For the sake of your servant David, do not turn away the face of your anointed one.

For Yahweh has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his habitation.

"This [is] my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

I will also clothe its priests with salvation, and its faithful will shout exuberantly for joy.

There I will cause a horn to grow for David; I will set a lamp for my anointed one.

Praise Yah, for Yahweh [is] good. Sing praises concerning his name, for [it is] pleasant.

For Yah has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his special possession.

For I know that Yahweh [is] great, and our Lord [is greater] than all gods.

[He] causes clouds to rise from the edge of the earth; he makes lightnings for the rain; [he] brings out [the] wind from his storehouses.

He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.

and he gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance for his people Israel.

for Yahweh will plead [the] cause [of] his people and will have compassion on his servants.

O house of Levi, bless Yahweh. [You who] fear Yahweh, bless Yahweh.

Give thanks to Yahweh, for [he is] good, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

Give thanks to the God of gods, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

To [him who] alone does great wonders, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

To [him who] made the heavens with skill, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

To [him who] spread out the earth above the waters, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

To [him who] made [the] great lights, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

The sun to rule the day, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

The moon and stars to rule the night, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

To [him who] struck Egypt through their firstborn, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

And he brought Israel out from among them, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

With a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

To [him who] divided [the] {Red Sea} in two, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

And he let Israel cross over through the midst of it, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

But he tossed Pharaoh and his army into [the] {Red Sea}, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

To [him who] led his people through the wilderness, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

To [him who] struck great kings, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

And he killed mighty kings, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

Sihon the king of the Amorites, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

And Og the king of Bashan, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

And he gave their land as an inheritance, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

An inheritance to Israel his servant, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

Who remembered us in our low estate, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

And he rescued us from our enemies, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

[The one who] gives food to all flesh, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

For there our captors asked of us words of a song, and our tormentors [asked of us] jubilation, "Sing for us from a song of Zion."

I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name, because of your loyal love and faithfulness, for you have magnified your word according to all your name.

Yahweh accomplishes [things] for my benefit. O Yahweh, your loyal love [endures] forever; do not abandon the works of your hands.

For [there is] not a word [yet] on my tongue, [but] behold, O Yahweh, you know it completely.

[Such] knowledge is too wonderful for me. It is set high; I cannot [prevail] against it.

If I lift up [the] wings of [the] dawn, [and] I alight on [the] far side of [the] sea,

even [the] darkness is not too dark for you, and [the] night shines as the day-- the darkness [and] the light are alike [for you].

Your eyes saw my embryo, and in your book they all were written-- days fashioned [for me] when [there was] not one of them.

[The] proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords. They have spread out a net along [the] {side} of [the] path. They have set snares for me. Selah

Let burning coals fall on them; let them be dropped into the fire, into bottomless pits [from which] they cannot rise.

Do not let a {slanderer} be established in the land; as for [the] man of violence, let evil hunt him quickly.

I know that Yahweh will maintain [the] cause of [the] afflicted, [and] justice for [the] needy.

Let a righteous one strike me in kindness, and let him chasten me. [It is] oil for [my] head; let not my head refuse. For still my prayer [is] against their evil deeds.

Protect me from [the] {grasp} of [the] trap they have laid for me, and [from the] snares of evildoers.

When my spirit faints within me, you know my way. On the path where I walk, they have hidden a trap for me;

look to [my] right and see. There is no one looking out for me; there is no escape for me; no one cares for my soul.

Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low. Deliver me from my pursuers, for they are stronger than I.

For [the] enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground. He has made me dwell in dark places like [those] long dead.

I stretch out my hands to you; my soul [longs] for you like a dry land. Selah

Cause me to hear your loyal love in the morning, for I trust you. Cause me to know the way that I should go, for I lift up my soul to you.

Teach me to do your will, for you [are] my God; your Spirit [is] good. Lead me onto level ground.

For your name's sake, O Yahweh, preserve my life; in your righteousness bring me out of trouble.

And in your loyal love destroy my enemies, and exterminate all [the] adversaries of my soul, for I [am] your servant.

Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, the one who trains my hands for battle, my fingers for war--

He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry for help, and saves them.

[who] executes justice for the oppressed, [who] gives food for the hungry. Yahweh sets prisoners free;

Praise Yah. For [it is] good to sing praises [to] our God; for [it is] pleasant; praise is fitting.

who covers [the] heavens with clouds, who provides rain for the earth, who causes grass to grow on the mountains.

Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, the ones who hope for his loyal love.

for he strengthens the bars of your gates. He blesses your children within you;

He has not done so for any nation, and they do not know [his] ordinances. Praise Yah.

fire and hail, snow and cloud, stormy wind doing his bidding,

And he has raised high a horn for his people, praise for all his faithful-- for the children of Israel, a people close to him. Praise Yah.

For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people; he glorifies [the] afflicted with salvation.

Let [the] faithful exult in glory; let them sing for joy on their beds.

to execute on them [the] judgment that is decreed. This [will be] honor for all his faithful ones; Praise Yah.

Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to the abundance of his greatness.

Fear of Yahweh [is the] beginning of knowledge; wisdom and instruction, fools despise.

for they [are] a garland of favor for your head, and pendants for your neck.

If they say, "Come with us! We shall lie in wait for blood; we shall ambush the innocent without cause.

you shall throw your lot in our midst, there will be one purse for all of us."

for their feet run to evil, and they hurry to shed blood,

for "in vain is the net scattered, in the sight of any {winged bird}."

They lie in wait for their [own] blood. They ambush their [own] lives.

Thus are the ways of all who are greedy [for] gain-- it will take the life of its possessors.

Since they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Yahweh,

for the waywardness of the simple ones will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

For if you cry out for understanding, [if] you lift your voice for insight,

then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and the knowledge of God you will find.

For Yahweh will give wisdom; from his mouth [come] knowledge and understanding.

For the upright, he stores sound judgment, a shield for those who walk uprightly,

for wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul.

those who are happy to do evil, [for] they delight in [the] deviousness of evil,

for her house sinks to death, and to the dead are her paths.

For those who are upright will dwell [in the] land, and those who are blameless will remain in it.

For length of days, years of life, and peace they shall add to you.

Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear Yahweh and retreat from evil.

There shall be healing for your {flesh}, and refreshment for your body.

For her income is better than the income of silver, and her revenue than [that of] gold.

She is a tree of life for those who seize her; those who take hold of her are considered happy.

They shall be life for your soul and adornment for your neck.