You make him ruler over the works of your hands. You have put all things under his feet:

He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless, when he draws him in his net.

Yahweh examines the righteous, but the wicked and him who loves violence his soul hates.

"Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says Yahweh; "I will set him in safety from those who malign him."

Lest my enemy say, "I have prevailed against him;" Lest my adversaries rejoice when I fall.

Arise, Yahweh, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword;

As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form. For the Chief Musician. By David the servant of Yahweh, who spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said,

In my distress I called on Yahweh, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears.

He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire.

I was also blameless with him. I kept myself from my iniquity.

As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

Now I know that Yahweh saves his anointed. He will answer him from his holy heaven, with the saving strength of his right hand.

You have given him his heart's desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

He asked life of you, you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.

His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor and majesty on him.

For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.

"He trusts in Yahweh; let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him."

You who fear Yahweh, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!

For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, Neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.

Of you comes my praise in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.

The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise Yahweh who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever.

All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he who can't keep his soul alive.

Posterity shall serve him. Future generations shall be told about the Lord.

This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek your face -- even Jacob. Selah.

What man is he who fears Yahweh? He shall instruct him in the way that he shall choose.

The friendship of Yahweh is with those who fear him. He will show them his covenant.

Yahweh is my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. With my song I will thank him.

Oh love Yahweh, all you his saints! Yahweh preserves the faithful, and fully recompenses him who behaves arrogantly.

For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.

Many sorrows come to the wicked, but loving kindness shall surround him who trusts in Yahweh.

Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.

Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy!

Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

Behold, Yahweh's eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness;

For our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, since we have hoped in you. By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

They looked to him, and were radiant. Their faces shall never be covered with shame.

This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

The angel of Yahweh encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.

Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

Oh fear Yahweh, you his saints, for there is no lack with those who fear him.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.

Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned. By David.

Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction.

All my bones shall say, "Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?"

Don't let them say in their heart, "Aha! That's the way we want it!" Don't let them say, "We have swallowed him up!"

Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:

Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don't fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.

The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.

The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.

For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.

Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand.

The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.

Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.

Yahweh helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they have taken refuge in him. A Psalm by David, for a memorial.

Blessed is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.

Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.

"An evil disease," they say, "has afflicted him. Now that he lies he shall rise up no more."

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God.

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him: my Savior, my helper, and my God. For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. A contemplative psalm.

So the king will desire your beauty, honor him, for he is your lord.

none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.

For when he dies he shall carry nothing away. His glory shall not descend after him.

Our God comes, and does not keep silent. A fire devours before him. It is very stormy around him.

When you saw a thief, you consented with him, and have participated with adulterers.

Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and prepares his way so that I will show God's salvation to him." For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

The righteous also will see it, and fear, and laugh at him, saying,

There they were in great fear, where no fear was, for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.

For it was not an enemy who insulted me, then I could have endured it. Neither was it he who hated me who raised himself up against me, then I would have hidden myself from him.

But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Silent Dove in Distant Lands." A poem by David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

so that men shall say, "Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth." For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.

He shall be enthroned in God's presence forever. Appoint your loving kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.

How long will you assault a man, would all of you throw him down, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.

Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.

But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.

The righteous shall be glad in Yahweh, and shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him! For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song.

He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. There, we rejoiced in him.

He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don't let the rebellious rise up against him. Selah.

I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.

God will bless us. All the ends of the earth shall fear him. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song.

Let God arise! Let his enemies be scattered! Let them who hate him also flee before him.

Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Extol him who rides on the clouds: to Yah, his name! Rejoice before him!

To him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which are of old; behold, he utters his voice, a mighty voice.

For they persecute him whom you have wounded. They tell of the sorrow of those whom you have hurt.

I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

Let heaven and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moves therein!

saying, "God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him."

Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.

Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him.

They shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba. Men shall pray for him continually. They shall bless him all day long.

His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.