You make me happier than those who have abundant grain and wine.

Lord, lead me in your righteousness because of those who wait to ambush me, remove the obstacles in the way in which you are guiding me!

But may all who take shelter in you be happy! May they continually shout for joy! Shelter them so that those who are loyal to you may rejoice!

Your loyal followers trust in you, for you, Lord, do not abandon those who seek your help.

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 Lord approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence.

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.

Accomplish awesome, faithful deeds, you who powerfully deliver those who look to you for protection from their enemies.

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

For you deliver oppressed people, but you bring down those who have a proud look.

You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.

He delivers me from my enemies; you snatch me away from those who attack me; you rescue me from violent men.

Yes, your servant finds moral guidance there; those who obey them receive a rich reward.

You prevail over all your enemies; your power is too great for those who hate you.

Let the oppressed eat and be filled! Let those who seek his help praise the Lord! May you live forever!

All of the thriving people of the earth will join the celebration and worship; all those who are descending into the grave will bow before him, including those who cannot preserve their lives.

Certainly none who rely on you will be humiliated. Those who deal in treachery will be thwarted and humiliated.

The Lord always proves faithful and reliable to those who follow the demands of his covenant.

I do not associate with deceitful men, or consort with those who are dishonest.

Teach me how you want me to live; lead me along a level path because of those who wait to ambush me!

By David. To you, O Lord, I cry out! My protector, do not ignore me! If you do not respond to me, I will join those who are descending into the grave.

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!

O Lord, you pulled me up from Sheol; you rescued me from among those descending into the grave.

I hate those who serve worthless idols, but I trust in the Lord.

Because of all my enemies, people disdain me; my neighbors are appalled by my suffering -- those who know me are horrified by my condition; those who see me in the street run away from me.

You determine my destiny! Rescue me from the power of my enemies and those who chase me.

How great is your favor, which you store up for your loyal followers! In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter in you.

Love the Lord, all you faithful followers of his! The Lord protects those who have integrity, but he pays back in full the one who acts arrogantly.

You are my hiding place; you protect me from distress. You surround me with shouts of joy from those celebrating deliverance. (Selah)

A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory; despite its great strength, it cannot deliver.

Look, the Lord takes notice of his loyal followers, those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness

Those who look to him for help are happy; their faces are not ashamed.

Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

The Lord is near the brokenhearted; he delivers those who are discouraged.

Evil people self-destruct; those who hate the godly are punished.

By David. O Lord, fight those who fight with me! Attack those who attack me!

Use your spear and lance against those who chase me! Assure me with these words: "I am your deliverer!"

May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated! May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

With all my strength I will say, "O Lord, who can compare to you? You rescue the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them."

Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes!

For they do not try to make peace with others, but plan ways to deceive those who are unsuspecting.

May those who want to harm me be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who arrogantly taunt me be covered with shame and humiliation!

May those who desire my vindication shout for joy and rejoice! May they continually say, "May the Lord be praised, for he wants his servant to be secure."

Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land.

Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

Surely those favored by the Lord will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out.

Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.

But those who are my enemies for no reason are numerous; those who hate me without cause outnumber me.

Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.

May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

May those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!" be humiliated and disgraced!

May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, "May the Lord be praised!"

For you deliver us from our enemies; you humiliate those who hate us.

You made us retreat from the enemy. Those who hate us take whatever they want from us.

You made us an object of disdain to our neighbors; those who live on our borders taunt and insult us.

This is the destiny of fools, and of those who approve of their philosophy. (Selah)

He says: "Assemble my covenant people before me, those who ratified a covenant with me by sacrifice!"

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 God.

They are absolutely terrified, even by things that do not normally cause fear. For God annihilates those who attack you. You are able to humiliate them because God has rejected them.

Look, God is my deliverer! The Lord is among those who support me.

May those who wait to ambush me be repaid for their evil! As a demonstration of your faithfulness, destroy them!

He will rescue me and protect me from those who attack me, even though they greatly outnumber me.

Those who anticipate my defeat attack me all day long. Indeed, many are fighting against me, O Exalted One.

I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when Saul sent men to surround his house and murder him. Deliver me from my enemies, my God! Protect me from those who attack me!

But the king will rejoice in God; everyone who takes oaths in his name will boast, for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up.

You answer our prayers by performing awesome acts of deliverance, O God, our savior. All the ends of the earth trust in you, as well as those living across the wide seas.

Even those living in the most remote areas are awestruck by your acts; you cause those living in the east and west to praise you.

Then those living on earth will know what you are like; all nations will know how you deliver your people.

God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes; he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity. But sinful rebels live in the desert.

Indeed God strikes the heads of his enemies, the hairy foreheads of those who persist in rebellion.

Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me. They make me repay what I did not steal!

Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you.

Those who sit at the city gate gossip about me; drunkards mock me in their songs.

Rescue me from the mud! Don't let me sink! Deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep water!

For they harass the one whom you discipline; they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish.

The descendants of his servants will inherit it, and those who are loyal to him will live in it.

May those who are trying to take my life be embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

May those who say, "Aha! Aha!" be driven back and disgraced!

May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, "May God be praised!"

For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.

May my accusers be humiliated and defeated! May those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace!

Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power.

All day long my tongue will also tell about your justice, for those who want to harm me will be embarrassed and ashamed.

A psalm by Asaph. Certainly God is good to Israel, and to those whose motives are pure!

For I envied those who are proud, as I observed the prosperity of the wicked.

Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like, those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer.

Yes, look! Those far from you die; you destroy everyone who is unfaithful to you.

Do not disregard what your enemies say, or the unceasing shouts of those who defy you.

Make vows to the Lord your God and repay them! Let all those who surround him bring tribute to the awesome one!

We have become an object of disdain to our neighbors; those who live on our borders taunt and insult us.

Listen to the painful cries of the prisoners! Use your great strength to set free those condemned to die!

(May those who hate the Lord cower in fear before him! May they be permanently humiliated!)

For look, your enemies are making a commotion; those who hate you are hostile.

How blessed are those who live in your temple and praise you continually! (Selah)

How blessed are those who find their strength in you, and long to travel the roads that lead to your temple!

For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.

O Lord who rules over all, how blessed are those who trust in you!

Show me evidence of your favor! Then those who hate me will see it and be ashamed, for you, O Lord, will help me and comfort me.

They treat me like those who descend into the grave. I am like a helpless man,