[A song of ascents.] LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:

The LORD made an oath to David from which he will not retreat: "One of your sons I will set in place on your throne.

If your sons keep My covenant
and My decrees that I will teach them,
their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”

I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on himself, his crown will be resplendent." A Song of Ascents. By David.

[A song of ascents. Of David.] Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

like the dew of Hermon, that comes down on the hills of Zion: for there Yahweh gives the blessing, even life forevermore. A Song of Ascents.

[A song of ascents.] Behold, bless you the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who by night stand in the house of the LORD.

Give praise to the Lord, O children of Israel: give praise to the Lord, O sons of Aaron:

Give praise to the Lord, O sons of Levi: let all the worshippers of the Lord give him praise.

For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

How shall we sing the LORD's song in a foreign land?

Remember, Jehovah, for the sons of Edom, The day of Jerusalem, Those saying, 'Rase, rase to its foundation!'

I will give thee thanks with all my heart, Before the messengers of God, will I praise thee in song:

The LORD will complete what his purpose is for me. LORD, your gracious love is eternal; do not abandon your personal work in me. To the Music Director: A Davidic Song

See if there is any offensive tendency in me, and lead me in the eternal way. To the Music Director: A Davidic Song

Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name, while the upright live in your presence. A Davidic Song

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I come through. A Davidic Song, when he was in the cave. A prayer.

A well-written song by David, when he was in the cave; a prayer. To the Lord I cry out; to the Lord I plead for mercy.

Break me out of this prison, so I can give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, for you will deal generously with me. A Davidic Song

LORD, what is man, that you take knowledge of him! or the son of man, that you make account of him!

Send forth Thy hand from on high, Free me, and deliver me from many waters, From the hand of sons of a stranger,

I will sing a new song unto you, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto you.

Free me, and deliver me From the hand of sons of a stranger, Because their mouth hath spoken vanity, And their right hand is a right hand of falsehood,

That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner pillars, polished after the similitude of a palace:

To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.

Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

Offer to the Lord a song of thanks! Sing praises to our God to the accompaniment of a harp!

Giving to the cattle its food, to the sons of the ravens which call.

For He did strengthen the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy sons in thy midst.

both young men and virgins, old men and sons.

And He exalteth the horn of His people, The praise of all His saints, Of the sons of Israel, a people near Him. Praise ye Jah!

Praise you the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.

Israel doth rejoice in his Maker, Sons of Zion do joy in their king.

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

My son, hear the instruction of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother:

My son, if sinners entice you, consent not.

My son, walk not in the way with them; refrain your foot from their path:

My son, if you will receive my words, and lay up my commandments with you;

My son, forget not my law; but let your heart keep my commandments:

My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

For whom the LORD loves he corrects; even as a father the son in whom he delights.

My son, let not them depart from your eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:

For I was my father's son, tender and the only one in the sight of my mother.

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of your life shall be many.

My son, attend to my words; incline your ear unto my sayings.

My son, be attentive to my wisdom, and incline your ear to my understanding:

Give ear to me then, my sons, and do not put away my words from you.

And why will you, my son, be infatuated with an immoral woman, and embrace the bosom of a seductress?

My son, if you become surety for your friend, if you have struck your hand with a stranger,

Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, when you have come into the hand of your friend; go, humble yourself, and plead with your friend.

My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not the law of your mother:

My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with you.

And I do see among the simple ones, I discern among the sons, A young man lacking understanding,

So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth;

Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.

Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

He that gathers in summer is a wise son: but he that sleeps in harvest is a son that causes shame.

A righteous son, turneth to life, but, he that pursueth wickedness, to his own death.

A son of earth, shall not be established, by lawlessness, but, the root of the righteous, shall not be disturbed.

Of the fruit of a man's mouth, shall he be satisfied with good, and, the dealing of the hands of a son of earth, shall be paid back to him.

A wise son hears his father's instruction: but a scoffer hears not rebuke.

A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous is the sinner's wealth.

He that spares his rod hates his son: but he that loves him chastens him early.

In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.

A foolish son , spurneth the correction of his father, but, he that heedeth a reproof, sheweth prudence.

Sheol and destruction are before Jehovah, Surely also the hearts of the sons of men.

A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish man despises his mother.

A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causes shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly,
and the pride of sons is their fathers.

He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

Chasten your son while there is hope, and let not your soul spare for his crying.

He that mistreats his father, and chases away his mother, is a son that causes shame, and brings reproach.

Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causes to stray from the words of knowledge.

The righteous is walking habitually in his integrity, O the happiness of his sons after him!

From Yahweh, are a man's steps, a son of earth, then - how can he discern his way?

The lamp of Yahweh, is the spirit of a son of earth, searching all the chambers of the inner man.

My son, bow down thine ear, and hearken unto the words of wisdom, apply thy mind unto my doctrine -

My son, if your heart is wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

Hear you, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart in the way.

The father of a righteous son will rejoice greatly,
and one who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.

Though thou say, Lo! we knew not this, Shall not, he that proveth hearts, himself, discern? And, he that formeth thy soul, himself, know? and bring back to a son of earth according to his deed?

My son, eat honey because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to your taste:

My son, fear the LORD and the king: and associate not with them that are given to change:

Whoso singeth a song to a heavy heart, clotheth him with rags in the cold, and poureth vinegar upon chalk.

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.

Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son; But he that is a companion of gluttons shameth his father.

Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become a son at the last.

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; The oracle. The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:

Surely, more brutish, am, I, than any man, nor doth, the understanding of a son of earth, pertain to me;

Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?

The eye shall mock to his father, and despise to obey the mother, the ravens of the valley shall bore it out and the sons of the eagle shall eat it

What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows?

Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.