On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

God! perfect is His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield is He to all those trusting in Him.

Now I have known That Jehovah hath saved His anointed, He answereth him from His holy heavens, With the saving might of His right hand.

The Lord will deliver the king; he will answer us when we call to him for help!

The desire of his heart Thou gavest to him, And the request of his lips Thou hast not withheld. Selah.

For Thou puttest before him blessings of goodness, Thou settest on his head a crown of fine gold.

Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him -- length of days, Age-during -- and for ever.

Great is his honour in Thy salvation, Honour and majesty Thou placest on him.

For Thou makest him blessings for ever, Thou dost cause him to rejoice with joy, By Thy countenance.

'Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.'

Ye who fear Jehovah, praise ye Him, All the seed of Jacob, honour ye Him, And be afraid of Him, all ye seed of Israel.

For He hath not despised, nor abominated, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor hath He hidden His face from him, And in his crying unto Him He heareth.

My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

The humble do eat and are satisfied, Praise Jehovah do those seeking Him, Your heart doth live for ever.

Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the Lord and turn to him! Let all the nations worship you!

And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, Before Him bow do all going down to dust, And he who hath not revived his soul.

A seed doth serve Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.

He refreshes and restores my soul (life);
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
for His name’s sake.

He shall receive a praise from Jehovah, and justice from God saving him.

This is a generation of those seeking Him. Seeking Thy face, O Jacob! Selah.

Who is this -- the man fearing Jehovah? He directeth him in the way He doth choose.

The secret of Jehovah is for those fearing Him, And His covenant -- to cause them to know.

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.

One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Jehovah, and to inquire of him in his temple.

Thou wilt not give me to the soul of him pressing me, for witnesses of falsehood rose up against me, and violence will blow.

Because they have no respect for the works of the Lord, or for the things which his hands have made, they will be broken down and not lifted up by him.

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

Jehovah is strength to him, Yea, the strength of the salvation of His anointed is He.

Sing praises unto the LORD, O ye saints of his; and give thanks unto him for a remembrance of his holiness.

Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.

Oh love Yahweh, all you his saints! Yahweh preserves the faithful, and fully recompenses him who behaves arrogantly.

By David. -- An Instruction. O the happiness of him whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.

Happy the man Jehovah will not reckon sin to him, and no deceit in his spirit

For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.

Do not ye become like a horse, like a mule, without discernment, - With the bit and bridle of his mouth, hast thou to restrain him, - He will not come near unto thee.

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous [who actively seek right standing with Him];
Shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

You godly ones, shout for joy because of the Lord! It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise.

Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.

Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

O the happiness of the nation whose God is Jehovah, Of the people He did choose, For an inheritance to Him.

He makes all their hearts; their works are clear to him.

Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, since we have hoped in you. By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

{A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.} I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

I sought the Lord [on the authority of His word], and He answered me,
And delivered me from all my fears.

They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

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

The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

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

O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

They open their mouth wide against me, claiming, "Yes! Yes! We saw him do it with our own eyes!"

Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

For it flatters him in his own eyes
Concerning the discovery of his iniquity and the hatred of it.

Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

A little while, and the wicked person will be no more;
though you look for him, he will not be there.

The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

You discipline a man with punishment for sin,
consuming like a moth what is precious to him;
every man is only a vapor.Selah

He gave me reason to sing a new song, praising our God. May many see what God has done, so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the Lord!

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.

The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.

And if he came to see, he will speak vanity: his heart will gather vanity to him; he will go forth without; he will speak.

An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.

Also the man of my peace whom I trusted in him, eating my bread, magnified the heel against me.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

The LORD hath granted his loving-kindness in the daytime; and in the night-season did I sing of him, and made my prayer unto the God of my life.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.

So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

And the daughter of Tyre shall adore him with a gift. The rich among the people shall entreat thy favor.

He puts an end to wars over all the earth; by him the bow is broken, and the spear cut in two, and the carriage burned in the fire.

He will give us our heritage, the glory of Jacob who is dear to him. (Selah.)

For God is the King of all the earth; sing ye praises unto him with understanding.

None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

since the price of redeeming him is too costly,
one should forever stop trying—

As sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form is for consumption. Sheol is a dwelling for him.

For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.

Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.} Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

Then you will be pleased with right sacrifices, with burnt offerings, and with whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar. To the Director: A Davidic instruction about Doeg, the Edomite, when he went to Saul and told him, "David went to the house of Abimelech."

{To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.} Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.

The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: