For Yahweh will vindicate His people
and have compassion on His servants.

Davidic.I will give You thanks with all my heart;
I will sing Your praise before the heavenly beings.

I will bow down toward Your holy temple
and give thanks to Your name
for Your constant love and truth.
You have exalted Your name
and Your promise above everything else.

All the kings on earth will give You thanks, Lord,
when they hear what You have promised.

They will sing of the Lord’s ways,
for the Lord’s glory is great.

If I walk into the thick of danger,
You will preserve my life
from the anger of my enemies.
You will extend Your hand;
Your right hand will save me.

The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me.
Lord, Your love is eternal;
do not abandon the work of Your hands.

even there Your hand will lead me;
Your right hand will hold on to me.

If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me,
and the light around me will be night”—

I will praise You
because I have been remarkably and wonderfully made.
Your works are wonderful,
and I know this very well.

Lord, do not grant the desires of the wicked;
do not let them achieve their goals.
Otherwise, they will become proud.Selah

Surely the righteous will praise Your name;
the upright will live in Your presence.

When their rulers will be thrown off
the sides of a cliff,
the people will listen to my words,
for they are pleasing.

Free me from prison
so that I can praise Your name.
The righteous will gather around me
because You deal generously with me.

Answer me quickly, Lord;
my spirit fails.
Don’t hide Your face from me,
or I will be like those
going down to the Pit.

Teach me to do Your will,
for You are my God.
May Your gracious Spirit
lead me on level ground.

Lord, part Your heavens and come down.
Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.

God, I will sing a new song to You;
I will play on a ten-stringed harp for You—

Then our sons will be like plants
nurtured in their youth,
our daughters, like corner pillars
that are carved in the palace style.

Our storehouses will be full,
supplying all kinds of produce;
our flocks will increase by thousands
and tens of thousands in our open fields.

Our cattle will be well fed.
There will be no breach in the walls,
no going into captivity,
and no cry of lament in our public squares.

I will praise You every day;
I will honor Your name forever and ever.

One generation will declare Your works to the next
and will proclaim Your mighty acts.

I will speak of Your splendor and glorious majesty
and Your wonderful works.

They will proclaim the power of Your awe-inspiring acts,
and I will declare Your greatness.

They will give a testimony of Your great goodness
and will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.

All You have made will thank You, Lord;
the godly will praise You.

They will speak of the glory of Your kingdom
and will declare Your might,

My mouth will declare Yahweh’s praise;
let every living thing
praise His holy name forever and ever.

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

He set them in position forever and ever;
He gave an order that will never pass away.

wild animals and all cattle,
creatures that crawl and flying birds,

a wise man will listen and increase his learning,
and a discerning man will obtain guidance—

for they will be a garland of grace on your head
and a gold chain around your neck.

“How long, foolish ones, will you love ignorance?
How long will you mockers enjoy mocking
and you fools hate knowledge?

If you respond to my warning,
then I will pour out my spirit on you
and teach you my words.

I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity.
I will mock when terror strikes you,

Then they will call me, but I won’t answer;
they will search for me, but won’t find me.

they will eat the fruit of their way
and be glutted with their own schemes.

For the turning away of the inexperienced will kill them,
and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

But whoever listens to me will live securely
and be free from the fear of danger.”

then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and discover the knowledge of God.

Then you will understand righteousness, justice,
and integrity—every good path.

For wisdom will enter your mind,
and knowledge will delight your heart.

Discretion will watch over you,
and understanding will guard you,

It will rescue you from a forbidden woman,
from a stranger with her flattering talk,

For the upright will inhabit the land,
and those of integrity will remain in it;

but the wicked will be cut off from the land,
and the treacherous uprooted from it.

for they will bring you
many days, a full life, and well-being.

Then you will find favor and high regard
in the sight of God and man.

think about Him in all your ways,
and He will guide you on the right paths.

This will be healing for your body
and strengthening for your bones.

then your barns will be completely filled,
and your vats will overflow with new wine.

They will be life for you
and adornment for your neck.

Then you will go safely on your way;
your foot will not stumble.

When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
you will lie down, and your sleep will be pleasant.

for the Lord will be your confidence
and will keep your foot from a snare.

The wise will inherit honor,
but He holds up fools to dishonor.

Don’t abandon wisdom, and she will watch over you;
love her, and she will guard you.

Cherish her, and she will exalt you;
if you embrace her, she will honor you.

She will place a garland of grace on your head;
she will give you a crown of beauty.”

Listen, my son. Accept my words,
and you will live many years.

When you walk, your steps will not be hindered;
when you run, you will not stumble.

Carefully consider the path for your feet,
and all your ways will be established.

Otherwise, you will give up your vitality to others
and your years to someone cruel;

strangers will drain your resources,
and your earnings will end up in a foreigner’s house.

At the end of your life, you will lament
when your physical body has been consumed,

and you will say, “How I hated discipline,
and how my heart despised correction.

He will die because there is no discipline,
and be lost because of his great stupidity.

How long will you stay in bed, you slacker?
When will you get up from your sleep?

and your poverty will come like a robber,
your need, like a bandit.

Therefore calamity will strike him suddenly;
he will be shattered instantly—beyond recovery.

When you walk here and there, they will guide you;
when you lie down, they will watch over you;
when you wake up, they will talk to you.

They will protect you from an evil woman,
from the flattering tongue of a stranger.

So it is with the one who sleeps with
another man’s wife;
no one who touches her will go unpunished.

He will get a beating and dishonor,
and his disgrace will never be removed.

For jealousy enrages a husband,
and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

He will not be appeased by anything
or be persuaded by lavish gifts.

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She will keep you from a forbidden woman,
a stranger with her flattering talk.

He took a bag of money with him
and will come home at the time of the full moon.”

until an arrow pierces its liver,
like a bird darting into a snare—
he doesn’t know it will cost him his life.

Leave inexperience behind, and you will live;
pursue the way of understanding.

The one who corrects a mocker
will bring dishonor on himself;
the one who rebukes a wicked man will get hurt.

Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you;
rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man, and he will learn more.

For by Wisdom your days will be many,
and years will be added to your life.

If you are wise, you are wise for your own benefit;
if you mock, you alone will bear the consequences.”

The Lord will not let the righteous go hungry,
but He denies the wicked what they crave.

The remembrance of the righteous is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.

A wise heart accepts commands,
but foolish lips will be destroyed.

The one who lives with integrity lives securely,
but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.

A sly wink of the eye causes grief,
and foolish lips will be destroyed.

What the wicked dreads will come to him,
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.

The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.

The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom,
but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.

If someone puts up security for a stranger,
he will suffer for it,
but the one who hates such agreements is protected.

Be assured that the wicked
will not go unpunished,
but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

A generous person will be enriched,
and the one who gives a drink of water
will receive water.

People will curse anyone who hoards grain,
but a blessing will come to the one who sells it.