To Him who smote great kings,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

And slew mighty kings,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting:

Sihon, king of the Amorites,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

And Og, king of Bashan,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

And gave their land as a heritage,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

Even a heritage to Israel His servant,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Who remembered us in our low estate,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

And has rescued us from our adversaries,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

Who gives food to all flesh,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Give thanks to the God of heaven,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

For there our captors demanded of us songs,
And our tormentors mirth, saying,
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”

I will bow down toward Your holy temple
And give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth;
For You have magnified Your word according to all Your name.

And they will sing of the ways of the Lord,
For great is the glory of the Lord.

For though the Lord is exalted,
Yet He regards the lowly,
But the haughty He knows from afar.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is too high, I cannot attain to it.

For You formed my inward parts;
You wove me in my mother’s womb.

I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.

Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in Your book were all written
The days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them.

For they speak against You wickedly,
And Your enemies take Your name in vain.

The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set snares for me. Selah.

“As for the head of those who surround me,
May the mischief of their lips cover them.

“May burning coals fall upon them;
May they be cast into the fire,
Into deep pits from which they cannot rise.

I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted
And justice for the poor.

Let the righteous smite me in kindness and reprove me;
It is oil upon the head;
Do not let my head refuse it,
For still my prayer is against their wicked deeds.

Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock,
And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.

For my eyes are toward You, O God, the Lord;
In You I take refuge; do not leave me defenseless.

Keep me from the jaws of the trap which they have set for me,
And from the snares of those who do iniquity.

When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
You knew my path.
In the way where I walk
They have hidden a trap for me.

Look to the right and see;
For there is no one who regards me;
There is no escape for me;
No one cares for my soul.

“Give heed to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are too strong for me.

“Bring my soul out of prison,
So that I may give thanks to Your name;
The righteous will surround me,
For You will deal bountifully with me.”

And do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For in Your sight no man living is righteous.

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

I stretch out my hands to You;
My soul longs for You, as a parched land. Selah.

Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning;
For I trust in You;
Teach me the way in which I should walk;
For to You I lift up my soul.

Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

For the sake of Your name, O Lord, revive me.
In Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

And in Your lovingkindness, cut off my enemies
And destroy all those who afflict my soul,
For I am Your servant.

A Psalm of David.
Blessed be the Lord, my rock,
Who trains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle;

Let our sons in their youth be as grown-up plants,
And our daughters as corner pillars fashioned as for a palace;

He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He will also hear their cry and will save them.

Who executes justice for the oppressed;
Who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets the prisoners free.

Praise the Lord!
For it is good to sing praises to our God;
For it is pleasant and praise is becoming.

Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who provides rain for the earth,
Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.

The Lord favors those who fear Him,
Those who wait for His lovingkindness.

For He has strengthened the bars of your gates;
He has blessed your sons within you.

He has not dealt thus with any nation;
And as for His ordinances, they have not known them.
Praise the Lord!

Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For He commanded and they were created.

Fire and hail, snow and clouds;
Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;

Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For His name alone is exalted;
His glory is above earth and heaven.

And He has lifted up a horn for His people,
Praise for all His godly ones;
Even for the sons of Israel, a people near to Him.
Praise the Lord!

For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.

Let the godly ones exult in glory;
Let them sing for joy on their beds.

To execute on them the judgment written;
This is an honor for all His godly ones.
Praise the Lord!

Praise Him for His mighty deeds;
Praise Him according to His excellent greatness.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

If they say, “Come with us,
Let us lie in wait for blood,
Let us ambush the innocent without cause;

For their feet run to evil
And they hasten to shed blood.

But they lie in wait for their own blood;
They ambush their own lives.

Because they hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the Lord.

“For the waywardness of the naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.

For if you cry for discernment,
Lift your voice for understanding;

If you seek her as silver
And search for her as for hidden treasures;

Then you will discern the fear of the Lord
And discover the knowledge of God.

For the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

For wisdom will enter your heart
And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;

For her house sinks down to death
And her tracks lead to the dead;

For the upright will live in the land
And the blameless will remain in it;

For length of days and years of life
And peace they will add to you.

Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

For whom the Lord loves He reproves,
Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.

For her profit is better than the profit of silver
And her gain better than fine gold.

Do not be afraid of sudden fear
Nor of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes;

For the Lord will be your confidence
And will keep your foot from being caught.

For the devious are an abomination to the Lord;
But He is intimate with the upright.

For I give you sound teaching;
Do not abandon my instruction.

Take hold of instruction; do not let go.
Guard her, for she is your life.

For they cannot sleep unless they do evil;
And they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.

For they eat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.

For they are life to those who find them
And health to all their body.

Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For from it flow the springs of life.

Put away from you a deceitful mouth
And put devious speech far from you.

For the lips of an adulteress drip honey
And smoother than oil is her speech;

Keep your way far from her
And do not go near the door of her house,

Let them be yours alone
And not for strangers with you.

For why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an adulteress
And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?

For the ways of a man are before the eyes of the Lord,
And He watches all his paths.

He will die for lack of instruction,
And in the greatness of his folly he will go astray.

My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor,
Have given a pledge for a stranger,

For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light;
And reproofs for discipline are the way of life

For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread,
And an adulteress hunts for the precious life.

Can a man take fire in his bosom
And his clothes not be burned?

For jealousy enrages a man,
And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

For at the window of my house
I looked out through my lattice,

“For my husband is not at home,
He has gone on a long journey;

For many are the victims she has cast down,
And numerous are all her slain.

“Listen, for I will speak noble things;
And the opening of my lips will reveal right things.

“For my mouth will utter truth;
And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

“For wisdom is better than jewels;
And all desirable things cannot compare with her.