Many say about me, "God will not deliver him." (Selah)

Rise up, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw; you will break the teeth of the wicked.

For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of David. When I call out, answer me, O God who vindicates me! Though I am hemmed in, you will lead me into a wide, open place. Have mercy on me and respond to my prayer!

Many say, "Who can show us anything good?" Smile upon us, Lord!

Pay attention to my cry for help, my king and my God, for I am praying to you!

Certainly you are not a God who approves of evil; evil people cannot dwell with you.

Condemn them, O God! May their own schemes be their downfall! Drive them away because of their many acts of insurrection, for they have rebelled against you.

Certainly you reward the godly, Lord. Like a shield you protect them in your good favor.

A musical composition by David, which he sang to the Lord concerning a Benjaminite named Cush. O Lord my God, in you I have taken shelter. Deliver me from all who chase me! Rescue me!

O Lord my God, if I have done what they say, or am guilty of unjust actions,

May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end! But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives!

The Exalted God is my shield, the one who delivers the morally upright.

God is a just judge; he is angry throughout the day.

If a person does not repent, God sharpens his sword and prepares to shoot his bow.

The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol; this is the destiny of all the nations that ignore God,

The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks, "God won't hold me accountable; he doesn't care."

He says to himself, "God overlooks it; he does not pay attention; he never notices."

Rise up, Lord! O God, strike him down! Do not forget the oppressed!

Why does the wicked man reject God? He says to himself, "You will not hold me accountable."

May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!

Look at me! Answer me, O Lord my God! Revive me, or else I will die!

For the music director; by David. Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.

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

Everyone rejects God; they are all morally corrupt. None of them does what is right, not even one!

They are absolutely terrified, for God defends the godly.

A prayer of David. Protect me, O God, for I have taken shelter in you.

As for God's chosen people who are in the land, and the leading officials I admired so much --

I call to you for you will answer me, O God. Listen to me! Hear what I say!

The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.

In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried out to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.

For I have obeyed the Lord's commands; I have not rebelled against my God.

Indeed, you are my lamp, Lord. My God illuminates the darkness around me.

Indeed, with your help I can charge against an army; by my God's power I can jump over a wall.

The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord's promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

Indeed, who is God besides the Lord? Who is a protector besides our God?

The one true God gives me strength; he removes the obstacles in my way.

The Lord is alive! My protector is praiseworthy! The God who delivers me is exalted as king!

The one true God completely vindicates me; he makes nations submit to me.

For the music director; a psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays his handiwork.

For the music director; a psalm of David. May the Lord answer you when you are in trouble; may the God of Jacob make you secure!

Then we will shout for joy over your victory; we will rejoice in the name of our God! May the Lord grant all your requests!

Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we depend on the Lord our God.

For the music director; according to the tune "Morning Doe;" a psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I groan in prayer, but help seems far away.

My God, I cry out during the day, but you do not answer, and during the night my prayers do not let up.

I have been dependent on you since birth; from the time I came out of my mother's womb you have been my God.

Such godly people are rewarded by the Lord, and vindicated by the God who delivers them.

My God, I trust in you. Please do not let me be humiliated; do not let my enemies triumphantly rejoice over me!

Guide me into your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me; on you I rely all day long.

O God, rescue Israel from all their distress!

Do not reject me! Do not push your servant away in anger! You are my deliverer! Do not forsake or abandon me, O God who vindicates me!

The Lord's shout is heard over the water; the majestic God thunders, the Lord appears over the surging water.

O Lord my God, I cried out to you and you healed me.

For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one's life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.

O Lord, in your good favor you made me secure. Then you rejected me and I was terrified.

So now my heart will sing to you and not be silent; O Lord my God, I will always give thanks to you.

Into your hand I entrust my life; you will rescue me, O Lord, the faithful God.

But I trust in you, O Lord! I declare, "You are my God!"

I jumped to conclusions and said, "I am cut off from your presence!" But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.

How blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession.

Taste and see that the Lord is good! How blessed is the one who takes shelter in him!

Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow.

They are ready to devour me; they say, "Aha! Aha! We've got you!"

Rouse yourself, wake up and vindicate me! My God and Lord, defend my just cause!

Vindicate me by your justice, O Lord my God! Do not let them gloat over me!

For the music director; written by the Lord's servant, David; an oracle. An evil man is rebellious to the core. He does not fear God,

How precious is your loyal love, O God! The human race finds shelter under your wings.

I can see the evildoers! They have fallen! They have been knocked down and are unable to get up!

The law of their God controls their thinking; their feet do not slip.

A psalm of David, written to get God's attention. O Lord, do not continue to rebuke me in your anger! Do not continue to punish me in your raging fury!

Yet I wait for you, O Lord! You will respond, O Lord, my God!

They repay me evil for the good I have done; though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.

Do not abandon me, O Lord! My God, do not remain far away from me!

He gave me reason to sing a new song, praising our God. May many see what God has done, so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the Lord!

O Lord, my God, you have accomplished many things; you have done amazing things and carried out your purposes for us. No one can thwart you! I want to declare them and talk about them, but they are too numerous to recount!

I want to do what pleases you, my God. Your law dominates my thoughts."

I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!

The Lord God of Israel deserves praise in the future and forevermore! We agree! We agree!

For the music director; a well-written song by the Korahites. As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God!

I thirst for God, for the living God. I say, "When will I be able to go and appear in God's presence?"

I cannot eat, I weep day and night; all day long they say to me, "Where is your God?"

I will remember and weep! For I was once walking along with the great throng to the temple of God, shouting and giving thanks along with the crowd as we celebrated the holy festival.

Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

By day the Lord decrees his loyal love, and by night he gives me a song, a prayer to the living God.

I will pray to God, my high ridge: "Why do you ignore me? Why must I walk around mourning because my enemies oppress me?"

My enemies' taunts cut into me to the bone, as they say to me all day long, "Where is your God?"

Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me against an ungodly nation! Deliver me from deceitful and evil men!

For you are the God who shelters me. Why do you reject me? Why must I walk around mourning because my enemies oppress me?

Then I will go to the altar of God, to the God who gives me ecstatic joy, so that I express my thanks to you, O God, my God, with a harp.

Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

For the music director; by the Korahites, a well-written song. O God, we have clearly heard; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in ancient times.

For they did not conquer the land by their swords, and they did not prevail by their strength, but rather by your power, strength and good favor, for you were partial to them.

You are my king, O God! Decree Jacob's deliverance!

In God I boast all day long, and we will continually give thanks to your name. (Selah)

If we had rejected our God, and spread out our hands in prayer to another god,

would not God discover it, for he knows one's thoughts?

You are the most handsome of all men! You speak in an impressive and fitting manner! For this reason God grants you continual blessings.

Your throne, O God, is permanent. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice.

You love justice and hate evil. For this reason God, your God has anointed you with the oil of joy, elevating you above your companions.