to come on you, because he is quickly moved to wrath. Happy are all those who put their faith in him.

Give answer to my cry, O God of my righteousness; make me free from my troubles; have mercy on me, and give ear to my prayer.

O you sons of men, how long will you go on turning my glory into shame? how long will you give your love to foolish things, going after what is false? (Selah.)

See how the Lord has made great his mercy for me; the Lord will give ear to my cry.

Let there be fear in your hearts, and do no sin; have bitter feelings on your bed, but make no sound. (Selah.)

There are numbers who say, Who will do us any good? the light of his face has gone from us.

Give ear to my words, O Lord; give thought to my heart-searchings.

Let the voice of my cry come to you, my King and my God; for to you will I make my prayer.

My voice will come to you in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I send my prayer to you, and keep watch.

But as for me, I will come into your house, in the full measure of your mercy; and in your fear I will give worship, turning my eyes to your holy Temple.

Send them to destruction, O Lord; let their evil designs be the cause of their fall; let them be forced out by all their sins; because they have gone against your authority.

O Lord, do not be bitter with me in your wrath; do not send punishment on me in the heat of your passion.

The voice of my sorrow is a weariness to me; all the night I make my bed wet with weeping; it is watered by the drops flowing from my eyes.

Go from me, all you workers of evil; for the Lord has given ear to the voice of my weeping.

The Lord has given ear to my request; the Lord has let my prayer come before him.

Let all those who are against me be shamed and deeply troubled; let them be turned back and suddenly put to shame.

O Lord my God, I put my faith in you; take me out of the hands of him who is cruel to me, and make me free;

So that he may not come rushing on my soul like a lion, wounding it, while there is no one to be my saviour.

If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause;

Let my hater go after my soul and take it; let my life be crushed to the earth, and my honour into the dust. (Selah.)

O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness.

God is the judge of the upright, and is angry with the evil-doers every day.

That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit.

His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.

I will give praise to the Lord for his righteousness; I will make a song to the name of the Lord Most High.

You have made clear your strength even out of the mouths of babies at the breast, because of those who are against you; so that you may put to shame the cruel and violent man.

I will be glad and have delight in you: I will make a song of praise to your name, O Most High.

For you gave approval to my right and my cause; you were seated in your high place judging in righteousness.

You have said sharp words to the nations, you have sent destruction on the sinners, you have put an end to their name for ever and ever.

You have given their towns to destruction; the memory of them has gone; they have become waste for ever.

And those who have knowledge of your name will put their faith in you; because you, Lord, have ever given your help to those who were waiting for you.

Make songs of praise to the Lord, whose house is in Zion: make his doings clear to the people.

Why do you keep far away, O Lord? why are you not to be seen in times of trouble?

The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.

His ways are ever fixed; your decisions are higher than he may see: as for his haters, they are as nothing to him.

He is waiting in the dark places of the towns: in the secret places he puts to death those who have done no wrong: his eyes are secretly turned against the poor.

He keeps himself in a secret place like a lion in his hole, waiting to put his hands on the poor man, and pulling him into his net.

Up! O Lord; let your hand be lifted: give thought to the poor.

You have seen it; for your eyes are on sorrow and grief, to take it into your hand: the poor man puts his faith in you; you have been the helper of the child who has no father.

Lord, you have given ear to the prayer of the poor: you will make strong their hearts, you will give them a hearing:

To give decision for the child without a father and for the broken-hearted, so that the man of the earth may no longer be feared.

In the Lord put I my faith; how will you say to my soul, Go in flight like a bird to the mountain?

If the bases are broken down, what is the upright man to do?

The Lord puts the upright and the sinner to the test, but he has hate in his soul for the lover of violent acts.

Send help, Lord, for mercy has come to an end; there is no more faith among the children of men.

Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.

Because of the crushing of the poor and the weeping of those in need, now will I come to his help, says the Lord; I will give him the salvation which he is desiring.

How long is my soul to be in doubt, with sorrow in my heart all the day? how long will he who is against me be given power over me?

I will make a song to the Lord, because he has given me my reward.

The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.

The Lord was looking down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who had wisdom, searching after God.

Have all the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food as they would take bread; they make no prayer to the Lord.

You have put to shame the thoughts of the poor, but the Lord is his support.

O my soul, you have said to the Lord, You are my Lord: I have no good but you.

I will give praise to the Lord who has been my guide; knowledge comes to me from my thoughts in the night.

You will make clear to me the way of life; where you are joy is complete; in your right hand there are pleasures for ever and ever.

Let my cause come to your ears, O Lord, give attention to my cry; give ear to my prayer which goes not out from false lips.

I will send up my cry to the Lord, who is to be praised; so will I be made safe from those who are against me.

In my trouble my voice went up to the Lord, and my cry to my God: my voice came to his hearing in his holy Temple, and my prayer came before him, even into his ears.

They came on me in the day of my trouble; but the Lord was my support.

On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

I will give them wounds, so that they are not able to get up: they are stretched under my feet.

They were crying out, but there was no one to come to their help: even to the Lord, but he gave them no answer.

From the time when my name comes to their ears they will be ruled by me: men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority.

The Lord is living; praise be to my Rock, and let the God of my salvation be honoured.

Because of this I will give you praise, O Lord, among the nations, and will make a song of praise to your name.

Great salvation does he give to his king; he has mercy on the king of his selection, David, and on his seed for ever.

Day after day it sends out its word, and night after night it gives knowledge.

Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them has he put a tent for the sun,

His going out is from the end of the heaven, and his circle to the ends of it; there is nothing which is not open to his heat.

The law of the Lord is good, giving new life to the soul: the witness of the Lord is certain, giving wisdom to the foolish.

The orders of the Lord are right, making glad the heart: the rule of the Lord is holy, giving light to the eyes.

More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.

May the Lord give ear to you in the day of trouble; may you be placed on high by the name of the God of Jacob;

Now am I certain that the Lord gives salvation to his king; he will give him an answer from his holy heaven with the strength of salvation in his right hand.

Come to our help, Lord: let the king give ear to our cry.

He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.

You will make them like a flaming oven before you; the Lord in his wrath will put an end to them, and they will be burned up in the fire.

For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.

O my God, I make my cry in the day, and you give no answer; and in the night, and have no rest.

They sent up their cry to you and were made free: they put their faith in you and were not put to shame.

But it was you who took care of me from the day of my birth: you gave me faith even from my mother's breasts.

Be not far from me, for trouble is near; there is no one to give help.

My throat is dry like a broken vessel; my tongue is fixed to the roof of my mouth, and the dust of death is on my lips.

I am able to see all my bones; their looks are fixed on me:

Do not be far from me, O Lord: O my strength, come quickly to my help.

I will give the knowledge of your name to my brothers: I will give you praise among the people.

For he has not been unmoved by the pain of him who is troubled; or kept his face covered from him; but he has given an answer to his cry.

All the ends of the earth will keep it in mind and be turned to the Lord: all the families of the nations will give him worship.

All the fat ones of the earth will give him worship; all those who go down to the dust will make themselves low before him, even he who has not enough for the life of his soul.

A seed will be his servant; the doings of the Lord will be made clear to the generation which comes after.

They will come and make his righteousness clear to a people of the future because he has done this.