Let them be as a snail that melteth as it passeth away; like the untimely birth of a woman, let them not see the sun.

And men shall say, Verily there is fruit for the righteous; verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.

{To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.} Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God; secure me on high from them that rise up against me.

Make an end in wrath, make an end, that they may be no more; that they may know that God ruleth in Jacob, unto the ends of the earth. Selah.

Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth, (Selah,)

That thy beloved ones may be delivered. Save with thy right hand, and answer me.

Through God we shall do valiantly; and he it is that will tread down our adversaries.

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows; thou hast given me the inheritance of those that fear thy name.

He shall abide before God for ever: bestow loving-kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

Once hath God spoken, twice have I heard this, that strength belongeth unto God.

But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth;

But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

By their own tongue they are made to fall over one another: all that see them shall flee away.

O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

And they that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens; thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

Come, hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

That thy way may be known upon earth, thy salvation among all nations.

{To the chief Musician. Of David. A Psalm: a Song.} Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered, and let them that hate him flee before him.

Sing unto God, sing forth his name; cast up a way for him that rideth in the deserts: his name is Jah; and rejoice before him.

God maketh the solitary into families; those that were bound he bringeth out into prosperity: but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

Kings of armies flee; they flee, and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.

Why do ye look with envy, ye many-peaked mountains, upon the mount that God hath desired for his abode? yea, Jehovah will dwell there for ever.

Verily God will smite the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of him that goeth on still in his trespasses.

That thou mayest dip thy foot in blood: the tongue of thy dogs has its portion from enemies.

Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

Rebuke the beast of the reeds, the assembly of the strong, with the calves of the peoples: every one submitteth himself with pieces of silver. Scatter the peoples that delight in war.

Of him that rideth upon the heavens, the heavens which are of old: lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice.

Terrible art thou, O God, out of thy sanctuaries, the God of Israel! He it is that giveth strength and might unto the people. Blessed be God!

They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.

Let not them that wait on thee, Lord, Jehovah of hosts, be ashamed through me; let not those that seek thee be confounded through me, O God of Israel.

For the zeal of thy house hath devoured me, and the reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me.

And I wept, my soul was fasting: that also was to my reproach; --

They that sit in the gate talk of me, and I am the song of the drunkards.

Deliver me out of the mire, let me not sink; let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the depths of waters.

Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not, and make their loins continually to shake.

The meek shall see it, they shall be glad; ye that seek God, your heart shall live.

Let heavens and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moveth therein.

And the seed of his servants shall inherit it, and they that love his name shall dwell therein.

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

Let them turn back because of their shame that say, Aha! Aha!

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

For mine enemies speak against me, and they that watch for my soul consult together,

Let them be ashamed, let them be consumed, that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

Now also, when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not, until I have proclaimed thine arm unto this generation, thy might to every one that is to come.

My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day; for they shall be ashamed, for they shall be brought to confusion, that seek my hurt.

He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.

For behold, they that are far from thee shall perish; thou destroyest every one that goeth a whoring from thee.

But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord Jehovah, that I may declare all thy works.

We see not our signs; there is no more any prophet, neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.

Thou didst break in pieces the heads of leviathan, thou gavest him to be meat to those that people the desert.

Remember this, that an enemy hath reproached Jehovah, and a foolish people have contemned thy name.

Forget not the voice of thine adversaries: the tumult of those that rise up against thee ascendeth continually.

Vow and pay unto Jehovah your God: let all that are round about him bring presents unto him that is to be feared.

Thou art the God that doest wonders; thou hast declared thy strength among the peoples.

For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children;

That the generation to come might know them, the children that should be born; that they might rise up and tell them to their children,

And that they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but observe his commandments;

And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that prepared not their heart, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

And they did eat, and were well filled; for that they lusted after, he brought to them.

And they remembered that God was their rock, and God, the Most High, their redeemer.

And he remembered that they were flesh, a breath that passeth away and cometh not again.

And turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, that they could not drink;

And he led them safely, so that they were without fear; and the sea covered their enemies.

Then the Lord awoke as one out of sleep, like a mighty man that shouteth aloud by reason of wine;

We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a mockery and a derision to them that are round about us.

Pour out thy fury upon the nations that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that call not upon thy name:

Wherefore should the nations say, Where is their God? Let the avenging of the blood of thy servants that is shed be known among the nations in our sight.

Let the groaning of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thine arm, preserve those that are appointed to die;

{To the chief Musician. On Shoshannim-Eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalm.} Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that sittest between the cherubim, shine forth.

Why hast thou broken down its fences, so that all who pass by the way do pluck it?

He ordained it in Joseph for a testimony, when he went forth over the land of Egypt, where I heard a language that I knew not.

I am Jehovah thy God, that brought thee up out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, that Israel had walked in my ways!

For behold, thine enemies make a tumult; and they that hate thee lift up the head.

Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.

That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, art the Most High over all the earth.

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be constantly praising thee. Selah.

For Jehovah Elohim is a sun and shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

Jehovah of hosts, blessed is the man that confideth in thee!

Wilt thou not revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee?

Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and art of great loving-kindness unto all that call upon thee.

Shew me a token for good, that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed; for thou, Jehovah, hast helped me and comforted me.

And of Zion it shall be said, This one and that one was born in her; and the Most High himself shall establish her.

I am reckoned with them that go down into the pit; I am as a man that hath no strength:

Prostrate among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave; whom thou rememberest no more, and who are cut off from thy hand.

God is greatly to be feared in the council of the saints, and terrible for all that are round about him.

Thou hast crushed Rahab as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.

Blessed is the people that know the shout of joy: they walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.

But I will beat down his adversaries before his face, and will smite them that hate him.

My covenant will I not profane, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

All that pass by the way plunder him; he is become a reproach to his neighbours.

Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants that I bear in my bosom that of all the mighty peoples --

Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass that groweth up:

So teach us to number our days, that we may acquire a wise heart.

Satisfy us early with thy loving-kindness; that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, for the arrow that flieth by day,

For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.