They stand today in accordance with Your judgments,
for all things are Your servants.

I have more insight than all my teachers
because Your decrees are my meditation.

I have Your decrees as a heritage forever;
indeed, they are the joy of my heart.

You are my shelter and my shield;
I put my hope in Your word.

פ PeYour decrees are wonderful;
therefore I obey them.

צ TsadeYou are righteous, Lord,
and Your judgments are just.

The decrees You issue are righteous
and altogether trustworthy.

Trouble and distress have overtaken me,
but Your commands are my delight.

Your decrees are righteous forever.
Give me understanding, and I will live.

Those who pursue evil plans come near;
they are far from Your instruction.

You are near, Lord,
and all Your commands are true.

Your compassions are many, Lord;
give me life according to Your judgments.

My persecutors and foes are many.
I have not turned from Your decrees.

I obey Your precepts and decrees,
for all my ways are before You.

My tongue sings about Your promise,
for all Your commands are righteous.

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

Our feet are standing
within your gates, Jerusalem—

There, thrones for judgment are placed,
thrones of the house of David.

Like a servant’s eyes on his master’s hand,
like a servant girl’s eyes on her mistress’s hand,
so our eyes are on the Lord our God
until He shows us favor.

A song of ascents.Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion.
It cannot be shaken; it remains forever.

Do what is good, Lord, to the good,
to those whose hearts are upright.

Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord,
children, a reward.

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the sons born in one’s youth.

A Davidic song of ascents.Lord, my heart is not proud;
my eyes are not haughty.
I do not get involved with things
too great or too difficult for me.

The idols of the nations are of silver and gold,
made by human hands.

Those who make them are just like them,
as are all who trust in them.

You observe my travels and my rest;
You are aware of all my ways.

If I go up to heaven, You are there;
if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.

even the darkness is not dark to You.
The night shines like the day;
darkness and light are alike to You.

I will praise You
because I have been remarkably and wonderfully made.
Your works are wonderful,
and I know this very well.

God, how difficult Your thoughts are
for me to comprehend;
how vast their sum is!

I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”
Listen, Lord, to my cry for help.

When their rulers will be thrown off
the sides of a cliff,
the people will listen to my words,
for they are pleasing.

I cry to You, Lord;
I say, “You are my shelter,
my portion in the land of the living.”

Listen to my cry,
for I am very weak.
Rescue me from those who pursue me,
for they are too strong for me.

Teach me to do Your will,
for You are my God.
May Your gracious Spirit
lead me on level ground.

Man is like a breath;
his days are like a passing shadow.

whose mouths speak lies,
whose right hands are deceptive.

Set me free and rescue me
from the grasp of foreigners
whose mouths speak lies,
whose right hands are deceptive.

Then our sons will be like plants
nurtured in their youth,
our daughters, like corner pillars
that are carved in the palace style.

Happy are the people with such blessings.
Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.

The Lord helps all who fall;
He raises up all who are oppressed.

The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord raises up those who are oppressed.
The Lord loves the righteous.

Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly;
it takes the lives of those who receive it.

whose paths are crooked,
and whose ways are devious.

Her ways are pleasant,
and all her paths, peaceful.

She is a tree of life to those who embrace her,
and those who hold on to her are happy.

for the devious are detestable to the Lord,
but He is a friend to the upright.

For they can’t sleep
unless they have done what is evil;
they are robbed of sleep
unless they make someone stumble.

For they are life to those who find them,
and health to one’s whole body.

Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey
and her words are smoother than oil,

She doesn’t consider the path of life;
she doesn’t know that her ways are unstable.

For a man’s ways are before the Lord’s eyes,
and He considers all his paths.

The Lord hates six things;
in fact, seven are detestable to Him:

For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light,
and corrective discipline is the way to life.

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and call understanding your relative.

For she has brought many down to death;
her victims are countless.

Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced;
develop common sense, you who are foolish.

All the words of my mouth are righteous;
none of them are deceptive or perverse.

All of them are clear to the perceptive,
and right to those who discover knowledge.

With me are riches and honor,
lasting wealth and righteousness.

“And now, my sons, listen to me;
those who keep my ways are happy.

If you are wise, you are wise for your own benefit;
if you mock, you alone will bear the consequences.”

But he doesn’t know that the departed spirits are there,
that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

When there are many words, sin is unavoidable,
but the one who controls his lips is wise.

When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,
but the righteous are secure forever.

The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
but the years of the wicked are cut short.

Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord,
but an accurate weight is His delight.

The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.

With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

Those with twisted minds are detestable to the Lord,
but those with blameless conduct are His delight.

The thoughts of the righteous are just,
but guidance from the wicked leads to deceit.

The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush,
but the speech of the upright rescues them.

The wicked are overthrown and perish,
but the house of the righteous will stand.

A righteous man cares about his animal’s health,
but even the merciful acts of the wicked are cruel.

No disaster overcomes the righteous,
but the wicked are full of misery.

Lying lips are detestable to the Lord,
but faithful people are His delight.

Riches are a ransom for a man’s life,
but a poor man hears no threat.

Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is empty,
but an abundant harvest comes
through the strength of an ox.

The inexperienced inherit foolishness,
but the sensible are crowned with knowledge.

The evil bow before those who are good,
the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

A poor man is hated even by his neighbor,
but there are many who love the rich.

The wicked one is thrown down by his own sin,
but the righteous one has a refuge in his death.

The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,
observing the wicked and the good.

All the days of the oppressed are miserable,
but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

The Lord detests the plans of an evil man,
but pleasant words are pure.

Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s;
all the weights in the bag are His concern.

Righteous lips are a king’s delight,
and he loves one who speaks honestly.

Pleasant words are a honeycomb:
sweet to the taste and health to the body.

Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly,
and the pride of sons is their fathers.

Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips;
how much worse are lies for a ruler.

Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just—
both are detestable to the Lord.

The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters,
a flowing river, a fountain of wisdom.

A fool’s mouth is his devastation,
and his lips are a trap for his life.

A gossip’s words are like choice food
that goes down to one’s innermost being.

The name of Yahweh is a strong tower;
the righteous run to it and are protected.

An offended brother is harder to reach
than a fortified city,
and quarrels are like the bars of a fortress.

Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.

All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words,
but they are not there.