For God is the King of all the earth;
Sing praises with a skillful psalm.

The princes of the people have assembled themselves as the people of the God of Abraham,
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
He is highly exalted.

Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth,
Is Mount Zion in the far north,
The city of the great King.

For, lo, the kings assembled themselves,
They passed by together.

For such is God,
Our God forever and ever;
He will guide us until death.

Why should I fear in days of adversity,
When the iniquity of my foes surrounds me,

No man can by any means redeem his brother
Or give to God a ransom for him—

For the redemption of his soul is costly,
And he should cease trying forever—

For he sees that even wise men die;
The stupid and the senseless alike perish
And leave their wealth to others.

As sheep they are appointed for Sheol;
Death shall be their shepherd;
And the upright shall rule over them in the morning,
And their form shall be for Sheol to consume
So that they have no habitation.

But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol,
For He will receive me. Selah.

For when he dies he will carry nothing away;
His glory will not descend after him.

Though while he lives he congratulates himself—
And though men praise you when you do well for yourself—

May our God come and not keep silence;
Fire devours before Him,
And it is very tempestuous around Him.

And the heavens declare His righteousness,
For God Himself is judge. Selah.

“I do not reprove you for your sacrifices,
And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.

“For every beast of the forest is Mine,
The cattle on a thousand hills.

“If I were hungry I would not tell you,
For the world is Mine, and all it contains.

“For you hate discipline,
And you cast My words behind you.

For I know my transgressions,
And my sin is ever before me.

For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;
You are not pleased with burnt offering.

The righteous will see and fear,
And will laugh at him, saying,

But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;
I trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.

I will give You thanks forever, because You have done it,
And I will wait on Your name, for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones.

There they were in great fear where no fear had been;
For God scattered the bones of him who encamped against you;
You put them to shame, because God had rejected them.

For strangers have risen against me
And violent men have sought my life;
They have not set God before them. Selah.

Willingly I will sacrifice to You;
I will give thanks to Your name, O Lord, for it is good.

For He has delivered me from all trouble,
And my eye has looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.

Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the pressure of the wicked;
For they bring down trouble upon me
And in anger they bear a grudge against me.

Fear and trembling come upon me,
And horror has overwhelmed me.

“Behold, I would wander far away,
I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah.

Confuse, O Lord, divide their tongues,
For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

For it is not an enemy who reproaches me,
Then I could bear it;
Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me,
Then I could hide myself from him.

Let death come deceitfully upon them;
Let them go down alive to Sheol,
For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst.

As for me, I shall call upon God,
And the Lord will save me.

He will redeem my soul in peace from the battle which is against me,
For they are many who strive with me.

God will hear and answer them—
Even the one who sits enthroned from of old— Selah.
With whom there is no change,
And who do not fear God.

For the choir director; according to Jonath elem rehokim. A Mikhtam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled upon me;
Fighting all day long he oppresses me.

My foes have trampled upon me all day long,
For they are many who fight proudly against me.

All day long they distort my words;
All their thoughts are against me for evil.

Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call;
This I know, that God is for me.

For You have delivered my soul from death,
Indeed my feet from stumbling,
So that I may walk before God
In the light of the living.

For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A Mikhtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.
Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me,
For my soul takes refuge in You;
And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge
Until destruction passes by.

I will cry to God Most High,
To God who accomplishes all things for me.

My soul is among lions;
I must lie among those who breathe forth fire,
Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows
And their tongue a sharp sword.

They have prepared a net for my steps;
My soul is bowed down;
They dug a pit before me;
They themselves have fallen into the midst of it. Selah.

For Your lovingkindness is great to the heavens
And Your truth to the clouds.

Before your pots can feel the fire of thorns
He will sweep them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike.

And men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
Surely there is a God who judges on earth!”

For behold, they have set an ambush for my life;
Fierce men launch an attack against me,
Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord,

For no guilt of mine, they run and set themselves against me.
Arouse Yourself to help me, and see!

Behold, they belch forth with their mouth;
Swords are in their lips,
For, they say, “Who hears?”

Because of his strength I will watch for You,
For God is my stronghold.

They wander about for food
And growl if they are not satisfied.

But as for me, I shall sing of Your strength;
Yes, I shall joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the morning,
For You have been my stronghold
And a refuge in the day of my distress.

O my strength, I will sing praises to You;
For God is my stronghold, the God who shows me lovingkindness.

You have made the land quake, You have split it open;
Heal its breaches, for it totters.

You have given a banner to those who fear You,
That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

O give us help against the adversary,
For deliverance by man is in vain.

For You have been a refuge for me,
A tower of strength against the enemy.

For You have heard my vows, O God;
You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name.

For the choir director; according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
My soul waits in silence for God only;
From Him is my salvation.

My soul, wait in silence for God only,
For my hope is from Him.

Trust in Him at all times, O people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah.

And lovingkindness is Yours, O Lord,
For You recompense a man according to his work.

A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly;
My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You,
In a dry and weary land where there is no water.

For You have been my help,
And in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.

They will be delivered over to the power of the sword;
They will be a prey for foxes.

But the king will rejoice in God;
Everyone who swears by Him will glory,
For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.

To shoot from concealment at the blameless;
Suddenly they shoot at him, and do not fear.

They devise injustices, saying,
“We are ready with a well-conceived plot”;
For the inward thought and the heart of a man are deep.

Then all men will fear,
And they will declare the work of God,
And will consider what He has done.

Iniquities prevail against me;
As for our transgressions, You forgive them.

They who dwell in the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs;
You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.

You visit the earth and cause it to overflow;
You greatly enrich it;
The stream of God is full of water;
You prepare their grain, for thus You prepare the earth.

The meadows are clothed with flocks
And the valleys are covered with grain;
They shout for joy, yes, they sing.

For You have tried us, O God;
You have refined us as silver is refined.

You made men ride over our heads;
We went through fire and through water,
Yet You brought us out into a place of abundance.

Come and hear, all who fear God,
And I will tell of what He has done for my soul.

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy;
For You will judge the peoples with uprightness
And guide the nations on the earth. Selah.

God blesses us,
That all the ends of the earth may fear Him.

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
As wax melts before the fire,
So let the wicked perish before God.

Sing to God, sing praises to His name;
Lift up a song for Him who rides through the deserts,
Whose name is the Lord, and exult before Him.

A father of the fatherless and a judge for the widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.

God makes a home for the lonely;
He leads out the prisoners into prosperity,
Only the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

Your creatures settled in it;
You provided in Your goodness for the poor, O God.

Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks,
At the mountain which God has desired for His abode?
Surely the Lord will dwell there forever.

For the choir director; according to Shoshannim. A Psalm of David.
Save me, O God,
For the waters have threatened my life.

I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched;
My eyes fail while I wait for my God.

May those who wait for You not be ashamed through me, O Lord God of hosts;
May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,

Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;
Dishonor has covered my face.

For zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, at an acceptable time;
O God, in the greatness of Your lovingkindness,
Answer me with Your saving truth.

Answer me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good;
According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me,

And do not hide Your face from Your servant,
For I am in distress; answer me quickly.

Reproach has broken my heart and I am so sick.
And I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
And for comforters, but I found none.

They also gave me gall for my food
And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

For they have persecuted him whom You Yourself have smitten,
And they tell of the pain of those whom You have wounded.

For the Lord hears the needy
And does not despise His who are prisoners.

For God will save Zion and build the cities of Judah,
That they may dwell there and possess it.