But let all those that put their trust in you rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because you defend them: let them also that love your name be joyful in you.

Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay my honor in the dust. Selah.

You will show me the path of life: in your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.

From men by your hand, O LORD, from men of the world, who have their portion in this life, and whose belly you fill with your hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD, who spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. And he said,] I will love you, O LORD, my strength.

He asked life of you, and you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.

All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

Deliver my soul from the sword; my life from the power of the dog.

The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live forever.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

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

[A Psalm of David.] The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.

For his anger endures but for a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

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

For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

O love the LORD, all you his saints: for the LORD preserves the faithful, and plentifully repays the proud doer.

What man is he that desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?

Lord, how long will you look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my precious life from the lions.

For with you is the fountain of life: in your light shall we see light.

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

They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and plan deceit all the day long.

Let all those that seek you rejoice and be glad in you: let such as love your salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.

Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.

You love righteousness, and hate wickedness: therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.

That he should still live forever, and not see corruption.

You love evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

You love all devouring words, O you deceitful tongue.

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

But you, O God, shall bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in you.

But you, O LORD, shall laugh at them; you shall have all the nations in derision.

You will prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations.

Because your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.

Thus will I bless you while I live: I will lift up my hands in your name.

[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

Who holds our soul in life, and allows not our feet to be moved.

The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your hearts shall live that seek God.

The children also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.

Let all those that seek you rejoice and be glad in you: and let such as love your salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.

And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.

He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

You make us a strife unto our neighbors: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draws near unto the grave.

Because he has set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he has known my name.

With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation.

You that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserves the souls of his saints; he delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

Who redeems your life from destruction; who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.

And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my supplications.

Because he has inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.

[Gimel] Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live, and keep your word.

Let your tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for your law is my delight.

[Mem] O how love I your law! it is my meditation all the day.

[Samek] I hate vain thoughts: but your law do I love.

Uphold me according unto your word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.

You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love your testimonies.

Therefore I love your commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

Look upon me, and be merciful unto me, as you do unto those that love your name.

The righteousness of your testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.

Consider how I love your precepts: revive me, O LORD, according to your lovingkindness.

I hate and abhor lying: but your law do I love.

Great peace have they who love your law: and nothing shall offend them.

My soul has kept your testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.

Let my soul live, and it shall praise you; and let your judgments help me.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love you.

The LORD shall bless you out of Zion: and you shall see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life.

As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life forevermore.

Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: you that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.

For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has smitten my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

The LORD preserves all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

So are the ways of everyone that is greedy of gain; which takes away the life of its owners.

How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? and the scoffers delight in their scoffing, and fools hate knowledge?

I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear comes;

None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.

For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to you.

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is everyone that retains her.

So shall they be life unto your soul, and grace to your neck.

He taught me also, and said unto me, Let your heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

Forsake her not, and she shall preserve you: love her, and she shall keep you.

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

Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is your life.

For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Lest you should ponder the path of life, her ways are unstable, that you can not know them.

Let her be as the loving deer and graceful doe; let her breasts satisfy you at all times; and be ravished always with her love.

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

For by means of a harlot a man is reduced to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will prey upon his precious life.

Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of your eye.

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us delight ourselves with love.

Till an arrow strikes through his liver; as a bird hastens to the snare, and knows not that it is for his life.

I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

That I may cause those that love me to inherit wealth; and I will fill their treasuries.

For whosoever finds me finds life, and shall obtain favor of the LORD.

But he that sins against me wrongs his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.