But as for me, justified, I will behold your face; when I awake, your presence will satisfy me. To the Director: By the servant of the LORD, David, who spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

He is the one who gives victories to his king; who shows gracious love to his anointed, to David and his seed forever. To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

LORD, may your gracious love be upon us, even as we hope in you. By David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away. So David left.

My tongue will declare your righteousness and praise you all day long. To the Director: By the servant of the LORD, David.

Then you will be pleased with right sacrifices, with burnt offerings, and with whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar. To the Director: A Davidic instruction about Doeg, the Edomite, when he went to Saul and told him, "David went to the house of Abimelech."

Would that Israel's deliverance come out of Zion! When God restores the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice and Israel will be glad. To the Director: With stringed instruments. A Davidic instruction, when the Ziphites came and told Saul, "David is hiding among us, is he not?"

Through God we will fight valiantly; and it is he who will crush our enemies. To the Director: A composition by David for stringed instruments.

The righteous rejoiced in the LORD, because they had fled to him for refuge. Let all the upright in heart exult. To the Director: A song. Lyrics by David.

God, you taught me from my youth, so I am still declaring your awesome deeds.

This ends the prayers of Jesse's son David. A song of Asaph.

Then he chose his servant David, whom he took from the sheepfold.

David shepherded them with a devoted heart, and led them with skillful hands. A Psalm of Asaph

I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have made a promise to David, my servant.

I have found my servant David; I have anointed him with my sacred oil,

I have sworn by my holiness once for all: I will not lie to David.

Where is your gracious love of old, Lord, that in your faithfulness you promised to David?

All the nations surrounded me; but in the name of the LORD I will defeat them.

They surrounded me, they are around me; but in the name of the LORD I will defeat them.

They surrounded me like bees; but they will be extinguished like burning thorns. In the name of the LORD I will defeat them.

For thrones are established there for judgment, thrones of the house of David.

May they become like a tuft of grass on a roof top, that withers before it takes root

LORD, remember in David's favor all of his troubles;

For the sake of your servant David, don't turn away the face of your anointed one.

The LORD made an oath to David from which he will not retreat: "One of your sons I will set in place on your throne.

There I will create a power base for David I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.

to you who gives victory to kings, rescuing his servant David from cruel swords.