Let those who are on my side give cries of joy; let them ever say, The Lord be praised, for he has pleasure in the peace of his servant.

Spread Your faithful love over those who know You,
and Your righteousness over the upright in heart.

Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!

Yet a little, therefore, and the lawless one shall not be, Yea thou shalt look about, over his place - and he shall have vanished!

But, the patient oppressed-ones, shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves over the abundance of prosperity.

The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

Be turned from evil, and do good; and your place will be for ever.

For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

The law of his God is in his heart, and his goings shall not waver.

For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

For mine iniquities passed over my head: as a heavy lifting up they will be loaded above me.

I am bowed down; I am bent over greatly. All the day I go about mourning.

My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

I am ready to suffer trouble, and my heaviness is ever in my sight.

I said, "I will guard my ways {that I may not sin} with my tongue. I will keep a muzzle over my mouth as long as [the] wicked [are] before me."

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, afar from happiness, But, my pain had been stirred:

Take not away your gentle mercies from me, O Lord; let your mercy and your faith keep me safe for ever.

Let all those who are looking for you be glad and have joy in you; let the lovers of your salvation ever say, May the Lord be great.

The Lord will keep him and preserve him;
he will be blessed in the land.
You will not give him over to the desire of his enemies.

By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

May the Lord God of Israel be praised, through eternal days and for ever. So be it. So be it.

These I remember, and pour out my soul in me, For I pass over into the booth, I go softly with them unto the house of God, With the voice of singing and confession, The multitude keeping feast!

Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why have you become restless and disturbed within me?
Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall again praise Him
For the help of His presence.

My God! over myself, my soul is cast down, - For this cause, will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, And the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.

Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

Why are you in despair, O my soul?
Why have you become restless and disquieted within me?
Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall yet praise Him,
The help of my countenance and my God.

Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why are you restless and disturbed within me?
Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall again praise Him,
The help of my [sad] countenance and my God.

But You give us victory over our foes
and let those who hate us be disgraced.

In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.

Thou hast given us over like sheep appointed for meat, and hast scattered us among the nations;

My downfall is ever before me, and I am covered with the shame of my face;

But Thou hast smitten us in a place of dragons, And dost cover us over with death-shade.

Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.

My heart is flowing over with good things; my words are of that which I have made for a king; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil: and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head, lifting you high over all other kings.

Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

Your children will take the place of your fathers; so that you may make them rulers over all the earth.

I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.

He puts an end to wars over all the earth; by him the bow is broken, and the spear cut in two, and the carriage burned in the fire.

He says, "Stop your striving and recognize that I am God! I will be exalted over the nations! I will be exalted over the earth!"

For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

Indeed, God is king over all the earth; sing a song of praise.

God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.

The nobles of the nations assemble, along with the people of the God of Abraham, for God has authority over the rulers of the earth. He is highly exalted!

As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.

As is Thy name, O God, so is Thy praise, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness hath filled Thy right hand.

For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.

Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.

But man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts.

Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

It cometh to the generation of his fathers, For ever they see not the light.

Man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts.

Gather ye to Me My saints, Making covenant with Me over a sacrifice.

I am not condemning you because of your sacrifices, or because of your burnt sacrifices that you continually offer me.

Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:

Whoever sacrifices a thank offering honors Me,
and whoever orders his conduct,
I will show him the salvation of God.”

For the music director; a psalm of David, written when Nathan the prophet confronted him after David's affair with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!

For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

Certainly you do not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it; you do not desire a burnt sacrifice.

Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

The righteous shall both see and fear, And, over him, shall laugh:

But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.

I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.

Will those who do evil ever learn? They devour my people like they devour bread, and never call on God.

For he has delivered me out of all trouble. My eye has seen triumph over my enemies. For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David.

from the voice of the enemy, from the oppression of the wicked, for they shake trouble over me, and in wrath they hate me.

My heart shudders within me;
terrors of death sweep over me.

Fear and shaking have come over me, with deep fear I am covered.

Behold, I would flee afar off, I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah;

Evil is there; cruel rule and deceit are ever in the streets.

For [it is] not an enemy [that] taunts me, or I could bear [it]. [It is not] one who hates me [that] magnifies himself over me, or I could hide myself from him.

Morning, noon, and night, I mulled over these things and cried out in my distress, and he heard my voice.

Cast on Jehovah that which He hath given thee, And He doth sustain thee, He doth not suffer for ever the moving of the righteous.

My haters are ever ready to put an end to me; great numbers are lifting themselves up against me.

God, I have taken vows before you; therefore I will offer thanksgiving sacrifices to you.

To the Overseer. -- 'Destroy not.' -- A secret treasure of David, in his fleeing from the face of Saul into a cave. Favour me, O God, favour me, For in Thee is my soul trusting, And in the shadow of Thy wings I trust, Until the calamities pass over.

Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Your glory and majesty be over all the earth.

Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Your glory and majesty be over all the earth.

Which doth not hearken to the voice of enchanters, of one charming ever so wisely.

Let them be turned to liquid like the ever-flowing waters; let them be cut off like the grass by the way.

The God who loves me will help me; God will enable me to triumph over my enemies.

Destroy them in wrath, destroy them so that they may be no more;
Let them know that God rules over Jacob (Israel)
To the ends of the earth. Selah.

Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I put out my shoe; over Philistia will a glad cry be sounded.

Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.

Give us help against the enemy, for any help men might offer is futile.

From the end of the earth will I send up my cry to you, when my heart is overcome: take me to the rock which is over-high for me.

I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.

He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.

They shall be given over to the power of the sword: They shall be a portion for foxes.

For the music director; a psalm of David. Listen to me, O God, as I offer my lament! Protect my life from the enemy's terrifying attacks.