For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, my feet from overthrowing.

From the straitness I called Jah, Jah answered me in a broad place.

From Jehovah hath this been, It is wonderful in our eyes,

Blessed is he who is coming In the name of Jehovah, We blessed you from the house of Jehovah,

With all my heart I have sought Thee, Let me not err from Thy commands.

A sojourner I am on earth, Hide not from me Thy commands.

Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Thy commands.

Remove from me reproach and contempt, For Thy testimonies I have kept.

My soul hath dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Thy word.

The way of falsehood turn aside from me And with Thy law favour me.

Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me.

And Thou takest not utterly away From my mouth the word of truth, Because for Thy judgment I have hoped.

The proud have utterly scorned me, From Thy law I have not turned aside.

From every evil path I restrained my feet, So that I keep Thy word.

From Thy judgments I turned not aside, For Thou -- Thou hast directed me.

From Thy precepts I have understanding, Therefore I have hated every false path!

The wicked have laid a snare for me, And from thy precepts I wandered not.

Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.

Thou hast trodden down All going astray from Thy statutes, For falsehood is their deceit.

Trembled from Thy fear hath my flesh, And from Thy judgments I have been afraid!

Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Thy precepts,

Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off.

Far from the wicked is salvation, For Thy statutes they have not sought.

Many are my pursuers, and adversaries, From Thy testimonies I have not turned aside.

O Jehovah, deliver my soul from a lying lip, From a deceitful tongue!

My help is from Jehovah, maker of heaven and earth,

Jehovah preserveth thee from all evil, He doth preserve thy soul.

Jehovah preserveth thy going out and thy coming in, From henceforth even unto the age!

Our soul as a bird hath escaped from a snare of fowlers, The snare was broken, and we have escaped.

Jerusalem! mountains are round about her, And Jehovah is round about His people, From henceforth even unto the age.

A Song of the Ascents. Often they distressed me from my youth, Pray, let Israel say:

Often they distressed me from my youth, Yet they have not prevailed over me.

A Song of the Ascents. From depths I have called Thee, Jehovah.

And He doth redeem Israel from all his iniquities!

Israel doth wait on Jehovah, From henceforth, and unto the age!

Jehovah hath sworn truth to David, He turneth not back from it: Of the fruit of thy body, I set on the throne for thee.

Causing vapours to ascend from the end of the earth, Lightnings for the rain He hath made, Bringing forth wind from His treasures.

Who smote the first-born of Egypt, From man unto beast.

Blessed is Jehovah from Zion, Inhabiting Jerusalem -- praise ye Jah!

And bringing forth Israel from their midst, For to the age is His kindness.

And He delivereth us from our adversaries, For to the age is His kindness.

For high is Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.

Thou -- Thou hast known my sitting down, And my rising up, Thou hast attended to my thoughts from afar.

Whither do I go from Thy Spirit? And whither from Thy face do I flee?

Also darkness hideth not from Thee, And night as day shineth, as is darkness so is light.

My substance was not hid from Thee, When I was made in secret, Curiously wrought in the lower part of earth.

Dost Thou slay, O God, the wicked? Then, men of blood, turn aside from me!

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me.

Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.

Keep me from the gin they laid for me, Even snares of workers of iniquity.

Looking on the right hand -- and seeing, And I have none recognizing; Perished hath refuge from me, There is none inquiring for my soul.

Attend Thou unto my loud cry, For I have become very low, Deliver Thou me from my pursuers, For they have been stronger than I.

Bring forth from prison my soul to confess Thy name, The righteous do compass me about, When Thou conferrest benefits upon me!

Haste, answer me, O Jehovah, My spirit hath been consumed, Hide not Thou Thy face from me, Or I have been compared with those going down to the pit.

Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.

For Thy name's sake O Jehovah, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,

Send forth Thy hand from on high, Free me, and deliver me from many waters, From the hand of sons of a stranger,

Who is giving deliverance to kings, Who is freeing David His servant from the sword of evil.

Free me, and deliver me From the hand of sons of a stranger, Because their mouth hath spoken vanity, And their right hand is a right hand of falsehood,

Our garners are full, bringing out from kind to kind, Our flocks are bringing forth thousands, Ten thousands in our out-places,

Praise ye Jah! Praise ye Jehovah from the heavens, Praise ye Him in high places.

Praise ye Jehovah from the earth, Dragons and all deeps,

My son! go not in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path,

And they eat of the fruit of their way, And from their own counsels they are filled.

And whoso is hearkening to me dwelleth confidently, And is quiet from fear of evil!'

For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.

To deliver thee from an evil way, From any speaking froward things,

To deliver thee from the strange woman, From the stranger who hath made smooth her sayings,

And the wicked from the earth are cut off, And treacherous dealers plucked out of it!

Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.

Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;

My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,

For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture.

Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand is toward God to do it.

Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.

Avoid it, pass not over into it, Turn aside from it, and pass on.

Let them not turn aside from thine eyes, Preserve them in the midst of thy heart.

Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,

Incline not to the right or to the left, Turn aside thy foot from evil!

And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And turn not from sayings of my mouth.

Keep far from off her thy way, And come not near unto the opening of her house,

Be delivered as a roe from the hand, And as a bird from the hand of a fowler.

Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?

To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

To preserve thee from a strange woman, From a stranger who hath made smooth her sayings.

From the age I was anointed, from the first, From former states of the earth.

For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

Treasures of wickedness profit not, And righteousness delivereth from death.

Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.

The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.

There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

The good bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.

In transgression of the lips is the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.

From the fruit of the mouth is one satisfied with good, And the deed of man's hands returneth to him.

From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous -- violence.

Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

The law of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.

A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools is: Turn from evil.

Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.

From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man -- from his fruits.