You have set up a banner for those who fear You [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder—a banner to shield them from attack],
A banner that may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

Who will bring me into the besieged city [of Petra]?
Who will lead me to Edom?

Through God we will have victory,
For He will trample down our enemies.

For You have heard my vows, O God;
You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name [with reverence].

But those who seek my life to destroy it
Will [be destroyed and] go into the depths of the earth [into the underworld].

But the king will rejoice in God;
Everyone who swears by Him [honoring the true God, acknowledging His authority and majesty] will glory,
For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.

Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They aim venomous words as arrows,

To shoot from ambush at the blameless [one];
Suddenly they shoot at him, without fear.

They encourage themselves in [their pursuit of] an evil agenda;
They talk of laying snares secretly;
They say, “Who will discover us?”

So they will be caused to stumble;
Their own tongue is against them;
All who gaze at them will shake the head [in scorn].

O You who hear prayer,
To You all mankind comes.

Blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near
To dwell in Your courts.
We will be filled with the goodness of Your house,
Your holy temple.

By awesome and wondrous things You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation,
You who are the trust and hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest sea;

Who creates the mountains by His strength,
Being clothed with power,

Who stills the roaring of the seas,
The roaring of their waves,
And the tumult of the peoples,

So they who dwell at the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs [the evidence of Your presence].
You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.

Who keeps us among the living,
And does not allow our feet to slip or stumble.

Come and hear, all who fear God [and worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and obedience],
And I will tell what He has done for me.

Blessed be God,
Who has not turned away my prayer
Nor His lovingkindness from me.

Let God arise, and His enemies be scattered;
Let those who hate Him flee before Him.

Sing to God, sing praises to His name;
Lift up a song for Him who rides through the desert—
His name is the Lord—be in good spirits before Him.

The Lord gives the command [to take Canaan];
The women who proclaim the good news are a great host (army);

“The kings of the [enemies’] armies flee, they flee,
And the beautiful woman who remains at home divides the spoil [left behind].”

Blessed be the Lord, who bears our burden day by day,
The God who is our salvation! Selah.

Bless God in the congregations, [give thanks, gratefully praise Him],
The Lord, you who are from [Jacob] the fountain of Israel.

Rebuke the beasts [living] among the reeds [in Egypt],
The herd of bulls (the leaders) with the calves of the peoples;
Trampling underfoot the pieces of silver;
He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.

To Him who rides in the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,
Behold, He sends out His voice, a mighty and majestic voice.

Those who hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would destroy me are powerful, being my enemies wrongfully;
I am forced to restore what I did not steal.

Do not let those who wait [confidently] for You be ashamed through me, O Lord God of hosts;
Do not let those who seek You [as necessary for life itself] be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,

For zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And the [mocking] insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

They who sit in the [city’s] gate talk about me and mock me,
And I am the song of the drunkards.

Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink;
Let me be rescued from those who hate me and from the deep waters.

For they have persecuted him whom You have struck,
And they tell of the pain of those whom You have pierced and wounded.

The humble have seen it and are glad;
You who seek God [requiring Him as your greatest need], let your heart revive and live.

The descendants of His servants will inherit it,
And those who love His name will dwell in it.

Let those be ashamed and humiliated
Who seek my life;
Let them be turned back and humiliated
Who delight in my hurt.

Let them be turned back because of their shame and disgrace
Who say, “Aha, aha!”

May all those who seek You [as life’s first priority] rejoice and be glad in You;
May those who love Your salvation say continually,
“Let God be magnified!”

Upon You have I relied and been sustained from my birth;
You are He who took me from my mother’s womb and You have been my benefactor from that day.
My praise is continually of You.

For my enemies have spoken against me;
Those who watch for my life have consulted together,

Let those who attack my life be ashamed and consumed;
Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor, who seek to injure me.

Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the [height of the] heavens,
You who have done great things;
O God, who is like You, [who is Your equal]?

You who have shown me many troubles and distresses
Will revive and renew me again,
And will bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

My tongue also will speak of Your righteousness all day long;
For they are ashamed, for they are humiliated who seek my injury.

The nomads of the desert will bow before him,
And his enemies will lick the dust.

For he will rescue the needy when he cries for help,
The afflicted and abused also, and him who has no helper.

Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,
Who alone does wonderful things.

Truly God is good to Israel,
To those who are pure in heart.

Behold, these are the ungodly,
Who always prosper and are at ease [in the world]; they have increased in wealth.

Whom have I in heaven [but You]?
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.

For behold, those who are far from You will perish;
You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful and have abandoned You.

It seems as if one had lifted up
An axe in a forest of trees [to set a record of destruction].

Do not forget the [clamoring] voices of Your adversaries,
The uproar of those who rise against You, which ascends continually [to Your ears].

We give thanks and praise to You, O God, we give thanks,
For Your [wonderful works declare that Your] name is near;
People declare Your wonders.

“The earth and all the inhabitants of it melt [in tumultuous times].
It is I who will steady its pillars. Selah.

You, even You, are to be feared [with the submissive wonder of reverence];
Who may stand in Your presence when once You are angry?

Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them;
Let all who are around Him bring gifts to Him who is to be feared [with awe-inspired reverence].

Your way, O God, is holy [far from sin and guilt].
What god is great like our God?

You are the [awesome] God who works [powerful] wonders;
You have demonstrated Your power among the people.

We have become an object of taunting to our neighbors [because of our humiliation],
A derision and mockery to those who encircle us.

Pour out Your wrath on the [Gentile] nations that do not know You,
And on the kingdoms that do not call on Your name.

Let the groaning and sighing of the prisoner come before You;
According to the greatness of Your power keep safe those who are doomed to die.

Hear us O Shepherd of Israel,
You who lead Joseph like a flock;
You who sit enthroned above the cherubim [of the ark of the covenant], shine forth!

Why have You broken down its walls and hedges,
So that all who pass by pick its fruit?

Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand,
Upon the son of man whom You have made strong for Yourself.

He established it for a testimony in Joseph
When He went throughout the land of Egypt.
I heard the language [of One whom] I did not know, saying,

“I am the Lord your God,
Who brought you up from the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.

Those who hate the Lord would pretend obedience to Him and cringe before Him,
And their time of punishment would be forever.

For behold, Your enemies are in tumult,
And those who hate You have raised their heads [in hatred of You].

Who were destroyed at En-dor,
Who became like dung for the earth.

Who said, “Let us possess for ourselves
The pastures of God.”

Blessed and greatly favored are those who dwell in Your house and Your presence;
They will be singing Your praises all the day long. Selah.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord bestows grace and favor and honor;
No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

O Lord of hosts,
How blessed and greatly favored is the man who trusts in You [believing in You, relying on You, and committing himself to You with confident hope and expectation].

I will hear [with expectant hope] what God the Lord will say,
For He will speak peace to His people, to His godly ones—
But let them not turn again to folly.

Surely His salvation is near to those who [reverently] fear Him [and obey Him with submissive wonder],
That glory [the manifest presence of God] may dwell in our land.

For You, O Lord, are good, and ready to forgive [our sins, sending them away, completely letting them go forever and ever];
And abundant in lovingkindness and overflowing in mercy to all those who call upon You.

All nations whom You have made shall come and kneel down in worship before You, O Lord,
And they shall glorify Your name.

Show me a sign of [Your] goodwill,
That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed,
Because You, O Lord, helped and comforted me.

“I will mention Rahab (Egypt) and Babylon among those who know Me—
Behold, Philistia and Tyre with Ethiopia (Cush)—
‘This one was born there.’”

I am counted among those who go down to the pit (grave);
I am like a man who has no strength [a mere shadow],

Cast away [from the living] and abandoned among the dead,
Like the slain who lie in a [nameless] grave,
Whom You no longer remember,
And they are cut off from Your hand.

For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord?
Who among the divine beings is like the Lord,

A God greatly feared and reverently worshiped in the council of the holy [angelic] ones,
And awesome above all those who are around Him?

O Lord God of hosts, who is like You, O mighty Lord?
Your faithfulness surrounds You [as an intrinsic, unchangeable part of Your very being].

Blessed and happy are the people who know the joyful sound [of the trumpet’s blast]!
They walk, O Lord, in the light and favor of Your countenance!

Once You spoke in a vision to Your godly ones,
And said, “I have given help to one who is mighty [giving him the power to be a champion for Israel];
I have exalted one chosen from the people.

With whom My hand shall be established and steadfast;
My arm also shall strengthen him.

“I will crush his adversaries before him,
And strike those who hate him.

All who pass along the road rob him;
He has become the scorn of his neighbors.

Who understands the power of Your anger? [Who connects this brevity of life among us with Your judgment of sin?]
And Your wrath, [who connects it] with the [reverent] fear that is due You?

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
Will remain secure and rest in the shadow of the Almighty [whose power no enemy can withstand].

My eye has looked on my foes;
My ears hear of the evildoers who rise up against me.

O Lord God, You to whom vengeance belongs,
O God, You to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth [in judgment]!

He who made the ear, does He not hear?
He who formed the eye, does He not see?

He who instructs the nations,
Does He not rebuke and punish,
He who teaches man knowledge?

Blessed [with wisdom and prosperity] is the man whom You discipline and instruct, O Lord,
And whom You teach from Your law,

Who will stand up for me against the evildoers?
Who will take a stand for me against those who do wickedness?

Can a throne of destruction be allied with You,
One which frames and devises mischief by decree [under the sacred name of law]?

Let all those be [deeply] ashamed who serve carved images,
Who boast in idols.
Worship Him, all you gods!