They sow fields and plant vineyards
that yield a fruitful harvest.

The upright see it and rejoice,
and all injustice shuts its mouth.

Let whoever is wise pay attention to these things
and consider the Lord’s acts of faithful love.

Save with Your right hand and answer me
so that those You love may be rescued.

Let his ancestors’ guilt
be remembered before the Lord,
and do not let his mother’s sin be blotted out.

Let this be the Lord’s payment to my accusers,
to those who speak evil against me.

I have become an object of ridicule to my accusers;
when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn.

so they may know that this is Your hand
and that You, Lord, have done it.

The Lord’s works are great,
studied by all who delight in them.

The wicked man will see it and be angry;
he will gnash his teeth in despair.
The desire of the wicked man will come to nothing.

The sea looked and fled;
the Jordan turned back.

Why was it, sea, that you fled?
Jordan, that you turned back?

Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”

They have mouths but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see.

May the Lord add to your numbers,
both yours and your children’s.

The heavens are the Lord’s,
but the earth He has given to the human race.

The death of His faithful ones
is valuable in the Lord’s sight.

in the courts of the Lord’s house—
within you, Jerusalem.
Hallelujah!

For His faithful love to us is great;
the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever.
Hallelujah!

Let Israel say,
“His faithful love endures forever.”

Let the house of Aaron say,
“His faithful love endures forever.”

Let those who fear the Lord say,
“His faithful love endures forever.”

There are shouts of joy and victory
in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand performs valiantly!

The Lord’s right hand is raised.
The Lord’s right hand performs valiantly!”

I have treasured Your word in my heart
so that I may not sin against You.

ג GimelDeal generously with Your servant
so that I might live;
then I will keep Your word.

Open my eyes so that I may contemplate
wonderful things from Your instruction.

Help me understand
the meaning of Your precepts
so that I can meditate on Your wonders.

It was good for me to be afflicted
so that I could learn Your statutes.

י YodYour hands made me and formed me;
give me understanding
so that I can learn Your commands.

Those who fear You will see me and rejoice,
for I put my hope in Your word.

May Your compassion come to me
so that I may live,
for Your instruction is my delight.

May my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes
so that I will not be put to shame.

Depart from me, you evil ones,
so that I may obey my God’s commands.

Sustain me so that I can be safe
and always be concerned about Your statutes.

Guarantee Your servant’s well-being;
do not let the arrogant oppress me.

I am Your servant; give me understanding
so that I may know Your decrees.

A warrior’s sharp arrows
with burning charcoal!

Because of my brothers and friends,
I will say, “Peace be with you.”

Like a servant’s eyes on his master’s hand,
like a servant girl’s eyes on her mistress’s hand,
so our eyes are on the Lord our God
until He shows us favor.

A Davidic song of ascents.If the Lord had not been on our side—
let Israel say—

We have escaped like a bird from the hunter’s net;
the net is torn, and we have escaped.

The scepter of the wicked will not remain
over the land allotted to the righteous,
so that the righteous will not apply their hands to injustice.

Those who sow in tears
will reap with shouts of joy.

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the sons born in one’s youth.

May the Lord bless you from Zion,
so that you will see the prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life

and will see your children’s children!

Peace be with Israel.

A song of ascents.Since my youth they have often attacked me—
let Israel say—

Then none who pass by will say,
“May the Lord’s blessing be on you.”

We bless you in the name of Yahweh.

But with You there is forgiveness,
so that You may be revered.

It is like fine oil on the head,
running down on the beard,
running down Aaron’s beard
onto his robes.

A song of ascents.Now praise the Lord,
all you servants of the Lord
who stand in the Lord’s house at night!

They have mouths but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see.

He divided the Red Sea
        His love is eternal.

but hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea.
        His love is eternal.

How can we sing the Lord’s song
on foreign soil?

They will sing of the Lord’s ways,
for the Lord’s glory is great.

If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me,
and the light around me will be night”—

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

Your eyes saw me when I was formless;
all my days were written in Your book and planned
before a single one of them began.

See if there is any offensive way in me;
lead me in the everlasting way.

They make their tongues
as sharp as a snake’s bite;
viper’s venom is under their lips.Selah

I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”
Listen, Lord, to my cry for help.

As when one plows and breaks up the soil,
turning up rocks,
so our bones have been scattered
at the mouth of Sheol.

Look to the right and see:
no one stands up for me;
there is no refuge for me;
no one cares about me.

I cry to You, Lord;
I say, “You are my shelter,
my portion in the land of the living.”

Free me from prison
so that I can praise Your name.
The righteous will gather around me
because You deal generously with me.

My mouth will declare Yahweh’s praise;
let every living thing
praise His holy name forever and ever.

the Maker of heaven and earth,
the sea and everything in them.
He remains faithful forever,

The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem;
He gathers Israel’s exiled people.

Praise the Lord from the earth,
all sea monsters and ocean depths,

Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction,
and don’t reject your mother’s teaching,

If they say—“Come with us!
Let’s set an ambush and kill someone.
Let’s attack some innocent person just for fun!

Let’s swallow them alive, like Sheol,
still healthy as they go down to the Pit.

It is foolish to spread a net
where any bird can see it,

so that He may guard the paths of justice
and protect the way of His loyal followers.

So follow the way of good people,
and keep to the paths of the righteous.

Do not despise the Lord’s instruction, my son,
and do not loathe His discipline;

Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go away! Come back later.
I’ll give it tomorrow”—when it is there with you.

The Lord’s curse is on the household of the wicked,
but He blesses the home of the righteous;

Listen, my sons, to a father’s discipline,
and pay attention so that you may gain understanding,

Wisdom is supreme—so get wisdom.
And whatever else you get, get understanding.

For they are life to those who find them,
and health to one’s whole body.

so that you may maintain discretion
and your lips safeguard knowledge.

in the end she’s as bitter as wormwood
and as sharp as a double-edged sword.

So now, my sons, listen to me,
and don’t turn away from the words of my mouth.

strangers will drain your resources,
and your earnings will end up in a foreigner’s house.

and you will say, “How I hated discipline,
and how my heart despised correction.

For a man’s ways are before the Lord’s eyes,
and He considers all his paths.

A wicked man’s iniquities entrap him;
he is entangled in the ropes of his own sin.

Do this, then, my son, and free yourself,
for you have put yourself in your neighbor’s power:
Go, humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor.

Escape like a gazelle from a hunter,
like a bird from a fowler’s trap.

My son, keep your father’s command,
and don’t reject your mother’s teaching.

For a prostitute’s fee is only a loaf of bread,
but an adulteress goes after a precious life.

So it is with the one who sleeps with
another man’s wife;
no one who touches her will go unpunished.

The one who commits adultery lacks sense;
whoever does so destroys himself.

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and call understanding your relative.

I saw among the inexperienced,
I noticed among the youths,
a young man lacking sense.

So I came out to meet you,
to search for you, and I’ve found you.

Come, let’s drink deeply of lovemaking until morning.
Let’s feast on each other’s love!