My heart is overflowing with good news; I speak what I have composed to the king; my tongue is like the pen of an articulate scribe.

Your throne, God, exists forever and ever, and the scepter of your kingdom is a righteous scepter.

You love justice and hate wickedness. That is why God, even your God, has anointed you rather than your companions with the oil of gladness.

and the king will greatly desire your beauty. Because he is your lord, you should bow in respect before him.

In her chamber, the king's daughter is glorious; her clothing is embroidered with gold thread.

In embroidered garments she is presented to the king. Her virgin companions who follow her train will be presented to you.

Your sons will take the place of your ancestors, and you will set them up as princes in all the earth.

God is our refuge and strength, a great help in times of distress.

Look! There is a river whose streams make the city of God rejoice, even the Holy Place of the Most High.

Since God is in her midst, she will not be shaken. God will help her at the break of dawn.

The LORD of the heavenly armies is with us; our refuge is the God of Jacob. Interlude

The LORD of the heavenly armies is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Interlude To the Director: A song by the Sons of Korah.

For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth.

He subdued nations under us, and nations under our feet.

He chose our inheritance for us, even the pride of Jacob whom he loved. Interlude

Indeed, God is king over all the earth; sing a song of praise.

God is king over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne.

The nobles among the nations have joined the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; he is greatly exalted. A song: Lyrics by the Sons of Korah.

Great is the LORD! For he is to be praised greatly, even in the city of our God, his holy mountain.

Within her citadels God is known as a place of refuge.

as when an east wind destroyed the ships of Tarshish.

Just as we have heard, so have we seen; in the city of the LORD of the heavenly armies even in the city of our God God will establish her forever. Interlude

God, according to your name, so is your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with righteousness.

For this God is our God forever and ever. He will guide us until death. To the Director: A song by the Sons of Korah.

I will focus my attention on a proverb; I will use the harp to expound my riddle.

Indeed, he will see wise people die; the stupid and the senseless will meet their doom and leave their wealth to others.

This is the fate of those who are foolish and of those who correct their words after they speak. Interlude

Like sheep, they are destined for the realm of the dead, with death as their shepherd. The upright will have dominion over them in the morning; their strength will be consumed in the afterlife, so that they have no home.

The heavens revealed his justice, for God is himself the judge. Interlude

Indeed, every animal of the forest is mine, even the cattle on a thousand hills.

I know all the birds in the mountains; indeed, everything that moves in the field is mine.

"If I were hungry, I would not tell you; for the world is mine along with everything in it.

As for the wicked, God says, "How dare you recite my statutes or speak about my covenant with your lips!

Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done what was evil in your sight. As a result, you are just in your pronouncement and clear in your judgment.

True sacrifice to God is a broken spirit. A broken and chastened heart, God, you will not despise.

"Look, here is a young man who refused to make God his strength; instead, he trusted in his great wealth and made his wickedness his strength.

Therefore I will praise you forever because of what you did; I will proclaim that your name is good in the midst of your faithful ones. To the Director: Upon . A Davidic instruction.

Fools say to themselves "There is no God." They are corrupt and commit iniquity; not one of them practices what is good.

God looks down from the heavens upon humanity to see if anyone shows discernment as he searches for God.

All of them have fallen away; together they have become corrupt; no one does what is good, not even one.

Would that Israel's deliverance come out of Zion! When God restores the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice and Israel will be glad. To the Director: With stringed instruments. A Davidic instruction, when the Ziphites came and told Saul, "David is hiding among us, is he not?"

Look, God is my helper; the Lord is with those who are guarding my life.

With a free will offering I will sacrifice to you; I will give thanks to your name, LORD, because it is good,

My heart is trembling within me, and the terrors of death have assaulted me.

Wickedness is at the center of it; fraud and lies never leave its streets.

For it is not an enemy who insults me I could have handled that nor is it someone who hates me and who now arises against me I could have hidden myself from him

but it is you a man whom I treated as my equal my personal confidant, my close friend!

God, who is enthroned from long ago, will hear me and humble them. Interlude Because they do not repent, they do not fear God.

His mouth is as smooth as butter, while war is in his heart. His words were as smooth as olive oil, while his sword is drawn.

In God, whose word I praise, in God I put my trust. I will not fear what mortal man can do to me.

They gather together and hide in ambush. They watch my every step as they lie in wait for my life.

My enemies will retreat when I call on you. This has been my experience, because God is with me.

In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,

I am surrounded by lions. I lie down with those who burn with fire that is, with people whose teeth are like spears and arrows whose tongues are like sharp swords.

My heart is committed, God, my heart is committed, so I will sing and play music.

For your gracious love is great, extending even to the heavens, and your truth even to the skies.

How is it that by remaining silent you can speak righteously? How can you judge people fairly?

As a matter of fact, in your heart you plan iniquities! In the land your hands are violent!

Their venom is like a poisonous snake; even like a deaf serpent that shuts its ears,

May they be like a snail that dries up as it crawls; like a woman's stillborn baby, who never saw the sun.

A person will say, "Certainly, the righteous are rewarded; certainly there is a God who judges the earth." To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "Do Not Destroy," when Saul sent men to watch the house in order to kill him.

Look what pours out of their mouths! They use their lips like swords, saying "Who will hear us?"

My Strength, I will watch for you, for God is my fortress.

The sin of their mouth is the word on their lips. They will be caught in their own conceit; for they speak curses and lies.

God, you have cast us off; you have breached our defenses and you have become enraged. Return to us!

You made your people go through hard times; you had us drink wine that makes us stagger.

So your loved ones may be delivered, save us by your power and answer us quickly!

Gilead belongs to me, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim is my helmet, and Judah my scepter.

Moab is my wash basin; over Edom I will throw my shoes; over Philistia I will celebrate my triumph."

Aren't you the one, God, who has cast us off? Didn't you refuse, God, to accompany our armies?

Help us in our distress, for human help is worthless.

Through God we will fight valiantly; and it is he who will crush our enemies. To the Director: A composition by David for stringed instruments.

From the end of the earth I will cry to you whenever my heart is overwhelmed. Place me on the rock that's too high for me.

He alone is my rock, my deliverance, and my high tower; nothing will shake me.

How long will you rage against someone? Would you attack him as if he were a leaning wall or a tottering fence?

They plan to cast him down from his exalted position. They delight in lies; their mouth utters blessings, while their heart is cursing. Interlude

He alone is my rock, my deliverance, and my high tower; nothing will shake me.

I rely on God who is my deliverance and my glory; he is my strong rock, and my refuge is in God.

People, in every situation put your trust in God; pour out your heart before him; for God is a refuge for us. Interlude

Because your gracious love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you.

So I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in your name.

Just as I am satisfied with the choicest of foods, so my lips will praise you joyfully.

My soul clings to you, even as your right hand supports me.

But as for those who seek to destroy me, they will go down to the depths of the earth;

But as for the king, he will rejoice in God. Indeed, everyone who swears by God will exult, because the mouths of liars will be silenced. To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

Hear, God, as I express my concern; protect me from fear of the enemy.

How blessed is the one you choose, the one you cause to live in your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house, yes, even with the holiness of your Temple.

With awesome deeds of justice you will answer us, God our Deliverer; you are the confidence for everyone at the ends of the earth, even for those far away overseas.

The One who established the mountains by his strength is clothed with omnipotence.

He turned the sea into dry land. Israel crossed the river on foot; let us rejoice in him.

He gives us life and does not permit our feet to slip.

For you, God, tested us, to purify us like fine silver.

You have led us into a trap and set burdens on our backs.

You caused men to ride over us. You brought us through fire and water, but you led us to abundance.

May God show us favor and bless us; may he truly show us his favor. Interlude

May the earth yield its produce. May God, our God, bless us.

May God truly bless us so that all the nations of the earth will fear him. To the Director of music: A Psalm. A song.

As smoke is driven away, so you drive them away. As wax melts in the presence of fire, so the wicked die in the presence of God.

Sing to God! Sing praise to his name! Exalt the one who rides on the clouds. The LORD is his name. Be jubilant in his presence.

A father to orphans and an advocate for widows is God in his holy dwelling place.