the voice of the Lord in power,
the voice of the Lord in splendor.

The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth
and strips the woodlands bare.

In His temple all cry, “Glory!”

For His anger lasts only a moment,
but His favor, a lifetime.
Weeping may spend the night,
but there is joy in the morning.

When I was secure, I said,
“I will never be shaken.”

Lord, when You showed Your favor,
You made me stand like a strong mountain;
when You hid Your face, I was terrified.

“What gain is there in my death,
if I go down to the Pit?
Will the dust praise You?
Will it proclaim Your truth?

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Lord, I seek refuge in You;
let me never be disgraced.
Save me by Your righteousness.

I hate those who are devoted to worthless idols,
but I trust in the Lord.

I will rejoice and be glad in Your faithful love
because You have seen my affliction.
You have known the troubles of my life

and have not handed me over to the enemy.
You have set my feet in a spacious place.

Be gracious to me, Lord,
because I am in distress;
my eyes are worn out from angry sorrow—
my whole being as well.

I am ridiculed by all my adversaries
and even by my neighbors.
I am dreaded by my acquaintances;
those who see me in the street run from me.

I have heard the gossip of many;
terror is on every side.
When they conspired against me,
they plotted to take my life.

But I trust in You, Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”

The course of my life is in Your power;
deliver me from the power of my enemies
and from my persecutors.

Lord, do not let me be disgraced when I call on You.
Let the wicked be disgraced;
let them be silent in Sheol.

How great is Your goodness
that You have stored up for those who fear You
and accomplished in the sight of everyone
for those who take refuge in You.

You hide them in the protection of Your presence;
You conceal them in a shelter
from the schemes of men,
from quarrelsome tongues.

May the Lord be praised,
for He has wonderfully shown His faithful love to me
in a city under siege.

In my alarm I had said,
“I am cut off from Your sight.”
But You heard the sound of my pleading
when I cried to You for help.

Be strong and courageous,
all you who put your hope in the Lord.

Davidic. A Maskil.How joyful is the one
whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered!

How joyful is the man
the Lord does not charge with sin
and in whose spirit is no deceit!

When I kept silent, my bones became brittle
from my groaning all day long.

For day and night Your hand was heavy on me;
my strength was drained
as in the summer’s heat.Selah

Therefore let everyone who is faithful pray to You
at a time that You may be found.
When great floodwaters come,
they will not reach him.

I will instruct you and show you the way to go;
with My eye on you, I will give counsel.

Many pains come to the wicked,
but the one who trusts in the Lord
will have faithful love surrounding him.

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice,
you righteous ones;
shout for joy,
all you upright in heart.

Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones;
praise from the upright is beautiful.

Sing a new song to Him;
play skillfully on the strings, with a joyful shout.

Let the whole earth tremble before the Lord;
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

Happy is the nation whose God is Yahweh—
the people He has chosen to be His own possession!

He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth
from His dwelling place.

Now the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him—
those who depend on His faithful love

to deliver them from death
and to keep them alive in famine.

For our hearts rejoice in Him
because we trust in His holy name.

May Your faithful love rest on us, Yahweh,
for we put our hope in You.

Concerning David, when he pretended to be insane in the presence of Abimelech, who drove him out, and he departed.I will praise the Lord at all times;
His praise will always be on my lips.

I will boast in the Lord;
the humble will hear and be glad.

Taste and see that the Lord is good.
How happy is the man who takes refuge in Him!

Who is the man who delights in life,
loving a long life to enjoy what is good?

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and His ears are open to their cry for help.

The Lord is near the brokenhearted;
He saves those crushed in spirit.

Many adversities come to the one who is righteous,
but the Lord delivers him from them all.

He protects all his bones;
not one of them is broken.

The Lord redeems the life of His servants,
and all who take refuge in Him will not be punished.

Let them be like chaff in the wind,
with the angel of the Lord driving them away.

Let ruin come on him unexpectedly,
and let the net that he hid ensnare him;
let him fall into it—to his ruin.

Then I will rejoice in the Lord;
I will delight in His deliverance.

My very bones will say,
“Lord, who is like You,
rescuing the poor from one too strong for him,
the poor or the needy from one who robs him?”

Yet when they were sick,
my clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled myself with fasting,
and my prayer was genuine.

I went about grieving as if for my friend or brother;
I was bowed down with grief,
like one mourning a mother.

But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
they gathered against me.
Assailants I did not know
tore at me and did not stop.

Lord, how long will You look on?
Rescue my life from their ravages,
my only one from the young lions.

I will praise You in the great congregation;
I will exalt You among many people.

For they do not speak in friendly ways,
but contrive deceitful schemes
against those who live peacefully in the land.

Vindicate me, Lord my God,
in keeping with Your righteousness,
and do not let them rejoice over me.

Do not let them say in their hearts,
“Aha! Just what we wanted.”
Do not let them say,
“We have swallowed him up!”

For the choir director. A psalm of David, the Lord’s servant.An oracle within my heart
concerning the transgression of the wicked person:
There is no dread of God before his eyes,

for in his own eyes he flatters himself too much
to discover and hate his sin.

Even on his bed he makes malicious plans.
He sets himself on a path that is not good
and does not reject evil.

God, Your faithful love is so valuable
that people take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

for with You is life’s fountain.
In Your light we will see light.

Spread Your faithful love over those who know You,
and Your righteousness over the upright in heart.

Trust in the Lord and do what is good;
dwell in the land and live securely.

Take delight in the Lord,
and He will give you your heart’s desires.

Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in Him, and He will act,

Be silent before the Lord and wait expectantly for Him;
do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way,
by the man who carries out evil plans.

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

Their swords will enter their own hearts,
and their bows will be broken.

They will not be disgraced in times of adversity;
they will be satisfied in days of hunger.

A man’s steps are established by the Lord,
and He takes pleasure in his way.

The righteous will inherit the land
and dwell in it permanently.

The instruction of his God is in his heart;
his steps do not falter.

The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous
and seeks to kill him;

the Lord will not leave him
in the power of the wicked one
or allow him to be condemned when he is judged.

Wait for the Lord and keep His way,
and He will exalt you to inherit the land.
You will watch when the wicked are destroyed.

The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord,
their refuge in a time of distress.

The Lord helps and delivers them;
He will deliver them from the wicked and will save them
because they take refuge in Him.

A Davidic psalm for remembrance.Lord, do not punish me in Your anger
or discipline me in Your wrath.

For Your arrows have sunk into me,
and Your hand has pressed down on me.

There is no health in my body
because of Your indignation;
there is no strength in my bones
because of my sin.

I am bent over and brought low;
all day long I go around in mourning.

For my loins are full of burning pain,
and there is no health in my body.

I am like a man who does not hear
and has no arguments in his mouth.

I put my hope in You, Lord;
You will answer, Lord my God.

For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me—
those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.”

For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Davidic psalm.I said, “I will guard my ways
so that I may not sin with my tongue;
I will guard my mouth with a muzzle
as long as the wicked are in my presence.”

You, indeed, have made my days short in length,
and my life span as nothing in Your sight.
Yes, every mortal man is only a vapor.Selah

“Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow.
Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain,
gathering possessions
without knowing who will get them.

Now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My hope is in You.

He brought me up from a desolate pit,
out of the muddy clay,
and set my feet on a rock,
making my steps secure.

He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear
and put their trust in the Lord.

How happy is the man
who has put his trust in the Lord
and has not turned to the proud
or to those who run after lies!

You do not delight in sacrifice and offering;
You open my ears to listen.
You do not ask for a whole burnt offering or a sin offering.

Then I said, “See, I have come;
it is written about me in the volume of the scroll.

I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly;
see, I do not keep my mouth closed—
as You know, Lord.

I did not hide Your righteousness in my heart;
I spoke about Your faithfulness and salvation;
I did not conceal Your constant love and truth
from the great assembly.

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
let those who love Your salvation continually say,
“The Lord is great!”