The heavens proclaim His righteousness,
for God is the Judge.Selah

“Listen, My people, and I will speak;
I will testify against you, Israel.
I am God, your God.

Sacrifice a thank offering to God,
and pay your vows to the Most High.

But God says to the wicked:
“What right do you have to recite My statutes
and to take My covenant on your lips?

“Understand this, you who forget God,
or I will tear you apart,
and there will be no one to rescue you.

Whoever sacrifices a thank offering honors Me,
and whoever orders his conduct,
I will show him the salvation of God.”

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm, when Nathan the prophet came to him after he had gone to Bathsheba.Be gracious to me, God,
according to Your faithful love;
according to Your abundant compassion,
blot out my rebellion.

God, create a clean heart for me
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Save me from the guilt of bloodshed, God,
the God of my salvation,
and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.

The sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken spirit.
God, You will not despise a broken and humbled heart.

In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper;
build the walls of Jerusalem.

For the choir director. A Davidic Maskil. When Doeg the Edomite went and reported to Saul, telling him, “David went to Ahimelech’s house.”Why brag about evil, you hero!
God’s faithful love is constant.

You love evil instead of good,
lying instead of speaking truthfully.Selah

This is why God will bring you down forever.
He will take you, ripping you out of your tent;
He will uproot you from the land of the living.Selah

“Here is the man
who would not make God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches,
taking refuge in his destructive behavior.”

But I am like a flourishing olive tree
in the house of God;
I trust in God’s faithful love forever and ever.

I will praise You forever for what You have done.
In the presence of Your faithful people,
I will put my hope in Your name, for it is good.

For the choir director: on Mahalath. A Davidic Maskil.The fool says in his heart, “God does not exist.”
They are corrupt, and they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.

God looks down from heaven on the human race
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.

All have turned away;
all alike have become corrupt.
There is no one who does good,
not even one.

Will evildoers never understand?
They consume My people as they consume bread;
they do not call on God.

Then they will be filled with terror—
terror like no other—
because God will scatter
the bones of those who besiege you.
You will put them to shame,
for God has rejected them.

Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come from Zion!
When God restores the fortunes of His people,
Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad.

For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A Davidic Maskil. When the Ziphites went and said to Saul, “Is David not hiding among us?”God, save me by Your name,
and vindicate me by Your might!

God, hear my prayer;
listen to the words of my mouth.

For strangers rise up against me,
and violent men seek my life.
They have no regard for God.Selah

God is my helper;
the Lord is the sustainer of my life.

I will sacrifice a freewill offering to You.
I will praise Your name, Yahweh,
because it is good.

For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A Davidic Maskil.God, listen to my prayer
and do not ignore my plea for help.

But it is you, a man who is my peer,
my companion and good friend!

We used to have close fellowship;
we walked with the crowd into the house of God.

But I call to God,
and the Lord will save me.

God, the One enthroned from long ago,
will hear and will humiliate themSelah
because they do not change
and do not fear God.

God, You will bring them down
to the Pit of destruction;
men of bloodshed and treachery
will not live out half their days.
But I will trust in You.

For the choir director: according to “A Silent Dove Far Away.” A Davidic Miktam. When the Philistines seized him in Gath.Be gracious to me, God, for man tramples me;
he fights and oppresses me all day long.

In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I will not fear.
What can man do to me?

Will they escape in spite of such sin?
God, bring down the nations in wrath.

Then my enemies will retreat on the day when I call.
This I know: God is for me.

In God, whose word I praise,
in the Lord, whose word I praise,

in God I trust; I will not fear.
What can man do to me?

I am obligated by vows to You, God;
I will make my thank offerings to You.

For You delivered me from death,
even my feet from stumbling,
to walk before God in the light of life.

For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A Davidic Miktam. When he fled before Saul into the cave.Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me,
for I take refuge in You.
I will seek refuge in the shadow of Your wings
until danger passes.

I call to God Most High,
to God who fulfills His purpose for me.

He reaches down from heaven and saves me,
challenging the one who tramples me.Selah
God sends His faithful love and truth.

God, be exalted above the heavens;
let Your glory be over the whole earth.

My heart is confident, God, my heart is confident.
I will sing; I will sing praises.

God, be exalted above the heavens;
let Your glory be over the whole earth.

God, knock the teeth out of their mouths;
Lord, tear out the young lions’ fangs.

Then people will say,
“Yes, there is a reward for the righteous!
There is a God who judges on earth!”

For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A Davidic Miktam. When Saul sent agents to watch the house and kill him.Deliver me from my enemies, my God;
protect me from those who rise up against me.

Lord God of Hosts, You are the God of Israel,
rise up to punish all the nations;
do not show grace to any wicked traitors.Selah

I will keep watch for You, my strength,
because God is my stronghold.

My faithful God will come to meet me;
God will let me look down on my adversaries.

Consume them in rage;
consume them until they are gone.
Then people will know throughout the earth
that God rules over Jacob.Selah

To You, my strength, I sing praises,
because God is my stronghold—
my faithful God.

For the choir director: according to “The Lily of Testimony.” A Davidic Miktam for teaching. When he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck Edom in the Valley of Salt, killing 12,000.God, You have rejected us;
You have broken out against us;
You have been angry. Restore us!

God has spoken in His sanctuary:
“I will triumph! I will divide up Shechem.
I will apportion the Valley of Succoth.

God, haven’t You rejected us?
God, You do not march out with our armies.

With God we will perform valiantly;
He will trample our foes.

For the choir director: on stringed instruments. Davidic.God, hear my cry;
pay attention to my prayer.

God, You have heard my vows;
You have given a heritage
to those who fear Your name.

May he sit enthroned before God forever;
appoint faithful love and truth to guard him.

For the choir director: according to Jeduthun. A Davidic psalm.I am at rest in God alone;
my salvation comes from Him.

Rest in God alone, my soul,
for my hope comes from Him.

My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock.
My refuge is in God.

Trust in Him at all times, you people;
pour out your hearts before Him.
God is our refuge.Selah

God has spoken once;
I have heard this twice:
strength belongs to God,

A Davidic psalm. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.

But the king will rejoice in God;
all who swear by Him will boast,
for the mouths of liars will be shut.

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.God, hear my voice when I complain.
Protect my life from the terror of the enemy.

But God will shoot them with arrows;
suddenly, they will be wounded.

Then everyone will fear
and will tell about God’s work,
for they will understand what He has done.

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. A song.Praise is rightfully Yours,
God, in Zion;
vows to You will be fulfilled.

You answer us in righteousness,
with awe-inspiring works,
God of our salvation,
the hope of all the ends of the earth
and of the distant seas.

You visit the earth and water it abundantly,
enriching it greatly.
God’s stream is filled with water,
for You prepare the earth in this way,
providing people with grain.

For the choir director. A song. A psalm.Shout joyfully to God, all the earth!

Say to God, “How awe-inspiring are Your works!
Your enemies will cringe before You
because of Your great strength.

Come and see the wonders of God;
His acts for humanity are awe-inspiring.

Praise our God, you peoples;
let the sound of His praise be heard.

For You, God, tested us;
You refined us as silver is refined.

Come and listen, all who fear God,
and I will tell what He has done for me.

However, God has listened;
He has paid attention to the sound of my prayer.

May God be praised!
He has not turned away my prayer
or turned His faithful love from me.

For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.May God be gracious to us and bless us;
look on us with favorSelah

Let the peoples praise You, God;
let all the peoples praise You.

Let the peoples praise You, God,
let all the peoples praise You.

The earth has produced its harvest;
God, our God, blesses us.

God will bless us,
and all the ends of the earth will fear Him.

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. A song.God arises. His enemies scatter,
and those who hate Him flee from His presence.

As smoke is blown away,
so You blow them away.
As wax melts before the fire,
so the wicked are destroyed before God.

But the righteous are glad;
they rejoice before God and celebrate with joy.

Sing to God! Sing praises to His name.
Exalt Him who rides on the clouds —
His name is Yahweh—and rejoice before Him.

God in His holy dwelling is
a father of the fatherless
and a champion of widows.

God provides homes for those who are deserted.
He leads out the prisoners to prosperity,
but the rebellious live in a scorched land.

God, when You went out before Your people,
when You marched through the desert,Selah

the earth trembled and the skies poured down rain
before God, the God of Sinai,
before God, the God of Israel.

You, God, showered abundant rain;
You revived Your inheritance when it languished.

Your people settled in it;
God, You provided for the poor by Your goodness.

The Lord gave the command;
a great company of women brought the good news: