The mountains will bring peace and prosperity to the people,
And the hills, in [the establishment of] righteousness.

He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

Let men revere thee, With the sun, And in presence of the moon, Unto the remotest generation.

May he come down like rain on the mown grass,
Like showers that water the earth.

In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.

The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes.

And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.

There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

May his Name he age-abiding, In the presence of the sun, let his Name flourish, - And may all the families of the ground bless themselves in him, All nations, pronounce him happy!

Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

And blessed is the Name of His honour to the age, And the whole earth is filled with His honour. Amen, and amen!

The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

{A Psalm of Asaph.} Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

As nothing, have my steps slipped, For I have been envious of the boastful,

For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

For they are in no peril of death, but stand fast like a palace.

They have not the hardships of mankind, neither are they plagued like other men:

Therefore pride is their necklace; an outfit of violence covers them.

Their eyes stand out from fatness, they exceed the imaginations of their heart:

They mock and speak wickedly of oppression, they speak loftily:

They speak as if they rule in heaven, and lay claim to the earth.

Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.

They say, "How does God know what we do? Is the sovereign one aware of what goes on?"

Lo, these are the wicked and easy ones of the age, They have increased strength.

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

When my thoughts were turned to see the reason of this, it was a weariness in my eyes;

Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.

You put their feet where there was danger of slipping, so that they go down into destruction.

How suddenly are they wasted! fears are the cause of their destruction.

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

When my heart was embittered
And I was pierced within [as with the fang of an adder],

But I [am] continually with you; you have hold of my right hand.

Your wisdom will be my guide, and later you will put me in a place of honour.

Whom have I in heaven but thee? There is nothing upon earth, that I desire in comparison of thee.

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

For, lo, those far from Thee do perish, Thou hast cut off every one, Who is going a whoring from Thee.

But it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord Jehovah my refuge, That I may tell of all thy works.

{Maschil of Asaph.} O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.

Lift up thy steps to desolations forever; all the evil of the enemy in the holy place.

Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.

They seemed as men that lifted up Axes upon a thicket of trees.

And now all the carved work [of the meeting place]
They smash with hatchets and hammers.

They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.

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.

Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.

For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.

Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.

Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

Thou, didst cleave open fountain and torrent, Thou, didst dry up rivers of steady flow:

You established the cycle of day and night; you put the moon and sun in place.

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

Keep this in mind, O Lord, that your haters have said cruel things, and that your name has been looked down on by a people of evil behaviour.

O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.

Rise up, O God, plead your cause; remember the reproaching of you by [the] foolish {all day long}.

Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.

{To the chief Musician, Altaschith, A Psalm or Song of Asaph.} Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.

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

“I said to the arrogant, ‘Do not boast;’
And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn [of self-glorification].

Let not your horn be lifted up: let no more words of pride come from your outstretched necks.

For neither from east nor west, Nor from the wilderness of thee mountains cometh exaltation ;

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.

{To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song of Asaph.} In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.

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

Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.

The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.

At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

You, you are to be feared; who may keep his place before you in the time of your wrath?

Out of the heavens, didst thou cause judgment to be heard, Earth, feared and was still:

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

Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

Make vows to Yahweh your God, and fulfill them! Let all of his neighbors bring presents to him who is to be feared.

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

{To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of Asaph.} I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.

In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.

I remember God; then I am disquieted and I groan;
I sigh [in prayer], and my spirit grows faint. Selah.

Thou holdest open mine eyelids; I am full of disquiet and cannot speak.

I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.

The memory of my song comes back to me in the night; my thoughts are moving in my heart; my spirit is searching with care.

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

Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Or has He in anger withdrawn His compassion? Selah.

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.

You are the God who does works of power: you have made your strength clear to the nations.

Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.

The waters saw you, God; the waters saw you and writhed. Indeed, the depths of the sea quaked.

The clouds poured down water;
The skies sent out a sound [of rumbling thunder];
Your arrows (lightning) flashed here and there.

The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.

Your way was in the sea, and your road in the great waters; there was no knowledge of your footsteps.

Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

{Maschil of Asaph.} Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.