Zion heard this and was glad,
And the daughters of Judah have rejoiced
Because of Your judgments, O Lord.

A Psalm.
O sing to the Lord a new song,
For He has done wonderful things,
His right hand and His holy arm have gained the victory for Him.

He has remembered His lovingkindness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel;
All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

The strength of the King loves justice;
You have established equity;
You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

For my days have been consumed in smoke,
And my bones have been scorched like a hearth.

I resemble a pelican of the wilderness;
I have become like an owl of the waste places.

I lie awake,
I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop.

My enemies have reproached me all day long;
Those who deride me have used my name as a curse.

For I have eaten ashes like bread
And mingled my drink with weeping

Because of Your indignation and Your wrath,
For You have lifted me up and cast me away.

You will arise and have compassion on Zion;
For it is time to be gracious to her,
For the appointed time has come.

O Lord, how many are Your works!
In wisdom You have made them all;
The earth is full of Your possessions.

There the ships move along,
And Leviathan, which You have formed to sport in it.

I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

We have sinned like our fathers,
We have committed iniquity, we have behaved wickedly.

They have seen the works of the Lord,
And His wonders in the deep.

Then they were glad because they were quiet,
So He guided them to their desired haven.

Have not You Yourself, O God, rejected us?
And will You not go forth with our armies, O God?

For they have opened the wicked and deceitful mouth against me;
They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
And fought against me without cause.

Thus they have repaid me evil for good
And hatred for my love.

I also have become a reproach to them;
When they see me, they wag their head.

And let them know that this is Your hand;
You, Lord, have done it.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments;
His praise endures forever.

They have mouths, but they cannot speak;
They have eyes, but they cannot see;

They have ears, but they cannot hear;
They have noses, but they cannot smell;

They have hands, but they cannot feel;
They have feet, but they cannot walk;
They cannot make a sound with their throat.

For You have rescued my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
My feet from stumbling.

O Lord, surely I am Your servant,
I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid,
You have loosed my bonds.

I shall give thanks to You, for You have answered me,
And You have become my salvation.

Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord;
We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.

You have ordained Your precepts,
That we should keep them diligently.

With all my heart I have sought You;
Do not let me wander from Your commandments.

Your word I have treasured in my heart,
That I may not sin against You.

With my lips I have told of
All the ordinances of Your mouth.

I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.

I have told of my ways, and You have answered me;
Teach me Your statutes.

I have chosen the faithful way;
I have placed Your ordinances before me.

So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me,
For I trust in Your word.

Zayin.
Remember the word to Your servant,
In which You have made me hope.

I have remembered Your ordinances from of old, O Lord,
And comfort myself.

Heth.
The Lord is my portion;
I have promised to keep Your words.

The cords of the wicked have encircled me,
But I have not forgotten Your law.

Teth.
You have dealt well with Your servant,
O Lord, according to Your word.

The arrogant have forged a lie against me;
With all my heart I will observe Your precepts.

I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are righteous,
And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.

Though I have become like a wineskin in the smoke,
I do not forget Your statutes.

The arrogant have dug pits for me,
Men who are not in accord with Your law.

All Your commandments are faithful;
They have persecuted me with a lie; help me!

If Your law had not been my delight,
Then I would have perished in my affliction.

I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have revived me.

I am Yours, save me;
For I have sought Your precepts.

I have seen a limit to all perfection;
Your commandment is exceedingly broad.

I have more insight than all my teachers,
For Your testimonies are my meditation.

I understand more than the aged,
Because I have observed Your precepts.

I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.

I have not turned aside from Your ordinances,
For You Yourself have taught me.

I have sworn and I will confirm it,
That I will keep Your righteous ordinances.

The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not gone astray from Your precepts.

I have inherited Your testimonies forever,
For they are the joy of my heart.

I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, even to the end.

Uphold me that I may be safe,
That I may have regard for Your statutes continually.

You have rejected all those who wander from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is useless.

You have removed all the wicked of the earth like dross;
Therefore I love Your testimonies.

Ayin.
I have done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.

It is time for the Lord to act,
For they have broken Your law.

Establish my footsteps in Your word,
And do not let any iniquity have dominion over me.

You have commanded Your testimonies in righteousness
And exceeding faithfulness.

My zeal has consumed me,
Because my adversaries have forgotten Your words.

Trouble and anguish have come upon me,
Yet Your commandments are my delight.

Of old I have known from Your testimonies
That You have founded them forever.

Those who love Your law have great peace,
And nothing causes them to stumble.

Let Your hand be ready to help me,
For I have chosen Your precepts.

I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant,
For I do not forget Your commandments.

Then they would have swallowed us alive,
When their anger was kindled against us;

Then the waters would have engulfed us,
The stream would have swept over our soul;

Then the raging waters would have swept over our soul.”

Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the trapper;
The snare is broken and we have escaped.

A Song of Ascents.
“Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up,”
Let Israel now say,

“Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up;
Yet they have not prevailed against me.

A Song of Ascents.
Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord.

Surely I have composed and quieted my soul;
Like a weaned child rests against his mother,
My soul is like a weaned child within me.

“This is My resting place forever;
Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

“There I will cause the horn of David to spring forth;
I have prepared a lamp for Mine anointed.

For the Lord will judge His people
And will have compassion on His servants.

They have mouths, but they do not speak;
They have eyes, but they do not see;

They have ears, but they do not hear,
Nor is there any breath at all in their mouths.

O daughter of Babylon, you devastated one,
How blessed will be the one who repays you
With the recompense with which you have repaid us.

I will bow down toward Your holy temple
And give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth;
For You have magnified Your word according to all Your name.

All the kings of the earth will give thanks to You, O Lord,
When they have heard the words of Your mouth.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
O Lord, You have searched me and known me.

You have enclosed me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.

Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in Your book were all written
The days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them.

I hate them with the utmost hatred;
They have become my enemies.

Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
Preserve me from violent men
Who have purposed to trip up my feet.

The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set snares for me. Selah.

“O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
You have covered my head in the day of battle.

As when one plows and breaks open the earth,
Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

Keep me from the jaws of the trap which they have set for me,
And from the snares of those who do iniquity.

When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
You knew my path.
In the way where I walk
They have hidden a trap for me.