O my Strength, unto Thee I take heed, For God is my tower -- the God of my kindness.

God doth go before me, He causeth me to look on mine enemies.

Consume in fury, consume and they are not, And they know that God is ruling in Jacob, To the ends of the earth. Selah.

O my Strength, unto Thee I sing praise, For God is my tower, the God of my kindness!

To the Overseer. -- 'Concerning the Lily of Testimony,' a secret treasure of David, to teach, in his striving with Aram-Naharaim, and with Aram-Zobah, and Joab turneth back and smiteth Edom in the valley of Salt -- twelve thousand. O God, Thou hadst cast us off, Thou hadst broken us -- hadst been angry! -- Thou dost turn back to us.

God hath spoken in His holiness: I exult -- I apportion Shechem, And the valley of Succoth I measure,

Is it not Thou, O God? hast Thou cast us off? And dost Thou not go forth, O God, with our hosts!

In God we do mightily, And He treadeth down our adversaries!

To the Overseer, on stringed instruments. -- By David. Hear, O God, my loud cry, attend to my prayer.

For Thou, O God, hast hearkened to my vows, Thou hast appointed the inheritance Of those fearing Thy name.

He dwelleth to the age before God, Kindness and truth appoint -- they keep him.

To the Overseer, for Jeduthun. -- A Psalm of David. Only -- toward God is my soul silent, From Him is my salvation.

Only -- for God, be silent, O my soul, For from Him is my hope.

On God is my salvation, and my honour, The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.

Trust in Him at all times, O people, Pour forth before Him your heart, God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Once hath God spoken, twice I heard this, That 'strength is with God.'

A Psalm of David, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou art my God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters.

And the king doth rejoice in God, Boast himself doth every one swearing by Him, But stopped is the mouth of those speaking lies!

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice, in my meditation, From the fear of an enemy Thou keepest my life,

And God doth shoot them with an arrow, Sudden have been their wounds,

And all men fear, and declare the work of God, And His deed they have considered wisely.

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. A Song. To Thee, silence -- praise, O God, is in Zion, And to Thee is a vow completed.

By fearful things in righteousness Thou answerest us, O God of our salvation, The confidence of all far off ends of earth and sea.

Thou hast inspected the earth, and waterest it, Thou makest it very rich, the rivulet of God is full of water, Thou preparest their corn, When thus Thou dost prepare it,

To the Overseer. -- A Song, a Psalm. Shout ye to God, all the earth.

Say to God, 'How fearful are Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee.

Come ye, and see the works of God, Fearful acts toward the sons of men.

Bless, ye peoples, our God, And sound the voice of His praise,

For Thou hast tried us, O God, Thou hast refined us as the refining of silver.

Come, hear, all ye who fear God, And I recount what he did for my soul.

But God hath heard, He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

Blessed is God, Who hath not turned aside my prayer, And His loving-kindness, from me!

To the Overseer, with stringed instruments. -- A Psalm, a Song. God doth favour us and bless us, Doth cause His face to shine with us. Selah.

Praise Thee do peoples, O God, Praise Thee do peoples, all of them.

Confess Thee do peoples, O God, Confess Thee do peoples -- all of them.

Earth hath given her increase, God doth bless us -- our God,

God doth bless us, and all ends of earth fear Him!

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm, a song of David. Rise doth God -- scattered are His enemies! And those hating Him flee from His face.

As the driving away of smoke Thou drivest away, As the melting of wax before fire, The wicked perish at the presence of God.

And the righteous rejoice, they exult before God, And they joy with gladness.

Sing ye to God -- praise His name, Raise up a highway for Him who is riding in deserts, In Jah is His name, and exult before Him.

Father of the fatherless, and judge of the widows, Is God in His holy habitation.

God -- causing the lonely to dwell at home, Bringing out bound ones into prosperity, Only -- the refractory have inhabited a dry place.

O God, in Thy going forth before Thy people, In Thy stepping through the wilderness, Selah.

The earth hath shaken, Yea, the heavens have dropped before God, This Sinai -- before God, the God of Israel.

A shower of free-will gifts thou shakest out, O God. Thine inheritance, when it hath been weary, Thou hast established it.

Thy company have dwelt in it, Thou preparest in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.

A hill of God is the hill of Bashan, A hill of heights is the hill of Bashan.

Why do ye envy, O high hills, The hill God hath desired for His seat? Jehovah also doth tabernacle for ever.

The chariots of God are myriads, thousands of changes, The Lord is among them, in Sinai, in the sanctuary.

Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast taken captive captivity, Thou hast taken gifts for men, That even the refractory may rest, O Jah God.

Blessed is the Lord, day by day He layeth on us. God Himself is our salvation. Selah.

God Himself is to us a God for deliverances, And Jehovah Lord hath the outgoings of death.

Only -- God doth smite The head of His enemies, The hairy crown of a habitual walker in his guilt.

They have seen Thy goings, O God, Goings of my God, my king, in the sanctuary.

In assemblies bless ye God, The Lord -- from the fountain of Israel.

Thy God hath commanded thy strength, Be strong, O God, this Thou hast wrought for us.

Come do fat ones out of Egypt, Cush causeth her hands to run to God.

Kingdoms of the earth, sing ye to God, Praise ye the Lord. Selah.

Ascribe ye strength to God, Over Israel is His excellency, and His strength in the clouds.

Fearful, O God, out of Thy sanctuaries, The God of Israel Himself, Giving strength and might to the people. Blessed is God!

To the Overseer. -- 'On the Lilies,' by David. Save me, O God, for come have waters unto the soul.

I have been wearied with my calling, Burnt hath been my throat, Consumed have been mine eyes, waiting for my God.

O God, Thou -- Thou hast known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations from Thee have not been hid.

Let not those waiting on Thee be ashamed because of me, O Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Let not those seeking Thee Blush because of me, O God of Israel.

Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.

And I -- my prayer is to Thee, O Jehovah, A time of good pleasure, O God, In the abundance of Thy kindness, Answer me in the truth of Thy salvation.

Answer me, O Jehovah, for good is Thy kindness, According to the abundance Of Thy mercies turn Thou unto me,

And I am afflicted and pained, Thy salvation, O God, doth set me on high.

I praise the name of God with a song, And I magnify Him with thanksgiving,

The humble have seen -- they rejoice, Ye who seek God -- and your heart liveth.

For God doth save Zion, And doth build the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and possess it.

To the Overseer, by David. -- 'To cause to remember.' O God, to deliver me, O Jehovah, for my help, haste.

Let all those seeking Thee joy and be glad in Thee, And let those loving Thy salvation Say continually, 'God is magnified.'

And I am poor and needy, O God, haste to me, My help and my deliverer art Thou, O Jehovah, tarry Thou not!

O my God, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.

By Thee I have been supported from the womb, From my mother's bowels Thou dost cut me out, In Thee is my praise continually.

Saying, 'God hath forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.'

O God, be not far from me, O my God, for my help make haste.

God, Thou hast taught me from my youth, And hitherto I declare Thy wonders.

And also unto old age and grey hairs, O God, forsake me not, Till I declare Thy strength to a generation, To every one that cometh Thy might.

And Thy righteousness, O God, is unto the heights, Because Thou hast done great things, O God, who is like Thee?

I also thank Thee with a vessel of psaltery, Thy truth, O my God, I sing to Thee with a harp, O Holy One of Israel,

By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.

Blessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,

A Psalm of Asaph. Only -- good to Israel is God, to the clean of heart. And I -- as a little thing, My feet have been turned aside,

And they have said, 'How hath God known? And is there knowledge in the Most High?'

Till I come in to the sanctuaries of God, I attend to their latter end.

Consumed hath been my flesh and my heart, The rock of my heart and my portion is God to the age.

For, lo, those far from Thee do perish, Thou hast cut off every one, Who is going a whoring from Thee.

And I -- nearness of God to me is good, I have placed in the Lord Jehovah my refuge, To recount all Thy works!

An Instruction of Asaph. Why, O God, hast Thou cast off for ever? Thine anger smoketh against the flock of Thy pasture.

They said in their hearts, 'Let us oppress them together,' They did burn all the meeting-places of God in the land.

Till when, O God, doth an adversary reproach? Doth an enemy despise thy name for ever?

And God is my king of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.

Arise, O God, plead Thy plea, Remember Thy reproach from a fool all the day.

To the Overseer. -- 'Destroy not.' -- A Psalm of Asaph. -- A Song. We have given thanks to Thee, O God, We have given thanks, and near is Thy name, They have recounted Thy wonders.

But God is judge, This He maketh low -- and this He lifteth up.

And I -- I declare it to the age, I sing praise to the God of Jacob.

And all horns of the wicked I cut off, Exalted are the horns of the righteous!