From [the] rising of [the] sun to its setting, [let] the name of Yahweh be blessed.

Let Israel say, "His loyal love [is] forever."

Let the house of Aaron say, "His loyal love [is] forever."

Let [those who] fear Yahweh say, "His loyal love [is] forever."

This [is] the day Yahweh has worked; let us rejoice and be glad in him.

Yahweh is God, and he has given us light. Bind [the] festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.

With my whole heart I have sought you; do not let me stray from your commands.

I cling to your testimonies; O Yahweh, do not let me be put to shame.

Let your acts of loyal love also come to me, O Yahweh, your salvation according to your word.

Please let your loyal love comfort me, according to your word to your servant.

Let your mercies come [to] me, that I may live, for your law [is] my delight.

Let the arrogant be put to shame, because they have wronged me [with] lies. As for me, I will meditate on your precepts.

Let those who fear you turn to me, even those who know your testimonies.

Your word [is] a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

[The] wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I do not wander from your precepts.

Sustain me according to your word, that I may live, and do not let me be ashamed of my hope.

Pledge good for your servant; do not let [the] arrogant oppress me.

The unfolding of your words gives light, giving understanding to [the] simple.

Direct my steps in your word, and do not let any iniquity gain power over me.

Let my cry come before you, O Yahweh; give me understanding according to your word.

Let my plea come before you; Deliver me according to your word.

Let my lips pour out praise, because you teach me your statutes.

Let my tongue sing [of] your word, because all your commands [are] right.

Let your hand be my help, because I have chosen your precepts.

Let my soul live that it may praise you, and let your ordinances help me.

I rejoiced in [those who] said to me, "Let us go to the house of Yahweh."

"If [it had] not [been] Yahweh who was on our side," do let Israel say,

But regarding those who turn aside to their crooked ways, Yahweh will lead them away with the evildoers. Peace [be] upon Israel.

[It is] in vain for you who rise early [and] sit late, eating the bread of anxious toil, [when] thus he provides for his beloved in [his] sleep.

"Too often they have attacked me from my youth." Let Israel say,

Let all be put to shame and repulsed who hate Zion.

Let them be like grass on [the] housetops, that withers before it grows up,

"O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

Let us go to his dwelling places; Let us worship at his footstool.

Let your priests clothe themselves with righteousness, and let your faithful sing for joy.

And he let Israel cross over through the midst of it, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

To [him who] led his people through the wilderness, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget.

Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, if do not I exalt Jerusalem above my highest joy.

even there your hand would lead me, and your right hand would hold me fast.

And if I should say, "Surely darkness will cover me, and [the] light around me [will be as] night,"

even [the] darkness is not too dark for you, and [the] night shines as the day-- the darkness [and] the light are alike [for you].

And see if [there is] in me {the worship of false gods}, and lead me in [the] way everlasting.

Let burning coals fall on them; let them be dropped into the fire, into bottomless pits [from which] they cannot rise.

Do not let a {slanderer} be established in the land; as for [the] man of violence, let evil hunt him quickly.

Let my prayer be set before you [as] incense, the lifting up of my palms [as the] evening offering.

Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice wicked deeds with men [who] do iniquity; and do not let me eat of their delicacies.

Let a righteous one strike me in kindness, and let him chasten me. [It is] oil for [my] head; let not my head refuse. For still my prayer [is] against their evil deeds.

Protect me from [the] {grasp} of [the] trap they have laid for me, and [from the] snares of evildoers.

Let [the] wicked fall into their nets, while I escape altogether.

Teach me to do your will, for you [are] my God; your Spirit [is] good. Lead me onto level ground.

One generation will laud your works to another, and will declare your mighty deeds.

Laud Yahweh, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion,

Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all stars of light.

Let them praise the name of Yahweh, because he commanded and they were created.

let them praise the name of Yahweh, because his name alone [is] is exalted. His splendor [is] above earth and heavens.

Let Israel be glad in its maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their king.

Let them praise his name with dancing; let them sing praises to him with tambourine and lyre.

Let [the] faithful exult in glory; let them sing for joy on their beds.

Let the extolling of God [be] in their throat, and a double-edged sword in their hand,

Every breathing thing, let it praise Yah. Praise Yah.

you shall throw your lot in our midst, there will be one purse for all of us."

In the way of wisdom I have instructed you; I have led you in the path of uprightness.

Seize the instruction! Do not let go! Guard her, for she is your life.

But the path of the righteous ones [is] like the light of dawn, leading and shining until the day {is full}.

{When you walk}, she will lead you, {When you lie down}, she will watch over you, and [when] you awake, she will converse [with] you.

For [like] a lamp [is] a commandment, and instruction [is] light, and the way of life [is the] reproof of discipline,

She is loud and stubborn; her feet do not stay at her house.

Come, let us take [our] fill of love making, until the morning let us delight in love.

For many slain she has laid low, and countless [are] all of her killings.

"Whoever [is] simple, let him turn here." As for the one who lacks {sense}, she says to him,

A woman of foolishness is loud, simple, and does not know {it}.

A righteous person will seek out his neighbor, but the way of the wicked will lead them astray.

The light of the righteous will rejoice, but the lamp of the wicked will die out.

From the light of the eyes, the heart will rejoice, and good news will enliven the bones.

In the light of the face of the king [there is] life, and his favor [is] like a cloud of spring rain.

The lot will be cast into the lap, but all of its decisions are from Yahweh.

The lot will put an end to disputes, and between powerful contenders it will decide.

The plans of the diligent only [lead] to abundance, but all who are hasty, only to want.

Rescue those who are led away to the death and those who stagger to the slaughter. If you hold back,

If your enemy [is] hungry, feed him bread, and if thirsty, let him drink water.

He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, a curse will be reckoned to him.

The poor and a man of oppression have [this] in common: Yahweh gives {light to the eyes of them both}.

I realized that wisdom has an advantage over folly, just as light has an advantage over darkness.

So I concluded that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy [the fruit of] his labor, for this is his lot in life. {For no one knows what will happen in the future.}

Do not be rash with your mouth, and do not let your heart be quick to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven, and you [are] on earth; therefore, let your words be few.

Do not let your mouth lead your flesh into sin, and do not tell the messenger that it [was] a mistake. Why anger God at your words, so that he destroys the work of your hands?

Look! I have discovered what is good and fitting: to eat and to drink and {to enjoy} all [the fruit of] the toil with which one toils under the sun during the number of the days of his life that God gives to him--for this [is] his lot.

This indeed is a gift of God: everyone to whom God gives wealth and possessions, he also empowers him {to enjoy them}, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in [the fruit of] his toil.

[It is] good to take hold of the one and also must not let go of the other; for whoever fears God will hold both of them secure.

So all this I laid to my heart, and I concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, [are] in the hand of God. So no one knows anything that will [come] to them, whether [it will be] love or hatred.

Always be clothed in white garments, and never let your head lack oil!

Enjoy life with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which he gives you under the sun, because this [is] your lot in life and in the toil with which you toil under the sun.

Sow your seed in the morning, and do not let your hands rest in the evening, for you do not know what will prosper-- whether this or that, or whether both of them alike will succeed.

The light is sweet, and it [is] pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.

For if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in all of them! Let him remember that the days of the darkness will be many-- all that is coming [is] vanity!

Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth! Follow the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes-- but know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things.

Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars darken and the clouds return after the rain.

Draw me after you, let us run! May the king bring me into his chambers! Let us be joyful and let us rejoice in you; let us extol your love more than wine. Rightly do they love you!

My dove, in the clefts of the rock, {in the secluded place} {in the mountain}, Let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice [is] sweet and your face [is] lovely.