To you, O Yahweh, I called, and to the Lord I pleaded for grace [saying],

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

For the music director; a psalm of David. In you, O Lord, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated! Vindicate me by rescuing me!

Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.

For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.

Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.

Into your hands I give my spirit; you are my saviour, O Lord God for ever true.

I have hated them that observe lying vanities; and as for me, I have confided in Jehovah.

I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;

Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

But as for me, I trust you, O Yahweh. I say, "You [are] my God."

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.

Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.

Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

Thou hast wrought for those trusting in Thee, Before sons of men. Thou hidest them in the secret place of Thy presence, From artifices of man, Thou concealest them in a tabernacle, From the strife of tongues.

Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.

For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.

O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

Be strong, and He strengtheneth your heart, All ye who are waiting for Jehovah!

Happy is he who has forgiveness for his wrongdoing, and whose sin is covered.

For while I held my tongue, my bones consumed away through my daily complaining.

For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.

Thou art a hiding-place for me, From distress Thou dost keep me, With songs of deliverance dost compass me. Selah.

Do not be like a horse [or] like a mule, without understanding; [that needs] his tackle--bridle and rein--for restraint [or he would not] come near you.

Many are [the] pains of the wicked, but [for] the one who trusts Yahweh loyal love surrounds him.

Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.

For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.

For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

Lo, the eye of Jehovah is to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,

Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.

For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

Let Thy kindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, As we have waited for Thee!

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

Those who look to him for help are happy; their faces are not ashamed.

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

[The] young lions are in want and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh will not lack for any good thing.

Who is the man who desires life
And loves many days, that he may see good?

Turn away from evil and do what is right! Strive for peace and promote it!

The eyes of Yahweh [are] toward [the] righteous, and his ears toward their cry for help.

When the righteous cry [for help], the Lord hears
And rescues them from all their distress and troubles.

The Lord is near to the heartbroken
And He saves those who are crushed in spirit (contrite in heart, truly sorry for their sin).

Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.

Let them be confounded, and put to shame, that seek after my soul; let them be turned back and brought to confusion, that imagine mischief for me.

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

Meet him doth desolation -- he knoweth not, And his net that he hid catcheth him, For desolation he falleth into it.

All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

With profane jesters for bread, they have gnashed their teeth against me.

Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes!

For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

Wake up and rouse yourself for my right, for my cause, O my God and my Lord.

They shall be ashamed and they shall blush together, rejoicing for my evil: they shall be clothed with shame and reproach, magnifying against me.

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long. For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of Yahweh.

For the music director; written by the Lord's servant, David; an oracle. An evil man is rebellious to the core. He does not fear God,

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

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

The ungodly layeth wait for the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

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 wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

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

For the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume, like smoke shall they consume away.

The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous is gracious and kind and gives.

For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

I was a youth, but I am [now] old; yet I have not seen [the] righteous forsaken or his children {begging for} bread.

All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed is for a blessing.

Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

Wait for Yahweh and keep his way, and he will exalt you to possess [the] land. When [the] wicked are cut off, you will see [it].

Then I passed by and noticed he was gone;
I searched for him, but he could not be found.

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.

But deliverance for the righteous one comes from the LORD; he is their strength in times of distress.

And Jehovah will help them and deliver them: he will deliver them from the wicked, and save them; for they trust in him.

For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.

For thine arrows came down upon me, and thy hand will press down upon me.

For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

For mine iniquities passed over my head: as a heavy lifting up they will be loaded above me.

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

I am feeble and sore smitten, I roar for the very disquietness of my heart.

My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.