I am forgotten in their heart as a dead man; I am become like a broken vessel.

For I have heard an evil account of many, Fear is round about. In their being united against me, To take my life they have devised,

Let me not be shamed, O Lord, for I have made my prayer to you; let the sinners be shamed, and let their mouths be shut in the underworld.

Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.

O how plentiful is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, and that thou hast prepared for them that put their trust in thee, even before the sons of men!

You will hide them in the secret place of your presence, away from the conspiracies of men. You will hide them in your tent, away from their contentious tongues.

O have love for the Lord, all you his saints; for the Lord keeps safe from danger all those who are true to him, and gives the workers of pride their right reward.

Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

For this reason every one of your faithful followers should pray to you while there is a window of opportunity. Certainly when the surging water rises, it will not reach them.

Do not be like the horse or like the mule which have no understanding,
Whose trappings include bridle and rein to hold them in check,
Otherwise they will not come near to you.

By the word of Jehovah The heavens have been made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.

The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
The thoughts and plans of His heart through all generations.

He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.

There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

Behold, the eye of the LORD looketh unto them that fear him, and upon them that put their trust in his mercy,

To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

The young lions lack [food] and grow hungry,
But they who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing.

The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

(The face of Jehovah is on doers of evil, To cut off from earth their memorial.)

The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

Evil shall destroy the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall bear their guilt.

The LORD delivereth the souls of his servants, and all they that put their trust in him shall not be destitute.

Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.

For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

Let destruction come on them without their knowledge; let them be taken themselves in their secret nets, falling into the same destruction.

All my bones, shall say - O Yahweh, who is like unto thee? Rescuing the oppressed from one stronger than he, Yea the oppressed and the needy, from their spoiler.

There rise up witnesses helping forward violence and wrong, What I know not, they demand of me:

And I -- in their sickness my clothing is sackcloth, I have humbled with fastings my soul, And my prayer unto my bosom returneth.

But, in mine overthrow, have they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together, - There gathered themselves together against me foolish men, and I knew it not, They have torn in pieces, and not been silent;

With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

Don't let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes.

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

Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD.} The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house;
And You give them to drink of the river of Your delights.

O let there be no end to your loving mercy to those who have knowledge of you, or of your righteousness to the upright in heart.

There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.

For evildoers will be destroyed,
but those who put their hope in the Lord
will inherit the land.

A little while, and the wicked person will be no more;
though you look for him, he will not be there.

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

The wicked plots against the righteous
And gnashes at him with his teeth.

The Lord laughs at him [the wicked one—the one who oppresses the righteous],
For He sees that his day [of defeat] is coming.

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

for evil men will lose their power, but the Lord sustains the godly.

The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.

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

I have been young and now I am old,
Yet I have not seen the righteous (those in right standing with God) abandoned
Or his descendants pleading for bread.

All day long he is gracious and lends,
And his descendants are a blessing.

Turn away from evil and do what is good,
and dwell there forever.

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

The law of their God controls their thinking; their feet do not slip.

The Lord will not leave him in his hand
Or let him be condemned when he is judged.

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

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; For there is a happy end to the man of peace.

But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

And the Lord will be their help, and keep them safe: he will take them out of the hands of the evil-doers, and be their saviour, because they had faith in him.

There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.

My wounds stink, and are corrupt, through my foolishness.

For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.

Because of my condition, even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; my neighbors stand far away.

Those who seek my life lay snares for me; those who seek to do me harm brag all day long about their wicked planning.

And [so] I am like a man who hears not, and in whose mouth there are no retorts.

Hot was my heart within me, While I was musing, there was kindled a fire, I spake with my tongue!

Look, you have made my life span fit in your hand; It is nothing compared to yours. Surely every person at their best is a puff of wind. Interlude

Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away."

Turn thy plagues away from me, for I am consumed through the fear of thy hand.

You severely discipline people for their sins; like a moth you slowly devour their strength. Surely all people are a mere vapor. (Selah)

He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
Many will see and fear [with great reverence]
And will trust confidently in the Lord.

Much hast Thou done, Jehovah my God; Thy wonders and Thy thoughts toward us, There is none to arrange unto Thee, I declare and speak: They have been more than to be numbered.

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 them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.

Though I am poor and in need, the Lord has me in mind; you are my help and my saviour; let there be no waiting, O my God.

But you, O Lord, have mercy on me, lifting me up, so that I may give them their punishment.

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

My tear hath been to me bread day and night, In their saying unto me all the day, 'Where is thy God?'

These I shall remember, and I shall pour out my soul in me: for I shall pass through into the booth, I shall go softly with them even to the house of God, with the voice of joy and confession, of the multitude keeping a festival.

With a sword in my bones Have mine adversaries reproached me, In their saying unto me all the day, 'Where is thy God?'

{To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil.} We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

Uprooting the nations with your hand, and planting our fathers in their place; cutting down the nations, but increasing the growth of your people.

For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.

You made us an object lesson among the nations; people shake their heads at us.

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 the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.

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

though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.

There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

Be at peace in the knowledge that I am God: I will be lifted up among the nations, I will be honoured through all the earth.

Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

Thou shalt break the ships of the sea, through the east wind.

Consider her ramparts,
Go through her palaces,
That you may tell the next generation [about her glory].