For the music director; a well-written song by David. It was written when Doeg the Edomite went and informed Saul: "David has arrived at the home of Ahimelech." Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God's loyal love protects me all day long!

I will continually thank you when you execute judgment; I will rely on you, for your loyal followers know you are good.

For the music director; according to the machalath style; a well-written song by David. Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.

They are absolutely terrified, even by things that do not normally cause fear. For God annihilates those who attack you. You are able to humiliate them because God has rejected them.

For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song by David. It was written when the Ziphites came and informed Saul: "David is hiding with us." O God, deliver me by your name! Vindicate me by your power!

For foreigners attack me; ruthless men, who do not respect God, seek my life. (Selah)

May those who wait to ambush me be repaid for their evil! As a demonstration of your faithfulness, destroy them!

With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you! I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, for it is good!

For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song by David. Listen, O God, to my prayer! Do not ignore my appeal for mercy!

because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

Fear and panic overpower me; terror overwhelms me.

Confuse them, O Lord! Frustrate their plans! For I see violence and conflict in the city.

May death destroy them! May they go down alive into Sheol! For evil is in their dwelling place and in their midst.

As for me, I will call out to God, and the Lord will deliver me.

God, the one who has reigned as king from long ago, will hear and humiliate them. (Selah) They refuse to change, and do not fear God.

But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit. Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan. But as for me, I trust in you.

For the music director; according to the yonath-elem-rechovim style; a prayer of David, written when the Philistines captured him in Gath. Have mercy on me, O God, for men are attacking me! All day long hostile enemies are tormenting me.

My enemies will turn back when I cry out to you for help; I know that God is on my side.

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have mercy on me, O God! Have mercy on me! For in you I have taken shelter. In the shadow of your wings I take shelter until trouble passes.

I cry out for help to the sovereign God, to the God who vindicates me.

They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it! (Selah)

For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds.

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David. Do you rulers really pronounce just decisions? Do you judge people fairly?

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when Saul sent men to surround his house and murder him. Deliver me from my enemies, my God! Protect me from those who attack me!

For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O Lord.

Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say, "Who hears?"

You are my source of strength! I will wait for you! For God is my refuge.

They wander around looking for something to eat; they refuse to sleep until they are full.

As for me, I will sing about your strength; I will praise your loyal love in the morning. For you are my refuge and my place of shelter when I face trouble.

You are my source of strength! I will sing praises to you! For God is my refuge, the God who loves me.

For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a prayer of David written to instruct others. It was written when he fought against Aram Naharaim and Aram-Zobah. That was when Joab turned back and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. O God, you have rejected us. You suddenly turned on us in your anger. Please restore us!

You made the earth quake; you split it open. Repair its breaches, for it is ready to fall.

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

For the music director; to be played on a stringed instrument; written by David. O God, hear my cry for help! Pay attention to my prayer!

For you, O God, hear my vows; you grant me the reward that belongs to your loyal followers.

For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. For God alone I patiently wait; he is the one who delivers me.

Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! For he is the one who gives me confidence.

and you, O Lord, demonstrate loyal love. For you repay men for what they do.

A psalm of David, written when he was in the Judean wilderness. O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

For this reason I will praise you while I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.

For you are my deliverer; under your wings I rejoice.

But the king will rejoice in God; everyone who takes oaths in his name will boast, for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up.

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.

and all people will fear. They will proclaim what God has done, and reflect on his deeds.

For the music director; a psalm of David, a song. Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion. Vows made to you are fulfilled.

You visit the earth and give it rain; you make it rich and fertile with overflowing streams full of water. You provide grain for them, for you prepare the earth to yield its crops.

For the music director; a song, a psalm. Shout out praise to God, all the earth!

Say to God: "How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear before you.

For you, O God, tested us; you purified us like refined silver.

You allowed men to ride over our heads; we passed through fire and water, but you brought us out into a wide open place.

Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God! I will declare what he has done for me.

I cried out to him for help and praised him with my tongue.

God deserves praise, for he did not reject my prayer or abandon his love for me!

For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm, a song. May God show us his favor and bless us! May he smile on us! (Selah)

Let foreigners rejoice and celebrate! For you execute justice among the nations, and govern the people living on earth. (Selah)

For the music director; by David, a psalm, a song. God springs into action! His enemies scatter; his adversaries run from him.

As smoke is driven away by the wind, so you drive them away. As wax melts before fire, so the wicked are destroyed before God.

Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Exalt the one who rides on the clouds! For the Lord is his name! Rejoice before him!

He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy palace.

for you live among them. You sustain the oppressed with your good blessings, O God.

For the music director; according to the tune of "Lilies;" by David. Deliver me, O God, for the water has reached my neck.

I am exhausted from shouting for help; my throat is sore; my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.

Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me. They make me repay what I did not steal!

For I suffer humiliation for your sake and am thoroughly disgraced.

Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you.

Answer me, O Lord, for your loyal love is good! Because of your great compassion, turn toward me!

Do not ignore your servant, for I am in trouble! Answer me right away!

Their insults are painful and make me lose heart; I look for sympathy, but receive none, for comforters, but find none.

May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends!

For they harass the one whom you discipline; they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish.

Hold them accountable for all their sins! Do not vindicate them!

For the Lord listens to the needy; he does not despise his captive people.

For God will deliver Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, and his people will again live in them and possess Zion.

For the music director; by David; written to get God's attention. O God, please be willing to rescue me! O Lord, hurry and help me!

Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe! For you are my high ridge and my stronghold.

For you give me confidence, O Lord; O Lord, I have trusted in you since I was young.

For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.

They say, "God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!"

O God, do not remain far away from me! My God, hurry and help me!

As for me, I will wait continually, and will continue to praise you.

My lips will shout for joy! Yes, I will sing your praises! I will praise you when you rescue me!

All day long my tongue will also tell about your justice, for those who want to harm me will be embarrassed and ashamed.

For Solomon. O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions! Grant the king's son the ability to make fair decisions!

People will fear you as long as the sun and moon remain in the sky, for generation after generation.

For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.

May he live! May they offer him gold from Sheba! May they continually pray for him! May they pronounce blessings on him all day long!

But as for me, my feet almost slipped; my feet almost slid out from under me.

For I envied those who are proud, as I observed the prosperity of the wicked.

For they suffer no pain; their bodies are strong and well-fed.

Yes, look! Those far from you die; you destroy everyone who is unfaithful to you.

But as for me, God's presence is all I need. I have made the sovereign Lord my shelter, as I declare all the things you have done.

They set your sanctuary on fire; they desecrate your dwelling place by knocking it to the ground.

Remember your covenant promises, for the dark regions of the earth are full of places where violence rules.

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a psalm of Asaph; a song. We give thanks to you, O God! We give thanks! You reveal your presence; people tell about your amazing deeds.

When the earth and all its inhabitants dissolve in fear, I make its pillars secure." (Selah)

For victory does not come from the east or west, or from the wilderness.

For God is the judge! He brings one down and exalts another.

For the Lord holds in his hand a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices, and pours it out. Surely all the wicked of the earth will slurp it up and drink it to its very last drop."

As for me, I will continually tell what you have done; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob!

For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of Asaph, a song. God has revealed himself in Judah; in Israel his reputation is great.