The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.

From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.

A king is not saved by a large army;
a warrior will not be delivered by great strength.

A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger.

Indeed, our heart will rejoice in him, because we have placed our trust in his holy name.

{A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.} I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

I will boast in the Lord;
the humble will hear and be glad.

Magnify to Jehovah with me, and we will exalt his name together.

I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

Those who look to Him are radiant with joy;
their faces will never be ashamed.

This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

Behold, the messenger of Jehovah surrounding to those fearing him, and he will deliver them.

By experience you will see that the Lord is good; happy is the man who has faith in him.

Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.

[The] young lions are in want and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh will not lack for any good thing.

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.

The face of the Lord is set
against those who do what is evil,
to erase all memory of them from the earth.

The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

Near is Yahweh, to the broken in heart, And, the crushed in spirit, will he save.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

Evil will slay [the] wicked, and [those who] hate [the] righteous will incur guilt.

Yahweh redeems the life of his servants, and none who take refuge in him will incur guilt.

Let destruction come upon him, he will not know; and let his net which he has concealed catch him, let him fall in it, into destruction.

Then my soul will rejoice in Yahweh; it will rejoice in his salvation.

All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

Witnesses of wrong will rise up; they will ask me what I knew not.

They will requite me evil instead of good, bereaving to my soul

But as for me, when they were ill I put on the clothing of sorrow: I went without food and was sad, and my prayer came back again to my heart.

Lord, how long will You look on [without action]?
Rescue my life from their destructions,
My only life from the young lions.

I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.

For, no salvation, will they utter, - But, against the quiet of the land, deceitful things, do they devise;

They will widen their mouth upon me: they said, Aha! aha our eye saw it.

Let them not say in their hearts, So we will have it: let them not say, We have put an end to him.

Let all those who take pleasure in my troubles be shamed and come to nothing: let those who are lifted up against me be covered with shame and have no honour.

Let those who want my vindication
shout for joy and be glad;
let them continually say,
“The Lord be exalted.
He takes pleasure in His servant’s well-being.”

And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.

The words of his mouth, are iniquity and deceit, he hath left off to show discretion by doing well:

He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.

They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

for with You is life’s fountain.
In Your light we will see light.

There the workers of evil have come down: they have been made low, and will not be lifted up.

For like the grass they will dry up quickly, and like green vegetation they will wither.

Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

Commit thy way unto Jehovah; Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.

And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, And thy justice as the noon-day.

Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.

For evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh-- they will possess [the] land.

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

But [the] afflicted will possess [the] land, and they will take pleasure in an abundance of peace.

The Lord will laugh at him; For he seeth that his day is coming.

Their sword will enter into their [own] heart, and their bows shall be broken.

For the arms of the wicked will be broken,
but the Lord supports the righteous.

The Lord knows the days of the blameless,
And their inheritance will continue forever.

They will not be put to shame in distressing times, and in [the] days of famine they will be satisfied.

But [the] wicked will perish, and the enemies of Yahweh [will be] like [the] splendor of [the] pastures. They vanish; in smoke they vanish.

A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;

Those who are blessed by Him will inherit the land,
but those cursed by Him will be destroyed.

From Yahweh, are the steps of a man made firm, When, with his way, he is well pleased:

Though he fall, he will not be cast headlong, for Yahweh supports [him with] his hand.

All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; And his seed is blessed.

Depart from evil and do good;
And you will dwell [securely in the land] forever.

for Jehovah loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints: They are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

[The] righteous will possess [the] land and abide in it forever.

The law of his God [is] in his heart. His steps will not slip.

The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

I have seen a wicked, violent man
well-rooted like a flourishing native tree.

Watch the blameless and observe the upright,
for the man of peace will have a future.

But transgressors will all be eliminated;
the future of the wicked will be destroyed.

And Jehovah will help them and deliver them: he will deliver them from the wicked, and save them; for they trust in him.

My whole body is sick because of your judgment; I am deprived of health because of my sin.

For mine iniquities passed over my head: as a heavy lifting up they will be loaded above me.

I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

For I am overcome with shame and my whole body is sick.

Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.

O Jehovah, before thee all my desire, and my sighing was not hid from thee.

They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

But, I, as one deaf, will not hear, - and as one dumb, who will not open his mouth:

And I, as deaf, shall not hear; and as dumb, he will not open his mouth.

For in You, O Lord, I hope;
You will answer, O Lord my God.

I have prayed for deliverance, because otherwise they will gloat over me; when my foot slips they will arrogantly taunt me.

For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

But my enemies are alive and well; those who hate me for no reason are numerous.

And they requiting evil for good will be mine adversaries, for my pursuing Thou Thou wilt not forsake me, O Jehovah: my God, thou wilt not remove far off from me.

{To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.} I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

I was mute and silent [before my enemies],
I refrained even from good,
And my distress grew worse.

My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,

"LORD, let me know how my life ends, and the standard by which you will measure my days, whatever it is! Then I will know how transient my life is.

Lo, handbreadths Thou hast made my days, And mine age is as nothing before Thee, Only, all vanity is every man set up. Selah.

“Surely every man walks around like a shadow [in a charade];
Surely they make an uproar for nothing;
Each one builds up riches, not knowing who will receive them.

How long, LORD, will I wait expectantly? I have placed my hope in you.

Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.

I was dumb, I will not open my mouth; for thou didst

When, by rebukes for iniquity, thou hast corrected a man, Then hast thou consumed, as a moth, all that was delightful within him, Surely, a breath, are all men. Selah.

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

Look away from me, and I will smile before I go away and be no more.