Sing psalms unto Jehovah, ye saints of his, and give thanks in remembrance of his holiness.

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.

O Jehovah, in Thy good pleasure, Thou hast caused strength to remain for my mountain,' Thou hast hidden Thy face -- I have been troubled.

What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me. Yahweh, be my helper."

So that glory shall play on the harp to thee, and shall not be silent O Jehovah my God, I will praise thee forever.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.

Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.

For you are my Rock and my strong tower; go in front of me and be my guide, because of your name.

I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.

I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;

And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.

Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

For my life hath been consumed in sorrow And my years in sighing. Feeble because of mine iniquity hath been my strength, And my bones have become old.

Because of all my enemies I have become a reproach and disgrace,
Especially to my neighbors,
And an object of dread to my acquaintances;
Those who see me on the street run from me.

I am forgotten in their heart as a dead man; I am become like a broken vessel.

For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.

My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: Save me in thy lovingkindness.

Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.

Let the lying lips become dumb, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.

Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.

For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.

Love Yahweh, all you his faithful ones. Yahweh preserves [the] faithful but repays abundantly [the] one who acts arrogantly.

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.

By David. -- An Instruction. O the happiness of him whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.

Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

When by day and by night Thy hand is heavy upon me, My moisture hath been changed Into the droughts of summer. Selah.

My sin, would I own unto thee, and, mine iniquity, not hide, I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Yahweh, And, thou, didst forgive the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.

You are my safe and secret place; you will keep me from trouble; you will put songs of salvation on the lips of those who are round me. (Selah.)

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.

Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.

Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

Sing to Him a new song;
Play skillfully [on the strings] with a loud and joyful sound.

For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.

His delight is in righteousness and wisdom; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

By the Lord's decree the heavens were made; by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created.

He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

The plan of Yahweh stands firm forever, the intents of his heart {from one generation to the next}.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

When the LORD looks down from heaven, he observes every human being.

From his dwelling place he gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth,

He is the one who forms every human heart, and takes note of all their actions.

There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

Our own soul, hath waited for Yahweh, Our help and our shield, is he!

For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.

{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.

My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

I sought the Lord [on the authority of His word], and He answered me,
And delivered me from all my fears.

They had an eye unto him, and were lightened; and their faces were not ashamed.

This afflicted one called, and Jehovah heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth 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 need and suffer hunger; but they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good.

Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.

Who [is] the man who desires life, who loves [many] days in order to see good?

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and His ears are open to their cry for help.

(The face of Jehovah is on doers of evil, To cut off from earth their memorial.)

When the righteous cry [for help], the Lord hears
And rescues them from all their distress and troubles.

Yahweh [is] near to [those who are] heartbroken and saves [those who are] crushed in spirit.

Many adversities come to the one who is righteous,
but the Lord delivers him from them all.

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

Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.

The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

O Lord, be on my side against those who are judging me; be at war with those who make war against me.

Grasp buckler and shield, and arise in my help;

Take out the spear and the ax to confront the one who pursues me; say to me, "I am your deliverer!"

Let them be as chaff before the wind, And the angel of Jehovah driving them on.

For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

Let {unforeseen ruin} come on him, and his net that he hid, let it catch him. Let him fall into it in ruin.

And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.

All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the afflicted from one stronger than he, yea, the afflicted and the needy from him that spoileth him!

They repay me evil in place of good. [It is] bereavement to my soul.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

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

For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

Yea they have opened wide against me their mouth, They have said, Aha! Aha! our own eye, hath seen!

Vindicate me, Lord my God,
in keeping with Your righteousness,
and do not let them rejoice over me.

Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me.

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

Mine own tongue also, shall softly utter thy righteousness, - All the day long, - thy praise!