Blessed is the man who does not walk in the advice of [the] wicked; nor does he stand in [the] way of sinners; nor does he sit in [the] assembly of mockers.

Instead, in the law of Yahweh [is] his delight, and on his law he meditates day and night.

And so, he is like a tree planted by streams of water that gives its fruit in its season; its leaf also does not wither. Therefore all that he does prospers.

Therefore [the] wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of [the] righteous;

Why are nations in tumult, and countries plotting in vain?

[He who] sits [enthroned] in the heavens laughs. The Lord derides them.

Then he speaks to them in his wrath, and in his fury he terrifies them:

"But as for me, I have set my king on Zion, my holy mountain."

You will break them with an iron rod. Like a potter's vessel you will shatter them."

Kiss the Son lest he be angry and you perish [on the] way, for his anger burns quickly. Blessed are all [who] take refuge in him.

But you, Yahweh, [are] a shield around me, my glory and the one who lifts up my head.

Rise up, O Yahweh; deliver me, O my God; for you strike all my enemies [on the] cheek. [The] teeth of [the] wicked you break.

When I call, answer me, O God of my righteousness. In trouble {deliver me}. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

But know that Yahweh has set apart for himself [the] faithful one. Yahweh hears when I call to him.

Be disturbed but do not sin. Commune in your heart on your bed and be silent. Selah

Offer correct sacrifices, and {trust in} Yahweh.

You have put gladness in my heart more than {when} their grain and their wine abound.

In peace I will lie down and sleep {at once}, for you alone, O Yahweh, make me dwell safely.

O Yahweh, in [the] morning you will hear my voice. In [the] morning I will set forth [my case] to you and I will watch.

{But as for me}, through the abundance of your steadfast love I will enter your house. I will bow down toward {your holy temple} in awe [of] you.

O Yahweh, lead me in your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight before me your way.

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.

But let all who take shelter in you rejoice. Let them ever sing for joy, {because} you spread protection over them; And let those [who] love your name exult in you.

O Yahweh, do not rebuke me in your anger, and do not discipline me in your wrath.

For there is no remembrance of you in death. In Sheol, who will give thanks to you?

O Yahweh, my God, in you I have taken refuge. Save me from all [who] pursue me, and deliver me.

O Yahweh, my God, if I have done this, if there is wrong in my hands,

let the enemy of my soul pursue, and overtake and trample my life into the ground, and lay my honor in the dust. Selah

Rise up, O Yahweh, in your anger, and lift yourself up against the wrath of my oppressors, and awake for me, since you have commanded judgment.

And let [the] assembly of peoples surround you, and over it return on high.

Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish [the] righteous, and test the hearts and innermost being, O righteous God.

He makes a pit and digs it out, then falls in [the] trap he has made.

His trouble comes back on his head, and his violence comes down on his skull.

Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic [is] your name in all the earth, who put your splendor above the heavens.

From the mouth of children and infants you have founded strength on account of your enemies, to silence [the] enemy and [the] avenger.

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, [the] moon and [the] stars which you set in place--

Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic [is] your name in all of the earth!

I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing [the praise of] your name, O Most High.

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

For you have maintained my just cause; you have sat on [the] throne judging correctly.

The enemies are destroyed [in] ruins forever, and you have uprooted [their] cities; their very memory has perished.

And Yahweh will be a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of distress.

And those who know your name will trust in you, for you do not forsake those [who] seek you, O Yahweh.

Sing [praises] to Yahweh [who] sits [enthroned] in Zion. Tell his deeds among the peoples,

so that I may tell of all your praises. In the gates of the daughter of Zion let me rejoice in your salvation.

[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 [the] wicked boasts about the desire of his {heart}, and [the] one greedy for gain curses [and] treats Yahweh with contempt.

{With bald-faced pride} [the] wicked will not seek [God]. There is no God in any of his thoughts.

He says in his heart, "I shall not be moved {throughout all generations}, [during] which [I will have] no trouble."

He sits in ambush in villages; in the hiding places he kills [the] innocent. His eyes {lurk} for [the] helpless.

He lies in ambush {secretly,} like a lion in a thicket. He lies in ambush to seize [the] poor; he seizes [the] poor by catching him in his net.

He says in his heart, "God has forgotten. He has hidden his face. He never sees."

Why does the wicked treat God with contempt? He says in his heart, "You will not call [me] to account."

In Yahweh I have taken refuge; how can you say to my soul, "Flee to your mountain [like] a bird"?

When the foundations are destroyed what can [the] righteous do?

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

He will rain coals on [the] wicked. Burning sulfur and scorching wind [will be] the portion of their cup.

[those] who say, "With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips [are] on our side. Who [is] master over us?"

"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 words of Yahweh [are] pure words [like] silver refined in the crucible on the ground, refined seven times.

[The] wicked prowl about when vileness [is] exalted among [the] children of humankind.

How long must I take counsel in my soul, [and] sorrow in my heart [all the] day? How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

But as for me, I have trusted in your steadfast love. My heart will rejoice in your deliverance.

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

Yahweh looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind to see whether there is one who has insight, one who cares about God.

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.

{Oh that from Zion} [would come] salvation [for] Israel! When Yahweh returns the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be happy.

O Yahweh, who may reside in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy mountain?

He who walks blamelessly and does what is right. He who speaks honestly in his heart.

In his eyes a rejected one [is] contemptible, but he honors those who respect Yahweh. He takes an oath to [his own] injury and does not retract it.

Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you.

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

Those [who] hurry [after] another [god] increase their sorrows. I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, nor take up their names on my lips.

[The] measuring lines have fallen for me in pleasant places. Yes, [my] inheritance is delightful for me.

Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices. Yes, my body will dwell in safety,

for you will not abandon my soul to Sheol; you will not give your faithful one to see [the] grave.

You will make known to me [the] path of life. In your presence [is] fullness of joy. At your right hand [are] pleasures forever.

[I have] held my steps in your path My feet will not slip.

As for me, I have called on you because you will answer me, O God. Incline your ear to me. Hear my words.

Keep me as {the apple of your eye}. Hide me in the shadow of your wings

{He is like} a lion; he longs to tear apart, and like a strong lion crouching in hiding places.

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.

[By contrast,] I in righteousness shall see your face. Upon awakening I will be satisfied [seeing] your form.

Yahweh [is] my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I have taken refuge, my shield and the horn of my deliverance, my stronghold.

In my trouble I called on Yahweh, and to my God I cried for help. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help came up before his presence into his ears.

And he mounted a cherub and flew, and he swooped down on wings of wind.

He reached from on high; he seized me. He drew me from many waters.

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

So he brought me out to a spacious place. He delivered me because he delighted in me.

Therefore Yahweh has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

This God--his way [is] blameless. The word of Yahweh [is] flawless. He [is] a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

he made my feet like the deer's, and on my high places he makes me stand.

And I ground them like dust {in the wind}, I emptied them out like mud of [the] streets.

the one who makes great victories for his king, and [who] shows loyal love for his anointed, to David and to his descendants forever.

[Yet] in all [the] world their line goes out, and their words to [the] end of [the] world. In them he has pitched a tent for the sun,

Its rising [is] from [one] end of the heavens and its circuit to the [other] end of them; and nothing [is] hidden from its heat.

more desirable than gold, even much fine gold; and sweeter than honey, even honey [in the] comb.