Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

For he sees that wise men come to their end, and foolish persons of low behaviour come to destruction together, letting their wealth go to others.

The place of the dead is their house for ever, and their resting-place through all generations; those who come after them give their names to their lands.

And man in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off.

This is the fate of those who are foolishly confident,
And of those after them who approve [and are influenced by] their words. Selah.

Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead);
Death will be their shepherd;
And the upright shall rule over them in the morning,
And their form and beauty shall be for Sheol to consume,
So that they have no dwelling [on earth].

But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.

Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

because when he dies he will not take [away] any [of it]. His wealth will not follow down after him.

Though he might have pride in his soul in his life-time, and men will give you praise if you do well for yourself,

He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.

Man in honour, who understandest not, Hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off!

{A Psalm of Asaph.} The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.

Our God approaches and is not silent; consuming fire goes ahead of him and all around him a storm rages.

Gather yourselves unto me - ye my men of lovingkindness, Who have solemnised my covenant over sacrifice.

And the heavens declare His righteousness,
For God Himself is judge. Selah.

It is not concerning [a lack of] your sacrifices [that] I rebuke you, and your burnt offerings [are] before me continually.

I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.

For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.

I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?

Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; And pay thy vows unto the Most High:

And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

But to the wicked God says,
“What right have you to tell of My statutes
And to take My covenant in your mouth?

If thou hast seen a thief, Then thou art pleased with him, And with adulterers is thy portion.

Thou sittest, against thy brother thou speakest, Against a son of thy mother givest slander.

You have done these things, and I kept silent. You thought that I was just like you. I will rebuke you, and accuse you in front of your eyes.

Understand this, I pray you, ye forgetters of GOD, Lest I tear in pieces, and there be none to deliver: -

Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.} Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

Wash away my wrongdoing! Cleanse me of my sin!

For I am conscious of my transgressions and I acknowledge them;
My sin is always before me.

I was brought forth in [a state of] wickedness;
In sin my mother conceived me [and from my beginning I, too, was sinful].

Your desire is for what is true in the inner parts: in the secrets of my soul you will give me knowledge of wisdom.

Make me full of joy and rapture; so that the bones which have been broken may be glad.

Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities.

Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not the spirit of thy holiness from me.

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

For if thou hadst pleasure in sacrifice, I would give it thee: but thou delightest not in burnt-offerings.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

{To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.} Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.

Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, O worker of deceit.

You love evil more than good,
And falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah.

Thou lovedst all words of destruction, a tongue of deceit

God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.

I will give thee thanks for ever, because thou hast done it; And I will hope in thy name, for it is good, in the presence of thy saints.

{To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.

There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.

Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

{To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us?} Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.

Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

For strangers have risen against me
And violent men have sought my life;
They have not set God before them. Selah.

Behold, God is my helper: The Lord is of them that uphold my soul.

He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.

An offering of a free heart will I give thee, and praise thy name, O LORD, because it is so comfortable.

For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

{To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David.} Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

I said, “If only I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and find rest.

Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.

I will hurry off to a place that is safe from the strong wind and the gale."

Send destruction on them, O Lord, make a division of tongues among them: for I have seen fighting and violent acts in the town.

Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.

Wickedness is at the center of it; fraud and lies never leave its streets.

For it was not my hater who said evil of me; that would have been no grief to me; it was not one outside the number of my friends who made himself strong against me, or I would have kept myself from him in a secret place;

We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.

Let death come suddenly upon them, Let them go down alive into Sheol; For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them.

In the evening and in the morning and in the middle of the day I will make my prayer with sounds of grief; and my voice will come to his ears.

He hath completely redeemed my soul, out of the attack upon me, For, in multitudes, were they in conflict with me.

God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.

He [my companion] has put out his hands against those who were at peace with him;
He has broken his covenant [of friendship and loyalty].

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

Cast on Jehovah that which He hath given thee, And He doth sustain thee, He doth not suffer for ever the moving of the righteous.

But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.

{To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.} Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

Those who watch me all day have harassed me, for there are many who fight against me out of conceit.

In the time of my fear, I will have faith in you.

In God, whose word I praise;
In God I have put my trust;
I shall not fear.
What can mere man do to me?

Every day they make wrong use of my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

Because of iniquity will they escape? In anger cast down [the] peoples, O God.

You have kept count of my wonderings. Put my tears in your bottle; [are they] not in your book?

When I send up my cry to you, my haters will be turned back; I am certain of this, for God is with me.

In God have I put my hope, I will have no fear of what man may do to me.

I keep the memory of my debt to you, O God; I will give you the offerings of praise.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?