He gives them his blessing so that they are increased greatly, and their cattle do not become less.

He puts an end to the pride of kings, and sends them wandering in the waste lands where there is no way.

Let his children be wanderers, looking to others for their food; let them be sent away from the company of their friends.

Let his seed be cut off; in the coming generation let their name go out of memory.

My knees are feeble for need of food; there is no fat on my bones.

As for me, they make sport of me; shaking their heads when they see me.

For the upright there is a light shining in the dark; he is full of grace and pity.

Why may the nations say, Where is now their God?

Their images are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

They have hands without feeling, and feet without power of walking; and no sound comes from their throat.

O Israel, have faith in the Lord: he is their help and their breastplate.

O house of Aaron, have faith in the Lord: he is their help and their breastplate.

You worshippers of the Lord, have faith in the Lord: he is their help and their breastplate.

The nets of death were round me, and the pains of the underworld had me in their grip; I was full of trouble and sorrow.

This is the door of the Lord's house; the workers of righteousness will go in through it.

Happy are they who are without sin in their ways, walking in the law of the Lord.

Happy are they who keep his unchanging word, searching after him with all their heart.

I keep company with all your worshippers, and those who have your orders in their memory.

Their hearts are shut up with fat; but my delight is in your law.

It is good for me to have been through trouble; so that I might come to the knowledge of your rules.

Through your orders I get wisdom; for this reason I am a hater of every false way.

You have overcome all those who are wandering from your rules; for all their thoughts are false.

Lord, there is no pride in my heart and my eyes are not lifted up; and I have not taken part in great undertakings, or in things over-hard for me.

And gave their land for a heritage, even for a heritage to Israel his people.

They have ears, but no hearing; and there is no breath in their mouths.

To him who made a way through the Red Sea: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

And let Israel go through it: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

To him who took his people through the waste land: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

And gave their land to his people for a heritage: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

For there those who had taken us prisoners made request for a song; and those who had taken away all we had gave us orders to be glad, saying, Give us one of the songs of Zion.

All the kings of the earth will give you praise, O Lord, when the words of your mouth come to their ears.

For there is not a word on my tongue which is not clear to you, O Lord.

If I go up to heaven, you are there: or if I make my bed in the underworld, you are there.

Even there will I be guided by your hand, and your right hand will keep me.

If I made up their number, it would be more than the grains of sand; when I am awake, I am still with you.

See if there is any way of sorrow in me, and be my guide in the eternal way.

For their hearts are full of evil designs; and they are ever making ready causes of war.

Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)

The men of pride have put secret cords for my feet; stretching nets in my way, so that they may take me with their tricks. (Selah.)

As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.

Put not your faith in rulers, or in the son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

Who gives their rights to those who are crushed down; and gives food to those who are in need of it: the Lord makes the prisoners free;

The Lord will be King for ever; your God, O Zion, will be King through all generations. Praise be to the Lord.

He makes the broken-hearted well, and puts oil on their wounds.

He sees the number of the stars; he gives them all their names.

Great is our Lord, and great his power; there is no limit to his wisdom.

He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.

At the outgoing of his word, the ice is turned to water; when he sends out his wind, there is a flowing of waters.

He has put them in their places for ever; he has given them their limits which may not be broken.

Let Israel have joy in his maker; let the children of Zion be glad in their King.

Let the saints have joy and glory: let them give cries of joy on their beds.

Let the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a two-edged sword in their hands;

To give the nations the reward of their sins, and the peoples their punishment;

To put their kings in chains, and their rulers in bands of iron;

To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.

Let us overcome them living, like the underworld, and in their strength, as those who go down to death;

My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways:

For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life.

And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves.

Then I will give no answer to their cries; searching for me early, they will not see me:

For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord:

So the fruit of their way will be their food, and with the designs of their hearts they will be made full.

For the turning back of the simple from teaching will be the cause of their death, and the peace of the foolish will be their destruction.

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

Those who go to her do not come back again; their feet do not keep in the ways of life:

For the upright will be living in the land, and the good will have it for their heritage.

She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her.

The Lord by wisdom put in position the bases of the earth; by reason he put the heavens in their place.

The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.

For they take no rest till they have done evil; their sleep is taken away if they have not been the cause of someone's fall.

The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink.

The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.

Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.

For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.

Looking out from my house, and watching through the window,

For those wounded and made low by her are great in number; and all those who have come to their death through her are a great army.

All the words of my mouth are righteousness; there is nothing false or twisted in them.

Through me kings have their power, and rulers give right decisions.

Through me chiefs have authority, and the noble ones are judging in righteousness.

Those who have given me their love are loved by me, and those who make search for me with care will get me.

So that I may give my lovers wealth for their heritage, making their store-houses full.

When there was no deep I was given birth, when there were no fountains flowing with water.

Before the mountains were put in their places, before the hills was my birth:

When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep:

Crying out to those who go by, going straight on their way, she says:

But he does not see that the dead are there, that her guests are in the deep places of the underworld.

Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.

When pride comes, there comes shame, but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.

With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.

When there is no helping suggestion the people will have a fall, but with a number of wise guides they will be safe.

A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.

No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.

The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.

There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.

Deceit is in the heart of those whose designs are evil, but for those purposing peace there is joy.

A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.

There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.