You set a boundary they cannot cross;
they will never cover the earth again.

They supply water for every wild beast;
the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

The high mountains are for the wild goats;
the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes.

I will sing to the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God while I live.

May my meditation be pleasing to Him;
I will rejoice in the Lord.

“I will give the land of Canaan to you
as your inherited portion.”

binding his officials at will
and instructing his elders.

A song. A Davidic psalm.My heart is confident, God;
I will sing; I will sing praises
with the whole of my being.

Wake up, harp and lyre!
I will wake up the dawn.

I will praise You, Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to You among the nations.

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

Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?

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

Though they curse, You will bless.
When they rise up, they will be put to shame,
but Your servant will rejoice.

My accusers will be clothed with disgrace;
they will wear their shame like a cloak.

I will fervently thank the Lord with my mouth;
I will praise Him in the presence of many.

The Lord will extend Your mighty scepter from Zion.
Rule over Your surrounding enemies.

Your people will volunteer
on Your day of battle.
In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn,
the dew of Your youth belongs to You.

The Lord has sworn an oath and will not take it back:
“Forever, You are a priest
like Melchizedek.”

The Lord is at Your right hand;
He will crush kings on the day of His anger.

He will judge the nations, heaping up corpses;
He will crush leaders over the entire world.

He will drink from the brook by the road;
therefore, He will lift up His head.

Hallelujah!
I will praise the Lord with all my heart
in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.

His descendants will be powerful in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.

Good will come to a man who lends generously
and conducts his business fairly.

He will never be shaken.
The righteous man will be remembered forever.

He will not fear bad news;
his heart is confident, trusting in the Lord.

His heart is assured; he will not fear.
In the end he will look in triumph on his foes.

He distributes freely to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.
His horn will be exalted in honor.

The wicked man will see it and be angry;
he will gnash his teeth in despair.
The desire of the wicked man will come to nothing.

The Lord remembers us and will bless us.
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron;

He will bless those who fear the Lord—
small and great alike.

But we will praise the Lord,
both now and forever.
Hallelujah!

Because He has turned His ear to me,
I will call out to Him as long as I live.

I will walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.

I will take the cup of salvation
and call on the name of Yahweh.

I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all His people.

I will offer You a sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call on the name of Yahweh.

I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all His people,

The Lord is for me; I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?

The Lord is my helper,
Therefore, I will look in triumph on those who hate me.

I will not die, but I will live
and proclaim what the Lord has done.

Open the gates of righteousness for me;
I will enter through them
and give thanks to the Lord.

This is the gate of the Lord;
the righteous will enter through it.

I will give thanks to You
because You have answered me
and have become my salvation.

You are my God, and I will give You thanks.
You are my God; I will exalt You.

I will praise You with a sincere heart
when I learn Your righteous judgments.

I will keep Your statutes;
never abandon me.

I will meditate on Your precepts
and think about Your ways.

I will delight in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.

ג GimelDeal generously with Your servant
so that I might live;
then I will keep Your word.

Though princes sit together speaking against me,
Your servant will think about Your statutes;

ה HeTeach me, Lord, the meaning of Your statutes,
and I will always keep them.

Help me understand Your instruction,
and I will obey it
and follow it with all my heart.

I will always obey Your instruction,
forever and ever.

I will walk freely in an open place
because I seek Your precepts.

I will speak of Your decrees before kings
and not be ashamed.

I will lift up my hands to Your commands,
which I love,
and will meditate on Your statutes.

Those who fear You will see me and rejoice,
for I put my hope in Your word.

Let the arrogant be put to shame
for slandering me with lies;
I will meditate on Your precepts.

May my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes
so that I will not be put to shame.

My eyes grow weary
looking for what You have promised;
I ask, “When will You comfort me?”

How many days must Your servant wait?
When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?

Give me life in accordance with Your faithful love,
and I will obey the decree You have spoken.

I will never forget Your precepts,
for You have given me life through them.

Sustain me as You promised, and I will live;
do not let me be ashamed of my hope.

Redeem me from human oppression,
and I will keep Your precepts.

Your decrees are righteous forever.
Give me understanding, and I will live.

ק QofI call with all my heart; answer me, Lord.
I will obey Your statutes.

I call to You; save me,
and I will keep Your decrees.

Let me live, and I will praise You;
may Your judgments help me.

What will He give you,
and what will He do to you,
you deceitful tongue?

A song of ascents.I lift my eyes toward the mountains.
Where will my help come from?

He will not allow your foot to slip;
your Protector will not slumber.

The sun will not strike you by day
or the moon by night.

The Lord will protect you from all harm;
He will protect your life.

The Lord will protect your coming and going
both now and forever.

Because of my brothers and friends,
I will say, “Peace be with you.”

Because of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your good.

The scepter of the wicked will not remain
over the land allotted to the righteous,
so that the righteous will not apply their hands to injustice.

But as for those who turn aside to crooked ways,
the Lord will banish them with the evildoers.

Peace be with Israel.

Those who sow in tears
will reap with shouts of joy.

Though one goes along weeping,
carrying the bag of seed,
he will surely come back with shouts of joy,
carrying his sheaves.

Happy is the man who has filled his quiver with them.
Such men will never be put to shame
when they speak with their enemies at the city gate.

You will surely eat
what your hands have worked for.
You will be happy,
and it will go well for you.

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
within your house,
your sons, like young olive trees
around your table.

In this very way
the man who fears the Lord
will be blessed.

May the Lord bless you from Zion,
so that you will see the prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life

and will see your children’s children!

Peace be with Israel.

Then none who pass by will say,
“May the Lord’s blessing be on you.”

We bless you in the name of Yahweh.

And He will redeem Israel
from all its sins.

“I will not enter my house
or get into my bed,

I will not allow my eyes to sleep
or my eyelids to slumber

The Lord swore an oath to David,
a promise He will not abandon:
“I will set one of your descendants
on your throne.

If your sons keep My covenant
and My decrees that I will teach them,
their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”

“This is My resting place forever;
I will make My home here
because I have desired it.

I will abundantly bless its food;
I will satisfy its needy with bread.

I will clothe its priests with salvation,
and its godly people will shout for joy.

There I will make a horn grow for David;
I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.

I will clothe his enemies with shame,
but the crown he wears will be glorious.”