BOOK I
(Psalms 1–41)How happy is the man
who does not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path of sinners
or join a group of mockers!

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.

A psalm of David when he fled from his son Absalom.Lord, how my foes increase!
There are many who attack me.

But You, Lord, are a shield around me,
my glory, and the One who lifts up my head.

I am not afraid of the thousands of people
who have taken their stand against me on every side.

For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A Davidic psalm.Answer me when I call,
God, who vindicates me.
You freed me from affliction;
be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

Many are saying, “Who can show us anything good?”
Look on us with favor, Lord.

For You are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil cannot dwell with You.

You destroy those who tell lies;
the Lord abhors a man of bloodshed and treachery.

But let all who take refuge in You rejoice;
let them shout for joy forever.
May You shelter them,
and may those who love Your name boast about You.

For there is no remembrance of You in death;
who can thank You in Sheol?

Let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
but establish the righteous.
The One who examines the thoughts and emotions
is a righteous God.

My shield is with God,
who saves the upright in heart.

God is a righteous judge
and a God who shows His wrath every day.

Those who know Your name trust in You
because You have not abandoned
those who seek You, Yahweh.

Sing to the Lord, who dwells in Zion;
proclaim His deeds among the nations.

For the One who seeks an accounting
for bloodshed remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

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

For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings;
the one who is greedy curses and despises the Lord.

They say, “Through our tongues we have power;
our lips are our own—who can be our master?”

“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.”

For the choir director. Davidic.The fool says in his heart, “God does not exist.”
They are corrupt; they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.

The Lord looks down from heaven on the human race
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.

All have turned away;
all alike have become corrupt.
There is no one who does good,
not even one.

Then they will be filled with terror,
for God is with those who are righteous.

A Davidic psalm.Lord, who can dwell in Your tent?
Who can live on Your holy mountain?

The one who lives honestly, practices righteousness,
and acknowledges the truth in his heart—

who does not slander with his tongue,
who does not harm his friend
or discredit his neighbor,

who despises the one rejected by the Lord
but honors those who fear the Lord,
who keeps his word whatever the cost,

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.

As for the holy people who are in the land,
they are the noble ones.
All my delight is in them.

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.

Display the wonders of Your faithful love,
Savior of all who seek refuge
from those who rebel against Your right hand.

from the wicked who treat me violently,
my deadly enemies who surround me.

I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
and I was saved from my enemies.

He rescued me from my powerful enemy
and from those who hated me,
for they were too strong for me.

God—His way is perfect;
the word of the Lord is pure.
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

For who is God besides Yahweh?
And who is a rock? Only our God.

You have made my enemies retreat before me;
I annihilate those who hate me.

Who perceives his unintentional sins?
Cleanse me from my hidden faults.

Your hand will capture all your enemies;
your right hand will seize those who hate you.

Everyone who sees me mocks me;
they sneer and shake their heads:

You who fear Yahweh, praise Him!
All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him!
All you descendants of Israel, revere Him!

I will give praise in the great congregation
because of You;
I will fulfill my vows
before those who fear You.

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.

Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in His holy place?

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.

Such is the generation of those who seek Him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.Selah

Who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty,
the Lord, mighty in battle.

Who is He, this King of glory?
The Lord of Hosts,
He is the King of glory.Selah

No one who waits for You
will be disgraced;
those who act treacherously without cause
will be disgraced.

All the Lord’s ways show faithful love and truth
to those who keep His covenant and decrees.

Who is the man who fears the Lord?
He will show him the way he should choose.

The secret counsel of the Lord
is for those who fear Him,
and He reveals His covenant to them.

Davidic.The Lord is my light and my salvation—
whom should I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
of whom should I be afraid?

Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with the evildoers,
who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors
while malice is in their hearts.

I hate those who are devoted to worthless idols,
but I trust in the Lord.

I am ridiculed by all my adversaries
and even by my neighbors.
I am dreaded by my acquaintances;
those who see me in the street run from me.

How great is Your goodness
that You have stored up for those who fear You
and accomplished in the sight of everyone
for those who take refuge in You.

Be strong and courageous,
all you who put your hope in the Lord.

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.

Many pains come to the wicked,
but the one who trusts in the Lord
will have faithful love surrounding him.

Now the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him—
those who depend on His faithful love

Those who look to Him are radiant with joy;
their faces will never be ashamed.

The Angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear Him, and rescues them.

Taste and see that the Lord is good.
How happy is the man who takes refuge in Him!

You who are His holy ones, fear Yahweh,
for those who fear Him lack nothing.

Young lions lack food and go hungry,
but those who seek the Lord
will not lack any good thing.

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

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

Many adversities come to the one who is righteous,
but the Lord delivers him from them all.

Evil brings death to the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be punished.

The Lord redeems the life of His servants,
and all who take refuge in Him will not be punished.

Davidic.Oppose my opponents, Lord;
fight those who fight me.

Let those who seek to kill me
be disgraced and humiliated;
let those who plan to harm me
be turned back and ashamed.

My very bones will say,
“Lord, who is like You,
rescuing the poor from one too strong for him,
the poor or the needy from one who robs him?”

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

For they do not speak in friendly ways,
but contrive deceitful schemes
against those who live peacefully in the land.

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

Let those who want my vindication
shout for joy and be glad;
let them continually say,
“The Lord be exalted.
He takes pleasure in His servant’s well-being.”

Spread Your faithful love over those who know You,
and Your righteousness over the upright in heart.

Davidic.Do not be agitated by evildoers;
do not envy those who do wrong.

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.

For evildoers will be destroyed,
but those who put their hope in the Lord
will inherit the land.

Those who are blessed by Him will inherit the land,
but those cursed by Him will be destroyed.

Those who seek my life set traps,
and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;
they plot treachery all day long.

I am like a deaf person; I do not hear.
I am like a speechless person
who does not open his mouth.

I am like a man who does not hear
and has no arguments in his mouth.

For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me—
those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.”

Those who repay evil for good
attack me for pursuing good.

“Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow.
Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain,
gathering possessions
without knowing who will get them.

How happy is the man
who has put his trust in the Lord
and has not turned to the proud
or to those who run after lies!

Let those who seek to take my life
be disgraced and confounded.
Let those who wish me harm
be driven back and humiliated.

Let those who say to me, “Aha, aha!”
be horrified because of their shame.

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
let those who love Your salvation continually say,
“The Lord is great!”

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Happy is one who cares for the poor;
the Lord will save him in a day of adversity.

All who hate me whisper together about me;
they plan to harm me.

Even my friend in whom I trusted,
one who ate my bread,
has raised his heel against me.