There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death,
Prisoners in misery and chains,

Those who go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters;

A fruitful land into a salt waste,
Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

Let this be the reward of my accusers from the Lord,
And of those who speak evil against my soul.

For He stands at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from those who judge his soul.

He has given food to those who fear Him;
He will remember His covenant forever.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments;
His praise endures forever.

Those who make them will become like them,
Everyone who trusts in them.

He will bless those who fear the Lord,
The small together with the great.

Oh let those who fear the Lord say,
“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”

The Lord is for me among those who help me;
Therefore I will look with satisfaction on those who hate me.

Aleph.
How blessed are those whose way is blameless,
Who walk in the law of the Lord.

How blessed are those who observe His testimonies,
Who seek Him with all their heart.

I am a companion of all those who fear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.

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

May those who fear You turn to me,
Even those who know Your testimonies.

How many are the days of Your servant?
When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?

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

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

Turn to me and be gracious to me,
After Your manner with those who love Your name.

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

Those who love Your law have great peace,
And nothing causes them to stumble.

Too long has my soul had its dwelling
With those who hate peace.

Our soul is greatly filled
With the scoffing of those who are at ease,
And with the contempt of the proud. Cross references: Psalm 123:1 : Ps 121:1; 141:8 Psalm 123:1 : Ps 2:4; 11:4 Psalm 123:2 : Prov 27:18; Mal 1:6 Psalm 123:2 : Ps 25:15 Psalm 123:3 : Ps 4:1; 51:1 Psalm 123:3 : Neh 4:4; Ps 119:22 Psalm 123:4 : Neh 2:19; Ps 79:4 Psalm 123:4 : Job 12:5; Is 32:9, 11; Amos 6:1 Psalm 123:4 : Neh 4:4; Ps 119:22 end of crossrefs

A Song of Ascents.
Those who trust in the Lord
Are as Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but abides forever.

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

But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways,
The Lord will lead them away with the doers of iniquity.
Peace be upon Israel.

A Song of Ascents.
When the Lord brought back the captive ones of Zion,
We were like those who dream.

Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting.

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

Those who make them will be like them,
Yes, everyone who trusts in them.

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

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

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

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.

Answer me quickly, O Lord, my spirit fails;
Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like those who go down to the pit.

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

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

The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
The Lord raises up those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous;

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

Let us swallow them alive like Sheol,
Even whole, as those who go down to the pit;

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

From those who leave the paths of uprightness
To walk in the ways of darkness;

She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are all who hold her fast.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
When it is in your power to do it.

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

“They are all straightforward to him who understands,
And right to those who find knowledge.

“I love those who love me;
And those who diligently seek me will find me.

To endow those who love me with wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.

“But he who sins against me injures himself;
All those who hate me love death.”

Calling to those who pass by,
Who are making their paths straight:

Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy one to those who send him.

Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,
But counselors of peace have joy.

Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
But those who deal faithfully are His delight.

Through insolence comes nothing but strife,
But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.

The poor is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.

Will they not go astray who devise evil?
But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.

For the Lord will plead their case
And take the life of those who rob them.

Do not be among those who give pledges,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.

Those who linger long over wine,
Those who go to taste mixed wine.

Deliver those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back.

My son, fear the Lord and the king;
Do not associate with those who are given to change,

But to those who rebuke the wicked will be delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.

Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
Is a faithful messenger to those who send him,
For he refreshes the soul of his masters.

Like an archer who wounds everyone,
So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.

A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
And a flattering mouth works ruin.

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
But those who keep the law strive with them.

Evil men do not understand justice,
But those who seek the Lord understand all things.

Every word of God is tested;
He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

There is no remembrance of earlier things;
And also of the later things which will occur,
There will be for them no remembrance
Among those who will come later still.

When good things increase, those who consume them increase. So what is the advantage to their owners except to look on?

When those riches were lost through a bad investment and he had fathered a son, then there was nothing to support him.

Wisdom along with an inheritance is good
And an advantage to those who see the sun.

No man has authority to restrain the wind with the wind, or authority over the day of death; and there is no discharge in the time of war, and evil will not deliver those who practice it.

So then, I have seen the wicked buried, those who used to go in and out from the holy place, and they are soon forgotten in the city where they did thus. This too is futility.

Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and may lengthen his life, still I know that it will be well for those who fear God, who fear Him openly.

in the day that the watchmen of the house tremble, and mighty men stoop, the grinding ones stand idle because they are few, and those who look through windows grow dim;

And your mouth like the best wine!”
“It goes down smoothly for my beloved,
Flowing gently through the lips of those who fall asleep.

“My very own vineyard is at my disposal;
The thousand shekels are for you, Solomon,
And two hundred are for those who take care of its fruit.”

But transgressors and sinners will be crushed together,
And those who forsake the Lord will come to an end.

O My people! Their oppressors are children,
And women rule over them.
O My people! Those who guide you lead you astray
And confuse the direction of your paths.

Woe to those who add house to house and join field to field,
Until there is no more room,
So that you have to live alone in the midst of the land!

Woe to those who rise early in the morning that they may pursue strong drink,
Who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!

Woe to those who drag iniquity with the cords of falsehood,
And sin as if with cart ropes;

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;
Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
And clever in their own sight!

Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine
And valiant men in mixing strong drink,

The people who walk in darkness
Will see a great light;
Those who live in a dark land,
The light will shine on them.

For those who guide this people are leading them astray;
And those who are guided by them are brought to confusion.

Woe to those who enact evil statutes
And to those who constantly record unjust decisions,

“As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols,
Whose graven images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria,

Is the axe to boast itself over the one who chops with it?
Is the saw to exalt itself over the one who wields it?
That would be like a club wielding those who lift it,
Or like a rod lifting him who is not wood.

Now in that day the remnant of Israel, and those of the house of Jacob who have escaped, will never again rely on the one who struck them, but will truly rely on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.

Behold, the Lord, the God of hosts, will lop off the boughs with a terrible crash;
Those also who are tall in stature will be cut down
And those who are lofty will be abased.

Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart,
And those who harass Judah will be cut off;
Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah,
And Judah will not harass Ephraim.

“Those who see you will gaze at you,
They will ponder over you, saying,
‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
Who shook kingdoms,

“Those who are most helpless will eat,
And the needy will lie down in security;
I will destroy your root with famine,
And it will kill off your survivors.

Therefore Moab will wail; everyone of Moab will wail.
You will moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth
As those who are utterly stricken.

At evening time, behold, there is terror!
Before morning they are no more.
Such will be the portion of those who plunder us
And the lot of those who pillage us.