Wherefore have nations assembled in tumult? Or should, peoples, mutter an empty thing?

Now, therefore, ye kings, show your prudence, Be admonished, ye judges of earth:

Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish by the way, for soon might be kindled his anger, - How happy are all who seek refuge in him!

Yahweh! how have mine adversaries multiplied, Multitudes, are rising against me;

Be deeply moved, but do not sin, - Ponder in your own heart upon your bed, and be silent. Selah.

Sacrifice the sacrifices of righteousness; and put your trust in Yahweh.

Multitudes, are saying, Who will show us prosperity? Lift thou upon us the light of thy countenance, O Yahweh.

To my words, give ear, O Yahweh, Understand thou my softly murmured prayer:

That all may rejoice who seek refuge in thee, to times age-abiding, may shout in triumph, that thou wilt protect them, and they may leap for joy in thee who are lovers of thy Name.

Show me favour, O Yahweh, for languishing am I: Heal me, O Yahweh, - for dismayed are my bones:

If I have requited my friend with wrong, - or have oppressed mine adversary without need,

O Yahweh, our Lord! How majestic is thy Name, in all the earth, Who hast set thy splendour upon the heavens.

What was weak man, that thou shouldst make mention of him? or the son of the earthborn, that thou shouldst set him in charge?

O Yahweh, our Lord! How majestic is thy Name, in all the earth.

O enemy! complete are the desolations, evermore, - even cities, hast thou uprooted, The memory of, them, hath perished.

Appoint, O Yahweh, a terror for them, - Let the nations know that they are men. Selah.

His ways are firm at all times, On high, are thy righteous regulations, out of his sight, As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them:

With cursing, his mouth is full, and with deceptions and oppression, Under his tongue, are trouble and mischief:

He abideth in the lurking-place of villages, In the hiding-places, he murdereth the innocent, - His eyes, for the unfortunate, are on the watch:

The longing of the patient, thou hast heard, O Yahweh, Thou wilt establish their heart, Thou wilt make attentive thine ear:

For lo! the lawless, bend the bow They have fixed their arrow upon the string, To shoot in the darkness at the upright in heart:

When the pillars are overthrown, What could, a righteous man, do?

He will rain upon the lawless live-coals, Fire and brimstone and a burning wind, are the portion of their cup.

Them who say - With our tongue, will we prevail, our lips, are our own, who is our master?

The words of Yahweh, are words, that are pure, silver refined in a crucible of earth, purified seven times!

Are all the workers of iniquity, without knowledge? devouring my people as they devour food! Upon Yahweh, have they not called.

Oh that, out of Zion, were granted the salvation of Israel! When Yahweh bringeth back the captives of his people, Jacob, shall exult, Israel, be glad.

Hear, O Yahweh, the right, Attend to my loud cry, Give ear unto my prayer, on lips that would not deceive:

I, have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O GOD, - Incline thine ear unto me, Hear thou my speech:

As for our own goings, now, have they surrounded us, - Their eyes, they fix, bending to the earth:

From men who are thy hand, O Yahweh, From the men of this age, whose portion, is among the living, and, with thy treasure, thou fillest their bosom, - They must be satisfied with sons, And must leave their abundance to their children: -

Then did the earth shake and quake, Even, the foundations of the mountains, were deeply moved, Yea they did shake, because he was angry.

There went up smoke in his nostrils, and, a fire out of his mouth, devoured, Live coals, were kindled from it:

Then appeared the channels of waters, were uncovered the foundations of the world, - At thy rebuke O Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

He rescued me from my foe, in his might, and from them who hated me, because they were too strong for me:

For, all his regulations, were before me, and, his statutes, did I not put from me:

For, as for thee, an oppressed people, thou didst save, but, looks that were lofty, layedst thou low;

For who is a GOD, save Yahweh? And who is a Rock, save our God?

Teaching my hands to war, - so that a bow of bronze was bent by mine arms.

I pursued my foes, and overtook them, and returned not, till they were consumed:

I crushed them, and they were unable to rise, They fell under my feet.

At the hearing of the ear, they submitted to me, the sons of the foreigner, came cringing unto me:

The heavens, are telling the glory of GOD, And, the work of his hands, the expanse is declaring;

There is no speech, and there are no words, - Unheard is their voice!

The precepts of Yahweh, are right, Rejoicing the heart, The, commandment of Yahweh, is pure, Enlightening the eyes;

The, reverence of Yahweh, is clean, Enduring evermore, - The, decisions of Yahweh, are faithful, They are righteous, altogether:

More desirable, than gold, yea than much fine gold, Sweeter, also than honey, or than droppings from the comb.

Mistakes, who perceiveth? From things that are hidden, acquit me:

We will shout aloud in thy salvation, and, in the Name of our God, shall we become great, Yahweh fulfil all thy petitions.

These, by chariots, and, those, by horses, but, we, by the Name of Yahweh our God, will prevail.

In thee, trusted our fathers, They trusted, and thou didst deliver them;

Like water, am I poured out, and, put out of joint, are all my bones, - My heart, hath become, like wax, it is melted in the midst of my body;

The patient wronged-ones shall eat and be satisfied, They shall praise Yahweh, who are seekers of him, Let your heart live for aye.

Lift up, O ye gates, your heads, and lift yourselves up, ye age-abiding doors, That the king of glory may come in.

Who is the king of glory? Yahweh, strong and mighty, Yahweh, mighty in war.

Lift up, O ye gates, your heads, yea lift them up, ye age-abiding doors, That the king of glory may come in.

All the paths of Yahweh, are lovingkindness and faithfulness, to such as keep his covenant, and his testimonies.

Mine eyes, are continually unto Yahweh, - for, he, bringeth, out of the net, my feet.

Do not give me up unto the desire of mine adversaries, for there have risen up against me witnesses that are false, and he that fanneth up violence.

Do not drag me away - with the lawless, or with the workers of iniquity, - who speak peaceably with their neighbours, but, wrong, is in their heart.

Because they heed not The Deeds of Yahweh, or the Work of his hands, he will pull them down, and not build them.

O Yahweh! thou hast lifted, out of hades, my soul, Thou hast brought me back to life, from among those who were going down to the pit.

Incline unto me, thine ear, Speedily rescue me, - Become to me a Rock of refuge, a Place of security, For saving me.

For, consumed with sorrow, is my life, and my years with sighing, - My strength hath staggered with my humiliation, and, my bones, are without marrow.

In thy hand, are my times, Rescue me from the hand of my foes and from my pursuers!

Let false lips be made dumb, - which are speaking - against a righteous one - arrogantly, with pride and contempt.

Be strong, and let your heart be bold, all ye who are waiting for Yahweh.

By the word of Yahweh, the heavens were made, and, by the spirit of his mouth, all their host:

Lo! the eye of Yahweh, is toward them who revere him, unto such as are waiting for his lovingkindness:

Our own soul, hath waited for Yahweh, Our help and our shield, is he!

For, in him, shall our heart rejoice, For, in his holy Name, have we trusted.

They looked unto him and were radiant, And, as for their faces, let them not be abashed.

The eyes of Yahweh, are towards the righteous, And, his ears, towards their cry for help:

Many are the misfortunes of the righteous, But, out of them all, doth Yahweh rescue him.

Contend, O Yahweh, with them who contend with me, Make war upon them who make war upon me.

Let them be ashamed and confounded, who are seeking my life, - Let them turn back and be put to the blush, who are devising my hurt:

But, as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth, I humbled, with fasting, my soul, though, my prayer, unto mine own bosom, might return:

Let not them who are falsely my foes rejoice over me, As for them who hate me without cause, let them not wink the eye!

Yea they have opened wide against me their mouth, They have said, Aha! Aha! our own eye, hath seen!

Let them not say in their heart, Aha! to our mind! Let them not say, We have swallowed him up!

Let them turn pale, and then at once blush, who are rejoicing at my misfortune, - Let them be clothed with shame and confusion, who are magnifying themselves against me.

Let them shout in triumph and rejoice, who are desiring my justification; And let them say continually, Yahweh be magnified, Who hath taken pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

The words of his mouth, are iniquity and deceit, he hath left off to show discretion by doing well:

Thy righteousness, is like mighty mountains, and, thy just decrees, are a great resounding deep, - Man and beast, thou savest, O Yahweh!

Better the little of the righteous man, than the abundance of the lawless who are mighty;

For, such as are blessed of him, shall inherit the earth, But, the cursed of him, shall be cut off.

From Yahweh, are the steps of a man made firm, When, with his way, he is well pleased:

But, transgressors, are to be destroyed together, the hereafter of lawless men, is to be cut off.

For, mine iniquities, have passed over my head, Like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me:

My wounds are of bad odour - they have festered, by reason of my folly:

For, my loins, are filled with inflammation, and there is no soundness in my flesh:

My heart, fluttereth, my strength hath forsaken me, and, as for the light of mine eyes, even they, are not with me:

Yea they who are seeking my life, have laid snares, and they who are asking my harm, have threatened engulfing ruin, And, deceitful things - all day long, do they mutter.

Thus have I become as a man who cannot hear, in whose mouth are no arguments:

For I said, Lest they rejoice over me! When my feet were tottering, against me, have they magnified themselves:

And, my foes, are alive - have become strong, - and multiplied are they who hate me for false cause:

Even they who are repaying evil for good, accuse me because I pursue the good.

Lo! as hand-breadths, hast thou granted my days, and my life-time, is as nothing before thee, - Surely, a mere breath, are all men, even such as stand firm. Selah.

When, by rebukes for iniquity, thou hast corrected a man, Then hast thou consumed, as a moth, all that was delightful within him, Surely, a breath, are all men. Selah.

Hear my prayer, O Yahweh, And, unto my cry for help, give ear, At my tears, do not be silent, - For, a sojourner, am, I, with thee, A stranger, like all my fathers.