Turn away from evil and do what is good,
and dwell there forever.

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;
his tongue speaks what is just.

The instruction of his God is in his heart;
his steps do not falter.

the Lord will not leave him
in the power of the wicked one
or allow him to be condemned when he is judged.

The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord,
their refuge in a time of distress.

There is no health in my body
because of Your indignation;
there is no strength in my bones
because of my sin.

For my loins are full of burning pain,
and there is no health in my body.

Lord, my every desire is known to You;
my sighing is not hidden from You.

For I am about to fall,
and my pain is constantly with me.

For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Davidic psalm.I said, “I will guard my ways
so that I may not sin with my tongue;
I will guard my mouth with a muzzle
as long as the wicked are in my presence.”

My heart grew hot within me;
as I mused, a fire burned.
I spoke with my tongue:

You, indeed, have made my days short in length,
and my life span as nothing in Your sight.
Yes, every mortal man is only a vapor.Selah

Now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My hope is in You.

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

How happy is the man
who has put his trust in the Lord
and has not turned to the proud
or to those who run after lies!

Lord my God, You have done many things—
Your wonderful works and Your plans for us;
none can compare with You.
If I were to report and speak of them,
they are more than can be told.

Then I said, “See, I have come;
it is written about me in the volume of the scroll.

I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly;
see, I do not keep my mouth closed—
as You know, Lord.

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
let those who love Your salvation continually say,
“The Lord is great!”

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Happy is one who cares for the poor;
the Lord will save him in a day of adversity.

BOOK II
(Psalms 42–72)For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As a deer longs for streams of water,
so I long for You, God.

My tears have been my food day and night,
while all day long people say to me,
“Where is your God?”

I remember this as I pour out my heart:
how I walked with many,
leading the festive procession to the house of God,
with joyful and thankful shouts.

My adversaries taunt me,
as if crushing my bones,
while all day long they say to me,
“Where is your God?”

For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.God, we have heard with our ears—
our ancestors have told us—
the work You accomplished in their days,
in days long ago:

But You give us victory over our foes
and let those who hate us be disgraced.

But You have rejected and humiliated us;
You do not march out with our armies.

You make us retreat from the foe,
and those who hate us
have taken plunder for themselves.

You hand us over to be eaten like sheep
and scatter us among the nations.

You make us an object of reproach to our neighbors,
a source of mockery and ridicule to those around us.

You make us a joke among the nations,
a laughingstock among the peoples.

My disgrace is before me all day long,
and shame has covered my face,

All this has happened to us,
but we have not forgotten You
or betrayed Your covenant.

But You have crushed us in a haunt of jackals
and have covered us with deepest darkness.

Because of You we are slain all day long;
we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered.

Wake up, Lord! Why are You sleeping?
Get up! Don’t reject us forever!

Rise up! Help us!
Redeem us because of Your faithful love.

For the choir director: according to “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song.My heart is moved by a noble theme
as I recite my verses to the king;
my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

Your throne, God, is forever and ever;
the scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of justice.

and the king will desire your beauty.
Bow down to him, for he is your lord.

In her chamber, the royal daughter is all glorious,
her clothing embroidered with gold.

In colorful garments she is led to the king;
after her, the virgins, her companions, are brought to you.

For the choir director. A song of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth.God is our refuge and strength,
a helper who is always found
in times of trouble.

There is a river—
its streams delight the city of God,
the holy dwelling place of the Most High.

God is within her; she will not be toppled.
God will help her when the morning dawns.

The Lord of Hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our stronghold.Selah

Yahweh of Hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our stronghold.Selah

For Yahweh, the Most High, is awe-inspiring,
a great King over all the earth.

He subdues peoples under us
and nations under our feet.

He chooses for us our inheritance—
the pride of Jacob, whom He loves.Selah

Sing a song of wisdom,
for God is King of all the earth.

God reigns over the nations;
God is seated on His holy throne.

The nobles of the peoples have assembled
with the people of the God of Abraham.
For the leaders of the earth belong to God;
He is greatly exalted.

A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah.The Lord is great and highly praised
in the city of our God.
His holy mountain,

rising splendidly,
is the joy of the whole earth.
Mount Zion on the slopes of the north
is the city of the great King.

God is known as a stronghold
in its citadels.

as You wrecked the ships of Tarshish
with the east wind.

Just as we heard, so we have seen
in the city of Yahweh of Hosts,
in the city of our God;
God will establish it forever.Selah

Your name, God, like Your praise,
reaches to the ends of the earth;
Your right hand is filled with justice.

Mount Zion is glad.
The towns of Judah rejoice
because of Your judgments.

“This God, our God forever and ever—
He will always lead us.”

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

For one can see that wise men die;
foolish and stupid men also pass away.
Then they leave their wealth to others.

But despite his assets, man will not last;
he is like the animals that perish.

This is the way of those who are arrogant,
and of their followers,
who approve of their words.Selah

A man with valuable possessions
but without understanding
is like the animals that perish.

Our God is coming; He will not be silent!
Devouring fire precedes Him,
and a storm rages around Him.

The heavens proclaim His righteousness,
for God is the Judge.Selah

for every animal of the forest is Mine,
the cattle on a thousand hills.

If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
for the world and everything in it is Mine.

For I am conscious of my rebellion,
and my sin is always before me.

The sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken spirit.
God, You will not despise a broken and humbled heart.

For the choir director. A Davidic Maskil. When Doeg the Edomite went and reported to Saul, telling him, “David went to Ahimelech’s house.”Why brag about evil, you hero!
God’s faithful love is constant.

This is why God will bring you down forever.
He will take you, ripping you out of your tent;
He will uproot you from the land of the living.Selah

“Here is the man
who would not make God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches,
taking refuge in his destructive behavior.”

I will praise You forever for what You have done.
In the presence of Your faithful people,
I will put my hope in Your name, for it is good.

For the choir director: on Mahalath. A Davidic Maskil.The fool says in his heart, “God does not exist.”
They are corrupt, and they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.

God looks down from heaven on the human race
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.

All have turned away;
all alike have become corrupt.
There is no one who does good,
not even one.

Will evildoers never understand?
They consume My people as they consume bread;
they do not call on God.

God is my helper;
the Lord is the sustainer of my life.

I will sacrifice a freewill offering to You.
I will praise Your name, Yahweh,
because it is good.

destruction is inside it;
oppression and deceit never leave its marketplace.

Now it is not an enemy who insults me—
otherwise I could bear it;
it is not a foe who rises up against me—
otherwise I could hide from him.

But it is you, a man who is my peer,
my companion and good friend!

Let death take them by surprise;
let them go down to Sheol alive,
because evil is in their homes and within them.

His buttery words are smooth,
but war is in his heart.
His words are softer than oil,
but they are drawn swords.

In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I will not fear.
What can man do to me?

Then my enemies will retreat on the day when I call.
This I know: God is for me.

In God, whose word I praise,
in the Lord, whose word I praise,

My heart is confident, God, my heart is confident.
I will sing; I will sing praises.

For Your faithful love is as high as the heavens;
Your faithfulness reaches the clouds.

Then people will say,
“Yes, there is a reward for the righteous!
There is a God who judges on earth!”

I will keep watch for You, my strength,
because God is my stronghold.

For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips,
let them be caught in their pride.
They utter curses and lies.

To You, my strength, I sing praises,
because God is my stronghold—
my faithful God.

For the choir director: according to “The Lily of Testimony.” A Davidic Miktam for teaching. When he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck Edom in the Valley of Salt, killing 12,000.God, You have rejected us;
You have broken out against us;
You have been angry. Restore us!

You have made Your people suffer hardship;
You have given us wine to drink
that made us stagger.

Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine,
and Ephraim is My helmet;
Judah is My scepter.

Moab is My washbasin.
I throw My sandal on Edom;
I shout in triumph over Philistia.”