For the sake of my brothers and my friends, I will say, "Peace [be] within you."

For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good.

But regarding those who turn aside to their crooked ways, Yahweh will lead them away with the evildoers. Peace [be] upon Israel.

You will indeed eat of the labor of your hands; you [will be] happy and [it will be] well with you.

Your wife [will be] like a fruitful vine {within} your house. Your children [will be] like olive shoots about your table.

And he will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.

"I will not enter into the tent of my house, I will not go up to the couch of my bed,

I will give no sleep to my eyes, [no] slumber to my eyelids,

Yahweh swore [in] truth to David; he will not turn back from it. "One from the fruit of your {body} I will set on your throne.

If your sons will heed my covenant and my testimonies that I will teach them, their sons also forever will sit on your throne."

"This [is] my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

I will bless its provisions abundantly; I will satisfy its poor with bread.

I will also clothe its priests with salvation, and its faithful will shout exuberantly for joy.

There I will cause a horn to grow for David; I will set a lamp for my anointed one.

I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on him his crown will flourish."

for Yahweh will plead [the] cause [of] his people and will have compassion on his servants.

All [the] kings of [the] earth will praise you, O Yahweh, when they have heard the words of your mouth,

and they will sing of the ways of Yahweh, because Yahweh's glory [is] great.

And if I should say, "Surely darkness will cover me, and [the] light around me [will be as] night,"

I know that Yahweh will maintain [the] cause of [the] afflicted, [and] justice for [the] needy.

Surely [the] righteous will give thanks to your name; [the] upright will dwell in your presence.

[When] their judges are thrown down [the] sides of a cliff, then they will understand that my words were pleasant.

Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. [The] righteous will encircle me, because you will deal bountifully with me.

Quickly answer me, O Yahweh; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me, or I will become like [those] descending to [the] pit.

Teach me to do your will, for you [are] my God; your Spirit [is] good. Lead me onto level ground.

O God, I will sing a new song to you. With a lyre of ten [strings] I will sing praise to you,

I will exalt you, my God, O king, and I will bless your name forever and ever.

Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever.

One generation will laud your works to another, and will declare your mighty deeds.

On the splendor of the glory of your majesty, and on your wonderful deeds, I will meditate.

And they will speak of the power of your awesome deeds, and I will tell of your greatness.

They will utter the renown of your abundant goodness, and they will proclaim with joy your righteousness.

All your works will praise you, O Yahweh, and your faithful ones will bless you.

They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk of your power,

Yahweh protects all those who love him, but all the wicked he will exterminate.

My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh, and all flesh will bless his holy name forever and ever.

I will praise Yahweh while I live; I will sing praises to my God while I [am] still [alive].

Yahweh will reign forever, Your God, O Zion, {throughout all generations}. Praise Yah.

And he put them in place forever and ever, [by] a decree he gave that will not pass away.

to execute on them [the] judgment that is decreed. This [will be] honor for all his faithful ones; Praise Yah.

Like Sheol, we will swallow them alive and whole, {like those who descend to the pit}.

you shall throw your lot in our midst, there will be one purse for all of us."

Thus are the ways of all who are greedy [for] gain-- it will take the life of its possessors.

"{How long}, O simple ones, will you love simplicity? And [how long] will scoffers delight in their scoffing, and fools hate knowledge?

May you turn to my argument! Behold, I shall pour out my spirit upon you; I will make my words known to you.

I will also laugh at your calamity; I will mock when panic comes [upon] you.

then they will call me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but not find me.

for the waywardness of the simple ones will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

Whoever listens to me will dwell in security and rest securely from dread and disaster."

My child, if you will receive my sayings, and hide my commands with you,

then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and the knowledge of God you will find.

For Yahweh will give wisdom; from his mouth [come] knowledge and understanding.

Then you will understand righteousness and justice and uprightness--every good course--

for wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul.

Discretion will watch over you; understanding will protect you,

So that you will walk on the road of those who are good, and the paths of those who are righteous you shall keep.

For those who are upright will dwell [in the] land, and those who are blameless will remain in it.

And those who are wicked will be cut off from the land, and those who are treacherous will be uprooted from it.

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will straighten your paths.

Honor Yahweh from your substance, and from the firstfruits of all that will come to you,

because whomever Yahweh will love, he will rebuke, as a father delights in his son.

Then you will walk in the confidence of your ways, and your foot will not stumble.

If you sit down, you will not panic, and [if] you lie down, then your sleep shall be sweet.

Do not be afraid of sudden panic, or the storm of wickedness that will come.

Yahweh will be {your confidence} and guard your foot from capture.

Do not say to your neighbor, "Go and return and tomorrow I will give [it]," {when it is with you}.

They will inherit the honor of the wise, but stubborn fools, disgrace.

Do not forsake her--then she will guard you; love her and she will keep you.

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

She will give a garland for your head; she shall bestow a crown of glory upon you."

{When you walk}, your step will not be hampered, and if you run, you will not stumble.

For they will not sleep if they have not done wrong, and they are robbed of their sleep if they do not cause stumbling.

[in order] to keep prudence, and knowledge will guard your lips.

For the lips of the strange woman will drip honey, and smoother than oil is her mouth.

How long will you lie down, lazy? When will you rise up from your sleep?

perversion in his heart, he devises evil; at all times he will send out discord.

Upon {such a man}, suddenly shall his calamity come; in a moment he will be damaged and there is no healing.

{When you walk}, she will lead you, {When you lie down}, she will watch over you, and [when] you awake, she will converse [with] you.

If a man walks upon the hot coals, will his feet not be burned?

But [if] he is found, he will pay sevenfold, every possession of his house he shall give.

A wound and dishonor he will find, and his disgrace will not be wiped out.

For jealousy [is the] fury of a husband, and he will not show restraint on the day of revenge.

He will not accept {any compensation}, and he will not be willing, though the bribe is large.

The bag of money he took in his hand, for [on] the day of the full moon he will come home."

until an arrow pierces his {entrails}, like a bird rushing into a snare, but he does not know that {it will cost him his life}.

Listen! For noble things I will speak, and upright things from the opening of my lips.

My mouth will utter truth, and wickedness [is] an abomination to my lips.

[in order] to endow those who love me [with] wealth, and I will fill their treasuries.

"And now, children, listen to me; happy [are] those who will keep my ways.

Do not rebuke a scoffer, lest he hate you; rebuke the wise and he will love you.

Give to a wise one and he will become more wise; {teach} a righteous one and he will increase learning.

Yahweh will not cause a righteous person to go hungry, but the craving of the wicked he will thwart.

The memory of righteousness [is] like a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

A heart of wisdom will heed commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

Whoever walks in integrity will walk securely, but whoever follows perversity, his ways will be made known.

The dread of the wicked will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

The righteous one is forever; he will not be removed. But the wicked will not remain in the land.

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a tongue of perversity will be cut off.

Wealth does not profit on the day of wrath, but righteousness will deliver from death.

The righteousness of the blameless will keep his ways straight, but the wicked will fall by his wickedness.