The Lord extends your dominion from Zion. Rule in the midst of your enemies!

From the stream along the road he drinks; then he lifts up his head.

From east to west the Lord's name is deserving of praise.

He raises the poor from the dirt, and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile,

Yes, Lord, you rescued my life from death, and kept my feet from stumbling.

Yes, Lord! I am indeed your servant; I am your lowest slave. You saved me from death.

With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands!

I am like a foreigner in this land. Do not hide your commands from me!

You reprimand arrogant people. Those who stray from your commands are doomed.

I collapse from grief. Sustain me by your word!

Remove me from the path of deceit! Graciously give me your law!

Turn my eyes away from what is worthless! Revive me with your word!

Arrogant people do nothing but scoff at me. Yet I do not turn aside from your law.

I stay away from the evil path, so that I might keep your instructions.

I do not turn aside from your regulations, for you teach me.

The wicked lay a trap for me, but I do not wander from your precepts.

Turn away from me, you evil men, so that I can observe the commands of my God.

You despise all who stray from your statutes, for they are deceptive and unreliable.

Deliver me from oppressive men, so that I can keep your precepts.

Tears stream down from my eyes, because people do not keep your law.

Those who are eager to do wrong draw near; they are far from your law.

The enemies who chase me are numerous. Yet I do not turn aside from your rules.

May praise flow freely from my lips, for you teach me your statutes.

I said, "O Lord, rescue me from those who lie with their lips and those who deceive with their tongue.

A song of ascents. I look up toward the hills. From where does my help come?

My help comes from the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth!

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

We escaped with our lives, like a bird from a hunter's snare. The snare broke, and we escaped.

Yes, sons are a gift from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward.

May the Lord bless you from Zion, that you might see Jerusalem prosper all the days of your life,

A song of ascents. From the deep water I cry out to you, O Lord.

He will deliver Israel from all the consequences of their sins.

May the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion!

He causes the clouds to arise from the end of the earth, makes lightning bolts accompany the rain, and brings the wind out of his storehouses.

and led Israel out from their midst, for his loyal love endures,

and snatched us away from our enemies, for his loyal love endures,

Though the Lord is exalted, he takes note of the lowly, and recognizes the proud from far away.

You know when I sit down and when I get up; even from far away you understand my motives.

You squeeze me in from behind and in front; you place your hand on me.

my bones were not hidden from you, when I was made in secret and sewed together in the depths of the earth.

If only you would kill the wicked, O God! Get away from me, you violent men!

For the music director; a psalm of David. O Lord, rescue me from wicked men! Protect me from violent men,

O Lord, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.

May he rain down fiery coals upon them! May he throw them into the fire! From bottomless pits they will not escape.

Protect me from the snare they have laid for me, and the traps the evildoers have set.

Listen to my cry for help, for I am in serious trouble! Rescue me from those who chase me, for they are stronger than I am.

Free me from prison, that I may give thanks to your name. Because of me the godly will assemble, for you will vindicate me.

Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord! I run to you for protection.

O Lord, for the sake of your reputation, revive me! Because of your justice, rescue me from trouble!

Reach down from above! Grab me and rescue me from the surging water, from the power of foreigners,

the one who delivers kings, and rescued David his servant from a deadly sword.

Grab me and rescue me from the power of foreigners, who speak lies, and make false promises.

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the sky! Praise him in the heavens!

Praise the Lord from the earth, you sea creatures and all you ocean depths,

Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself from their path;

Therefore they will eat from the fruit of their way, and they will be stuffed full of their own counsel.

But the one who listens to me will live in security, and will be at ease from the dread of harm.

For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

to deliver you from the way of the wicked, from those speaking perversity,

to deliver you from the adulteress, from the sexually loose woman who speaks flattering words;

who leaves the husband from her younger days, and forgets her marriage covenant made before God.

but the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be torn away from it.

Do not be wise in your own estimation; fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first fruits of all your crops;

My child, do not despise discipline from the Lord, and do not loathe his rebuke.

My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion.

for the Lord will be the source of your confidence, and he will guard your foot from being caught in a trap.

Do not withhold good from those who need it, when you have the ability to help.

Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.

Avoid it, do not go on it; turn away from it, and go on.

For they eat bread gained from wickedness and drink wine obtained from violence.

Do not let them depart from your sight, guard them within your heart;

Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.

Remove perverse speech from your mouth; keep devious talk far from your lips.

Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn yourself away from evil.

So now, children, listen to me; do not turn aside from the words I speak.

Keep yourself far from her, and do not go near the door of her house,

Drink water from your own cistern and running water from your own well.

Deliver yourself like a gazelle from a snare, and like a bird from the trap of the fowler.

How long, you sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep?

by keeping you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the loose woman.

so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who flatters you with her words.

I have spread my bed with elegant coverings, with richly colored fabric from Egypt.

From eternity I was appointed, from the beginning, from before the world existed.

For the one who finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord.

Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.

The blessing from the Lord makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow to it.

Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.

A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.

A good person obtains favor from the Lord, but the Lord condemns a person with wicked schemes.

A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.

From the fruit of his speech a person eats good things, but the faithless desire the fruit of violence.

Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.

A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools abhor turning away from evil.

The backslider will be paid back from his own ways, but a good person will be rewarded for his.

A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

The fear of the Lord is like a life-giving fountain, to turn people from deadly snares.

The path of life is upward for the wise person, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.