For Your servant David's sake, turn not away the face of Your anointed.

Jehovah has sworn to David in truth; He will not turn from it; Of the fruit of your body I will set on the throne for you.

A Song of degrees. Behold, bless Jehovah, all servants of Jehovah, who stand by night in the house of Jehovah.

They have mouths, but they do not speak; they have eyes, but they do not see;

they have ears, but they do not hear, nor is there breath in their mouths.

the moon and stars to rule by night; for His mercy endures forever.

If I do not remember you, let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth; if I do not prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.

Jehovah will perfect His work in me; Your mercy, O Jehovah, endures forever; do not forsake the work of Your own hands.

For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Jehovah, You know it altogether.

If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me, even the night shall be light around me.

Yea, the darkness does not hide from You; but the night shines as the day; as is the darkness, so is the light to You.

My bones were not hidden from You when I was made in secret and skillfully formed in the lowest parts of the earth.

Your eyes saw my embryo; and in Your book all my members were written, the days they were formed, and not one was among them.

O Jehovah, do I not hate those who hate You? And am I not grieved with those who rise up against You?

The proud have hidden cords and a trap for me; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set snares for me. Selah.

O Jehovah, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not help his wicked plans, lest they praise themselves. Selah.

Let burning coals fall on them; let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, so that they do not rise up again.

Do not let an evil speaker be established in the earth; evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

Let not my heart turn aside to any evil thing, to practice wicked works with men who work iniquity; and let me not eat of their delicacies.

Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness; and let him correct me, it is oil on my head, let not my head refuse it; for still my prayer also shall be against their wickedness.

But my eyes are on You, O Lord Jehovah; in You I take refuge, do not leave my soul naked.

And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, for in Your sight no one living is just.

Hear me quickly, O Jehovah; my spirit fails; do not hide Your face from me, lest I be like those who go down into the Pit.

Do not put your trust in princes, nor in the son of man in whom there is no salvation.

He delights not in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

He has not done so with any nation; and they have not known His judgments. Praise Jehovah!

He has also settled them forever and ever; He has made a decree which shall not pass away.

My son, hear the instruction of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother;

My son, if sinners lure you, do not be willing.

My son, do not walk in the way with them! Keep back your foot from their path,

Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird,

Then they shall call upon me, and I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me;

instead they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of Jehovah.

All who go in to her do not return, nor do they take hold of the paths of life,

My son, forget not my law; but let your heart keep my commandments;

Let not mercy and truth forsake you; tie them around your neck; write them upon the tablet of your heart;

Trust in Jehovah with all your heart, and lean not to your own understanding.

Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear Jehovah and depart from evil.

My son, do not despise the chastening of Jehovah; nor be weary with His correction;

she is more precious than rubies; and all the things you can desire are not to be compared with her.

My son, do not let them depart from your eyes; keep sound wisdom and judgment,

then you shall walk in your way safely, and your foot shall not stumble.

When you lie down, you shall not be afraid; yea, you shall lie down, and your sleep shall be sweet.

Do not be afraid of sudden fear, nor of the destroying of the wicked, when it comes.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

Do not say to your neighbor, Go and come back again, and tomorrow I will give; when you have it beside you:

Do not plan evil against your neighbor, since he dwells trustingly by you.

Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.

Do not envy the cruel man, and choose none of his ways.

For I give you good teaching; do not forsake my law.

Get wisdom, get understanding; forget not; nor turn away from the words of my mouth.

Do not forsake her, and she shall preserve you; love her, and she shall keep you.

When you go, your steps shall not be narrowed, and when you run, you shall not stumble.

Take fast hold of instruction; do not let go; keep her; for she is your life.

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not into the way of evil.

Avoid it; do not pass by it; turn from it, and pass on!

For they do not sleep, except when they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away unless they cause some to fall.

The way of the wicked is as darkness; they know not at what they stumble.

Let them not depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart.

Do not turn to the right hand nor to the left; remove your foot from evil.

And now hear me, O sons, and do not depart from the words of my mouth.

Remove your ways far from her, and do not come near the door of her house,

that strangers not be filled with your strength, and your labors be in the house of a stranger;

and I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor bowed down my ears to those who taught me!

Let them be only your own, and not strangers' with you.

Do not give sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.

so shall your poverty come as one who travels, and your need like an armed man.

My son, keep your father's commandments, and do not forsake the law of your mother;

Do not lust after her beauty in your heart; nor let her take you with her eyelids.

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife; whoever touches her shall not be innocent.

They do not despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

He shall get a wound and dishonor; and his shame shall not be wiped away.

For jealousy is the rage of a man; therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

He will not take any ransom; nor will he be willing if you multiply the gifts.

in the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night.

She is loud and stubborn; her feet do not stay in her house;

For my husband is not at home, he has gone on a long journey;

until a dart strikes through his liver; as a bird hastens to the snare and does not know that it is for his soul.

Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, do not go astray in her paths.

Does not wisdom call? And does not understanding put forth her voice?

Receive my instruction and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

when He gave to the sea its limit that the waters should not pass His command; when He appointed the foundations of the earth;

Hear instruction, and be wise, and do not refuse it.

Do not reprove a scorner, lest he hate you; give to a wise man, and he will love you.

But he does not know that the dead are there; her guests are in the depths of hell.

Jehovah will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry; but He casts away the desire of the wicked.

In the multitude of words, sin is not lacking; but he who holds back his lips is wise.

The righteous shall never be moved; and the wicked shall not live in the earth.

Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be innocent; but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

The wicked desires the net of evils; but the root of the righteous yields fruit.

The lazy one does not start after his game, but the wealth of a hard worker is precious.

A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a scorner does not hear rebuke.

The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but the poor does not hear rebuke.

A faithful witness will not lie, but a false witness will speak lies.

A scorner seeks wisdom, and it is not found, but knowledge is easy to him who understands.