The Lord sat as King at the flood;
Yes, the Lord sits as King forever.

I will extol and praise You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up,
And have not let my enemies rejoice over me.

Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me;
Nor let those who hate me without cause wink their eye [maliciously].

Judge me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness and justice;
And do not let them rejoice over me.

Let those be ashamed and humiliated together who rejoice at my distress;
Let those be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves over me.

For my iniquities have gone over my head [like the waves of a flood];
As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.

My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague;
And my neighbors stand far away.

For I pray, “May they not rejoice over me,
Who, when my foot slips, would boast against me.”

By this I know that You favor and delight in me,
Because my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.

Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why have you become restless and disturbed within me?
Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall again praise Him
For the help of His presence.

Deep calls to deep at the [thundering] sound of Your waterfalls;
All Your breakers and Your waves have rolled over me.

Why are you in despair, O my soul?
Why have you become restless and disquieted within me?
Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall yet praise Him,
The help of my countenance and my God.

Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why are you restless and disturbed within me?
Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall again praise Him,
The help of my [sad] countenance and my God.

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

Kings’ daughters are among Your noble ladies;
At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.

I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations;
Therefore the peoples will praise and give You thanks forever and ever.

For the Lord Most High is to be feared [and worshiped with awe-inspired reverence and obedience];
He is a great King over all the earth.

God reigns over the nations;
God sits on His holy throne.

For this is God,
Our God forever and ever;
He will be our guide even until death.

Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead);
Death will be their shepherd;
And the upright shall rule over them in the morning,
And their form and beauty shall be for Sheol to consume,
So that they have no dwelling [on earth].

“Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving
And pay your vows to the Most High;

For I am conscious of my transgressions and I acknowledge them;
My sin is always before me.

But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;
I trust [confidently] in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.

Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Your glory and majesty be over all the earth.

Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Your glory and majesty be over all the earth.

Destroy them in wrath, destroy them so that they may be no more;
Let them know that God rules over Jacob (Israel)
To the ends of the earth. Selah.

“Moab is My washbowl;
Over Edom I shall throw My shoe [in triumph];
Over Philistia I raise the shout [of victory].”

He will sit enthroned forever before [the face of] God;
Appoint lovingkindness and truth to watch over and preserve him.

They will be given over to the power of the sword;
They will be a prey for foxes.

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

Who rules by His might forever,
His eyes keep watch on the nations;
Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

You made men (charioteers) ride over our heads [in defeat];
We went through fire and through water,
Yet You brought us out into a [broad] place of abundance [to be refreshed].

I shall offer to You burnt offerings of fat lambs,
With the [sweet] smoke of rams;
I will offer bulls with male goats. Selah.

Ascribe strength to God;
His majesty is over Israel
And His strength is in the skies.

Do not let the floodwater overwhelm me,
Nor the deep waters swallow me up,
Nor the pit [of Sheol] shut its mouth over me.

The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring offerings;
The kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts.

You broke open fountains and streams;
You dried up ever-flowing rivers.

He leveled a path for His anger [to give it free run];
He did not spare their souls from death,
But turned over their lives to the plague.

He also handed His people over to the sword,
And was infuriated with His inheritance (Israel).

He established it for a testimony in Joseph
When He went throughout the land of Egypt.
I heard the language [of One whom] I did not know, saying,

That they may know that You alone, whose name is the Lord,
Are the Most High over all the earth.

Your fierce wrath has swept over me;
Your terrors have destroyed me.

With whom My hand shall be established and steadfast;
My arm also shall strengthen him.

Before the mountains were born
Or before You had given birth to the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are [the eternal] God.

For He will command His angels in regard to you,
To protect and defend and guard you in all your ways [of obedience and service].

For the wind passes over it and it is no more,
And its place knows it no longer.

The Lord has established His throne in the heavens,
And His sovereignty rules over all [the universe].

You set a boundary [for the waters] that they may not cross over,
So that they will not return to cover the earth.

Therefore the earth opened and swallowed Dathan,
And engulfed the company of Abiram.

He gave them into the hands of the nations,
And those who hated them ruled over them.

Those who go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters;

Be exalted [in majesty], O God, above the heavens,
And Your glory above all the earth.

“Moab is My washbowl;
Over Edom I will throw My shoe [to show Edom is Mine];
Over Philistia I will shout [in triumph].”

Appoint a wicked man against him,
And let an attacker stand at his right hand [to kill him].

Your people will offer themselves willingly [to participate in Your battle] in the day of Your power;
In the splendor of holiness, from the womb of the dawn,
Your young men are to You as the dew.

He will execute judgment [in overwhelming punishment] among the nations;
He will fill them with corpses,
He will crush the chief men over a broad country.

They are upheld forever and ever;
They are done in [absolute] truth and uprightness.

I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call on the name of the Lord.

The Lord has disciplined me severely,
But He has not given me over to death.

The Lord is God, and He has given us light [illuminating us with His grace and freedom and joy].
Bind the festival sacrifices with cords to the horns of the altar.

I will keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever [writing Your precepts on my heart].

Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For Your words are always with me.

Establish my footsteps in [the way of] Your word;
Do not let any human weakness have power over me [causing me to be separated from You].

Then the waters would have engulfed us,
The torrent would have swept over our soul;

Then the raging waters would have swept over our soul.”

The sun to rule over the day,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

You know when I sit down and when I rise up [my entire life, everything I do];
You understand my thought from afar.

Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in Your book were all written
The days that were appointed for me,
When as yet there was not one of them [even taking shape].

Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
While I pass by and safely escape [from danger].

I will sing a new song to You, O God;
Upon a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,

I will exalt You, my God, O King,
And [with gratitude and submissive wonder] I will bless Your name forever and ever.

Every day I will bless You and lovingly praise You;
Yes, [with awe-inspired reverence] I will praise Your name forever and ever.

The Lord is good to all,
And His tender mercies are over all His works [the entirety of things created].

My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
And all flesh will bless and gratefully praise His holy name forever and ever.

He has also established them forever and ever;
He has made a decree which shall not pass away.

Discretion will watch over you,
Understanding and discernment will guard you,

To keep you from the immoral woman;
From the seductress with her flattering words,

The way of the wicked is like [deep] darkness;
They do not know over what they stumble.

But whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks common sense and sound judgment and an understanding [of moral principles];
He who would destroy his soul does it.

He will not accept any ransom [offered to buy him off from demanding full punishment];
Nor will he be satisfied though you offer him many gifts (bribes).

In the twilight, in the evening;
In the black and dark night.

“From everlasting I was established and ordained,
From the beginning, before the earth existed, [I, godly wisdom, existed].

“When He established the heavens, I [Wisdom] was there;
When He drew a circle upon the face of the deep,

“For whoever finds me (Wisdom) finds life
And obtains favor and grace from the Lord.

“Whoever is naive or inexperienced, let him turn in here!”
As for him who lacks understanding, she says,

“Whoever is naive or inexperienced, let him turn in here!”
And to him who lacks understanding (common sense), she says,

Whoever loves instruction and discipline loves knowledge,
But he who hates reproof and correction is stupid.

Whoever despises the word and counsel [of God] brings destruction upon himself,
But he who [reverently] fears and respects the commandment [of God] will be rewarded.

He who pays attention to the word [of God] will find good,
And blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) is he who trusts [confidently] in the Lord.

A wise servant will rule over the [unworthy] son who acts shamefully and brings disgrace [to the family]
And [the worthy servant] will share in the inheritance among the brothers.

Whoever mocks the poor taunts his Maker,
And he who rejoices at [another’s] disaster will not go unpunished.

Whoever returns evil for good,
Evil will not depart from his house.

The mind of the prudent [always] acquires knowledge,
And the ear of the wise [always] seeks knowledge.

A brother offended is harder to win over than a fortified city,
And contentions [separating families] are like the bars of a castle.

Luxury is not fitting for a fool;
Much less for a slave to rule over princes.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a riotous brawler;
And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.

The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion;
Whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.

Whoever curses his father or his mother,
His lamp [of life] will be extinguished in time of darkness.

A wise king sifts out the wicked [from among the good]
And drives the [threshing] wheel over them [to separate the chaff from the grain].

Whoever shuts his ears at the cry of the poor
Will cry out himself and not be answered.