We have escaped like a bird from the hunter's trap. The trap has been broken, and we have escaped.

For evil's scepter will not rest on the land that has been allotted to the righteous, and so the righteous will not direct themselves to do wrong.

Then our mouths were filled with laughter, and our tongues formed joyful shouts. Then it was said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them."

The great things that the LORD has done for us gladden us.

Happy is the man who has filled his quiver with them.
Such men will never be put to shame
when they speak with their enemies at the city gate.

The LORD is righteous he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.

The Lord has sworn to David
A truth from which He will not turn back:
“Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.

For the LORD has chosen Zion, desiring it as his dwelling place.

It is like the dew of [Mount] Hermon
Coming down on the hills of Zion;
For there the Lord has commanded the blessing: life forevermore.

For the Lord has chosen [the descendants of] Jacob for Himself,
Israel for His own special treasure and possession.

Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all deeps—

For the Lord vindicates his people, and has compassion on his servants.

And has rescued us from our adversaries,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

O daughter of Babylon, thou shalt come to misery thyself; yea, happy shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name, because of thy loving-kindness and truth; for thou hast magnified thy word, according unto thy great name.

Though the Lord is exalted,
He regards the lowly [and invites them into His fellowship];
But the proud and haughty He knows from a distance.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.

Thou -- Thou hast known my sitting down, And my rising up, Thou hast attended to my thoughts from afar.

My path and my couch Thou hast fanned, And with all my ways hast been acquainted.

For there is not a word in my tongue, Lo, O Jehovah, Thou hast known it all!

Thou hast fashioned me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

For my reins are thine, thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.

O LORD. O LORD God, thou strength of my health; thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

When my spirit hath been feeble in me, Then Thou hast known my path; In the way in which I walk, They have hid a snare for me.

Look to the right [the point of attack] and see;
For there is no one who has regard for me [to act in my favor].
Escape has failed me and I have nowhere to run;
No one cares about my life.

For the enemy has persecuted my soul;
He has crushed my life to the ground;
He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead.

And my spirit has fainted within me; my heart has become weary within me.

And in Thy kindness cuttest off mine enemies, And hast destroyed all the adversaries of my soul, For I am Thy servant!

LORD, what is man, that thou hast such respect unto him? Or the son of man, that thou so regardest him?

because their mouth has spoken vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of lies.

Thou that givest victory unto kings, and hast delivered David thy servant from the peril of the sword.

Rescue me, and deliver me from the hand of foreigners' sons, because their mouth has spoken vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood;

The Lord is good to all, and has compassion on all he has made.

All he has made will give thanks to the Lord. Your loyal followers will praise you.

How blessed and graciously favored is he whose help is the God of Jacob (Israel),
Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

The Lord takes care of those who are in a strange land; he gives help to the widow and to the child who has no father; but he sends destruction on the way of sinners.

Our Lord is great, and rich in power; his understanding has no limitation.

He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

For He has strengthened the bars of your gates;
He has blessed your sons within you.

He has not dealt thus with any nation;
And as for His ordinances, they have not known them.
Praise the Lord!

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

And He has lifted up a horn for His people,
Praise for all His godly ones;
Even for the sons of Israel, a people near to Him.
Praise the Lord!

For the Lord has pleasure in his people: he gives the poor in spirit a crown of salvation.

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord!

“Because I called and you refused [to answer],
I stretched out my hand and no one has paid attention [to my offer];

He has salvation stored up for the upright, he is a breastplate to those in whom there is no evil;

she who forsakes the partner of her youth and has forgotten the covenant of her God,

For to those who are dear to him the Lord says sharp words, and makes the son in whom he has delight undergo pain.

The Lord by His wisdom has founded the earth;
By His understanding He has established the heavens.

If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep.

Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

whereas thou hast now to give him. Intend no hurt unto thy neighbour, seeing he hopeth to dwell in rest by thee.

Do not contend with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.

She never keeps her mind on the road of life; her ways are uncertain, she has no knowledge.

Yea, that thou mourn not at the last, when thou hast spent thy body and goods,

And hast said, 'How have I hated instruction, And reproof hath my heart despised,

My son, if thou be surety for thy neighbour, thou hast fastened thine hand with another man:

Hast been snared with sayings of thy mouth, Hast been captured with sayings of thy mouth,

Do this now, my son, and be delivered, For thou hast come into the hand of thy friend. Go, trample on thyself, and strengthen thy friend,

It has no commander, officer, or ruler,

In thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awaked -- it talketh with thee.

So it is with him who goes in to his neighbour's wife; he who has anything to do with her will not go free from punishment.

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

He has taken a bag of money with him,
At the full moon he will come home.”

For many are the victims she has cast down,
And numerous are all her slain.

Wisdom has built her house,
She has hewn out her seven pillars;

She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine;
She has also set her table;

She has sent out her maidens, she calls
From the tops of the heights of the city:

Whoever is simple, let him come in here; and to him who has no sense, she says:

If thou hast been wise, thou hast been wise for thyself, And thou hast scorned -- thyself bearest it.

The foolish woman is full of noise; she has no sense at all.

He becomes poor who has a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.

He who conceals hatred has lying lips,
And he who spreads slander is a fool.

Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more,
But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.

He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.

The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself.

A wicked man earns deceitful wages, but he who sows righteousness [has] a sure reward.

Like a ring of gold in the nose of a pig, is a beautiful woman who has no sense.

A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.

A person is praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one who has a twisted mind is despised.

Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant
Than he who honors himself and lacks bread.

A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal,
But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

The lazy person does not roast what he has hunted, but diligence is one's most important possession.

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing;
Another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.

The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty,
but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,
But the stomach of the wicked is in need.

He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.

A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none,
But knowledge is easy to one who has understanding.

Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.

No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy.

The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.

A person who has a quick temper does foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes is hated.

The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.

He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.

In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and it will be a refuge for his children.

He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
But he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.

He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.