Reproach broke my heart, and I shall be ill at ease: and I shall hope for comforting, and none; and for those consoling, and I found not

And they will give my food poison, and for my thirst they will give me vinegar to drink.

May their table [with all its abundance and luxury] become a snare [to them];
And when they are in peace [secure at their sacrificial feasts], may it become a trap.

For whom thou didst strike they pursued; and they will relate to the pain of thy wounded.

Hold them accountable for all their sins! Do not vindicate them!

But as for me, [though] I [am] afflicted and pained, your salvation will protect me, O God.

I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

And it will please Jehovah better than an ox, Or a bullock that hath horns and hoofs.

[The] afflicted will see [and] rejoice. O God seekers, let your heart revive,

Let heavens and earth praise him, [the] seas and all that moves in them,

For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.

And the offspring of his servants will inherit it, and [those who] love his name will abide in it.

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.

I have relied on you from the womb. You are he who took me out of my mother's womb. I will always praise you.

I am a wonder to all; but you are my strong tower.

Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.

saying, "God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him."

But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.

My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

Thou, O God, hast taught me from my youth up until now; therefore will I tell of thy wondrous works.

And even when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not abandon me,
Until I declare Your [mighty] strength to this generation,
Your power to all who are to come.

You who have shown me many troubles and distresses
Will revive and renew me again,
And will bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

You will increase my greatness, and you will comfort me all around.

I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.

My lips will sing for joy when I sing praises to you, and my soul, which you have redeemed.

My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.

Give the king [knowledge of] Your judgments, O God,
And [the spirit of] Your righteousness to the king’s son [to guide all his ways].

He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice.

The mountains will bring news of peace to the people, and the hills will announce justice.

He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.

They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.

In his days may the upright do well, living in peace as long as there is a moon in heaven.

Before him the coastlands will bow down, and his enemies will lick the dust.

The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.

For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper.

He will have pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he will save.

He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence; And precious will their blood be in his sight:

And they shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: And men shall pray for him continually; They shall bless him all the day long.

May grain be abundant in the land all the way to the mountain tops; may its fruits flourish like the forests of Lebanon, and may the cities sprout like the grass of the earth.

His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

because I envied the boastful [when] I saw [the] well-being of [the] wicked.

For they have no pangs in their death, and their body is well nourished;

For this, pride surrounded them as a neck-chain; the dress of violence will cover to them.

Their eye will come forth from fat: they passed over the imaginations of the heart

They will mock and speak in evil of oppression: they will speak from elevation.

They choose to speak against heaven; while they talk about things on earth.

Therefore God's people return there and drink it all in like water until they're satiated.

And they say, How will the Lord see this? is there knowledge in the Most High?

Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches.

Surely in vain I cleansed my heart, and I will wash my hands in cleanness.

For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.

If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.

When I tried to understand all this,
it seemed hopeless

Surely You set the wicked-minded and immoral on slippery places;
You cast them down to destruction.

Like a dream [which seems real] until one awakens,
O Lord, when stirred, [You observe the wicked], You will despise their image.

For my heart will be embittered, and my loins were hard.

You will guide me with Your counsel,
And afterward receive me to honor and glory.

For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.

But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.

A well-written song by Asaph. Why, O God, have you permanently rejected us? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture?

Remember your people whom you acquired in ancient times, whom you rescued so they could be your very own nation, as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell!

Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.

It will be known according to bringing the axes upwards upon the thicket of wood.

And now all the carved work thereof They break down with hatchet and hammers.

They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

There are no signs for us to see.
There is no longer a prophet.
And none of us knows how long this will last.

How long, O God, will [the] adversary taunt? Will [the] enemy treat your name with contempt forever?

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.

Don't let the oppressed return in humiliation. The poor and needy will praise your name.

Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: Remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee all the day.

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a psalm of Asaph; a song. We give thanks to you, O God! We give thanks! You reveal your presence; people tell about your amazing deeds.

When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.

The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.

I will say to the proud, "Don't brag," and to the wicked, "Don't vaunt your strength.

Ye shall not lift up your horn to elevation: ye will speak with an impudent neck.

For, God himself, is about to judge, One, he will cast down, Another, he will lift up;

For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.

But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.

There breaketh he the arrows of the bow, the shield, the sword, and the whole battle. Selah.

[The] stouthearted are plundered; they sleep their sleep, and all [the] able men cannot {use} their hands.

When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.

For the anger of humankind will praise you. You will put on [the] remnant of anger.

Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

He will cut off the spirit of princes: He is terrible to the kings of the earth.

I will cry unto God with my voice, Even unto God with my voice; and he will give ear unto me.

I sought the Lord in my day of trouble.
My hands were continually lifted up
all night long;
I refused to be comforted.

I will keep God in memory, with sounds of grief; my thoughts are troubled, and my spirit is overcome. (Selah.)

Thou didst hold mine eyes watching: I was moved, and I will not speak.

I said, "During the night I will remember the song I once sang; I will think very carefully." I tried to make sense of what was happening.

Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?

Hath His kindness ceased for ever? The saying failed to all generations?

And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.

I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.

I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.