He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season
And its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers.

Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the wicked will perish.

Then He will speak to them in His anger
And terrify them in His fury, saying,

“I will surely tell of the decree of the Lord:
He said to Me, ‘You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.

‘Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance,
And the very ends of the earth as Your possession.

I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people
Who have set themselves against me round about.

O sons of men, how long will my honor become a reproach?
How long will you love what is worthless and aim at deception? Selah.

Many are saying, “Who will show us any good?”
Lift up the light of Your countenance upon us, O Lord!

In peace I will both lie down and sleep,
For You alone, O Lord, make me to dwell in safety.

In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice;
In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch.

But as for me, by Your abundant lovingkindness I will enter Your house,
At Your holy temple I will bow in reverence for You.

For there is no mention of You in death;
In Sheol who will give You thanks?

All my enemies will be ashamed and greatly dismayed;
They shall turn back, they will suddenly be ashamed.

Or he will tear my soul like a lion,
Dragging me away, while there is none to deliver.

If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword;
He has bent His bow and made it ready.

His mischief will return upon his own head,
And his violence will descend upon his own pate.

I will give thanks to the Lord according to His righteousness
And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

For the choir director; on Muth-labben. A Psalm of David.
I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart;
I will tell of all Your wonders.

I will be glad and exult in You;
I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

And He will judge the world in righteousness;
He will execute judgment for the peoples with equity.

The Lord also will be a stronghold for the oppressed,
A stronghold in times of trouble;

And those who know Your name will put their trust in You,
For You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

The wicked will return to Sheol,
Even all the nations who forget God.

For the needy will not always be forgotten,
Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.

He says to himself, “I will not be moved;
Throughout all generations I will not be in adversity.”

He says to himself, “God has forgotten;
He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”

Why has the wicked spurned God?
He has said to himself, “You will not require it.”

O Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;
You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear

To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed,
So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror.

Upon the wicked He will rain snares;
Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup.

For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness;
The upright will behold His face.

Who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?”

“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he longs.”

You, O Lord, will keep them;
You will preserve him from this generation forever.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?

How long shall I take counsel in my soul,
Having sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
Enlighten my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,

And my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,”
And my adversaries will rejoice when I am shaken.

I will sing to the Lord,
Because He has dealt bountifully with me. Cross references: Psalm 13:1 : Ps 44:24 Psalm 13:1 : Job 13:24; Ps 89:46 Psalm 13:2 : Ps 42:4 Psalm 13:2 : Ps 42:9 Psalm 13:3 : Ps 5:1 Psalm 13:3 : 1 Sam 14:29; Ezra 9:8; Job 33:30; Ps 18:28 Psalm 13:3 : Jer 51:39 Psalm 13:4 : Ps 12:4 Psalm 13:4 : Ps 25:2; 38:16 Psalm 13:5 : Ps 52:8 Psalm 13:5 : Ps 9:14 Psalm 13:6 : Ps 96:1, 2 Psalm 13:6 : Ps 116:7; 119:17; 142:7 end of crossrefs

Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord restores His captive people,
Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.

He does not put out his money at interest,
Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things will never be shaken.

The sorrows of those who have bartered for another god will be multiplied;
I shall not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
Nor will I take their names upon my lips.

I will bless the Lord who has counseled me;
Indeed, my mind instructs me in the night.

I have set the Lord continually before me;
Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will dwell securely.

For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol;
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.

You will make known to me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.

You have tried my heart;
You have visited me by night;
You have tested me and You find nothing;
I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.

I have called upon You, for You will answer me, O God;
Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.

As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness;
I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake.

Therefore I will give thanks to You among the nations, O Lord,
And I will sing praises to Your name.

Also keep back Your servant from presumptuous sins;
Let them not rule over me;
Then I will be blameless,
And I shall be acquitted of great transgression.

We will sing for joy over your victory,
And in the name of our God we will set up our banners.
May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.

Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed;
He will answer him from His holy heaven
With the saving strength of His right hand.

Some boast in chariots and some in horses,
But we will boast in the name of the Lord, our God.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
O Lord, in Your strength the king will be glad,
And in Your salvation how greatly he will rejoice!

For the king trusts in the Lord,
And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he will not be shaken.

Your hand will find out all your enemies;
Your right hand will find out those who hate you.

You will make them as a fiery oven in the time of your anger;
The Lord will swallow them up in His wrath,
And fire will devour them.

Their offspring You will destroy from the earth,
And their descendants from among the sons of men.

Though they intended evil against You
And devised a plot,
They will not succeed.

For You will make them turn their back;
You will aim with Your bowstrings at their faces.

Be exalted, O Lord, in Your strength;
We will sing and praise Your power.

Save me from the lion’s mouth;
From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me.

I will tell of Your name to my brethren;
In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will praise the Lord.
Let your heart live forever!

All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord,
And all the families of the nations will worship before You.

All the prosperous of the earth will eat and worship,
All those who go down to the dust will bow before Him,
Even he who cannot keep his soul alive.

Posterity will serve Him;
It will be told of the Lord to the coming generation.

They will come and will declare His righteousness
To a people who will be born, that He has performed it.

Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Indeed, none of those who wait for You will be ashamed;
Those who deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.

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

His soul will abide in prosperity,
And his descendants will inherit the land.

The secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him,
And He will make them know His covenant.

My eyes are continually toward the Lord,
For He will pluck my feet out of the net.

I do not sit with deceitful men,
Nor will I go with pretenders.

I hate the assembly of evildoers,
And I will not sit with the wicked.

I shall wash my hands in innocence,
And I will go about Your altar, O Lord,

Though a host encamp against me,
My heart will not fear;
Though war arise against me,
In spite of this I shall be confident.

For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle;
In the secret place of His tent He will hide me;
He will lift me up on a rock.

And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me,
And I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

For my father and my mother have forsaken me,
But the Lord will take me up.

A Psalm of David.
To You, O Lord, I call;
My rock, do not be deaf to me,
For if You are silent to me,
I will become like those who go down to the pit.

Because they do not regard the works of the Lord
Nor the deeds of His hands,
He will tear them down and not build them up.

He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,
And Sirion like a young wild ox.

The Lord will give strength to His people;
The Lord will bless His people with peace.

A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House. A Psalm of David.
I will extol You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up,
And have not let my enemies rejoice over me.

Now as for me, I said in my prosperity,
“I will never be moved.”

“What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness?

That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

For You are my rock and my fortress;
For Your name’s sake You will lead me and guide me.

You will pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me,
For You are my strength.

I will rejoice and be glad in Your lovingkindness,
Because You have seen my affliction;
You have known the troubles of my soul,

I acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I did not hide;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord”;
And You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.

Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You in a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters they will not reach him.

I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go;
I will counsel you with My eye upon you.

Do not be as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding,
Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check,
Otherwise they will not come near to you.

A Psalm of David when he feigned madness before Abimelech, who drove him away and he departed.
I will bless the Lord at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.