Let the earth be full of the fear of the Lord; let all the people of the world be in holy fear of him.

For he gave the word, and it was done; by his order it was fixed for ever.

Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he has taken for his heritage.

A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength.

A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger.

See, the eye of the Lord is on those in whose hearts is the fear of him, on those whose hope is in his mercy;

Our souls are waiting for the Lord; he is our help and our salvation.

For in him our hearts have joy; in his holy name is our hope.

Let your mercy be on us, O Lord, as we are waiting for you.

I was searching for the Lord, and he gave ear to my voice, and made me free from all my fears.

The angel of the Lord is ever watching over those who have fear of him, to keep them safe.

Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.

Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.

Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.

For without cause they have put a net ready for me secretly, in which to take my soul.

They gave me back evil for good, troubling my soul.

But as for me, when they were ill I put on the clothing of sorrow: I went without food and was sad, and my prayer came back again to my heart.

For they do not say words of peace; in their deceit they are designing evil things against the quiet ones in the land.

You have seen this, O Lord; be not unmoved: O Lord, be not far from me.

Let those who are on my side give cries of joy; let them ever say, The Lord be praised, for he has pleasure in the peace of his servant.

The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.

For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.

For with you is the fountain of life: in your light we will see light.

For they will quickly be cut down like grass, and become dry like the green plants.

Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.

For the evil-doers will be cut off: but those who have faith in the Lord will have the earth for their heritage.

For in a short time the evil-doer will be gone: you will go searching for his place, and it will not be there.

But the gentle will have the earth for their heritage; they will take their delight in peace without measure.

The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.

For the arms of the evil-doers will be broken: but the Lord is the support of the good.

The days of the upright are numbered by the Lord, and their heritage will be for ever.

Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.

Even if he has a fall he will not be without help: for the hand of the Lord is supporting him.

I have been young, and now am old, but I have not seen the good man without help, or his children looking for bread.

Be turned from evil, and do good; and your place will be for ever.

For the Lord is a lover of righteousness, and takes care of his saints; they will be kept safe for ever; but the seed of the evil-doers will be cut off.

The upright will have the earth for their heritage, and will go on living there for ever.

Be waiting for the Lord, and keep his way; and you will be lifted up, and have the land for your heritage: when the evil-doers are cut off, you will see it.

But he came to an end, and there was no sign of him; I made a search for him and he was not there.

But as for the sinners, they will be cut off together; the end of the wrongdoers is destruction.

My heart was burning in my breast; while I was deep in thought the fire was lighted; then I said with my tongue,

Truly, every man goes on his way like an image; he is troubled for no purpose: he makes a great store of wealth, and has no knowledge of who will get it.

And now, Lord, what am I waiting for? my hope is in you.

Make me free from all my sins; do not let me be shamed by the man of evil behaviour.

Let my prayer come to your ears, O Lord, and give attention to my cry, make an answer to my weeping: for my time here is short before you, and in a little time I will be gone, like all my fathers.

When I was waiting quietly for the Lord, his heart was turned to me, and he gave ear to my cry.

And he put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God; numbers have seen it with fear, and put their faith in the Lord.

O Lord my God, great are the wonders which you have done in your thought for us; it is not possible to put them out in order before you; when I would give an account of them, their number is greater than I may say.

You had no desire for offerings of beasts or fruits of the earth; ears you made for me: for burned offerings and sin offerings you made no request.

Take not away your gentle mercies from me, O Lord; let your mercy and your faith keep me safe for ever.

For unnumbered evils are round about me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I am bent down with their weight; they are more than the hairs of my head, my strength is gone because of them.

Let those who go after my soul for its destruction have shame and trouble together; let them be turned back and made foolish who take pleasure in my trouble.

Let all those who are looking for you be glad and have joy in you; let the lovers of your salvation ever say, May the Lord be great.

And as for me, you are my support in my righteousness, giving me a place before your face for ever.

May the Lord God of Israel be praised, through eternal days and for ever. So be it. So be it.

Like the desire of the roe for the water-streams, so is my soul's desire for you, O God.

My soul is dry for need of God, the living God; when may I come and see the face of God?

Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God; for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.

Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God; for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.

Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God, for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.

For they did not make the land theirs by their swords, and it was not their arms which kept them safe; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your face, because you had pleasure in them.

You are my King and my God; ordering salvation for Jacob.

But it is you who have been our saviour from those who were against us, and have put to shame those who had hate for us.

Our pride is in God at all times, to his name we give praise for ever. (Selah.)

Because of this we are turned back by the attacker: those who have hate for us take our goods for themselves.

You have made us like sheep which are taken for meat; we are put to flight among the nations.

You let your people go for nothing; your wealth is not increased by their price.

Our name is a word of shame among the nations, a sign for the shaking of heads among the peoples.

Will not God make search for it? for he sees the secrets of the heart.

Truly, because of you we are put to death every day; we are numbered like sheep for destruction.

Why are you sleeping, O Lord? awake! and come to our help, do not give us up for ever.

For our souls are crushed down to the dust: our bodies are stretched out on the earth.

My heart is flowing over with good things; my words are of that which I have made for a king; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

You are fairer than the children of men; grace is flowing through your lips; for this cause the blessing of God is with you for ever.

And go nobly on in your power, because you are good and true and without pride; and your right hand will be teaching you things of fear.

Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; the rod of your kingdom is a rod of honour.

So will the king have a great desire for you, seeing how beautiful you are; because he is your lord, give him honour.

And the daughters of Tyre will be there with an offering; those who have wealth among the people will be looking for your approval.

I will keep the memory of your name living through all generations; and because of this the people will give you praise for ever.

For this cause we will have no fear, even though the earth is changed, and though the mountains are moved in the heart of the sea;

He puts an end to wars over all the earth; by him the bow is broken, and the spear cut in two, and the carriage burned in the fire.

For the Lord Most High is to be feared; he is a great King over all the earth.

For God is the King of all the earth; make songs of praise with knowledge.

What cause have I for fear in the days of evil, when the evil-doing of those who are working for my downfall is round about me?

Truly, no man may get back his soul for a price, or give to God the payment for himself;

For he sees that wise men come to their end, and foolish persons of low behaviour come to destruction together, letting their wealth go to others.

The place of the dead is their house for ever, and their resting-place through all generations; those who come after them give their names to their lands.

But man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts.

This is the way of the foolish; their silver is for those who come after them, and their children get the pleasure of their gold. (Selah.)

Death will give them their food like sheep; the underworld is their fate and they will go down into it; their flesh is food for worms; their form is wasted away; the underworld is their resting-place for ever.

But God will get back my soul; for he will take me from the power of death. (Selah.)

Have no fear when wealth comes to a man, and the glory of his house is increased;

For at his death, he will take nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.

Though he might have pride in his soul in his life-time, and men will give you praise if you do well for yourself,

Man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts.

The God of gods, even the Lord, has sent out his voice, and the earth is full of fear; from the coming up of the sun to its going down.

For I am conscious of my error; my sin is ever before me.

Your desire is for what is true in the inner parts: in the secrets of my soul you will give me knowledge of wisdom.

Make me free from sin with hyssop: let me be washed whiter than snow.

Give me back the joy of your salvation; let a free spirit be my support.