You have put joy in my heart,
More than [others know] when their wheat and new wine have yielded abundantly.

In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice;
In the morning I will prepare [a prayer and a sacrifice] for You and watch and wait [for You to speak to my heart].

For there is nothing trustworthy or reliable or truthful in what they say;
Their heart is destruction [just a treacherous chasm, a yawning gulf of lies].
Their throat is an open grave;
They [glibly] flatter with their [silken] tongue.

Depart from me, all you who do evil,
For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.

The Lord has heard my supplication [my plea for grace];
The Lord receives my prayer.

My shield and my defense depend on God,
Who saves the upright in heart.

I will give thanks and praise the Lord, with all my heart;
I will tell aloud all Your wonders and marvelous deeds.

For the wicked boasts and sings the praises of his heart’s desire,
And the greedy man curses and spurns [and even despises] the Lord.

He says to himself, “I will not be moved;
For throughout all generations I will not be in adversity [for nothing bad will happen to me].”

He says to himself, “God has [quite] forgotten;
He has hidden His face; He will never see my deed.”

Why has the wicked spurned and shown disrespect to God?
He has said to himself, “You will not require me to account.”

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

For look, the wicked are bending the bow;
They take aim with their arrow on the string
To shoot [by stealth] in darkness at the upright in heart.

They speak deceitful and worthless words to one another;
With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

How long must I take counsel in my soul,
Having sorrow in my heart day after day?
How long will my enemy exalt himself and triumph over me?

But I have trusted and relied on and been confident in Your lovingkindness and faithfulness;
My heart shall rejoice and delight in Your salvation.

The [spiritually ignorant] fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they have committed repulsive and unspeakable deeds;
There is no one who does good.

He who walks with integrity and strength of character, and works righteousness,
And speaks and holds truth in his heart.

In his eyes an evil person is despised,
But he honors those who fear the Lord [and obediently worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder].
He keeps his word even to his own disadvantage and does not change it [for his own benefit];

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

Therefore my heart is glad and my glory [my innermost self] rejoices;
My body too will dwell [confidently] in safety,

You have tried my heart;
You have visited me in the night;
You have tested me and You find nothing [evil in me];
I intend that my mouth will not transgress.

In my distress [when I seemed surrounded] I called upon the Lord
And cried to my God for help;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry for help came before Him, into His very ears.

As soon as they hear me, they respond and obey me;
Foreigners feign obedience to me.

Foreigners lose heart,
And come trembling out of their strongholds.

There is no speech, nor are there [spoken] words [from the stars];
Their voice is not heard.

The precepts of the Lord are right, bringing joy to the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable and pleasing in Your sight,
O Lord, my [firm, immovable] rock and my Redeemer.

May He grant you your heart’s desire
And fulfill all your plans.

You have given him his heart’s desire,
And You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

I am poured out like water,
And all my bones are out of joint.
My heart is like wax;
It is melted [by anguish] within me.

For He has not despised nor detested the suffering of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from him;
But when he cried to Him for help, He listened.

He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
Who has not lifted up his soul to what is false,
Nor has sworn [oaths] deceitfully.

The troubles of my heart are multiplied;
Bring me out of my distresses.

Examine me, O Lord, and try me;
Test my heart and my mind.

That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving
And declare all Your wonders.

Though an army encamp against me,
My heart will not fear;
Though war arise against me,
Even in this I am confident.

When You said, “Seek My face [in prayer, require My presence as your greatest need],” my heart said to You,
“Your face, O Lord, I will seek [on the authority of Your word].”

Wait for and confidently expect the Lord;
Be strong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for and confidently expect the Lord.

Blessed be the Lord,
Because He has heard the voice of my supplication.

The Lord is my strength and my [impenetrable] shield;
My heart trusts [with unwavering confidence] in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,
And with my song I shall thank Him and praise Him.

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

For I have heard the slander and whispering of many,
Terror is on every side;
While they schemed together against me,
They plotted to take away my life.

As for me, I said in my alarm,
“I am cut off from Your eyes.”
Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications (specific requests)
When I cried to You [for help].

Be strong and let your hearts take courage,
All you who wait for and confidently expect the Lord.

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous [who actively seek right standing with Him];
Shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones;
Praise is becoming and appropriate for those who are upright [in heart—those with moral integrity and godly character].

The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
The thoughts and plans of His heart through all generations.

For in Him our heart rejoices,
Because we trust [lean on, rely on, and are confident] in His holy name.

I sought the Lord [on the authority of His word], and He answered me,
And delivered me from all my fears.

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
And saved him from all his troubles.

The Lord is near to the heartbroken
And He saves those who are crushed in spirit (contrite in heart, truly sorry for their sin).

Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life;
Let those be turned back [in defeat] and humiliated who plot evil against me.

Transgression speaks [like an oracle] to the wicked (godless) [deep] within his heart;
There is no fear (dread) of God before his eyes.

O continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You,
And Your righteousness (salvation) to the upright in heart.

Delight yourself in the Lord,
And He will give you the desires and petitions of your heart.

The law of his God is in his heart;
Not one of his steps will slip.

I am numb and greatly bruised [deadly cold and completely worn out];
I groan because of the disquiet and moaning of my heart.

My heart throbs violently, my strength fails me;
And as for the light of my eyes, even that has also gone from me.

Those who seek my life lay snares for me,
And those who seek to injure me threaten mischievous things and destruction;
They devise treachery all the day long.

My heart was hot within me.
While I was musing the fire burned;
Then I spoke with my tongue:

I waited patiently and expectantly for the Lord;
And He inclined to me and heard my cry.

“I delight to do Your will, O my God;
Your law is within my heart.”

I have not concealed Your righteousness within my heart;
I have proclaimed Your faithfulness and Your salvation.
I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great assembly.

For innumerable evils have encompassed me;
My sins have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see.
They are more numerous than the hairs of my head,
And my heart has failed me.

Let those be ashamed and humiliated together
Who seek my life to destroy it;
Let those be turned back [in defeat] and dishonored
Who delight in my hurt.

And when one comes to see me, he speaks empty words,
While his heart gathers malicious gossip [against me];
When he goes away, he tells it [everywhere].

All who hate me whisper together about me;
Against me they devise my hurt [imagining the worst for me], saying,

As the deer pants [longingly] for the water brooks,
So my soul pants [longingly] for You, O God.

We have heard with our ears, O God,
Our fathers have told us
The work You did in their days,
In the days of old.

Would not God discover this?
For He knows the secrets of the heart.

My heart overflows with a good theme;
I address my psalm to the King.
My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.

As we have heard, so have we seen
In the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God:
God will establish her forever. Selah.

My mouth will speak wisdom,
And the meditation of my heart will be understanding.

Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being,
And in the hidden part [of my heart] You will make me know wisdom.

Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a right and steadfast spirit within me.

My [only] sacrifice [acceptable] to God is a broken spirit;
A broken and contrite heart [broken with sorrow for sin, thoroughly penitent], such, O God, You will not despise.

The [empty-headed] fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt and evil, and have committed repulsive injustice;
There is no one who does good.

My heart is in anguish within me,
And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

God will hear and humble them,
Even He who sits enthroned from old— Selah.
Because in them there has been no change [of heart],
And they do not fear God [at all].

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter,
But his heart was hostile;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn swords.

All day long they twist my words and say hurtful things;
All their thoughts are against me for evil.

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast and confident!
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises [to You]!

No, in your heart you devise wrongdoing;
On earth you deal out the violence of your hands.

You have made Your people experience hardship;
You have given us wine to drink that makes us stagger and fall.

From the end of the earth I call to You, when my heart is overwhelmed and weak;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I [a rock that is too high to reach without Your help].

For You have heard my vows, O God;
You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name [with reverence].

Do not trust in oppression,
And do not vainly hope in robbery;
If riches increase, do not set your heart on them.

God has spoken once,
Twice I have heard this:
That power belongs to God.

My soul [my life, my very self] clings to You;
Your right hand upholds me.

They devise acts of injustice, saying,
“We are ready with a well-conceived plan.”
For the inward thought and the heart of a man are deep (mysterious, unsearchable).

The righteous will rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in Him;
All the upright in heart will glory and offer praise.

Bless our God, O peoples,
And make the sound of His praise be heard abroad,

If I regard sin and baseness in my heart [that is, if I know it is there and do nothing about it],
The Lord will not hear [me];

But certainly God has heard [me];
He has given heed to the voice of my prayer.

Rebuke the beasts [living] among the reeds [in Egypt],
The herd of bulls (the leaders) with the calves of the peoples;
Trampling underfoot the pieces of silver;
He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.

Reproach and insults have broken my heart and I am so sick.
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
And for comforters, but I found none.

Let those be ashamed and humiliated
Who seek my life;
Let them be turned back and humiliated
Who delight in my hurt.

Let those who attack my life be ashamed and consumed;
Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor, who seek to injure me.

My tongue also will speak of Your righteousness all day long;
For they are ashamed, for they are humiliated who seek my injury.