You who love the Lord, hate evil;
He protects the souls of His godly ones (believers),
He rescues them from the hand of the wicked.

Let the sea thunder and roar, and all the things it contains,
The world and those who dwell in it.

The strength of the King loves justice and righteous judgment;
You have established fairness;
You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob (Israel).

Moses and Aaron were among His priests,
And Samuel was among those who called on His name;
They called upon the Lord and He answered them.

Know and fully recognize with gratitude that the Lord Himself is God;
It is He who has made us, not we ourselves [and we are His].
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

I will set no worthless or wicked thing before my eyes.
I hate the practice of those who fall away [from the right path];
It will not grasp hold of me.

Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will silence;
The one who has a haughty look and a proud (arrogant) heart I will not tolerate.

My eyes will be on the faithful (honorable) of the land, that they may dwell with me;
He who walks blamelessly is the one who will minister to and serve me.

He who practices deceit will not dwell in my house;
He who tells lies and half-truths will not continue [to remain] in my presence.

My enemies taunt me all day long;
Those who ridicule me use my name as a curse.

To hear the sighing of the prisoner,
To set free those who were doomed to death,

Who forgives all your sins,
Who heals all your diseases;

Who redeems your life from the pit,
Who crowns you [lavishly] with lovingkindness and tender mercy;

Who satisfies your years with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the [soaring] eagle.

The Lord executes righteousness
And justice for all the oppressed.

For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence].

Just as a father loves his children,
So the Lord loves those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence].

But the lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who [reverently] fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,

To those who honor and keep His covenant,
And remember to do His commandments [imprinting His word on their hearts].

Bless the Lord, you His angels,
You mighty ones who do His commandments,
Obeying the voice of His word!

Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,
You who serve Him and do His will.

[You are the One] who covers Yourself with light as with a garment,
Who stretches out the heavens like a tent curtain,

Who lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters [above the firmament],
Who makes the clouds His chariot,
Who walks on the wings of the wind,

Who makes winds His messengers,
Flames of fire His ministers.

He looks at the earth, and it trembles;
He touches the mountains, and they smoke.

Glory in His holy name;
Let the hearts of those who seek and require the Lord [as their most essential need] rejoice.

He sent a man before them,
Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

He sent Moses His servant,
And Aaron, whom He had chosen.

Who can put into words the mighty deeds of the Lord?
Or who can proclaim all His praise [that is due Him]?

Blessed are those who observe justice [by honoring God’s precepts],
Who practice righteousness at all times.

Thus they exchanged [the true God who was] their glory
For the image of an ox that eats grass.

They forgot God their Savior,
Who had done such great things in Egypt,

And shed innocent blood,
Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters,
Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
And the land was polluted with their blood.

He also made them objects of compassion
Among those who had carried them away captive.

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

A productive land into a [barren] salt waste,
Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

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

With God we will do valiantly,
For it is He who will trample down our enemies.

Let this be the reward of my attackers from the Lord,
And of those who speak evil against my life.

For He will stand at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from those who judge his soul.

Your people will offer themselves willingly [to participate in Your battle] in the day of Your power;
In the splendor of holiness, from the womb of the dawn,
Your young men are to You as the dew.

Great are the works of the Lord,
Studied by all those who delight in them.

He has given food to those who fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence];
He will remember His covenant forever.

The [reverent] fear of the Lord is the beginning (the prerequisite, the absolute essential, the alphabet) of wisdom;
A good understanding and a teachable heart are possessed by all those who do the will of the Lord;
His praise endures forever.

Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who fears the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and worships Him with obedience],
Who delights greatly in His commandments.

Light arises in the darkness for the upright;
He is gracious and compassionate and righteous (upright—in right standing with God).

It is well with the man who is gracious and lends;
He conducts his affairs with justice.

Who is like the Lord our God,
Who is enthroned on high,

Who humbles Himself to regard
The heavens and the earth?

Who turned the rock into a pool of water,
The flint into a fountain of water.

Those who make them will become like them,
Everyone who trusts in them.

You who [reverently] fear the Lord, trust in Lord;
He is their help and their shield.

He will bless those who fear and worship the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder],
Both the small and the great.

May you be blessed of the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.

The dead do not praise the Lord,
Nor do any who go down into silence;

Oh let those who [reverently] fear the Lord, say,
“His lovingkindness endures forever.”

The Lord is on my side, He is among those who help me;
Therefore I will look [in triumph] on those who hate me.

Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord;
We have blessed you from the house of the Lord [you who come into His sanctuary under His guardianship].

The Lord is God, and He has given us light [illuminating us with His grace and freedom and joy].
Bind the festival sacrifices with cords to the horns of the altar.

How blessed and favored by God are those whose way is blameless [those with personal integrity, the upright, the guileless],
Who walk in the law [and who are guided by the precepts and revealed will] of the Lord.

Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies,
And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart.

You rebuke the presumptuous and arrogant, the cursed ones,
Who wander from Your commandments.

Establish Your word and confirm Your promise to Your servant,
As that which produces [awe-inspired] reverence for You.

So I will have an answer for the one who taunts me,
For I trust [completely] in Your word [and its reliability].

Burning indignation has seized me because of the wicked,
Who reject Your law.

I am a companion of all who [reverently] fear You,
And of those who keep and honor Your precepts.

May those who [reverently] fear You see me and be glad,
Because I wait for Your word.

May those who fear You [with submissive wonder] turn to me,
Even those who have known Your testimonies.

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

The arrogant (godless) have dug pits for me,
Men who do not conform to Your law.

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

Ayin.
I have done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to those who oppress me.

Turn to me and be gracious to me and show me favor,
As is Your way to those who love Your name.

Those who follow after wickedness approach;
They are far from Your law.

I rejoice at Your word,
As one who finds great treasure.

Those who love Your law have great peace;
Nothing makes them stumble.

Too long my soul has had its dwelling
With those who hate peace.

My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.

He will not allow your foot to slip;
He who keeps you will not slumber.

Behold, He who keeps Israel
Will neither slumber [briefly] nor sleep [soundly].

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you [holy city].

Unto you I lift up my eyes,
O You who are enthroned in the heavens!

Our soul is greatly filled
With the scoffing of those who are at ease,
And with the contempt of the proud [who disregard God’s law].

“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,”
Let Israel now say,

“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side
When men rose up against us,

Blessed be the Lord,
Who has not given us as prey to be torn by their teeth.

Our help is in the name of the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.

Those who trust in and rely on the Lord [with confident expectation]
Are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.

Do good, O Lord, to those who are good
And to those who are upright in their hearts.

When the Lord brought back the captives to Zion (Jerusalem),
We were like those who dream [it seemed so unreal].

They who sow in tears shall reap with joyful singing.

He who goes back and forth weeping, carrying his bag of seed [for planting],
Will indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.

Unless the Lord builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Lord guards the city,
The watchman keeps awake in vain.

Blessed [happy and sheltered by God’s favor] is everyone who fears the Lord [and worships Him with obedience],
Who walks in His ways and lives according to His commandments.

Behold, for so shall the man be blessed and divinely favored
Who fears the Lord [and worships Him with obedience].

May all who hate Zion
Be put to shame and turned backward [in defeat].

Nor do those who pass by say,
“The blessing of the Lord be upon you;
We bless you in the name of the Lord.”

If You, Lord, should keep an account of our sins and treat us accordingly,
O Lord, who could stand [before you in judgment and claim innocence]?

Behold, bless and praise the Lord, all servants of the Lord (priests, Levites),
Who stand and serve by night in the house of the Lord.

May the Lord bless you from Zion,
He who made heaven and earth.