You have put joy in my heart,
More than [others know] when their wheat and new wine have yielded abundantly.

Yet You have made him a little lower than God,
And You have crowned him with glory and honor.

Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord restores His captive people,
Then Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.

Then the earth shook and quaked,
The foundations of the mountains trembled;
They were shaken because He was indignant and angry.

Then the stream beds of the waters appeared,
And the foundations of the world were laid bare
At Your rebuke, O Lord,
At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

Then I beat them fine as the dust before the wind;
I emptied them out as the dirt of the streets.

They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.

Also keep back Your servant from presumptuous (deliberate, willful) sins;
Let them not rule and have control over me.
Then I will be blameless (complete),
And I shall be acquitted of great transgression.

Who is [He then] this King of glory?
The Lord of hosts,
He is the King of glory [who rules over all creation with His heavenly armies]. Selah.

Though an army encamp against me,
My heart will not fear;
Though war arise against me,
Even in this I am confident.

I acknowledged my sin to You,
And I did not hide my wickedness;
I said, “I will confess [all] my transgressions to the Lord”;
And You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.

Then my soul shall rejoice in the Lord;
It shall rejoice in His salvation.

Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God]
Than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).

The righteous will inherit the land
And live in it forever.

My heart was hot within me.
While I was musing the fire burned;
Then I spoke with my tongue:

Sacrifice and meal offering You do not desire, nor do You delight in them;
You have opened my ears and given me the capacity to hear [and obey Your word];
Burnt offerings and sin offerings You do not require.

Then I said, “Behold, I come [to the throne];
In the scroll of the book it is written of me.

For innumerable evils have encompassed me;
My sins have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see.
They are more numerous than the hairs of my head,
And my heart has failed me.

O my God, my soul is in despair within me [the burden more than I can bear];
Therefore I will [fervently] remember You from the land of the Jordan
And the peaks of [Mount] Hermon, from Mount Mizar.

Then I will go to the altar of God,
To God, my exceeding joy;
With the lyre I will praise You, O God, my God!

You are fairer than the sons of men;
Graciousness is poured upon Your lips;
Therefore God has blessed You forever.

Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners shall be converted and return to You.

Then will You delight in the sacrifices of righteousness,
In burnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then young bulls will be offered on Your altar.

You love evil more than good,
And falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah.

Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
When God restores [the fortunes of] His people,
Let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

For it is not an enemy who taunts me—
Then I could bear it;
Nor is it one who has hated me who insolently exalts himself against me—
Then I could hide from him.

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter,
But his heart was hostile;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn swords.

Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call;
This I know, that God is for me.

From the end of the earth I call to You, when my heart is overwhelmed and weak;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I [a rock that is too high to reach without Your help].

Men of low degree are only a breath (emptiness), and men of [high] rank are a lie (delusion).
In the balances they go up [because they have no measurable weight or value];
They are together lighter than a breath.

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise You.

Those who hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would destroy me are powerful, being my enemies wrongfully;
I am forced to restore what I did not steal.

And it will please the Lord better than an ox
Or a young bull with horns and hoofs.

My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness
And of Your [deeds of] salvation all day long,
For their number is more than I know.

Their eye bulges from fatness [they have more than the heart desires];
The imaginations of their mind run riot [with foolishness].

Surely then in vain I have cleansed my heart
And washed my hands in innocence.

Until I came into the sanctuary of God;
Then I understood [for I considered] their end.

And now all the carved work [of the meeting place]
They smash with hatchets and hammers.

You are glorious and resplendent,
More majestic than the mountains of prey.

Then the Lord awakened as from sleep,
Like a [mighty] warrior who awakens from the sleep of wine [fully conscious of his power].

So we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture,
Will give You thanks forever;
We will declare and publish Your praise from generation to generation.

Then we shall not turn back from You;
Revive us and we will call on Your name.

“Then I would quickly subdue and humble their enemies
And turn My hand against their adversaries;

Those who hate the Lord would pretend obedience to Him and cringe before Him,
And their time of punishment would be forever.

For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand [anywhere else];
I would rather stand [as a doorkeeper] at the threshold of the house of my God
Than to live [at ease] in the tents of wickedness.

The Lord loves the gates of Zion
More than all the dwellings of Jacob (Israel).

Then I will punish their transgression with the rod [of discipline],
And [correct] their wickedness with stripes.

For He will save you from the trap of the fowler,
And from the deadly pestilence.

He will cover you and completely protect you with His pinions,
And under His wings you will find refuge;
His faithfulness is a shield and a wall.

More than the sounds of many waters,
More than the mighty breakers of the sea,
The Lord on high is mighty.

Let the field be exultant, and all that is in it.
Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy

And wine which makes the heart of man glad,
So that he may make his face glisten with oil,
And bread to sustain and strengthen man’s heart.

There the Lord greatly increased [the number of] His people,
And made them more powerful than their enemies.

Then Israel believed in [the validity of] His words;
They sang His praise.

Then they despised the pleasant land [of Canaan];
They did not believe in His word nor rely on it,

Then Phinehas [the priest] stood up and interceded,
And so the plague was halted.

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He rescued them from their distresses.

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them from their distresses.

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them from their distresses.

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses.

Then they were glad because of the calm,
And He guided them to their desired haven (harbor).

The Lord will send the scepter of Your strength from Zion, saying,
“Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”

Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, please save my life!”

It is better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in man.

It is better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in princes.

Then I will not be ashamed
When I look [with respect] to all Your commandments [as my guide].

So I will have an answer for the one who taunts me,
For I trust [completely] in Your word [and its reliability].

The law from Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

According to Your steadfast love refresh me and give me life,
So that I may keep and obey the testimony of Your mouth.

Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For Your words are always with me.

I have better understanding and deeper insight than all my teachers [because of Your word],
For Your testimonies are my meditation.

I understand more than the aged [who have not observed Your precepts],
Because I have observed and kept Your precepts.

How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold,
Yes, more than refined gold.

You are near, O Lord,
And all Your commandments are truth.

Shin.
Princes persecute me without cause,
But my heart stands in [reverent] awe of Your words [so I can expect You to help me].

Then they would have [quickly] swallowed us alive,
When their wrath was kindled against us;

Then the waters would have engulfed us,
The torrent would have swept over our soul;

Then the raging waters would have swept over our soul.”

Then our mouth was filled with laughter
And our tongue with joyful shouting;
Then they said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”

My soul waits for the Lord
More than the watchmen for the morning;
More than the watchmen for the morning.

If I could count them, they would outnumber the sand.
When I awake, I am still with You.

When my spirit was overwhelmed and weak within me [wrapped in darkness],
You knew my path.
In the way where I walk
They have hidden a trap for me.

“Give attention to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Rescue me from my persecutors,
For they are stronger than I.