All the prosperous of the earth will eat and worship,
All those who go down to the dust will bow before Him,
Even he who cannot keep his soul alive.

They will come and will declare His righteousness
To a people who will be born, that He has performed it.

A Psalm of David.
The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains,
The world, and those who dwell in it.

Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord?
And who may stand in His holy place?

He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood
And has not sworn deceitfully.

This is the generation of those who seek Him,
Who seek Your face—even Jacob. Selah.

Who is the King of glory?
The Lord strong and mighty,
The Lord mighty in battle.

Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of hosts,
He is the King of glory. Selah.

Indeed, none of those who wait for You will be ashamed;
Those who deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.

All the paths of the Lord are lovingkindness and truth
To those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.

Who is the man who fears the Lord?
He will instruct him in the way he should choose.

The secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him,
And He will make them know His covenant.

A Psalm of David.
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the defense of my life;
Whom shall I dread?

A Psalm of David.
To You, O Lord, I call;
My rock, do not be deaf to me,
For if You are silent to me,
I will become like those who go down to the pit.

Do not drag me away with the wicked
And with those who work iniquity,
Who speak peace with their neighbors,
While evil is in their hearts.

I hate those who regard vain idols,
But I trust in the Lord.

Because of all my adversaries, I have become a reproach,
Especially to my neighbors,
And an object of dread to my acquaintances;
Those who see me in the street flee from me.

My times are in Your hand;
Deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me.

How great is Your goodness,
Which You have stored up for those who fear You,
Which You have wrought for those who take refuge in You,
Before the sons of men!

Be strong and let your heart take courage,
All you who hope in the Lord.

How blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity,
And in whose spirit there is no deceit!

Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You in a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters they will not reach him.

Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
But he who trusts in the Lord, lovingkindness shall surround him.

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones;
And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.

He who fashions the hearts of them all,
He who understands all their works.

Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,
On those who hope for His lovingkindness,

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.

O taste and see that the Lord is good;
How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

O fear the Lord, you His saints;
For to those who fear Him there is no want.

The young lions do lack and suffer hunger;
But they who seek the Lord shall not be in want of any good thing.

Who is the man who desires life
And loves length of days that he may see good?

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
And saves those who are crushed in spirit.

Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

The Lord redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.

A Psalm of David.
Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me;
Fight against those who fight against me.

Draw also the spear and the battle-axe to meet those who pursue me;
Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”

Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life;
Let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.

All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like You,
Who delivers the afflicted from him who is too strong for him,
And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”

I went about as though it were my friend or brother;
I bowed down mourning, as one who sorrows for a mother.

But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together;
The smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me,
They slandered me without ceasing.

Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me;
Nor let those who hate me without cause wink maliciously.

For they do not speak peace,
But they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

Let those be ashamed and humiliated altogether who rejoice at my distress;
Let those be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves over me.

Let them shout for joy and rejoice, who favor my vindication;
And let them say continually, “The Lord be magnified,
Who delights in the prosperity of His servant.”

O continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You,
And Your righteousness to the upright in heart.

Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.

For evildoers will be cut off,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.

The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow
To cast down the afflicted and the needy,
To slay those who are upright in conduct.

When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong,
Because the Lord is the One who holds his hand.

Those who seek my life lay snares for me;
And those who seek to injure me have threatened destruction,
And they devise treachery all day long.

But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;
And I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.

Yes, I am like a man who does not hear,
And in whose mouth are no arguments.

For I said, “May they not rejoice over me,
Who, when my foot slips, would magnify themselves against me.”

But my enemies are vigorous and strong,
And many are those who hate me wrongfully.

And those who repay evil for good,
They oppose me, because I follow what is good.

“Surely every man walks about as a phantom;
Surely they make an uproar for nothing;
He amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.

“I have become mute, I do not open my mouth,
Because it is You who have done it.

How blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust,
And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.

Let those be ashamed and humiliated together
Who seek my life to destroy it;
Let those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight in my hurt.

Let those be appalled because of their shame
Who say to me, “Aha, aha!”

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
Let those who love Your salvation say continually,
“The Lord be magnified!”

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
How blessed is he who considers the helpless;
The Lord will deliver him in a day of trouble.

All who hate me whisper together against me;
Against me they devise my hurt, saying,

Even my close friend in whom I trusted,
Who ate my bread,
Has lifted up his heel against me.

Through You we will push back our adversaries;
Through Your name we will trample down those who rise up against us.

But You have saved us from our adversaries,
And You have put to shame those who hate us.

You cause us to turn back from the adversary;
And those who hate us have taken spoil for themselves.

Because of the voice of him who reproaches and reviles,
Because of the presence of the enemy and the avenger.

She will be led to the King in embroidered work;
The virgins, her companions who follow her,
Will be brought to You.

Come, behold the works of the Lord,
Who has wrought desolations in the earth.

He chooses our inheritance for us,
The glory of Jacob whom He loves. Selah.

Even those who trust in their wealth
And boast in the abundance of their riches?

This is the way of those who are foolish,
And of those after them who approve their words. Selah.

“Gather My godly ones to Me,
Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”

“Now consider this, you who forget God,
Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver.

“He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me;
And to him who orders his way aright
I shall show the salvation of God.”

“Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge,
But trusted in the abundance of his riches
And was strong in his evil desire.”

For the choir director; according to Mahalath. A Maskil of David.
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God,”
They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice;
There is no one who does good.

God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men
To see if there is anyone who understands,
Who seeks after God.

Every one of them has turned aside; together they have become corrupt;
There is no one who does good, not even one.

Have the workers of wickedness no knowledge,
Who eat up My people as though they ate bread
And have not called upon God?

There they were in great fear where no fear had been;
For God scattered the bones of him who encamped against you;
You put them to shame, because God had rejected them.

For it is not an enemy who reproaches me,
Then I could bear it;
Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me,
Then I could hide myself from him.

We who had sweet fellowship together
Walked in the house of God in the throng.

He will redeem my soul in peace from the battle which is against me,
For they are many who strive with me.

God will hear and answer them—
Even the one who sits enthroned from of old— Selah.
With whom there is no change,
And who do not fear God.

He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him;
He has violated his covenant.

My foes have trampled upon me all day long,
For they are many who fight proudly against me.

I will cry to God Most High,
To God who accomplishes all things for me.

He will send from heaven and save me;
He reproaches him who tramples upon me. Selah.
God will send forth His lovingkindness and His truth.

My soul is among lions;
I must lie among those who breathe forth fire,
Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows
And their tongue a sharp sword.

The wicked are estranged from the womb;
These who speak lies go astray from birth.

And men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
Surely there is a God who judges on earth!”

For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A Mikhtam of David, when Saul sent men and they watched the house in order to kill him.
Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
Set me securely on high away from those who rise up against me.

Deliver me from those who do iniquity
And save me from men of bloodshed.

You, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Awake to punish all the nations;
Do not be gracious to any who are treacherous in iniquity. Selah.

Behold, they belch forth with their mouth;
Swords are in their lips,
For, they say, “Who hears?”

O my strength, I will sing praises to You;
For God is my stronghold, the God who shows me lovingkindness.

You have given a banner to those who fear You,
That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.