O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness.

You have made clear your strength even out of the mouths of babies at the breast, because of those who are against you; so that you may put to shame the cruel and violent man.

When my haters are turned back, they will be broken and overcome before you.

The Lord will be a high tower for those who are crushed down, a high tower in times of trouble;

Put them in fear, O Lord, so that the nations may see that they are only men. (Selah.)

Why do you keep far away, O Lord? why are you not to be seen in times of trouble?

The evil-doer in his pride says, God will not make a search. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

His ways are ever fixed; your decisions are higher than he may see: as for his haters, they are as nothing to him.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.

He is waiting in the dark places of the towns: in the secret places he puts to death those who have done no wrong: his eyes are secretly turned against the poor.

The upright are crushed and made low, and the feeble are overcome by his strong ones.

You have seen it; for your eyes are on sorrow and grief, to take it into your hand: the poor man puts his faith in you; you have been the helper of the child who has no father.

The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations are gone from his land.

See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.

If the bases are broken down, what is the upright man to do?

The Lord is in his holy Temple, the Lord's seat is in heaven; his eyes are watching and testing the children of men.

Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.

They have said, With our tongues will we overcome; our lips are ours: who is lord over us?

The words of the Lord are true words: like silver tested by fire and burned clean seven times.

The sinners are walking on every side, and evil is honoured among the children of men.

And he who is against me may not say, I have overcome him; and those who are troubling me may not be glad when I am moved.

The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.

They have all gone out of the way together; they are unclean, there is not one who does good, no, not one.

O my soul, you have said to the Lord, You are my Lord: I have no good but you.

As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the noble in whom is all my delight.

The Lord is my heritage and the wine of my cup; you are the supporter of my right.

Fair are the places marked out for me; I have a noble heritage.

You will make clear to me the way of life; where you are joy is complete; in your right hand there are pleasures for ever and ever.

I will send up my cry to the Lord, who is to be praised; so will I be made safe from those who are against me.

The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.

Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.

He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but eyes full of pride will be made low.

You have made my steps wide under me, so that my feet are kept from slipping.

I go after my haters and overtake them; not turning back till they are all overcome.

I will give them wounds, so that they are not able to get up: they are stretched under my feet.

By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.

The heavens are sounding the glory of God; the arch of the sky makes clear the work of his hands.

There are no words or language; their voice makes no sound.

The orders of the Lord are right, making glad the heart: the rule of the Lord is holy, giving light to the eyes.

The fear of the Lord is clean, and has no end; the decisions of the Lord are true and full of righteousness.

More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.

They are bent down and made low; but we have been lifted up.

Your hand will make a search for all your haters; your right hand will be hard on all those who are against you.

My God, my God, why are you turned away from me? why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my crying?

But you are holy, O you who are seated among the praises of Israel.

I was in your hands even before my birth; you are my God from the time when I was in my mother's body.

I am flowing away like water, and all my bones are out of place: my heart is like wax, it has become soft in my body.

I am able to see all my bones; their looks are fixed on me:

Let no servant of yours be put to shame; may those be shamed who are false without cause.

Be my guide and teacher in the true way; for you are the God of my salvation; I am waiting for your word all the day.

All the ways of the Lord are mercy and good faith for those who keep his agreement and his witness.

My eyes are turned to the Lord at all times; for he will take my feet out of the net.

The troubles of my heart are increased: O take me out of my sorrows.

See how those who are against me are increased, for bitter is their hate of me.

In whose hands are evil designs, and whose right hands take money for judging falsely.

And now my head will be lifted up higher than my haters who are round me: because of this I will make offerings of joy in his tent; I will make a song, truly I will make a song of praise to the Lord.

When my father and my mother are turned away from me, then the Lord will be my support.

Give ear to the voice of my prayer, when I am crying to you, when my hands are lifted up to your holy place.

For you are my Rock and my strong tower; go in front of me and be my guide, because of your name.

Take me out of the net which they have put ready for me secretly; for you are my strength.

Into your hands I give my spirit; you are my saviour, O Lord God for ever true.

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; my eyes are wasted with grief, I am wasted in soul and body.

My life goes on in sorrow, and my years in weeping; my strength is almost gone because of my sin, and my bones are wasted away.

Because of all those who are against me, I have become a word of shame to my neighbours; a cause of shaking the head and a fear to my friends: those who saw me in the street went in flight from me.

But I had faith in you, O Lord; I said, You are my God.

The chances of my life are in your hand; take me out of the hands of my haters, and of those who go after me.

O have love for the Lord, all you his saints; for the Lord keeps safe from danger all those who are true to him, and gives the workers of pride their right reward.

For this cause let every saint make his prayer to you at a time when you are near: then the overflowing of the great waters will not overtake him.

You are my safe and secret place; you will keep me from trouble; you will put songs of salvation on the lips of those who are round me. (Selah.)

Be glad in the Lord with joy, you upright men; give cries of joy, all you whose hearts are true.

For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are certain.

From his house he keeps watch on all who are living on the earth;

He makes all their hearts; their works are clear to him.

Our souls are waiting for the Lord; he is our help and our salvation.

Let your mercy be on us, O Lord, as we are waiting for you.

The young lions are in need and have no food; but those who are looking to the Lord will have every good thing.

The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.

The Lord is near the broken-hearted; he is the saviour of those whose spirits are crushed down.

Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.

Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.

O Lord, be on my side against those who are judging me; be at war with those who make war against me.

Do not let my haters be glad over me falsely; let not those who are against me without cause make sport of me.

For they do not say words of peace; in their deceit they are designing evil things against the quiet ones in the land.

Let all those who take pleasure in my troubles be shamed and come to nothing: let those who are lifted up against me be covered with shame and have no honour.

Let those who are on my side give cries of joy; let them ever say, The Lord be praised, for he has pleasure in the peace of his servant.

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

The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.

The days of the upright are numbered by the Lord, and their heritage will be for ever.

They will not be shamed in the evil time, and in the days when all are in need of food they will have enough.

Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he takes delight in his way.

All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.

The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.

Be waiting for the Lord, and keep his way; and you will be lifted up, and have the land for your heritage: when the evil-doers are cut off, you will see it.

You have made my days no longer than a hand's measure; and my years are nothing in your eyes; truly, every man is but a breath. (Selah.)

Happy is the man who has faith in the Lord, and does not give honour to the men of pride or to those who are turned away to deceit.

O Lord my God, great are the wonders which you have done in your thought for us; it is not possible to put them out in order before you; when I would give an account of them, their number is greater than I may say.

For unnumbered evils are round about me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I am bent down with their weight; they are more than the hairs of my head, my strength is gone because of them.

Let all those who are looking for you be glad and have joy in you; let the lovers of your salvation ever say, May the Lord be great.