Not so the wicked. Instead, [they are] like the chaff that [the] wind scatters.

For there is not [anything] reliable in his mouth; their inner part [is] destruction. Their throat is an open grave; [with] their tongue they speak deceit.

Treat them as guilty, O God; let them fall because of their plans. Because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against you.

All my enemies shall be ashamed and shall be very terrified. They shall turn back; they shall suddenly be ashamed.

When my enemies turn back, they will stumble and perish because of your presence.

[The] nations have fallen in [the] pit [that] they made; their foot is caught in [the] net that they hid.

O Yahweh, put them in fear. Let [the] nations know they [are merely] human. Selah

In arrogance [the] wicked persecutes [the] poor. Let them be caught in [the] schemes that they devised,

For look: The wicked {string the bow}. They have fitted their arrow to [the] string, to shoot from [the] darkness at the upright of heart.

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

They speak falseness {to each other}. [With] flattering lips, [with] {a double heart} they speak.

"Because of [the] oppression of [the] afflicted, because of [the] groaning of [the] poor, now I will rise up," Yahweh says. "I shall put [them] in [the] safety [for which] they long."

[The] fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They do abominable deeds. There is none who does good.

All have gone astray; they are altogether corrupt. There is not one who does good; there is not even one.

All who do evil--do they not know, [they] who eat my people [as though] they were eating bread? They do not call on Yahweh.

There {they are very fearful} because God [is] with [the] generation of [the] righteous.

With regard to [the] saints who [are] in the land, they [are the] noble ones in [whom is] all my desire.

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

They have shut off their calloused [heart]; [with] their mouth they speak arrogantly.

Now they surround us at our [every] step. They {intend} {to pin} [me] to the ground.

from men by your hand, O Yahweh, from men of [this] world. Their share [is] in {this life}, and you fill their stomach [with] your treasure. They are satisfied [with] children. They bequeath their excess to their children.

Then the earth shook and quaked, and [the] foundations of [the] mountains trembled, and they staggered because he was angry.

He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from [those who] hated me because they were stronger than I.

They confronted me on the day of disaster, but Yahweh was my support.

I chased my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were finished [off].

I struck them and they were not able to stand up; they fell under my feet.

They cried out but there was no rescuer, [even] to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.

as soon as {they heard}, they obeyed me. [The] children of a foreign land feigned obedience before me.

[The] children of a foreign land {lost heart}, and they came trembling from their strongholds.

{Every day} [they] pour forth speech, and {every night} [they] tell knowledge.

The fear of Yahweh [is] pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of Yahweh [are] true; they are righteous altogether,

They will collapse and fall, and we will rise and stand firm.

Though they have {plotted} evil against you, [though] they have planned a scheme, they will not prevail.

Our ancestors trusted you; they trusted and you delivered them.

They cried to you and were saved; they trusted you and were not ashamed.

All [who] see me mock me. They open wide [their] lips; they shake [the] head, [saying]:

They open their mouth against me [like] a lion tearing and roaring.

Because dogs have surrounded me; a gang of evildoers has encircled me. Like the lion [they are at] my hands and my feet.

I can count all my bones; they gaze, they look at me.

They divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.

They will come and tell his saving [deeds] to a people [yet] to be born, that he has done [it].

Even when I walk in a dark valley, I fear no evil because you [are] with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me

Remember your compassion, O Yahweh, and your acts of loyal love, because they [are] from of old.

Consider that my enemies are many, and they hate me [with] violent hatred.

When evildoers drew near against me to eat my flesh-- my adversaries and my enemies [who drew near] to me-- they themselves stumbled and fell.

Because they do not regard the works of Yahweh, nor the work of his hands, he will destroy them and not rebuild them.

Bring me out of [the] net that they have secretly set for me, for you [are] my refuge.

For I hear [the] rumor of many, "Terror on every side!" When conspiring together against me, they have plotted to take my life.

Therefore let all [the] faithful pray to you at [the] time [for] finding [you]. Surely at [the] flood of many waters they will not reach him.

They looked to him and were radiant, and their faces shall not be ashamed.

They cry out and Yahweh hears and delivers them from all [of] their troubles.

For without cause they secretly hide the pit with their net for me; without cause they dug [it] for my life.

Violent witnesses rise up; they ask me [concerning] what I do not know.

They repay me evil in place of good. [It is] bereavement to my soul.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing [was] sackcloth. I weakened my soul with fasting, and my prayer {returned to me unanswered}.

But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered together; smiters whom I did not know gathered against me. They tore and did not cease.

Among [the] ungodly of the mockers at feasts, [they] gnashed at me with their teeth.

For they do not speak peace, but against [the] quiet [ones] of [the] land they plan deceitful words.

They also made wide their mouths against me. They said, "Aha! Aha! Our eyes have seen [it]."

They are refreshed with the {fullness} of your house, and you give them drink [from] the river of your delights.

There doers of evil have fallen; they are thrust down and not able to rise.

For like the grass they will dry up quickly, and like green vegetation they will wither.

For evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh-- they will possess [the] land.

But [the] afflicted will possess [the] land, and they will take pleasure in an abundance of peace.

They will not be put to shame in distressing times, and in [the] days of famine they will be satisfied.

But [the] wicked will perish, and the enemies of Yahweh [will be] like [the] splendor of [the] pastures. They vanish; in smoke they vanish.

For Yahweh loves justice and will not forsake his faithful ones. They are protected forever. But [the] children of [the] wicked will be cut off.

And Yahweh helps them and he rescues them. He rescues them from [the] wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.

For my iniquities have passed over my head; like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

My wounds start to stink; they rot because of my foolishness.

Those who seek my life lay snares as well, and those intent on my harm speak threats. They also plot deceit all day.

For I said, "[Help,] lest they rejoice over me, [lest] they boast against me when my foot slips."

Surely a man walks about as a [mere] {shadow}; surely in vain they bustle about. He heaps up [possessions] but does not know who [will] gather them [in].

Many things, O Yahweh my God, you have done-- your wonderful deeds and your thoughts toward us. There is none to compare with you. If I [tried to] proclaim and tell [of them], they would be too numerous to count.

For evils without number have encompassed me. My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails me.

All who hate me speak together against me. Against me they assume the {worst} for me:

My tears have been my food day and night, while [they] say to me all day [long], "Where [is] your God?"

[As] with a shattering in my bones my oppressors taunt me, while they say to me {all day}, "Where [is] your God?"

Send your light and your truth; they shall lead me. They shall bring me to {your holy mountain} and to your dwelling places.

For not with their sword did they possess [the] land, and their arm did not give them victory. Rather [it was] your right hand and your arm and the light of your presence, because you delighted in them.

They are led with joy and gladness. They enter [the] palace of [the] king.

For see, the kings assembled; they advanced together.

{They themselves saw} [it], so they were astonished. They were terrified; they ran off.

For he sees [that] the wise die, together [with the] fool and brute they perish, and leave their wealth to the next [generation].

Within them [they think] their houses [are] forever, their dwelling places from generation to generation. They {name} [their] lands by their [own] names.

Like sheep they are destined to Sheol; death will shepherd them. But the upright will rule over them in the morning, and their forms [will be for] Sheol to consume, [far from] his lofty abode.

it will go to the generation of his fathers. Never will they see light.

[The] fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt and they have done abominable iniquity. There is none who does good.

{All of them} have turned back. They are altogether corrupt. There is none who does good; there is not even one.

Do not evildoers know, [they] who eat my people [as though] they were eating bread? They do not call on God.

There {they are very fearful} [where] no fear had been, because God has scattered the bones of him who encamps [against] you. You have put [them] to shame, because God has rejected them.

For foreigners have risen against me, and ruthless [men] seek my life. They have not set God before them. Selah

because of [the] voice [of] an enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked, because they bring down evil on me, and in anger they hold a grudge [against] me.

Day and night they go around it on its walls, and iniquity and trouble [are] in its midst.

Let death deceive them. May they descend to Sheol alive, because evil [is] in their home [and] {heart}.

God will hear and answer them, [he] who [is] enthroned from of old, Selah Because they do not change, and they do not fear God.

The {buttery words} of his mouth were smooth, but [there was] battle in his heart. His words were smoother than oil, but they [were] drawn swords.

All day they twist my words; all their thoughts [are] against me for evil.

They attack, they hide, they watch my {steps}, as they [lie in] wait for my life.

Because of iniquity will they escape? In anger cast down [the] peoples, O God.