But this is not the case with the wicked. They are like chaff that the wind blows away.

For this cause there will be no mercy for sinners when they are judged, and the evil-doers will have no place among the upright,

As the kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers conspire together against the LORD and his anointed one, they say,

They say, "Let's tear off the shackles they've put on us! Let's free ourselves from their ropes!"

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

They will be ruled by you with a rod of iron; they will be broken like a potter's vessel.

Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

{A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.} Jehovah, how many are they that trouble me, many they that rise up against me!

I am not afraid of myriads of people, That round about they have set against me.

Lord, you have put joy in my heart, more than they have when their grain and their wine are increased.

But as for the wicked, they do not speak truth at all. Inside them there is only wickedness. Their throat is an open grave, on their tongue is deceitful flattery.

Declare them guilty, God! Let them fall by their own schemes. Drive them away because of their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against you.

And rejoice do all trusting in Thee, To the age they sing, and Thou coverest them over, And those loving Thy name exult in Thee.

My eyes are wasting away with trouble; they are becoming old because of all those who are against me.

As for all my enemies, they will be put to shame; they will be greatly frightened and suddenly turn away ashamed. A Davidic psalm, which he sang to the LORD, because of the words of Cush the descendant of Benjamin.

Otherwise, they will rip me to shreds like a lion, tearing me apart with no one to rescue me.

O Lord my God, if I have done what they say, or am guilty of unjust actions,

When my enemies turn back, they will stumble and perish before you.

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

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

when they prayed: "Have mercy on me, Lord! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death!

The nations have sunk down into the pit they made, their feet are ensnared in the trap they set.

Make them afraid, LORD, Let the nations know that they are only human. Interlude

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

Their ways always seem prosperous. Your judgments are on high, far away from them. They scoff at all their enemies.

They say to themselves, "We will not be moved throughout all time, and we will not experience adversity."

They wait in ambush in the villages, they kill the innocent in secret.

Their eyes secretly watch the helpless, lying in wait like a lion in his den. They lie in wait to catch the afflicted. They catch the afflicted when they pull him into their net.

His victims are crushed and beaten down; they are trapped in his sturdy nets.

To the Overseer. -- By David. In Jehovah I trusted, how say ye to my soul, 'They moved to Thy mountain for the bird?

For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.

Yahweh [is] in his holy temple; Yahweh [is] in the heavens [on] his throne. His eyelids see; they test [the] children of humankind.

May the Lord rain down burning coals and brimstone on the wicked! A whirlwind is what they deserve!

People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

They say, "We speak persuasively; we know how to flatter and boast. Who is our master?"

"Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action," says the Lord. "I will provide the safety they so desperately desire."

The Lord's words are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground, where it is thoroughly refined.

The ungodly walk on every side; when they are exalted, the children of men are put to rebuke.

lest mine enemy say, "I have prevailed against him." For if I be cast down, they that trouble me will rejoice at it.

For the music director; by David. Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.

Everyone rejects God; they are all morally corrupt. None of them does what is right, not even one!

All those who behave wickedly do not understand -- those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to the Lord.

They are absolutely terrified, for God defends the godly.

As for the saints that are in the land, they are noble, and all my delight is in them.

their troubles multiply, they desire other gods. I will not pour out drink offerings of blood to their gods, nor will I make vows in the name of their gods.

from [the] {presence} of [the] wicked who destroy me, [those] enemies against my life, [they that] surround me.

They are calloused; they speak arrogantly.

They attack me, now they surround me; they intend to throw me to the ground.

Like a lion they desire to rip us to pieces, like a young lion waiting in ambush.

Lord, use your power to deliver me from these murderers, from the murderers of this world! They enjoy prosperity; you overwhelm them with the riches they desire. They have many children, and leave their wealth to their offspring.

They have children at their desire, and leave the rest of their substance for their babes. But as for me, I shall behold thy presence in righteousness: and when I awake up after thy likeness, I shall be satisfied with it.

The earth heaved and shook; the roots of the mountains trembled; they heaved because he was angry.

He sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.

He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hate me, for they were too strong for me.

They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the Lord helped me.

I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn around until they were utterly defeated.

I struck them down, so they are not able to rise up; they fell under my feet.

They cried out for deliverance, but there was no one to deliver; they cried out to the LORD, but he did not answer them.

Then they were crushed as small as dust before the wind; they were drained out like the waste of the streets.

When they hear of me, they will obey me; foreigners will submit to me.

Foreigners will wilt away; they will come trembling out of their stronghold.

Day after day they pour forth speech, night after night they reveal knowledge.

The fear of the LORD is clean, standing forever. The judgments of the LORD are true; they are altogether righteous.

They are more desirable than gold, even much fine gold. They are sweeter than honey, even the drippings from a honeycomb.

Even from the presumptuous, keep back thy servant, May they not have dominion over me, Then, shall I be blameless, and shall be acquitted from great transgression:

While they bowed down and fell, we arose and stood upright.

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 they planned evil against You;
They devised a [malevolent] plot
And they will not succeed.

In You our fathers trusted [leaned on, relied on, and were confident];
They trusted and You rescued them.

They cried out to You and were delivered;
They trusted in You and were not disappointed or ashamed.

All who see me laugh at me and mock me;
They [insultingly] open their lips, they shake their head, saying,

They say, "Commit yourself to the LORD; perhaps the LORD will deliver him, perhaps he will cause him to escape, since he delights in him."

They open wide their mouths against me,
Like a ravening and a roaring lion.

For [a pack of] dogs have surrounded me;
A gang of evildoers has encircled me,
They pierced my hands and my feet.

I can count all my bones. They look at me; they stare at me.

They divide my clothing among them
And cast lots for my garment.

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;
Those who [diligently] seek Him and require Him [as their greatest need] will praise the Lord.
May your hearts live forever!

All the prosperous of the earth will eat and worship;
All those who go down to the dust (the dead) will bow before Him,
Even he who cannot keep his soul alive.

Posterity will serve Him;
They will tell of the Lord to the next generation.

They will come and declare His righteousness
To a people yet to be born—that He has done it [and that it is finished].

Even though I walk through the [sunless] valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil, for You are with me;
Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort and console me.

The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness of it,
The world, and those who dwell in it.

Yea, none that wait on thee shall be ashamed: they shall be ashamed that deal treacherously without cause.

Remember, O Lord, Your [tender] compassion and Your lovingkindnesses,
For they have been from of old.

All the paths of the Lord are lovingkindness and goodness and truth and faithfulness
To those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.

For Your name’s sake, O Lord,
Pardon my wickedness and my guilt, for they are great.

The Lord shows his faithful followers the way they should live.

They experience his favor; their descendants inherit the land.

The secret [of the wise counsel] of the Lord is for those who fear Him,
And He will let them know His covenant and reveal to them [through His word] its [deep, inner] meaning.

Look upon my enemies, for they are many;
They hate me with cruel and violent hatred.

When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh,
My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.

To Thee said my heart 'They sought my face, Thy face, O Jehovah, I seek.'

Do not give me up to the will of my adversaries,
For false witnesses have come against me;
They breathe out violence.

Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

Repay them according to their work and according to the evil of their practices;
Repay them according to the deeds of their hands;
Repay them what they deserve.

Because they have no regard for the works of the Lord
Nor the deeds of His hands,
He will tear them down and not rebuild them.

You will draw me out of the net that they have secretly laid for me,
For You are my strength and my stronghold.

I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.

For I have heard the slander and whispering of many,
Terror is on every side;
While they schemed together against me,
They plotted to take away my life.

O Lord, do not let me be humiliated, for I call out to you! May evil men be humiliated! May they go wailing to the grave!