The wicked have been estranged from the womb, They have erred from the belly, speaking lies.

They have venom like the venom of a snake,
like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,

As a snail that melteth he goeth on, As an untimely birth of a woman, They have not seen the sun.

For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O Lord.

I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me!

You, O Lord God, the invincible warrior, the God of Israel, rouse yourself and punish all the nations! Have no mercy on any treacherous evildoers! (Selah)

But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.

Let them go wandering up and down in search of food, and be there all night if they have not enough.

But as for me, I will sing [of] your strength, and I will hail your loyal love in the morning, because you have been my [high] stronghold and a refuge in my {time} of trouble.

O God, you have rejected us. You have broken us. You have been angry. Restore us!

You have made [the] land quake. You have split it open. Heal its fissures, because it totters.

You have shown your people hard [things]; You have given us wine that staggers.

You have rallied those who fear you round a banner {out of bowshot}, Selah

Have not you put us away, O God? and you have not gone out with our armies.

Have not you yourself rejected us, O God, and not gone out with our armies, O God?

For you have been my refuge, a strong tower from the enemy.

For you, O God, you have heard my vows. You have given [me] the heritage of those who fear your name.

Only -- from his excellency They have consulted to drive away, They enjoy a lie, with their mouth they bless, And with their heart revile. Selah.

Have faith in him at all times, you people; let your hearts go flowing out before him: God is our safe place. (Selah.)

Have no faith in the rewards of evil-doing, or in profits wrongly made: if your wealth is increased, do not put your hopes on it.

God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

If I have remembered Thee on my couch, In the watches -- I meditate on Thee.

Because you have been my help, therefore in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.

Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a bitter word;

They strengthen for themselves an evil thing, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, 'Who doth look at it?'

{They carefully plot} injustices [saying], "We have perfected {the perfect plot}!" Both [the] {inner thought} and heart of man [are] deep.

And God doth shoot them with an arrow, Sudden have been their wounds,

When they were to have ruined another, their tongue smote themselves, All who observe them take flight.

And all men fear, and declare the work of God, And His deed they have considered wisely.

The upright will be glad in the Lord and have hope in him; and all the lovers of righteousness will give him glory.

It is right for you, O God, to have praise in Zion: to you let the offering be made.

Iniquities have prevailed against me: our transgressions, thou wilt forgive them.

Who creates the mountains by His strength,
Being clothed with power,

Those in the farthest parts of the earth have fear when they see your signs: the outgoings of the morning and evening are glad because of you.

You care for the land and water it; you greatly enrich it. The stream of God [is] filled with waters. You provide their grain, for so you have established it.

Its ridges have been filled, Deepened hath been its furrow, With showers Thou dost soften it, Its springing up Thou blessest.

You have crowned the year with Your bounty,
And Your paths drip with fatness.

Clothed have lambs the flock, And valleys are covered with corn, They shout -- yea, they sing!

The sea was turned into dry land: they went through the river on foot: there did we have joy in him.

He is ruling in power for ever; his eyes are watching the nations: may his haters have no strength against him. (Selah.)

For you have tested us, O God; you have tried us as silver is tried.

You have brought us into the net; You have laid affliction on our loins.

Thou hast caused man to ride at our head. We have entered into fire and into water, And Thou bringest us out to a watered place.

Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.

Unto Him with my mouth I have called, And exaltation is under my tongue.

Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord doth not hear.

Earth, will have given her increase, God, our own God, will bless us:

But let the upright be glad; let them have delight before God; let them be full of joy.

A father to those who have no father, a judge of the widows, is God in his holy place.

God -- causing the lonely to dwell at home, Bringing out bound ones into prosperity, Only -- the refractory have inhabited a dry place.

The earth hath shaken, Yea, the heavens have dropped before God, This Sinai -- before God, the God of Israel.

Thy company have dwelt in it, Thou preparest in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.

Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

You have ascended on high; you have led away captives. You have received gifts [from] among humankind, and even [from the] rebellious, so that Yah God may dwell [there].

The GOD we have, is a GOD of saving deeds, And, due to Yahweh, My Lord, are escapes from death.

so that your foot may shatter [them] bloody [for] the tongues of your dogs [to have] their share from [the] enemies."

They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

Singers have been before, Behind are players on instruments, In the midst virgins playing with timbrels.

Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.

To the Overseer. -- 'On the Lilies,' by David. Save me, O God, for come have waters unto the soul.

I have sunk in deep mire, And there is no standing, I have come into the depths of the waters, And a flood hath overflown me.

I have been wearied with my calling, Burnt hath been my throat, Consumed have been mine eyes, waiting for my God.

Those hating me without cause Have been more than the hairs of my head, Mighty have been my destroyers, My lying enemies, That which I took not away -- I bring back.

O God, Thou -- Thou hast known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations from Thee have not been hid.

Let not those who have hope in you be put to shame because of me, O Lord God of armies: let not those who are waiting for you be made low because of me, O God of Israel.

Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.

A stranger I have been to my brother, And a foreigner to sons of my mother.

For zeal for Thy house hath consumed me, And the reproaches of Thy reproachers Have fallen upon me.

When I have humbled my soul with fasting, Then hath it turned to my reproach;

When I have made my clothing of sackcloth, Then have I served them for a by-word;

You have known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonor: my adversaries are all before you.

Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am sick, And I look for a bemoaner, and there is none, And for comforters, and I have found none.

Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.

For they have pursued him Thou hast smitten, And recount of the pain of Thy pierced ones.

The humble have seen -- they rejoice, Ye who seek God -- and your heart liveth.

For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.

The seed of his servants will have their part in it, and there the lovers of his name will have rest.

Let those who go after my soul have shame and trouble; let those who have evil designs against me be turned back and made foolish.

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

In you, O Lord, have I put my hope; let me never be shamed.

Be for me a rock of refuge to resort to always; you have ordained to save me, because you [are] my rock and my fortress.

For you are my hope, O Lord God; I have had faith in you from the time when I was young.

You have been my support from the day of my birth; you took me out of my mother's body; my praise will be ever of you.

As a wonder I have been to many, And Thou art my strong refuge.

For mine enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken counsel together,

Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour.

And I continually do wait with hope, And have added unto all Thy praise.

My mouth recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.

O God, you have been my teacher from the time when I was young; and I have been talking of your works of wonder even till now.

Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come.

Your righteousness, O God, is very high; you have done great things; O God, who is like you?

You, who have sent great and bitter troubles on me, will give me life again, lifting me up from the deep waters of the underworld.

Joy will be on my lips when I make melody to you; and in my soul, to which you have given salvation.

My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.

He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.

He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need.

May he have long life, and may gold from Sheba be given to him: may prayers be made for him at all times; may blessings be on him every day.

The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.