Transgression speaks [like an oracle] to the wicked (godless) [deep] within his heart;
There is no fear (dread) of God before his eyes.

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

How precious is Thy kindness, O God, And the sons of men In the shadow of Thy wings do trust.

They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house;
And You allow them to drink from the river of Your delights.

For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

Do not worry because of evildoers,
Nor be envious toward wrongdoers;

Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause.

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait on Jehovah, they shall possess the land.

For in a short time the evil-doer will be gone: you will go searching for his place, and it will not be there.

But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

The wicked plots against the righteous
And gnashes at him with his teeth.

The Lord laughs at him [the wicked one—the one who oppresses the righteous],
For He sees that his day [of defeat] is coming.

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way.

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

A little to the just one is good more than the wealth of many unjust.

They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; In smoke shall they consume away.

The unjust one borrowed and he will not repay: and the just one compassionated, and gave.

For those blessed by God will [at last] inherit the land,
But those cursed by Him will be cut off.

The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.

When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.

I was a youth, also I grew old, and I saw not the just one forsaken and his seed seeking bread.

Depart from evil, and do good, and you will live in the land forever.

For the Lord delights in justice
And does not abandon His saints (faithful ones);
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked will [in time] be cut off.

The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it.

The mouth of the righteous one produces wisdom; his tongue speaks justice.

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

The wicked lies in wait for the righteous
And seeks to kill him.

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

Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

But one passed by, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the godly! For the one who promotes peace has a future.

As for transgressors, they will be completely destroyed;
The future of the wicked will be cut off.

But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

{A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.} O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.

There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.

For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

I am bent over and brought low;
all day long I go around in mourning.

For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.

I am weak and utterly crushed; I cry out in distress because of my heart's anguish.

My heart pounds, my strength fails me, even the gleam in my eye is gone.

Those who seek my life lay snares as well, and those intent on my harm speak threats. They also plot deceit all day.

And I, as deaf, hear not. And as a dumb one who openeth not his mouth.

Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain.

But mine enemies live, and are mighty: and they that hate me wrongfully are many in number.

And those who repay evil in return for good accuse me in return for my pursuing good.

For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Davidic psalm.I said, “I will guard my ways
so that I may not sin with my tongue;
I will guard my mouth with a muzzle
as long as the wicked are in my presence.”

My heart burned within me; the fire was kindled in my musing: I spoke with my tongue,

Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

Deliver me from all my transgression: thou wilt not set me a reproach of the foolish one.

I remain silent; I do not open my mouth, for you are the one who acted.

No longer let your hand be hard on me; I am wasted by the blows of your hand.

When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.

Hear my prayer, O Yahweh, and listen [to] my cry for help; do not be deaf to my tears. For I [am] an alien with you, a sojourner like all my ancestors.

When I was waiting quietly for the Lord, his heart was turned to me, and he gave ear to my cry.

He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.

How happy is the man
who has put his trust in the Lord
and has not turned to the proud
or to those who run after lies!

Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

Sacrifice and offering thou hast no delight in; Mine ears hast thou opened: Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required.

Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,

My delight is to do your pleasure, O my God; truly, your law is in my heart.

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.

Thy righteousness I have not concealed In the midst of my heart, Thy faithfulness and Thy salvation I have told, I have not hidden Thy kindness and Thy truth, To the great assembly.

For innumerable evils have encompassed me;
My sins have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see.
They are more numerous than the hairs of my head,
And my heart has failed me.

Let them be put to shame and confounded together That seek after my soul to destroy it: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.

Let them be astonished on account of their own shame, who are saying of me, Aha! Aha!

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

Though I am poor and in need, the Lord has me in mind; you are my help and my saviour; let there be no waiting, O my God.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive; he shall be made happy in the land; and thou wilt not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.

I said, "Yahweh, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you."

Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?

And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another; they plan ways to harm me.

An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me, and raise me up, that I may repay them.

By this I know that thou delightest in me, Because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, from eternity to eternity. Amen and amen! To the Director: An instruction of the Sons of Korah.

{To the chief Musician. An instruction; of the sons of Korah.} As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.