For in his mouth is nothing worthy of trust, Their inward purpose, is engulphing ruin, - An opened sepulchre, is their throat, With their tongue, speak they smooth things.

Declare them guilty, O God, Let them fall by their own counsels, - Into the throng of their own transgressions, thrust them down, For they have rebelled against thee: -

That all may rejoice who seek refuge in thee, to times age-abiding, may shout in triumph, that thou wilt protect them, and they may leap for joy in thee who are lovers of thy Name.

When mine enemies turned back, they stumbled and perished from before thee;

The nations, have sunk, in the pit they had made, In the net which they had hidden, is caught their own foot.

Appoint, O Yahweh, a terror for them, - Let the nations know that they are men. Selah.

In the pride of the lawless one, he hotly pursueth the poor, let them be caught in the plots which they have devised!

For lo! the lawless, bend the bow They have fixed their arrow upon the string, To shoot in the darkness at the upright in heart:

Deception, speak they, every one with his neighbour, - with lips uttering smooth things - with a heart and a heart, do they speak.

The impious hath said in his heart - There is no God! They have acted corruptly, they have done an abominable deed, there is none that doeth good.

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

Are all the workers of iniquity, without knowledge? devouring my people as they devour food! Upon Yahweh, have they not called.

There have they been in great dread, because, God, is in the circle of the righteous man.

They multiply their idols - another, have they purchased! I will not pour out their drink-offerings of blood, nor will I take up their names on my lips.

Their own fat heart , have they shut up, - With their mouth, have they spoken proudly.

As for our own goings, now, have they surrounded us, - Their eyes, they fix, bending to the earth:

From men who are thy hand, O Yahweh, From the men of this age, whose portion, is among the living, and, with thy treasure, thou fillest their bosom, - They must be satisfied with sons, And must leave their abundance to their children: -

Then did the earth shake and quake, Even, the foundations of the mountains, were deeply moved, Yea they did shake, because he was angry.

He rescued me from my foe, in his might, and from them who hated me, because they were too strong for me:

They confronted me, in the day of my necessity, Then became Yahweh my stay:

I pursued my foes, and overtook them, and returned not, till they were consumed:

I crushed them, and they were unable to rise, They fell under my feet.

They cried out, but there was none to save, unto Yahweh, but he answered them not.

At the hearing of the ear, they submitted to me, the sons of the foreigner, came cringing unto me:

The, reverence of Yahweh, is clean, Enduring evermore, - The, decisions of Yahweh, are faithful, They are righteous, altogether:

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:

They, have bowed down and fallen, but, we, have arisen, and stand upright.

For they have held out, against thee, a wicked thing, They have devised a scheme they cannot accomplish.

In thee, trusted our fathers, They trusted, and thou didst deliver them;

Unto thee, made they outcry, and escaped, In thee, they trusted, and had not turned pale.

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

They have opened wide against me their mouth, A lion rending and roaring.

For dogs have surrounded me, - An assembly of evil doers, have encircled me, They have pierced my hands and my feet,

I may tell all my bones, They, look for - they behold me!

They part my garments among them, and, for my vestment, they cast lots.

The patient wronged-ones shall eat and be satisfied, They shall praise Yahweh, who are seekers of him, Let your heart live for aye.

Yea, though I walk through a valley death-shadowed, I will fear no harm, for, thou, art with me, Thy rod and thy staff, they, comfort me.

To Yahweh, belongeth, The earth and the fulness thereof, The world, and they who dwell therein;

Remember thy compassions, O Yahweh, and thy lovingkindnesses, For, from age-past times, have they been.

Intimacy with Yahweh, have they who revere him, His covenant also, he letteth them know.

Behold my foes, for they abound, - and, with the hatred of violence, do they hate me.

When there drew near against me evil-doers to devour my flesh, mine adversaries, and mine enemies - mine! - they, stumbled and fell!

Because they heed not The Deeds of Yahweh, or the Work of his hands, he will pull them down, and not build them.

Wilt thou bring me forth, out of the net which they have hidden for me? For, thou, art my refuge.

By reason of all mine adversaries, have I become a reproach. Even to my neighbours, altogether, and a dread to mine acquaintance, - They who have seen me abroad, have fled from me:

For I have heard the whispering of many - A terror round about! When they have sat in conclave together against me, to take away my life, have they intrigued.

For this cause, will every man of lovingkindness pray unto thee, in time to obtain, - Surely, in the overflow of many waters, unto him, shall they not reach.

They looked unto him and were radiant, And, as for their faces, let them not be abashed.

Young lions, have come short, and suffered hunger, but, they who seek Yahweh, shall not lack any good thing.

They made outcry, and Yahweh heard, And, out of all their straits, hath he rescued them.

For, without cause, have they hid for me, in a ditch, their net, - Without cause, have they digged a pit for my life.

There rise up witnesses helping forward violence and wrong, What I know not, they demand of me:

They repay me evil for good, Bereaving my soul.

But, as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth, I humbled, with fasting, my soul, though, my prayer, unto mine own bosom, might return:

But, in mine overthrow, have they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together, - There gathered themselves together against me foolish men, and I knew it not, They have torn in pieces, and not been silent;

Amidst profane praters of perversion, have they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

For, no salvation, will they utter, - But, against the quiet of the land, deceitful things, do they devise;

Yea they have opened wide against me their mouth, They have said, Aha! Aha! our own eye, hath seen!

They abundantly relish the fatness of thy house, - And out of the full stream of thine own pleasures, thou givest them to drink.

For, like grass, soon shall they wither, and, like green herbage, shall they fade.

For, evil doers, shall be cut off, but, as for them who wait for Yahweh, they, shall inherit the earth.

They shall not be ashamed in the time of calamity, and, in the days of famine, shall they be filled.

For, the lawless, shall perish, and, the foes of Yahweh, be like the glory of the meadows, They have vanished! In smoke, have they vanished!

The righteous, shall inherit the earth, that they may settle down, to futurity, thereupon.

Thus hath Yahweh helped them, thus hath he delivered them, - He will deliver them from the lawless, and will save them, because they have sought refuge in him.

For, mine iniquities, have passed over my head, Like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me:

My wounds are of bad odour - they have festered, by reason of my folly:

My heart, fluttereth, my strength hath forsaken me, and, as for the light of mine eyes, even they, are not with me:

Yea they who are seeking my life, have laid snares, and they who are asking my harm, have threatened engulfing ruin, And, deceitful things - all day long, do they mutter.

For I said, Lest they rejoice over me! When my feet were tottering, against me, have they magnified themselves:

And, my foes, are alive - have become strong, - and multiplied are they who hate me for false cause:

Even they who are repaying evil for good, accuse me because I pursue the good.

Surely as a shadow, doth every man wander, Surely in vain, do they bustle about, he heapeth things up, and knoweth not who shall gather them in.

Mighty things, hast thou done - Thou, Yahweh my God, Thy wonderful doings and thy purposes to-wards us, There is no setting them in order unto thee - I would tell, and would speak! - They are too great to rehearse.

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!

Together - against me, do all who hate me whisper among themselves, Against me, devise they hurt for me.

With a crushing of my bones, have my adversaries reproached me, - While they keep saying unto me all the day, Where is thy God?

For, not by their own sword, gat they possession of the land, Nor did, their own arm, win victory for them, - But thine own right hand, and thine own arm, and the light of thy face, Because thou hadst accepted them.

Thou sufferest us to turn back from the adversary, And, they who hate us, have plundered at will:

They shall be brought, with rejoicings and exultation, - They shall enter into the palace of the king!

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

For it is seen that, the wise, die, Together with the dullard, and the brutish, do they perish, And leave, to others, their wealth:

Their, inward thought, is that their houses are for times age-biding, Their habitations, for generation after generation, - They give their own names unto lands!

But, a son of earth, though wealthy, cannot tarry, He hath made himself a by-word - Beasts, they resemble:

Like sheep - into hades, are they driven, Death shall shepherd them, - And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, Even their form, is to decay, Hades, is all that remaineth of a habitation for him.

For, though, his own self - while he lived, he used to bless, And they will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,

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

A son of earth though wealthy, who discerneth not, Hath made himself a by-word, Beasts, they resemble.

The impious hath said in his heart, There is no God! They have acted corruptly, They have wrought abominable perversity, There is none that doeth good: -

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

Are the workers of iniquity, without knowledge? Devouring my people, as they devour food? Upon God, have they not called.

There have they been in great dread where no dread was, Because, God, hath scattered the bones of thy besieger, - Thou hast put him to shame, Because, God, had, rejected, them.

For, aliens, have risen up against me, And, men of violence, have sought my life, They have not set God before them. Selah.

Because of the noise of the enemy, By reason of the oppression of the lawless one, For they would let trouble drop upon me, And, in anger, would they entrap me.

Day and night, they go round her, upon her walls, And, trouble and misery, are in her midst;

He hath completely redeemed my soul, out of the attack upon me, For, in multitudes, were they in conflict with me.

GOD will hear, Yea He will humble them who aforetime sat enthroned . Selah.With whom are no changings, Neither have they revered God.

Smoother than curds, were the words of his mouth, But, war, was in his heart, - Softer his words than oil, Yet, they, were drawn swords!

All the day, they wrest, my words, Against me, all their devices are for mischief;

They stir up strife - they lie hid, They, mark my steps, - Seeing they have waited for my life.