For Jehovah knows the way of the righteous; but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers plot together, against Jehovah and against His anointed, saying,

He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; Jehovah shall mock at them.

I will declare the decree of Jehovah. He has said to Me, You are My Son; today I have begotten You.

Serve Jehovah with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

But You, O Jehovah, are a shield for me; my glory, the One who lifts up my head.

I cried to Jehovah with my voice, and He heard me out of His holy hill. Selah.

I laid down and slept. I awoke, for Jehovah kept me.

Arise, O Jehovah; save me, O my God; for You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone. You have broken the teeth of the ungodly.

Salvation belongs to Jehovah. Your blessing is on Your people. Selah.

But know that Jehovah has set apart the godly for Himself. Jehovah hears when I call to Him.

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and trust in Jehovah.

There are many who say, Who will show us any good? Jehovah, lift up the light of Your face on us.

I will lie down, both in peace and in sleep. For You alone, Jehovah, make me dwell in safety.

To the Chief Musician, for flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Jehovah; consider my meditation.

My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Jehovah; in the morning I will direct my prayer to You, and I will look up.

You shall destroy those who speak lies; Jehovah will despise the bloody and deceitful man.

Lead me, O Jehovah, in Your righteousness, because of my enemies; make Your way straight before my face.

For You; O Jehovah, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield.

To the Chief Musician, for eight-stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, rebuke me not in Your anger, nor chasten me in the heat of Your fury.

Have mercy on me, O Jehovah, for I am weak; O Jehovah, heal me, for my bones are troubled.

My soul also is exceedingly troubled; but You, O Jehovah, how long?

Return, O Jehovah, return; deliver my soul; save me for Your mercy's sake.

Depart from me, all workers of iniquity; for Jehovah has heard the voice of my weeping.

Jehovah has heard my cry; Jehovah will receive my prayer.

A song of David, which he sang to Jehovah, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite. O Jehovah my God, in You I put my trust; save me from all who pursue me, and deliver me,

O Jehovah my God, if I have done this; if there is iniquity in my hands;

Arise, O Jehovah, in Your anger; lift up Yourself because of the rage of my enemies, and awake for me to the judgment which You have commanded.

Jehovah shall judge the people; judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and according to my integrity on me.

I will praise Jehovah according to His righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of Jehovah most high.

To the Chief Musician, on the harp. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens!

O Jehovah, our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth!

To the Chief Musician. To die for the Son. A Psalm of David. I will praise You, O Jehovah, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.

But Jehovah shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment.

Jehovah also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for You, Jehovah, have not forsaken those who seek You.

Sing praises to Jehovah, who dwells in Zion; declare among the nations His deeds.

Have mercy on me, O Jehovah; see my trouble from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death,

Jehovah is known. He has executed judgment; the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. A meditation. Selah.

Arise, O Jehovah; let not man be strong. Let the nations be judged in Your sight.

Put them in fear, O Jehovah, let the nations know they are but men. Selah.

Why do You stand afar off, O Jehovah? Will You hide in times of trouble?

For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the covetous whom Jehovah despises.

Arise, O Jehovah; O God, lift up Your hand; forget not the humble.

Jehovah is King forever and ever; the nations have perished out of His land.

Jehovah, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart, You will cause Your ear to hear,

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I put my trust in Jehovah; how can you say to me, Flee like a bird to the mountains;

Jehovah is in His holy temple; Jehovah's throne is in Heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids examine the children of men.

Jehovah tries the righteous; but His soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence,

For the righteous Jehovah loves righteousness; His face looks on the upright.

To the Chief Musician, on eight. A Psalm of David. Help, Jehovah, for the godly man ceases; for the faithful fail from among the sons of men.

Jehovah shall cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaks proud things,

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, I will now arise, says Jehovah. I will set in safety, he pants for it.

The Words of Jehovah are pure Words, like silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

You shall keep them, O Jehovah, You shall preserve them from this generation forever.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. How long will You forget me, O Jehovah? Forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?

Look! Answer me, O Jehovah my God; enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,

I will sing to Jehovah, because He has rewarded me.

Jehovah looked down from Heaven on the sons of men, to see if there were any who understood and sought God.

Have all the workers of iniquity not known, eating up My people as they eat bread? They have not called on Jehovah.

You have shamed the counsel of the poor, because Jehovah is his refuge.

Who will bring the salvation of Israel out of Zion? When Jehovah brings back the captivity of His people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah, who shall dwell in Your tabernacle? Who shall dwell on Your holy hill?

in whose eyes the reprobate is despised, but he honors those who fear Jehovah; he has sworn to his hurt, and does not change it;

Oh my soul, you have said to Jehovah, You are my Lord; I have no goodness apart from You.

Jehovah is the portion of my inheritance, and of my cup; You shall uphold my lot.

I will bless Jehovah, who has given me wisdom; my heart also instructs me in the nights.

I have set Jehovah always before Me; because He is at My right hand, I shall not be moved.

A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O Jehovah; listen to my cry; Give ear to my prayer, for it is not in lips of deceit.

Arise, O Jehovah, disappoint him, bow him down; deliver my soul from the wicked by Your sword,

from men by Your hand, O Jehovah, from men of the world whose portion is in this life, and whose belly You fill with Your treasure. They are satisfied with sons, and will leave their riches to their babes.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David, the servant of Jehovah, who spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul; and he said: I love You, O Jehovah, my strength.

Jehovah is my strength, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock; I will trust in Him; He is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

I will call on Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

In my distress I called on Jehovah, and I cried to my God; He heard my voice out of His temple, and my cry came before Him, into His ears.

Jehovah also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave forth His voice; hailstones and coals of fire.

Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were uncovered, at Your rebuke, O Jehovah, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

They went before me in the day of my calamity; but Jehovah was my stay.

Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands He has repaid me.

For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

And Jehovah has returned to me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes.

For You will light my candle; Jehovah my God will make my darkness light.

As for God, His way is perfect; the Word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield to all those who trust in Him.

For who is God besides Jehovah? Or, who is a Rock except our God?

They cried, but there was none to save; even to Jehovah, but He did not answer them.

Jehovah lives; and blessed be my rock, and let the God of my salvation be praised.

Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Jehovah, among the nations, and sing praises to Your name,

The Law of Jehovah is perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of Jehovah is sure, making the simple wise.

The Precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart; the Commandments of Jehovah are pure, giving light to the eyes.

The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of Jehovah are true and righteous altogether,

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O Jehovah, my Rock and my Redeemer.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. May Jehovah hear you in the day of trouble, the name of the God of Jacob set you on high,

We will rejoice in your salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up banners; may Jehovah fulfill all your prayers.

Now I know that Jehovah saves His anointed; He will hear him from His holy Heaven with the saving strengths of His right hand.

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; but we will remember the name of Jehovah our God.

Save, O Jehovah; let the King hear us when we call.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall rejoice in Your strength, O Jehovah; and in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

For the king trusts in Jehovah, and in the mercy of the Most High; he shall not be moved.

You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your presence; Jehovah will swallow them up in His wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

Be exalted, O Jehovah, in Your strength; we will sing, and praise Your power.