Into thy hand, do I commit my spirit - Thou hast ransomed me, O Yahweh, GOD most faithful.

For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.

I will make thee discreet, I will point out to thee the way which thou must go, I will fix upon thee mine eye.

Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

I say to God, my rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I walk about mourning because of [the] oppression of [the] enemy?"

because you [are] the God of my refuge. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning because of [the] oppression of [the] enemy?

You are [the most] handsome of [the] sons of humankind; grace is poured out on your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.

Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.

Kings' daughters go in thy goodly array, and upon thy righthand standeth the queen in a vesture of the most fine gold.

Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.

To the Overseer. -- By sons of Korah. 'For the Virgins.' -- A song. God is to us a refuge and strength, A help in adversities found most surely.

There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

(For the redemption of their soul is costly, and must be given up for ever,)

{The Psalm of Asaph} The LORD, even the most mighty God, hath spoken, and called the world; from the rising up of the sun unto the going down of the same.

From Zion, the most beautiful of all places, God comes in splendor.

Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:

Call upon me, then, in the day of distress, I will deliver thee, that thou mayest glorify me.

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest.

Listen to me and answer me;
I am restless and distraught in my complaint and distracted

Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.

I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.

My life is among lions;
I must lie among those who breathe out fire—
The sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.

Which hearkeneth not to the voice of whisperers, A charmer of charms most skilful.

so that men shall say, "Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth." For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.

From the most remote place on earth I call out to you in my despair. Lead me up to an inaccessible rocky summit!

Even those living in the most remote areas are awestruck by your acts; you cause those living in the east and west to praise you.

You made men (charioteers) ride over our heads [in defeat];
We went through fire and through water,
Yet You brought us out into a [broad] place of abundance [to be refreshed].

But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.

When the Most High put the kings to flight, it was as white as snow in Salmon.

That thou mayest crush them , dipping thy foot in blood, That the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from thine enemies.

Unto him that rideth upon the most ancient heavens, Lo! he uttereth his voice, a voice of strength.

More numerous than the hairs of my head are [those] hating me without a cause. [Those who are] destroying me--my enemies wrongfully-- are mighty. What I did not steal, I then must restore.

For, whom, thou thyself, hadst smitten, they pursued, And, unto the pain of thy wounded ones, they must needs add.

They are not in trouble like others;
they are not afflicted like most people.

Therefore must his people return thither, And, the waters of abundance, are drained by them;

And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?

Namely, how thou hast set them in a slippery places, that thou mayest cast them down headlong and destroy them.

Lift up thy feet, that thou mayest utterly destroy every enemy which hath done evil in thy sanctuary.

For a cup [of His wrath] is in the hand of the Lord, and the wine foams;
It is well mixed and fully spiced, and He pours out from it;
And all the wicked of the earth must drain it and drink down to its dregs.

And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.

We must not hide them from their children,
but must tell a future generation
the praises of the Lord,
His might, and the wonderful works
He has performed.

And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.

And they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God their redeemer.

When he smote all the firstborn in Egypt, the most principal and mightiest in the dwellings of Ham.

Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:

There must not be a strange god among you;
you must not bow down to a foreign god.

I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.

I will listen to what God the Lord says. For he will make peace with his people, his faithful followers. Yet they must not return to their foolish ways.

Yea, of Zion it shall be said, This one and that one was born in her; And the Most High himself will establish her.

O LORD God of hosts, who is like unto thee in power? Thy truth, most mighty LORD, is on every side.

And I will make him the first of my sons, most high over the kings of the earth.

Take note, O Lord, of the way your servants are taunted, and of how I must bear so many insults from people!

Turn back toward us, O Lord! How long must this suffering last? Have pity on your servants!

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

He shall defend thee under his wings, that thou mayest be safe under his feathers: his faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

You will only [be a spectator as you] look on with your eyes
And witness the [divine] repayment of the wicked [as you watch safely from the shelter of the Most High].

Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

{A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day.} It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:

But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.

Your witness is most certain; it is right for your house to be holy, O Lord, for ever.

That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.

All who serve carved images,
those who boast in idols, will be put to shame.
All the gods must worship Him.

For thou, Jehovah, art most high above all the earth: Thou art exalted far above all gods.

These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.

Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:

How many are the days of Your servant [which he must endure]?
When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?

Jehovah will bless thee out of Zion; and mayest thou see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life,

But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, and do not give Jerusalem priority over whatever gives me the most joy.

Even when I must walk in the midst of danger, you revive me. You oppose my angry enemies, and your right hand delivers me.

Flash forth lightning, that thou mayest scatter them, Send out thine arrows, that thou mayest confound them:

That thou mayest be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh froward things;

That thou mayest be delivered also from the strange woman, and from her that is not thine own: which giveth sweet words,

That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

For, a son, became I to my father, tender and most precious in the sight of my mother.

he taught me and said:
“Your heart must hold on to my words.
Keep my commands and live.

Above all that must be guarded, keep thou thy heart, for, out of it, are the issues of life.

That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

A loving hind! a graceful doe! let, her bosom, content thee at all times, and, in her love, mayst thou stray evermore.

Yea, sleep on still a little, slumber a little, fold thy hands together yet a little, that thou mayest sleep:

That they may lead thee where thou goest, preserve thee when thou art asleep, and that when thou awakest, thou mayest talk of them.

But when he is found, he must repay seven times [what he stole];
He must give all the property of his house [if necessary to meet his fine].

Keep my commands so that you may live, and obey my instruction as your most prized possession.

That thou mayest be kept, from the woman that is a stranger, from the female unknown, who, with her speeches, doth flatter.

If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage, but if you are a mocker, you alone must bear it.

Where much babbling is, there must needs be offense; he that refraineth his lips is wisest of all.

Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the seed of the righteous will be delivered.

A righteous person cares for the life of his animal, but even the most compassionate acts of the wicked are cruel.

The lazy person does not roast what he has hunted, but diligence is one's most important possession.

An oracle, is on the lips of a king, in giving sentence, his mouth must not be unfaithful.

At all times, doth a friend love, and, a brother for distress, must be born.

A man’s stomach will be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth;
He will be satisfied with the consequence of his words.

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

There is gold, and an abundance of pearls,
But the lips of knowledge are a vessel of preciousness [the most precious of all].

Making a fortune through a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist, a pursuit of death.