He will be like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in its season, and whose leaf does not wither. He will prosper in everything he does.

Therefore the wicked will not escape judgment, nor will sinners have a place in the assembly of the righteous.

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will be destroyed.

Ask of me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your possession.

You will break them with an iron rod, you will shatter them like pottery."

Many are saying about me, "God will never deliver him!"

I will not fear multitudes of people, who set themselves against me on every side.

Arise, LORD! Deliver me, my God! For you strike the jaw of all my enemies, and you break the teeth of the wicked.

You people, how long will you malign my reputation? How long will you love what is vain and what is false? Interlude

But understand this: the LORD has set apart the godly for himself! The LORD will hear me when I cry out to him!

Many are asking, "Who will help us to see better days?" LORD, may the light of your favor shine upon us.

I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, LORD, enable me to live securely. To the Director: For flutes. A Davidic Psalm

Pay attention to my cry for help, my king and my God, for unto you will I pray.

LORD, in the morning you will hear my voice; in the morning I will pray to you, and I will watch for your answer.

Indeed, you aren't a God who delights in wickedness; evil will never dwell with you.

Boastful ones will not stand before you; you hate all those who practice wickedness.

You will destroy those who speak lies. The LORD abhors the person of bloodshed and deceit.

But I, because of the abundance of your gracious love, may come into your house. In awe of you, I will worship in your holy Temple.

But as for the wicked, they do not speak truth at all. Inside them there is only wickedness. Their throat is an open grave, on their tongue is deceitful flattery.

Let all those who take refuge in you rejoice! Let them shout for joy forever, and may you protect them. Let those who love your name exult in you.

Indeed, you will bless the righteous one, LORD, like a large shield, you will surround him with favor. To the Director: With stringed instruments. On an eight-stringed harp. A Davidic Psalm

In death, there is no memory of you. Who will give you thanks where the dead are?

My eyesight has faded because of grief, it has dimmed because of all my enemies.

Get away from me, all of you who practice evil, for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping.

As for all my enemies, they will be put to shame; they will be greatly frightened and suddenly turn away ashamed. A Davidic psalm, which he sang to the LORD, because of the words of Cush the descendant of Benjamin.

Otherwise, they will rip me to shreds like a lion, tearing me apart with no one to rescue me.

Let the assembly of the nations gather around you, and you will sit high above them.

For the LORD will judge the nations. Judge me according to my righteousness, LORD, and according to my integrity, Exalted One.

If the ungodly one doesn't repent, God will sharpen his sword; he will string his bow and prepare it.

The trouble he planned will return on his own head, and his violence will descend on his skull.

But as for me, I will praise the LORD for his righteousness, and I will sing to the name of the LORD Most High. To the Director: On a stringed instrument. A Davidic Psalm.

LORD, our Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth! You set your glory above the heavens!

You gave him dominion over the work of your hands, you put all things under his feet:

Sheep and cattle all of them, wild creatures of the field,

LORD, our Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth! To the Director: Accompanied by female voices. A Davidic Psalm.

I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart, I will declare all your wonderful deeds.

I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praises to your name, Most High!

When my enemies turn back, they will stumble and perish before you.

He will judge the world righteously and make just decisions for the people.

Those who know your name will trust you, for you have not forsaken those who seek you, LORD.

so I may declare everything for which you should be praised in the gates of the daughter of Zion, so I will rejoice in your deliverance.

The wicked will turn back to where the dead are all the nations that have forgotten God.

For he will not always overlook the plight of the poor, nor will the hope of the afflicted perish forever.

Rise up, LORD, do not let man prevail! The nations will be judged in your presence.

With haughty arrogance, the wicked thinks, "God will not seek justice." He always presumes "There is no God."

Their ways always seem prosperous. Your judgments are on high, far away from them. They scoff at all their enemies.

They say to themselves, "We will not be moved throughout all time, and we will not experience adversity."

The wicked say to themselves, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."

Why do the wicked despise God and say to themselves, "God will not seek justice."?

Break the arm of the wicked and evil man; so that when you seek out his wickedness you will find it no more.

The LORD is king forever and ever; nations will perish from his land.

LORD, you heard the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen them, you will listen carefully,

Indeed, the LORD is righteous; he loves righteousness; the upright will see him face-to-face. To the Director: On an eight stringed harp. A Davidic Psalm.

The LORD will cut off all slippery lips, and the tongue that boasts great things,

those who say, "By our tongues we will prevail; our lips belong to us. Who is master over us?"

"Because the poor are being oppressed, because the needy are sighing, I will now arise," says the LORD, "I will establish in safety those who yearn for it."

You, LORD, will keep them safe, you will guard them from this generation forever.

How long? LORD, will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

How long must I struggle in my soul at night and have sorrow in my heart during the day? How long will my enemy rise up against me?

Look at me! Answer me, LORD, my God! Give light to my eyes! Otherwise, I will sleep in death;

Otherwise, my enemy will say, "I have overcome him;" Otherwise, my persecutor will rejoice when I am shaken.

As for me, I have trusted in your gracious love, my heart will rejoice in your deliverance.

I will sing to the LORD, for he has dealt bountifully with me. To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

All have turned away, together they have become corrupt; no one practices what is good, not even one.

Will those who do evil ever learn? They devour my people like they devour bread, and never call on the LORD.

May Israel's deliverance come from Zion! When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice, and Israel will be glad. A Davidic Psalm.

who does not loan his money with interest, and who does not take a bribe against those who are innocent. The one who does these things will stand firm forever. A special Davidic Psalm.

As for the saints that are in the land, they are noble, and all my delight is in them.

Those who hurry after another god will have many sorrows; I will not present their drink offerings of blood, nor will my lips speak their names.

I will bless the LORD who has counseled me; indeed, my conscience instructs me during the night.

I have set the LORD before me continuously; because he stands at my right hand, I will stand firm.

Therefore, my heart is glad, my whole being rejoices, and my body will dwell securely.

For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, you will not allow your holy one to experience corruption.

Justice for me will come from your presence; your eyes see what is right.

When you probe my heart, and examine me at night; when you refine me, you will find nothing wrong, for I have determined that I will not transgress with my mouth.

I call upon you, for you will answer me, God. Listen closely to me and hear my prayer.

But as for me, justified, I will behold your face; when I awake, your presence will satisfy me. To the Director: By the servant of the LORD, David, who spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

The LORD will reward me because I am righteous; because my hands are clean he will restore me;

because all his judgments were always before me, and I did not cast off his statutes.

With your help I will run through an army, with help from my God I leap over walls.

As for God, his way is upright; the word of God is pure; he is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

You clothed me with strength for war; you will subdue under me those who rise up against me.

You have made my enemies turn their back to me, and I will destroy those who hate me.

You rescued me from conflict with the people; you made me head of the nations. People who did not know me will serve me.

When they hear of me, they will obey me; foreigners will submit to me.

Foreigners will wilt away; they will come trembling out of their stronghold.

who delivers me from my enemies. Truly you will exalt me above those who oppose me; you will deliver me from the violent person.

Therefore, I will give thanks to you among the nations, LORD; I will sing praises to your name.

yet their message goes out into all the world, and their words to the ends of the earth. He has set up a tent for the sun in the heavens,

Preserve your servant from arrogant people; do not let them rule over me. Then I will be upright and acquitted of great wickedness.

May he remember all your gifts, and may he accept your burnt offerings. Interlude

May he give you what your heart desires, and may he fulfill all your plans.

May we shout for joy at your deliverance and unfurl our banners in the name of our God. May the LORD fulfill all your petitions.

Some boast in chariots, others in horses; but we will boast in the name of the LORD our God.

While they bowed down and fell, we arose and stood upright.

Indeed, you have given him eternal blessings; you will make him glad with the joy of your presence.

The king trusts in the LORD; because of the gracious love of the Most High, he will stand firm.

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

When you appear, you will set them ablaze like a fire furnace. In his wrath, the LORD will consume them, and the fire will devour them.

You will destroy their descendants from the earth, even their offspring from the ranks of mankind.