The dead do not praise the Lord,
Nor do any who go down into silence;

O Lord, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of her who is your servant; by you have my cords been broken.

Oh let those who [reverently] fear the Lord, say,
“His lovingkindness endures forever.”

The Lord is on my side, He is among those who help me;
Therefore I will look [in triumph] on those who hate me.

Blessed is he who is coming In the name of Jehovah, We blessed you from the house of Jehovah,

The Lord is God, and He has given us light [illuminating us with His grace and freedom and joy].
Bind the festival sacrifices with cords to the horns of the altar.

ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.

Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies,
And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart.

Who also do no unrighteousness: they walk in his ways.

Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, who wander from thy commandments.

Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.

And I answer him who is reproaching me a word, For I have trusted in Thy word.

Burning indignation hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked who forsake thy law.

A companion I am to all who fear Thee, And to those keeping Thy precepts.

May those who [reverently] fear You see me and be glad,
Because I wait for Your word.

May those who fear You [with submissive wonder] turn to me,
Even those who have known Your testimonies.

How many are the days of Your servant [which he must endure]?
When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?

The proud have digged pits for me, Who are not according to thy law.

Samekh.
I hate those who are double-minded,
But I love Your law.

Leave me, you who practice evil, that I may observe the commands of my God.

You have turned Your back on all those who wander from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is useless.

Ayin.
I have done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to those who oppress me.

Turn to me and be gracious to me and show me favor,
As is Your way to those who love Your name.

Those who follow after wickedness approach;
They are far from Your law.

Great is the number of those who are against me; but I have not been turned away from your unchanging word.

I saw with hate those who were untrue to you; for they did not keep your saying.

I rejoice at Your word,
As one who finds great treasure.

Those who love Your law have great peace;
Nothing makes them stumble.

I said, "O Lord, rescue me from those who lie with their lips and those who deceive with their tongue.

Too much hath my soul dwelt with him who is hating peace.

My help cometh from Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.

He will not allow your foot to slip;
He who keeps you will not slumber.

Lo, He slumbereth not, nor sleepeth, He who is preserving Israel.

I rejoiced in [those who] said to me, "Let us go to the house of Yahweh."

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you [holy city].

Unto you I lift up my eyes,
O You who are enthroned in the heavens!

Our soul is greatly filled
With the scoffing of those who are at ease,
And with the contempt of the proud [who disregard God’s law].

{A Song of degrees of David.} If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.

Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

Those who trust in and rely on the Lord [with confident expectation]
Are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.

Do good, O Lord, to those who are good
And to those who are upright in their hearts.

But regarding those who turn aside to their crooked ways, Yahweh will lead them away with the evildoers. Peace [be] upon Israel.

When the Lord brought back the captives to Zion (Jerusalem),
We were like those who dream [it seemed so unreal].

They who sow in tears shall reap with joyful singing.

He who goes back and forth weeping, carrying his bag of seed [for planting],
Will indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.

Unless the Lord builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Lord guards the city,
The watchman keeps awake in vain.

Vain for you who are rising early, Who delay sitting, eating the bread of griefs, So He giveth to His beloved one sleep.

O the happiness of the man Who hath filled his quiver with them, They are not ashamed, For they speak with enemies in the gate!

A Song of the Ascents. O the happiness of every one fearing Jehovah, Who is walking in His ways.

Lo, surely thus is the man blessed who is fearing Jehovah.

May all who hate Zion
Be put to shame and turned backward [in defeat].

and can’t even fill the hands of the reaper
or the arms of the one who binds sheaves.

Nor do those who pass by say,
“The blessing of the Lord be upon you;
We bless you in the name of the Lord.”

If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

I have hoped, O my soul, for My Lord, more than they who watch for the morning, who watch for the morning.

Who hath sworn to Jehovah. He hath vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

{A Song of degrees.} Behold, bless Jehovah, all ye servants of Jehovah, who by night stand in the house of Jehovah.

May the Lord bless you from Zion,
He who made heaven and earth.

Who are standing in the house of Jehovah, In the courts of the house of our God.

It is Jacob whom the LORD chose for himself Israel as his personal possession.

Who causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; Who maketh lightnings for the rain; Who bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries;

Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.

Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.

Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;

For the Lord will judge His people
And He will have compassion on His servants [revealing His mercy].

Like them are their makers, Every one who is trusting in them.

O house of Levi, bless the Lord;
You who fear the Lord [and worship Him with obedience], bless the Lord [with grateful praise]!

Blessed be Jehovah out of Zion, Who dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah.

To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.

To Him who made the heavens with skill,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

To Him who stretched out the earth upon the waters,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

To Him who made the great lights,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

To Him who struck the firstborn of Egypt,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

To Him who divided the Red Sea into parts,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

To Him who led His people through the wilderness,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

To Him who struck down great kings,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:

Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.

For there they who took us captive demanded of us a song with words,
And our tormentors [who made a mockery of us demanded] amusement, saying,
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”

Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.

O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

O the happiness of him who doth seize, And hath dashed thy sucklings on the rock!

Though the Lord is high, he sees those who are low; and he has knowledge from far off of those who are lifted up.

The Lord avenges me. O Lord, your loyal love endures. Do not abandon those whom you have made!

For it was You who created my inward parts;
You knit me together in my mother’s womb.

Who exchange Thee for wickedness, Lifted up to vanity are Thine enemies.

Do I not hate those who hate You, O Lord?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?

Who devise mischiefs in their heart; Continually do they gather themselves together for war.

Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

“Those who surround me raise their heads;
May the mischief of their own lips come upon them.

I am certain that the Lord will take care of the cause of the poor, and of the rights of those who are troubled.

Do not incline my heart to [consent to or tolerate] any evil thing,
Or to practice deeds of wickedness
With men who plan and do evil;
And let me not eat of their delicacies (be tempted by their gain).

Let one who is righteous strike me; It is an act of gracious love. Let him rebuke me, because it is oil for my head; do not let my head refuse it. My prayers continuously will be against their wicked activities.

Protect me from the trap laid for me and from the snares of those who practice evil.

They who are lawless, shall fall into the nooses thereof, while, I, at the same time, pass on.

Look to the right [the point of attack] and see;
For there is no one who has regard for me [to act in my favor].
Escape has failed me and I have nowhere to run;
No one cares about my life.

Listen to my cry,
for I am very weak.
Rescue me from those who pursue me,
for they are too strong for me.

For the enemy has persecuted me,
He has crushed my life down to the ground;
He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have been long dead.