Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.

Pay homage to the Son or He will be angry
and you will perish in your rebellion,
for His anger may ignite at any moment.
All those who take refuge in Him are happy.

How long, exalted men, will my honor be insulted?
How long will you love what is worthless
and pursue a lie?Selah

At daybreak, Lord, You hear my voice;
at daybreak I plead my case to You and watch expectantly.

For there is nothing reliable in what they say;
destruction is within them;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongues.

Punish them, God;
let them fall by their own schemes.
Drive them out because of their many crimes,
for they rebel against You.

if I have done harm to one at peace with me
or have plundered my adversary without cause,

Let the assembly of peoples gather around You;
take Your seat on high over it.

If anyone does not repent,
God will sharpen His sword;
He has strung His bow and made it ready.

He dug a pit and hollowed it out
but fell into the hole he had made.

what is man that You remember him,
the son of man that You look after him?

Be gracious to me, Lord;
consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me.
Lift me up from the gates of death,

His ways are always secure;
Your lofty judgments are beyond his sight;
he scoffs at all his adversaries.

But You Yourself have seen trouble and grief,
observing it in order to take the matter into Your hands.
The helpless entrusts himself to You;
You are a helper of the fatherless.

Break the arm of the wicked and evil person;
call his wickedness into account
until nothing remains of it.

For look, the wicked string the bow;
they put the arrow on the bowstring
to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

When the foundations are destroyed,
what can the righteous do?”

“Because of the oppression of the afflicted
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord.
“I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.”

The wicked wander everywhere,
and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.

who does not lend his money at interest
or take a bribe against the innocent—
the one who does these things will never be moved.

The sorrows of those who take another god
for themselves will multiply;
I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
and I will not speak their names with my lips.

I will praise the Lord who counsels me—
even at night my conscience instructs me.

I keep the Lord in mind always.
Because He is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.

Let my vindication come from You,
for You see what is right.

Concerning what people do:
by the word of Your lips
I have avoided the ways of the violent.

I call on You, God,
because You will answer me;
listen closely to me; hear what I say.

With Your hand, Lord, save me from men,
from men of the world
whose portion is in this life:
You fill their bellies with what You have in store;
their sons are satisfied,
and they leave their surplus to their children.

Smoke rose from His nostrils,
and consuming fire came from His mouth;
coals were set ablaze by it.

The depths of the sea became visible,
the foundations of the world were exposed,
at Your rebuke, Lord,
at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

He reached down from heaven
and took hold of me;
He pulled me out of deep waters.

He brought me out to a spacious place;
He rescued me because He delighted in me.

I pursue my enemies and overtake them;
I do not turn back until they are wiped out.

Day after day they pour out speech;
night after night they communicate knowledge.

Their message has gone out to all the earth,
and their words to the ends of the world.

In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun.

It is like a groom coming from the bridal chamber;
it rejoices like an athlete running a course.

It rises from one end of the heavens
and circles to their other end;
nothing is hidden from its heat.

May He give you what your heart desires
and fulfill your whole purpose.

Let us shout for joy at your victory
and lift the banner in the name of our God.
May Yahweh fulfill all your requests.

He asked You for life, and You gave it to him—
length of days forever and ever.

Instead, you will put them to flight
when you aim your bow at their faces.

My God, I cry by day, but You do not answer,
by night, yet I have no rest.

You took me from the womb,
making me secure while at my mother’s breast.

I was given over to You at birth;
You have been my God from my mother’s womb.

I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are disjointed;
my heart is like wax,
melting within me.

I can count all my bones;
people look and stare at me.

The humble will eat and be satisfied;
those who seek the Lord will praise Him.
May your hearts live forever!

All who prosper on earth will eat and bow down;
all those who go down to the dust
will kneel before Him—
even the one who cannot preserve his life.

They will come and tell a people yet to be born
about His righteousness—
what He has done.

A Davidic psalm.The earth and everything in it,
the world and its inhabitants,
belong to the Lord;

for He laid its foundation on the seas
and established it on the rivers.

The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who has not set his mind on what is false,
and who has not sworn deceitfully.

Guide me in Your truth and teach me,
for You are the God of my salvation;
I wait for You all day long.

He leads the humble in what is right
and teaches them His way.

Because of Your name, Yahweh,
forgive my sin, for it is great.

My eyes are always on the Lord,
for He will pull my feet out of the net.

The distresses of my heart increase;
bring me out of my sufferings.

May integrity and what is right
watch over me,
for I wait for You.

Though an army deploys against me,
my heart is not afraid;
though a war breaks out against me,
still I am confident.

I have asked one thing from the Lord;
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
gazing on the beauty of the Lord
and seeking Him in His temple.

Wait for the Lord;
be strong and courageous.
Wait for the Lord.

Repay them according to what they have done—
according to the evil of their deeds.
Repay them according to the work of their hands;
give them back what they deserve.

Because they do not consider
what the Lord has done
or the work of His hands,
He will tear them down and not rebuild them.

The Lord sat enthroned at the flood;
the Lord sits enthroned, King forever.

“What gain is there in my death,
if I go down to the Pit?
Will the dust praise You?
Will it proclaim Your truth?

Be gracious to me, Lord,
because I am in distress;
my eyes are worn out from angry sorrow—
my whole being as well.

Therefore let everyone who is faithful pray to You
at a time that You may be found.
When great floodwaters come,
they will not reach him.

Do not be like a horse or mule,
without understanding,
that must be controlled with bit and bridle
or else it will not come near you.

For He spoke, and it came into being;
He commanded, and it came into existence.

The horse is a false hope for safety;
it provides no escape by its great power.

We wait for Yahweh;
He is our help and shield.

Concerning David, when he pretended to be insane in the presence of Abimelech, who drove him out, and he departed.I will praise the Lord at all times;
His praise will always be on my lips.

Who is the man who delights in life,
loving a long life to enjoy what is good?

Turn away from evil and do what is good;
seek peace and pursue it.

The face of the Lord is set
against those who do what is evil,
to erase all memory of them from the earth.

The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears,
and delivers them from all their troubles.

Take Your shields—large and small—
and come to my aid.

Let ruin come on him unexpectedly,
and let the net that he hid ensnare him;
let him fall into it—to his ruin.

Yet when they were sick,
my clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled myself with fasting,
and my prayer was genuine.

But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
they gathered against me.
Assailants I did not know
tore at me and did not stop.

With godless mockery
they gnashed their teeth at me.

Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me;
do not let those who hate me without cause
look at me maliciously.

They open their mouths wide against me and say,
“Aha, aha! We saw it!”

You saw it, Lord; do not be silent.
Lord, do not be far from me.

Do not let them say in their hearts,
“Aha! Just what we wanted.”
Do not let them say,
“We have swallowed him up!”

Let those who rejoice at my misfortune
be disgraced and humiliated;
let those who exalt themselves over me
be clothed with shame and reproach.

Trust in the Lord and do what is good;
dwell in the land and live securely.

Be silent before the Lord and wait expectantly for Him;
do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way,
by the man who carries out evil plans.

Refrain from anger and give up your rage;
do not be agitated—it can only bring harm.

The wicked person schemes against the righteous
and gnashes his teeth at him.

The Lord laughs at him
because He sees that his day is coming.

I have been young and now I am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned
or his children begging for bread.

Turn away from evil and do what is good,
and dwell there forever.

The righteous will inherit the land
and dwell in it permanently.

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;
his tongue speaks what is just.

The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous
and seeks to kill him;

Wait for the Lord and keep His way,
and He will exalt you to inherit the land.
You will watch when the wicked are destroyed.

My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction,
and my relatives stand at a distance.

Now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My hope is in You.

I am speechless; I do not open my mouth
because of what You have done.

You discipline a man with punishment for sin,
consuming like a moth what is precious to him;
every man is only a vapor.Selah