As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, You are very great; You have put on honor and majesty,

The trees of Jehovah are full, the cedars of Lebanon which He has planted;

where the birds make their nests; the fir trees are the house of the stork.

The high hills are for the wild goats, and the rocks are a refuge for the badgers.

The sun rises; they are gathered, and go to their dens to lie down.

O Jehovah, how many are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your riches.

This is the great and wide sea, in which are creeping things without number, both small and great animals.

You give to them, they gather; You open Your hand; they are filled with good.

You hide Your face, they are troubled; You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.

You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; and You renew the face of the earth.

He is Jehovah our God; His judgments are in all the earth.

Blessed are those who keep judgment, he who does righteousness at all times.

Fools are afflicted because of their rebellion, and because of their iniquities.

He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.

And they are glad because they are quiet; so He brings them to their desired haven.

He also blesses them, so that they are multiplied greatly; and does not allow their cattle to become few.

for the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me; they spoke against me with a lying tongue.

For my love they are my foes; but I am in prayer.

They will curse, but You will bless; they arise, and are ashamed; but let Your servant rejoice.

Jehovah has sworn, and will not repent, You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

The works of Jehovah are great, sought out by all those who have pleasure in them.

The works of His hands are truth and judgment; all His commands are true,

standing fast forever and ever; they are done in truth and uprightness.

Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

The ones who make them are like them, and everyone who trusts in them.

You are blessed of Jehovah who made the heavens and the earth.

The heavens, even the heavens, are Jehovah's; but the earth He has given to the sons of men.

I said in my haste, All men are liars.

They surround me like bees; they are put out like the fire of thorns; for in the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.

I will praise You; for You have heard me, and are my salvation.

You are my God, and I will exalt You; You are my God, I will praise You.

ALEPH: Blessed are the upright in the way, who walk in the Law of Jehovah.

Blessed are they who keep His testimonies, and who seek Him with all the heart.

Blessed are You, O Jehovah; teach me Your Precepts.

You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who go astray from Your Commandments.

Your testimonies also are my delight and my advisers.

Turn away my shame which I fear; for Your judgments are good.

CHETH: You are my portion, O Jehovah; I have said that I would keep Your Words.

You are good, and do good; teach me Your Precepts.

I know, O Jehovah, that Your judgments are right, and that You have afflicted me in faithfulness.

How many are the days of Your servant? When will You carry out judgment on my persecutors?

The proud have dug pits for me, which are not according to Your Law.

All Your Commandments are faithful; they persecute me with lying; help me.

They stand to this day according to Your ordinances; for all are Your servants.

Through Your Commandments You make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me.

I have more understanding than all my teachers; for Your testimonies are my prayer.

How sweet are Your Words to my taste! More than honey to my mouth!

I have taken Your testimonies as an inheritance forever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

You are my hiding-place and my shield; I hope in Your Word.

PE: Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore my soul keeps them.

TZADDI: You are righteous, O Jehovah, and Your judgments are right.

Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me; yet Your Commandments are my delight.

They draw near, those who follow after wickedness; they are far from Your Law.

You are near, O Jehovah, and all Your Commandments are truth.

Great are Your tender mercies, O Jehovah; according to Your judgments give me life.

Many are my persecutors and my enemies, yet I do not turn aside from Your testimonies.

I have kept Your Commandments and Your testimonies; for all my ways are before You.

My tongue shall speak Your Word, for all Your Commandments are righteousness.

I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.

Have mercy on us, O Jehovah, have mercy on us; for we are exceedingly filled with scorn.

Our soul is exceedingly filled with the contempt of those who are at ease, with the scorn of the proud.

As the mountains are all around Jerusalem, so Jehovah is all around His people from this time and forever.

Great things did Jehovah to work with us and we are glad.

Lo, children are the inheritance of Jehovah; the fruit of the womb is a reward.

As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the sons of the young.

My soul waits for Jehovah more than morning-watchers who are watching for the morning.

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

Those who make them are like them, everyone who trusts in them.

You search my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.

If I go up into Heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there.

I will praise You; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are marvelous and my soul knows it very well.

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

If I should count them, they are more than the sand; when I awake, I am still with You.

Who will speak against You maliciously? Your enemies are lifted up with vanity.

who devised evil things in the heart; they are always gathered for war.

I said to Jehovah, You are my God; O Jehovah, hear the voice of my prayers.

When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cuts and splits wood on the earth.

But my eyes are on You, O Lord Jehovah; in You I take refuge, do not leave my soul naked.

I cried to You, O Jehovah; I said, You are my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.

Hear my cry; for I am brought very low; deliver me from my pursuers; for they are stronger than I.

Teach me to do Your will; for You are my God; Your Spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

Man is like vanity; his days are like a shadow that passes away.

Blessed are the peoples who are so; blessed are the peoples to whom Jehovah is their God.

Jehovah is good to all; and His tender mercies are over all His works.

the Lord opens the eyes of the blind; Jehovah raises those who are bowed down; Jehovah loves the righteous;

Praise Him, heavens of heavens, and waters that are above the heavens.

So are the ways of everyone who gains unjust gain; it takes away its owners' life.

whose ways are crooked, and are devious in their paths.

she is more precious than rubies; and all the things you can desire are not to be compared with her.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

By His knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

For they are life to those who find them, and health to all his flesh.

Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

lest you should meditate on the path of life, her tracks are movable; you cannot know them.

and you moan when your end comes, when your flesh and muscle are eaten away,

For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah, and He watches all his paths.

My son, if you are surety for your friend, if you struck your palms with a stranger,

you are snared with the words of your mouth, you are taken with the words of your mouth.