You destroy those who speak falsehood;
The Lord abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

But let all who take refuge in You be glad,
Let them ever sing for joy;
And may You shelter them,
That those who love Your name may exult in You.

A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjamite.
O Lord my God, in You I have taken refuge;
Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,

And those who know Your name will put their trust in You,
For You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

Be gracious to me, O Lord;
See my affliction from those who hate me,
You who lift me up from the gates of death,

In whose eyes a reprobate is despised,
But who honors those who fear the Lord;
He swears to his own hurt and does not change;

The sorrows of those who have bartered for another god will be multiplied;
I shall not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
Nor will I take their names upon my lips.

Wondrously show Your lovingkindness,
O Savior of those who take refuge at Your right hand
From those who rise up against them.

He delivered me from my strong enemy,
And from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

For You have girded me with strength for battle;
You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me,
And I destroyed those who hated me.

He delivers me from my enemies;
Surely You lift me above those who rise up against me;
You rescue me from the violent man.

Your hand will find out all your enemies;
Your right hand will find out those who hate you.

From You comes my praise in the great assembly;
I shall pay my vows before those who fear Him.

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will praise the Lord.
Let your heart live forever!

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

A Psalm of David.
The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains,
The world, and those who dwell in it.

This is the generation of those who seek Him,
Who seek Your face—even Jacob. Selah.

Indeed, none of those who wait for You will be ashamed;
Those who deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.

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

The secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him,
And He will make them know His covenant.

A Psalm of David.
To You, O Lord, I call;
My rock, do not be deaf to me,
For if You are silent to me,
I will become like those who go down to the pit.

Do not drag me away with the wicked
And with those who work iniquity,
Who speak peace with their neighbors,
While evil is in their hearts.

I hate those who regard vain idols,
But I trust in the Lord.

Because of all my adversaries, I have become a reproach,
Especially to my neighbors,
And an object of dread to my acquaintances;
Those who see me in the street flee from me.

My times are in Your hand;
Deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me.

How great is Your goodness,
Which You have stored up for those who fear You,
Which You have wrought for those who take refuge in You,
Before the sons of men!

Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,
On those who hope for His lovingkindness,

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.

O fear the Lord, you His saints;
For to those who fear Him there is no want.

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
And saves those who are crushed in spirit.

Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

The Lord redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.

A Psalm of David.
Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me;
Fight against those who fight against me.

Draw also the spear and the battle-axe to meet those who pursue me;
Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”

Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life;
Let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.

Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me;
Nor let those who hate me without cause wink maliciously.

For they do not speak peace,
But they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

Let those be ashamed and humiliated altogether who rejoice at my distress;
Let those be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves over me.

O continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You,
And Your righteousness to the upright in heart.

For evildoers will be cut off,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.

The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow
To cast down the afflicted and the needy,
To slay those who are upright in conduct.

For those blessed by Him will inherit the land,
But those cursed by Him will be cut off.

Those who seek my life lay snares for me;
And those who seek to injure me have threatened destruction,
And they devise treachery all day long.

But my enemies are vigorous and strong,
And many are those who hate me wrongfully.

And those who repay evil for good,
They oppose me, because I follow what is good.

How blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust,
And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.

Let those be ashamed and humiliated together
Who seek my life to destroy it;
Let those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight in my hurt.

Let those be appalled because of their shame
Who say to me, “Aha, aha!”

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
Let those who love Your salvation say continually,
“The Lord be magnified!”

Through You we will push back our adversaries;
Through Your name we will trample down those who rise up against us.

But You have saved us from our adversaries,
And You have put to shame those who hate us.

You cause us to turn back from the adversary;
And those who hate us have taken spoil for themselves.

You make us a reproach to our neighbors,
A scoffing and a derision to those around us.

Even those who trust in their wealth
And boast in the abundance of their riches?

This is the way of those who are foolish,
And of those after them who approve their words. Selah.

“Gather My godly ones to Me,
Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”

He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him;
He has violated his covenant.

My soul is among lions;
I must lie among those who breathe forth fire,
Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows
And their tongue a sharp sword.

For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A Mikhtam of David, when Saul sent men and they watched the house in order to kill him.
Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
Set me securely on high away from those who rise up against me.

Deliver me from those who do iniquity
And save me from men of bloodshed.

You have given a banner to those who fear You,
That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

For You have heard my vows, O God;
You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name.

But those who seek my life to destroy it,
Will go into the depths of the earth.

But the king will rejoice in God;
Everyone who swears by Him will glory,
For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.

Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers,
From the tumult of those who do iniquity,

For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.
Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered,
And let those who hate Him flee before Him.

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

May those who wait for You not be ashamed through me, O Lord God of hosts;
May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,

For zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

Those who sit in the gate talk about me,
And I am the song of the drunkards.

For they have persecuted him whom You Yourself have smitten,
And they tell of the pain of those whom You have wounded.

The descendants of His servants will inherit it,
And those who love His name will dwell in it.

Let those be ashamed and humiliated
Who seek my life;
Let those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight in my hurt.

Let those be turned back because of their shame
Who say, “Aha, aha!”

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
And let those who love Your salvation say continually,
“Let God be magnified.”

For my enemies have spoken against me;
And those who watch for my life have consulted together,

Let those who are adversaries of my soul be ashamed and consumed;
Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor, who seek to injure me.

May there be abundance of grain in the earth on top of the mountains;
Its fruit will wave like the cedars of Lebanon;
And may those from the city flourish like vegetation of the earth.

A Psalm of Asaph.
Surely God is good to Israel,
To those who are pure in heart!

For, behold, those who are far from You will perish;
You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You.

Do not forget the voice of Your adversaries,
The uproar of those who rise against You which ascends continually.

We have become a reproach to our neighbors,
A scoffing and derision to those around us.

Let the groaning of the prisoner come before You;
According to the greatness of Your power preserve those who are doomed to die.

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

For behold, Your enemies make an uproar,
And those who hate You have exalted themselves.

How blessed are those who dwell in Your house!
They are ever praising You. Selah.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord gives grace and glory;
No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him,
That glory may dwell in our land.

Show me a sign for good,
That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed,
Because You, O Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

“I shall mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me;
Behold, Philistia and Tyre with Ethiopia:
‘This one was born there.’”

Then those who sing as well as those who play the flutes shall say,
“All my springs of joy are in you.”

I am reckoned among those who go down to the pit;
I have become like a man without strength,

A God greatly feared in the council of the holy ones,
And awesome above all those who are around Him?

“But I shall crush his adversaries before him,
And strike those who hate him.

Who will stand up for me against evildoers?
Who will take his stand for me against those who do wickedness?

Let all those be ashamed who serve graven images,
Who boast themselves of idols;
Worship Him, all you gods.

Let the sea roar and all it contains,
The world and those who dwell in it.

Moses and Aaron were among His priests,
And Samuel was among those who called on His name;
They called upon the Lord and He answered them.

I will set no worthless thing before my eyes;
I hate the work of those who fall away;
It shall not fasten its grip on me.