They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast, "Who will see them?"

But God will shoot at them; suddenly they will be wounded by an arrow.

Their slander will bring about their demise. All who see them will shudder,

and all people will fear. They will proclaim what God has done, and reflect on his deeds.

The godly will rejoice in the Lord and take shelter in him. All the morally upright will boast.

I will enter your temple with burnt sacrifices; I will fulfill the vows I made to you,

I will offer up to you fattened animals as burnt sacrifices, along with the smell of sacrificial rams. I will offer cattle and goats. (Selah)

Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God! I will declare what he has done for me.

Then those living on earth will know what you are like; all nations will know how you deliver your people.

May God bless us! Then all the ends of the earth will give him the honor he deserves.

Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks, at the mountain where God has decided to live? Indeed the Lord will live there permanently!

The Lord says, "I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,

God has decreed that you will be powerful. O God, you who have acted on our behalf, demonstrate your power,

Sound your battle cry against the wild beast of the reeds, and the nations that assemble like a herd of calves led by bulls! They humble themselves and offer gold and silver as tribute. God scatters the nations that like to do battle.

I will sing praises to God's name! I will magnify him as I give him thanks!

That will please the Lord more than an ox or a bull with horns and hooves.

For God will deliver Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, and his people will again live in them and possess Zion.

The descendants of his servants will inherit it, and those who are loyal to him will live in it.

They say, "God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!"

As for me, I will wait continually, and will continue to praise you.

I will tell about your justice, and all day long proclaim your salvation, though I cannot fathom its full extent.

I will come and tell about the mighty acts of the sovereign Lord. I will proclaim your justice -- yours alone.

I will express my thanks to you with a stringed instrument, praising your faithfulness, O my God! I will sing praises to you accompanied by a harp, O Holy One of Israel!

My lips will shout for joy! Yes, I will sing your praises! I will praise you when you rescue me!

All day long my tongue will also tell about your justice, for those who want to harm me will be embarrassed and ashamed.

Then he will judge your people fairly, and your oppressed ones equitably.

The mountains will bring news of peace to the people, and the hills will announce justice.

He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.

People will fear you as long as the sun and moon remain in the sky, for generation after generation.

He will descend like rain on the mown grass, like showers that drench the earth.

During his days the godly will flourish; peace will prevail as long as the moon remains in the sky.

Before him the coastlands will bow down, and his enemies will lick the dust.

The kings of Tarshish and the coastlands will offer gifts; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring tribute.

All kings will bow down to him; all nations will serve him.

For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.

He will take pity on the poor and needy; the lives of the needy he will save.

From harm and violence he will defend them; he will value their lives.

They are like a dream after one wakes up. O Lord, when you awake you will despise them.

You guide me by your wise advice, and then you will lead me to a position of honor.

They say to themselves, "We will oppress all of them." They burn down all the places where people worship God in the land.

We do not see any signs of God's presence; there are no longer any prophets and we have no one to tell us how long this will last.

How long, O God, will the adversary hurl insults? Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever?

Do not hand the life of your dove over to a wild animal! Do not continue to disregard the lives of your oppressed people!

For the Lord holds in his hand a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices, and pours it out. Surely all the wicked of the earth will slurp it up and drink it to its very last drop."

As for me, I will continually tell what you have done; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob!

God says, "I will bring down all the power of the wicked; the godly will be victorious."

Certainly your angry judgment upon men will bring you praise; you reveal your anger in full measure.

For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of Asaph. I will cry out to God and call for help! I will cry out to God and he will pay attention to me.

I said, "I will remember God while I groan; I will think about him while my strength leaves me." (Selah)

I said, "During the night I will remember the song I once sang; I will think very carefully." I tried to make sense of what was happening.

I asked, "Will the Lord reject me forever? Will he never again show me his favor?

I will remember the works of the Lord. Yes, I will remember the amazing things you did long ago!

I will think about all you have done; I will reflect upon your deeds!"

I will sing a song that imparts wisdom; I will make insightful observations about the past.

we will not hide from their descendants. We will tell the next generation about the Lord's praiseworthy acts, about his strength and the amazing things he has done.

so that the next generation, children yet to be born, might know about them. They will grow up and tell their descendants about them.

Then they will place their confidence in God. They will not forget the works of God, and they will obey his commands.

Then they will not be like their ancestors, who were a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that was not committed and faithful to God.

Yes, he struck a rock and water flowed out, streams gushed forth. But can he also give us food? Will he provide meat for his people?"

How long will this go on, O Lord? Will you stay angry forever? How long will your rage burn like fire?

Then we, your people, the sheep of your pasture, will continually thank you. We will tell coming generations of your praiseworthy acts.

O God, restore us! Smile on us! Then we will be delivered!

O Lord God, invincible warrior! How long will you remain angry at your people while they pray to you?

O God, invincible warrior, restore us! Smile on us! Then we will be delivered!

The wild boars of the forest ruin it; the insects of the field feed on it.

Then we will not turn away from you. Revive us and we will pray to you!

O Lord God, invincible warrior, restore us! Smile on us! Then we will be delivered!

I said, 'Listen, my people! I will warn you! O Israel, if only you would obey me!

I am the Lord, your God, the one who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I will fill it!'

He says, "How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked? (Selah)

Yet you will die like mortals; you will fall like all the other rulers."

They say, "Come on, let's annihilate them so they are no longer a nation! Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more."

Then they will know that you alone are the Lord, the sovereign king over all the earth.

Will you stay mad at us forever? Will you remain angry throughout future generations?

Will you not revive us once more? Then your people will rejoice in you!

I will listen to what God the Lord says. For he will make peace with his people, his faithful followers. Yet they must not return to their foolish ways.

Certainly his loyal followers will soon experience his deliverance; then his splendor will again appear in our land.

Yes, the Lord will bestow his good blessings, and our land will yield its crops.

In my time of trouble I cry out to you, for you will answer me.

All the nations, whom you created, will come and worship you, O Lord. They will honor your name.

O Lord, teach me how you want me to live! Then I will obey your commands. Make me wholeheartedly committed to you!

O Lord, my God, I will give you thanks with my whole heart! I will honor your name continually!

For you will extend your great loyal love to me, and will deliver my life from the depths of Sheol.

Show me evidence of your favor! Then those who hate me will see it and be ashamed, for you, O Lord, will help me and comfort me.

A well-written song by Ethan the Ezrachite. I will sing continually about the Lord's faithful deeds; to future generations I will proclaim your faithfulness.

I will give you an eternal dynasty and establish your throne throughout future generations.'" (Selah)

My hand will support him, and my arm will strengthen him.

No enemy will be able to exact tribute from him; a violent oppressor will not be able to humiliate him.

I will crush his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him.

He will experience my faithfulness and loyal love, and by my name he will win victories.

I will place his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers.

He will call out to me, 'You are my father, my God, and the protector who delivers me.'

I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, the most exalted of the earth's kings.

I will always extend my loyal love to him, and my covenant with him is secure.

I will give him an eternal dynasty, and make his throne as enduring as the skies above.

I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club, their sin by inflicting them with bruises.

But I will not remove my loyal love from him, nor be unfaithful to my promise.

I will not break my covenant or go back on what I promised.

Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness, I will never deceive David.

His dynasty will last forever. His throne will endure before me, like the sun,