The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

I will bless Yahweh, who hath counselled me, - Surely, by night, shall mine impulses admonish me.

Therefore, hath my heart rejoiced, and mine honour exulted, Yea, my flesh, shall settle down securely;

For thou wilt not abandon my soul to hades, neither wilt thou suffer thy man of lovingkindness, to see corruption:

Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

From the face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round against me.

Rise up, Lord! Confront him! Knock him down! Use your sword to rescue me from the wicked man!

From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

The LORD is my stony rock, and my defense, my Saviour, my God, and my might, in whom I will trust, my buckler, the horn also of my salvation, and my refuge. {TYNDALE: The LORD is my rock, my castle and my deliverer. God is my strength, and in him will I trust: my shield and the horn that defendeth me: mine high hold and refuge.}

I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

In mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I cry. He heareth from His temple my voice, And My cry before Him cometh into His ears.

And he sent his arrows, and scattered mine enemies; and he shot forth lightnings, and discomfited them.

I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

For in thee I can discomfit a host of men, and with the help of my God I shall leap over the wall. {TYNDALE: With thy help I will run through a host of men, and by the aid of my God will spring over a wall.}

He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

Thou didst enlarge my steps under me, and mine ankles have not wavered.

I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

Thus didst thou gird me with strength, for the battle, Thou subduedst mine assailants under me.

Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

From the time when my name comes to their ears they will be ruled by me: men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority.

He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.

The law of LORD is perfect, restoring the soul. The testimony of LORD is sure, making a simple man wise.

Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

Yes, wild dogs surround me -- a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.

Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.

All such as be fat upon earth have eaten and worshipped. All they that go down into the dust shall kneel before him; and no man hath quickened his own soul.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.

For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.

Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.

Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.

{A Psalm of David.} Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.

For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.

I have not sat with men of falsehood; Neither will I go in with dissemblers.

I have hated the convocation of evil-doers, and, with lawless men, would I not sit;

I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:

Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:

In whose hands are evil designs, and whose right hands take money for judging falsely.

But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

Though a host of men were laid against me, yet shall not my heart be afraid; and though there rose up war against me, yet will I put my trust in him.

For in the time of trouble he will keep me safe in his tent: in the secret place of his tent he will keep me from men's eyes; high on a rock he will put me.

And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.

Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.

Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to bring forth young, and discovereth the thick bushes; in his temple doth every man speak of his honour.

{A Psalm of David: dedication-song of the house.} I will extol thee, Jehovah; for thou hast delivered me, and hast not made mine enemies to rejoice over me.

Sweep the strings to Yahweh, ye his men of lovingkindness, and give ye praise at the mention of his holiness.

And I -- I have said in mine ease, 'I am not moved -- to the age.

“What profit is there in my blood (death), if I go down to the pit (grave)?
Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness [to man]?

To the end that mine honour should make melody unto thee, and not be silent. O Yahweh, my God! Unto times age-abiding, will I praise thee.

I will be glad and rejoice in thy loving-kindness, for thou hast seen mine affliction; thou hast known the troubles of my soul,

Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.

I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

O Lord, do not let me be humiliated, for I call out to you! May evil men be humiliated! May they go wailing to the grave!

Let the lying lips be dumb, which speak against the righteous man insolently, with pride and contempt.

Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

But, I, had said in mine alarm, I am cut off from before thine eyes, - But, indeed, thou didst hear the voice of my supplication, when I cried for help unto thee.

Love Yahweh, all ye his men of lovingkindness, - Faithfulness, doth Yahweh observe, but repayeth abundantly him that worketh proudly.

A Psalm of David. A Contemplation. Blessed is the man whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

For this cause, will every man of lovingkindness pray unto thee, in time to obtain, - Surely, in the overflow of many waters, unto him, shall they not reach.

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

The sinner will be full of trouble; but mercy will be round the man who has faith in the Lord.

Be glad in the Lord with joy, you upright men; give cries of joy, all you whose hearts are true.

The Lord's purpose is eternal, the designs of his heart go on through all the generations of man.

The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.

There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger.

This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

Misfortune shall be the death of the lawless one, And, the haters of the righteous man, shall be held guilty.

Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.

All my bones will say, Lord, who is like you? The saviour of the poor man from the hands of the strong, of him who is poor and in need from him who takes his goods.

Violent men perjure themselves, and falsely accuse me.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

Like as for a friend, like as for a brother of mine own, I walked to and fro, As though mourning for a mother, I gloomily bowed myself down.

But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

Like men of deceit they put me to shame; the voice of their wrath was loud against me.

Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

Mine own tongue also, shall softly utter thy righteousness, - All the day long, - thy praise!

For the music director; written by the Lord's servant, David; an oracle. An evil man is rebellious to the core. He does not fear God,

Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.