These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I went with the throng, and led them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping holyday.

Why are thou cast down, O my soul? And [why] are thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise him [for] the help of his countenance.

Deep calls to deep at the noise of thy waterfalls. All thy waves and thy billows have gone over me.

[Yet] LORD will command his loving kindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, [even] a prayer to the God of my life.

Why are thou cast down, O my soul? And why are thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise him, the help of my countenance, and my God.

O send out thy light and thy truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

Why are thou cast down, O my soul? And why are thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise him, the help of my countenance, and my God.

We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou did in their days, in the days of old.

Thou drove out the nations with thy hand, but thou planted them. Thou afflicted the peoples, but thou spread them abroad.

All this has come upon us, yet we have not forgotten thee, nor have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

will not God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.

All thy garments [smell of] myrrh, and aloes, [and] cassia. Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.

Kings' daughters are among thy honorable women. At thy right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.

though the waters of it roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with the swelling of it. Selah.

Come, behold the works of LORD, what desolations he has made in the earth.

They saw it, then were they amazed. They were dismayed, they hastened away.

As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of LORD of hosts, in the city of our God, God will establish it forever. Selah.

Walk about Zion, and go round about her. Number the towers of it,

mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces, that ye may tell it to the generation following.

Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels encompasses me about?

(for the redemption of their life is costly, and it fails forever),

For he shall see it. Wise men die. The fool and the brutish alike perish, and leave their wealth to others.

This their way is their folly. Yet after them men approve their sayings. Selah.

They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for it.

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth.

Our God comes, and does not keep silence. A fire devours before him, and it is very tempestuous round about him.

I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he-goats out of thy folds.

Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?

But to the wicked man God says, What have thou to do to declare my statutes, and that thou have taken my covenant in thy mouth,

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness. According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.

For thou delight not in sacrifice, else I would give it. Thou have no pleasure in burnt-offering.

God will likewise destroy thee forever. He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, [saying],

I will give thee thanks forever, because thou have done it. And I will hope in thy name in the presence of thy sanctified, for it is good.

Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people [as] they eat bread, and call not upon God?

O that the salvation of Israel came out of Zion! When God brings back the captivity of his people, then Jacob shall rejoice, [and] Israel shall be glad.

With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to thee. I will give thanks to thy name, O LORD, for it is good.

For he has delivered me out of all trouble, and my eye has seen [it] upon my enemies.

And I said, O that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest.

Day and night they go about it, upon the walls of it. Iniquity and mischief also are in the midst of it.

Wickedness is in the midst of it. Oppression and deceit depart not from its streets.

For it was not an enemy who reproached me. Then I could have borne it. Neither was it he who hated me that magnified himself against me. Then I would have hid myself from him.

But it was thou, a man my equal, my companion, and my familiar friend.

Evening, and morning, and at noonday, I will complain and moan. And he will hear my voice.

He has put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him. He has profaned his covenant.

His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

But thou, O God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in thee.

What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.

In God I will praise his word. In God I have put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

In God I have put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They have dug a pit before me. They are fallen into the midst of it themselves. Selah.

No! In heart ye work wickedness. Ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.

Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.

For, lo, they lay in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.

They return at evening. They howl like a dog, and go round about the city.

Behold, they belch out with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, for [they say], Who hears?

But thou, O LORD, will laugh at them. Thou will have all the nations in derision.

And at evening let them return, let them howl like a dog, and go round about the city.

Thou have made the land to tremble. Thou have torn it. Heal the breaking of it, for it shakes.

Thou have given a banner to those who fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

God has spoken in his holiness: I will exult, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

Through God we shall do valiantly, for he it is who will tread down our adversaries.

My soul, wait thou in silence for God only, for my expectation is from him.

Trust in him at all times, ye people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery. If riches increase, set not your heart [on it].

but those who seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,

that they may shoot in secret places at a blameless man. Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

They search out iniquities, [saying,] We have accomplished a diligent search. And the inward part of man and the heart [are] deep.

But God will shoot at them. With an arrow they shall suddenly be wounded.

They also who dwell in the outermost parts are afraid at thy signs. Thou make the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

Thou visit the earth, and water it; thou greatly enrich it. The river of God is full of water. Thou provide them grain when thou have so prepared the earth.

Thou water its furrows abundantly. Thou settle the ridges of it. Thou make it soft with showers. Thou bless the springing of it.

Thou caused men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water. But thou brought us out into a wealthy place.

Come, and hear, all ye who fear God, and I will declare what he has done for my soul.

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away. As wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners into prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

the earth trembled, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God, Sinai at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

Thou, O God, sent a plentiful rain. Thou confirmed thine inheritance when it was weary.

Thy congregation dwelt in it. Thou, O God, prepared for the poor from thy goodness.

LORD gave the word. Great [was] the company of those who published [it].

Kings of armies fled quickly, and she who remained at home divided the spoil.

Though ye lay between two boundaries, [it is as] the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her pinions with yellow gold.

When the Almighty scattered kings in it, [it was as] it snows in Zalmon.

Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, at the mountain which God has desired for his abode? Yea, LORD will dwell [in it] forever.

Because of thy temple at Jerusalem kings shall bring presents to thee.

Rulers shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hands to God.

O God, awesome out of thy holy places, the God of Israel, he gives strength and power to [his] people. Blessed be God.

I am weary with my crying. My throat is dried. My eyes fail while I wait for my God.

Let not those who wait for thee be put to shame through me, O lord LORD of hosts. Let not those who seek thee be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel.

Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink. Let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of the deep waters.

Draw near to my soul, and redeem it. Ransom me because of my enemies.

Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let the fierceness of thine anger overtake them.

Add iniquity to their iniquity, and let them not come into thy righteousness.

Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous.

and it will please LORD better than an ox, [or] a bullock that has horns and hoofs.

The meek have seen it, and are glad. Ye who seek after God, let your heart live.

For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah. And they shall abide there, and have it in possession.

The seed also of his servants shall inherit it, and those who love his name shall dwell therein.