He that hath blameless hands and a pure heart; who lifteth not up his soul unto vanity, nor sweareth deceitfully:

This is the generation of them that seek unto him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

Yea, none that wait on thee shall be ashamed: they shall be ashamed that deal treacherously without cause.

What man is he that feareth Jehovah? him will he instruct in the way that he should choose.

The secret of Jehovah is with them that fear him, that he may make known his covenant to them.

That I may cause the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, and declare all thy marvellous works.

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.

{A Psalm of David.} Unto thee, Jehovah, do I call; my rock, be not silent unto me, lest, if thou keep silence toward me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol, thou hast quickened me from among those that go down to the pit.

That my glory may sing psalms of thee, and not be silent. Jehovah my God, I will praise thee for ever.

Draw me out of the net that they have hidden for me; for thou art my strength.

I have hated them that observe lying vanities; and as for me, I have confided in Jehovah.

More than to all mine oppressors, I am become exceedingly a reproach, even to my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that see me without flee from me.

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!

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all ye that hope in Jehovah.

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

Many sorrows hath the wicked; but he that confideth in Jehovah, loving-kindness shall encompass him.

Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, the people that he hath chosen for his inheritance!

Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his loving-kindness,

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

Taste and see that Jehovah is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him!

Fear Jehovah, ye his saints; for there is no want to them that fear him.

The young lions are in need and suffer hunger; but they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good.

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

The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, to cutoff the remembrance of them from the earth:

Jehovah is nigh to those that are of a broken heart, and saveth them that are of a contrite spirit.

Evil shall destroy the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall bear their guilt.

Jehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants; and none of them that trust in him shall bear guilt.

{A Psalm of David.} Strive, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me:

Let them be put to shame and confounded that seek after my life; let them be turned backward and brought to confusion that devise my hurt:

All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the afflicted from one stronger than he, yea, the afflicted and the needy from him that spoileth him!

I behaved myself as though he had been a friend, a brother to me; I bowed down in sadness, as one that mourneth for a mother.

Let not them that are wrongfully mine enemies rejoice over me; let them not wink with the eye that hate me without cause.

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

Let them exult and rejoice that delight in my righteousness; and let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified, who delighteth in the prosperity of his servant.

He deviseth wickedness up on his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good: he abhorreth not evil.

Continue thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee, and thy righteousness to the upright in heart;

{A Psalm of David.} Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of them that work unrighteousness;

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

For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait on Jehovah, they shall possess the land.

The Lord laugheth at him; for he seeth that his day is coming.

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the afflicted and needy, to slay those that are upright in the way:

The little that the righteous hath is better than the abundance of many wicked;

for those blessed of him shall possess the land, and they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

Mark the perfect, and behold the upright, for the end of that man is peace;

And they that seek after my life lay snares for me; and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all the day long.

But I, as a deaf man, hear not; and am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

But mine enemies are lively, they are strong; and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied:

And they that render evil for good are adversaries unto me; because I pursue what is good.

{To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.} I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a muzzle, while the wicked is before me.

Blessed is the man that hath made Jehovah his confidence, and turneth not to the proud, and to such as turn aside to lies.

For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head: and my heart hath failed me.

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be turned backward and confounded that take pleasure in mine adversity;

Let them be desolate, because of their shame, that say unto me, Aha! Aha!

Let all those that seek thee be glad and rejoice in thee; let such as love thy salvation say continually, Jehovah be magnified!

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} Blessed is he that understandeth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

All that hate me whisper together against me; against me do they devise my hurt.

A thing of Belial cleaveth fast unto him; and now that he is laid down, he will rise up no more.

But thou, Jehovah, be gracious unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

By this I know that thou delightest in me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

Through thee will we push down our adversaries; through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

For thou hast saved us from our adversaries, and hast put them to shame that hate us.

Thou hast made us to turn back from the adversary, and they that hate us spoil for themselves;

Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a mockery and a derision for them that are round about us;

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

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces: that ye may tell it to the generation following.

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

For he seeth that wise men die; all alike, the fool and the brutish perish, and they leave their wealth to others.

Their inward thought is, that their houses are for ever,their dwelling-places from generation to generation: they call the lands after their own names.

Nevertheless, man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

This their way is their folly, yet they that come after them delight in their sayings. Selah.

Like sheep are they laid in Sheol: Death feedeth on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their comeliness shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for them.

Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.

He will call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people:

Gather unto me my godly ones, those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice!

But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant into thy mouth,

These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

Now consider this, ye that forget +God, lest I tear in pieces, and there be no deliverer.

Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me; and to him that ordereth his way will I shew the salvation of God.

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done what is evil in thy sight; that thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, be clear when thou judgest.

Make me to hear gladness and joy; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

Behold the man that made not God his strength, but put confidence in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his avarice.

{To the chief Musician. On Mahalath: an instruction. Of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God! They have corrupted themselves, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

God looked down from the heavens upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

Every one of them is gone back, they are together become corrupt: there is none that doeth good, not even one.

There were they in great fear, where no fear was; for God scattereth the bones of him that encampeth against thee. Thou hast put them to shame, for God hath despised them.

Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God turneth again the captivity of his people, Jacob shall be glad, Israel shall rejoice.

Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is among them that uphold my soul.

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away, and be at rest;

For it is not an enemy that hath reproached me then could I have borne it; neither is it he that hateth me that hath magnified himself against me then would I have hidden myself from him;

God will hear, and afflict them: he that is seated of old, (Selah) ... because there is no change in them, and they fear not God.

Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; for they are many that fight against me haughtily.

In the day that I am afraid, I will confide in thee.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death; wilt thou not keep my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

I will call unto God, the Most High; unto God that performeth all for me.

He will send from the heavens and save me; he hath covered with reproach him that would swallow me up. Selah. God hath sent forth his loving-kindness and his truth.

My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down among them that breathe out flames, the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Let them melt away as waters that flow off; when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as blunted: