Look! The one who is guarding Israel never sleeps and does not take naps.

Pray for peace for Jerusalem: "May those who love you be at peace!

To you, who sit enthroned in heaven, I lift up my eyes.

Our lives overflow with scorn from those who live at ease, with contempt from those who are proud. A Davidic Song of Ascents

Blessed be the LORD, who did not give us as prey to their teeth.

Those who are trusting in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be overthrown. They remain forever.

LORD, do good to those who are good, and to those who are upright in heart.

But for those who choose their own devious paths, the LORD will lead them away, along with those who practice evil. Peace be upon Israel. A Song of Ascents

Those who weep while they plant will sing for joy while they harvest.

The one who goes out weeping, carrying a bag of seeds, will surely return with a joyful song, bearing sheaves from his harvest. A Solomonic Song of Ascents

How blessed are all who fear the LORD as they follow in his ways.

See how the man will be blessed who fears the LORD.

Let all who hate Zion be turned away and be ashamed.

And may those who pass by never tell them, "May the LORD's blessing be upon you. We bless you in the name of the LORD." A Song of Ascents

LORD, if you were to record iniquities, Lord, who could remain standing?

Now bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve nightly in the LORD's Temple.

May the LORD who fashions heaven and earth bless you from Zion.

you who are standing in the LORD's Temple, in the courtyards of the house of our God.

It is Jacob whom the LORD chose for himself Israel as his personal possession.

It was the LORD who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, including both men and animals.

Those who craft them and all who trust in them will become like them.

House of Levi, bless the LORD! You who fear the LORD, bless the LORD!

Blessed be the LORD from Zion, he who lives in Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

To the one who alone does great and wondrous things, for his gracious love is everlasting

to the one who by wisdom made the heavens, for his gracious love is everlasting

to the one who spread out the earth over the waters, for his gracious love is everlasting

to the one who made the great lights, for his gracious love is everlasting

to the one who struck the firstborn of Egypt, for his gracious love is everlasting

To the one who split the Reed Sea in two for his gracious love is everlasting

To the one who led his people into the wilderness, for his gracious love is everlasting

to the one who struck down great kings, for his gracious love is everlasting

He it is who remembered us in our lowly circumstances, for his gracious love is everlasting

Remember the day of Jerusalem's fall, LORD, because of the Edomites, who kept saying, "Tear it down! Tear it right down to its foundations!"

Daughter of Babylon! You devastator! How blessed will be the one who pays you back for what you have done to us.

How blessed will be the one who seizes your young children and pulverizes them against the cliff!

Though the LORD is highly exalted, yet he pays attention to those who are lowly regarded, but he is aware of the arrogant from afar.

It was you who formed my internal organs, fashioning me within my mother's womb.

who speak against you with evil motives, your enemies who are acting in vain.

I hate those who hate you, LORD, do I not? I loathe those who rebel against you, do I not ?

who craft evil plans in their minds, inciting wars every day.

Protect me, LORD, from the control of evil people, from violent men who have planned to trip me.

May those who surround me discover that the trouble they talk about falls on their own head!

Don't let my heart turn toward evil or involve itself in wicked activities with men who practice iniquity. Let me not feast on their delicacies.

Let one who is righteous strike me; It is an act of gracious love. Let him rebuke me, because it is oil for my head; do not let my head refuse it. My prayers continuously will be against their wicked activities.

Protect me from the trap laid for me and from the snares of those who practice evil.

For those who oppose me are pursuing my life, crushing me to the ground, making me sit in darkness like those who died long ago.

Answer me quickly, LORD; my spirit is failing. Do not hide your face from me; otherwise, I will become like those who descend to the Pit,

Because of your gracious love, you will cut off my enemies. You will destroy all who oppose me, for I am your servant. Davidic

Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for battle and my fingers for warfare,

he is my gracious love and my fortress, my strong tower and my deliverer, my shield and the one in whom I find refuge, who subdues nations under me.

to you who gives victory to kings, rescuing his servant David from cruel swords.

Happy are the people to whom these things come; happy are the people whose God is the LORD. A Davidic Psalm

The LORD supports everyone who falls and raises up those who are bowed down.

The LORD remains near to all who call out to him, to everyone who calls out to him sincerely.

He fulfills the desire of those who fear him, hearing their cry and saving them.

The LORD preserves everyone who loves him, but he will destroy all of the wicked.

Do not look to nobles, nor to mere human beings who cannot save.

who brings justice for the oppressed, and who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners;

the LORD gives sight to the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are weighed down. The LORD loves the righteous.

But the LORD is pleased with those who fear him, with those who depend on his gracious love.

He casts down his ice crystals like bread fragments. Who can endure his freezing cold?

He has raised up a source of strength for his people, an object of praise for all of his holy ones, that is, for the people of Israel who are near him. Hallelujah!

Let everyone who breathes praise the LORD. Hallelujah!

Let's swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those who go down into the Pit.

Such is the way of all those who seek illicit gain it takes away the lives of those who possess it.

"But the person who listens to me will live safely and will be secure from the fear of evil."

He stores up sound wisdom for the upright and is a shield to those who walk in integrity

delivering you from the way of evil, from men who speak perverse things,

and from those who abandon the right path to travel along the ways of darkness;

who delight in doing evil, and rejoice in the perverseness of evil;

whose paths are crooked and who are devious in their ways,

someone who abandoned the companion of her youth and forgot the covenant of her God.

None who go to her return, nor do they reach the paths of life.

How joyful is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding,

She is a tree of life for those who embrace her, and whoever clutches her tightly will be joyful.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.

For they are life to those who find them, and healing to their whole body.

They should be for you alone and not for strangers who are with you.

So also is it with someone who has sex with his neighbor's wife; anyone touching her will not remain unpunished.

For many are the victims whom she has conquered, and many are her slain.

Everything I say is sensible to someone who understands, and correct to those who have acquired knowledge.

By me leaders rule, as do noble officials and all who govern justly.

I love those who love me, and those who seek me will find me.

I bequeath wealth to those who love me, and I will fill their treasuries."

"So listen to me, children! Blessed are those who obey me.

Blessed is the person who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my doorways

because those who find me find life and gain favor from the LORD.

But whoever sins against me destroys himself; everyone who hates me loves death."

She calls out to those passing by on the road, who are minding their own business,

Whoever harvests during summer acts wisely, but the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.

Those who wink their eyes are trouble makers, and the mocking fool will be brought down.

Those who are wise store up knowledge, but when the fool speaks, destruction is near.

Whoever heeds correction is on the pathway to life, but someone who ignores exhortation goes astray.

Transgression is at work where people talk too much, but anyone who holds his tongue is prudent.

As vinegar is to the mouth and smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy person to those who send him.

To the upright, the way of the LORD is a place of safety, but it's a place of ruin to those who practice evil.

Evil people earn deceptive wages, but those who plant righteousness are truly rewarded.

Those who give freely gain even more; others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer.

A generous person will prosper, and anyone who gives water will receive a flood in return.

The person seeking good will find favor, but anyone who searches for evil it will find him!