Sitting in ambush of the enclosures: in hiding-places he will slay the innocent: his eyes will be hid to the afflicted.

He lies in ambush {secretly,} like a lion in a thicket. He lies in ambush to seize [the] poor; he seizes [the] poor by catching him in his net.

He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

He says to himself, "God overlooks it; he does not pay attention; he never notices."

Up! O Lord; let your hand be lifted: give thought to the poor.

Thou hast seen it, for thou thyself beholdest trouble and vexation, to requite by thy hand. The wretched committeth himself unto thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

Let the arm of the sinner and the evil-doer be broken; go on searching for his sin till there is no more.

To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.

To the Overseer. -- By David. In Jehovah I trusted, how say ye to my soul, 'They moved to Thy mountain for the bird?

For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?

Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

Save, O Yahweh, for [the] pious have ceased [to be]; for [the] faithful have vanished from [among the] children of humankind.

The smooth lips and the tongue of pride will be cut off by the Lord.

Who said, 'By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?'

The words of the Lord are true words: like silver tested by fire and burned clean seven times.

Around the wicked walk continually, According as vileness is exalted by sons of men!

Will you for ever put me out of your memory, O Lord? will your face for ever be turned away from me?

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

Let my voice come before you, and give me an answer, O Lord my God; let your light be shining on me, so that the sleep of death may not overtake me;

Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him! lest mine adversaries be joyful when I am moved.

As for me, I have confided in thy loving-kindness; my heart shall be joyful in thy salvation.

I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me. For the Chief Musician. By David.

To the Overseer. -- By David. A fool hath said in his heart, 'God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good.

There they tremble with great fear,
For God is with the [consistently] righteous generation.

Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

O Yahweh! Who shall be a guest in thy tent? Who shall abide in thy holy mountain?

He hath not slandered by his tongue, He hath not done to his friend evil; And reproach he hath not lifted up Against his neighbour.

who despises the one rejected by the Lord
but honors those who fear the Lord,
who keeps his word whatever the cost,

He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.

I will bless Yahweh, who hath counselled me, - Surely, by night, shall mine impulses admonish me.

I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

For you will not let my soul be prisoned in the underworld; you will not let your loved one see the place of death.

Thou causest me to know the path of life; Fulness of joys is with Thy presence, Pleasant things by Thy right hand for ever!

A Davidic prayer.Lord, hear a just cause;
pay attention to my cry;
listen to my prayer—
from lips free of deceit.

Thou hast proved my heart, thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me, thou hast found nothing: my thought goeth not beyond my word.

Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

Hold up my being straight in thy ways, my steps be not moved

I have called on You, for You will hear me, O God; bow down Your ear to me; hear my speech.

Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

They are imprisoned by their own prosperity, they have boasted proudly with their mouth.

they have now hemmed in our steps, they have set their eyes to bow me to the earth,

Arise, O Jehovah, Confront him, cast him down: Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;

From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

To the Overseer. -- By a servant of Jehovah, by David, who hath spoken to Jehovah the words of this song in the day Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul, and he saith: -- I love Thee, O Jehovah, my strength.

I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

And it will be moved and the earth will tremble, and the foundations of the mountains will be moved and they will shake, for it was kindled to him.

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

He sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.

Then the channels of [the] sea became visible, and [the] foundations of [the] world were uncovered by your rebuke, O Yahweh, by the {blast} of the wind of your nose.

They will anticipate me in the day of my calamity, and Jehovah will be a support to me.

On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but eyes full of pride will be made low.

For You cause my lamp to be lighted and to shine;
The Lord my God illumines my darkness.

For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

I will smite them through, so that they shall not be able to rise: They shall fall under my feet.

And Thou girdest me with strength for battle, Causest my withstanders to bow under me.

By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.

They shall cry, but there shall be none to help them: Yea, even unto the LORD shall they cry, but he shall hear them not. {TYNDALE: They looked for help, but none came to save them: unto the LORD they cried, but he heard them not.}

You have made me free from the fightings of the people; you have made me the head of the nations: a people of whom I had no knowledge will be my servants.

From the time when my name comes to their ears they will be ruled by me: men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority.

The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.

Even the God that seeth that I be avenged, and subdueth the people unto me. {TYNDALE: It is God that avengeth me, and bringeth down the people under me.}

He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed, forevermore. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

The law of the Lord is perfect and preserves one's life. The rules set down by the Lord are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced.

The commands to fear the Lord are right and endure forever. The judgments given by the Lord are trustworthy and absolutely just.

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

May the Lord give ear to you in the day of trouble; may you be placed on high by the name of the God of Jacob;

May he keep all your offerings in mind, and be pleased with the fat of your burned offerings; (Selah.)

We will be glad in your salvation, and in the name of our God we will put up our flags: may the Lord give you all your requests.

Now, do I know that Yahweh, hath saved, his Anointed One, - He answereth him out of his holy heavens, by the mighty saving deeds of his own right hand.

Some put their faith in carriages and some in horses; but we will be strong in the name of the Lord our God.

Save, Yahweh! Let the King answer us when we call! For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

The king will be glad in your strength, O Lord; how great will be his delight in your salvation!

For thou hast made him to be blessings for ever; thou hast filled him with joy by thy countenance.

For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

Your hand will make a search for all your haters; your right hand will be hard on all those who are against you.

You will make them like a flaming oven before you; the Lord in his wrath will put an end to them, and they will be burned up in the fire.

Their fruit will be cut off from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

For You will make them turn their backs [in defeat];
You will aim Your bowstring [of divine justice] at their faces.

Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.

My God, I cry by day, and thou answerest not; and by night, and there is no rest for me:

But I am [treated as] a worm [insignificant and powerless] and not a man;
I am the scorn of men and despised by the people.

I am laughed at by all those who see me: pushing out their lips and shaking their heads they say,

He put his faith in the Lord; let the Lord be his saviour now: let the Lord be his saviour, because he had delight in him.

Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

A great herd of oxen is round me: I am shut in by the strong oxen of Bashan.

Dogs have come round me: I am shut in by the band of evil-doers; they made wounds in my hands and feet.

They make a division of my robes among them, by the decision of chance they take my clothing.

But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.

Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.

Be my saviour from the lion's mouth; let me go free from the horns of the cruel oxen.