Thou hast said to Jehovah, 'My Lord Thou art;' My good is not for thine own sake;

As for the saints that are in the earth, They are the excellent in whom is all my delight.

Their sorrows shall be multiplied that give gifts for another god : Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, Nor take their names upon my lips.

Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Yea, a beauteous inheritance is for me.

I will thank the LORD for giving me warning: my reins also chasten me in the night season.

I have set the LORD always before me; for he is on my righthand. Therefore I shall not fall.

For this my heart rejoiced, and my glory shall exult: also my flesh shall dwell with confidence.

For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

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

Let my vindication come from You,
for You see what is right.

When you probe my heart, and examine me at night; when you refine me, you will find nothing wrong, for I have determined that I will not transgress with my mouth.

As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.

I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.

Accomplish awesome, faithful deeds, you who powerfully deliver those who look to you for protection from their enemies.

Protect me from the wicked men who attack me, my enemies who crowd around me for the kill.

As for our own goings, now, have they surrounded us, - Their eyes, they fix, bending to the earth:

His likeness as a lion will long for the prey, and as a young lion dwelling in secret places.

from men by your hand, Yahweh, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.

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

For the music director; by the Lord's servant David, who sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord rescued him from the power of all his enemies, including Saul. He said: "I love you, Lord, my source of strength!

The cords of death were round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear.

In my trouble I called on Yahweh, and to my God I cried for help. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help came up before his presence into his ears.

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.

At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

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

He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

They go before me in a day of my calamity And Jehovah is for a support to me.

He brought me out to a spacious place; he delivered me, for in me he takes delight.

The Lord repaid me for my godly deeds; he rewarded my blameless behavior.

For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

I was blameless before Him,
And I kept myself free from my sin.

The Lord rewarded me for my godly deeds; he took notice of my blameless behavior.

For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

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

As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?

Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of brass was brought down by my arms.

You enlarge the path beneath me and make my steps secure,
So that my feet will not slip.

For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

As for my foes, thou didst give me their neck, and, as for them who hated me, I destroyed them.

They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—
Even to the Lord [they cried], but He did not answer them.

Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of the people, Thou placest me for a head of nations, A people I have not known do serve me.

They will be wasting away, they will come out of their secret places shaking with fear.

Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And subdueth peoples under me.

He makes me free from my haters; I am lifted up over those who come up against me: you have made me free from the violent man.

For this cause, will I praise thee among the nations, O Yahweh, and, to thy Name, will I sweep the strings: -

Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

For the music director; a psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays his handiwork.

Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

The Lord's precepts are fair and make one joyful. The Lord's commands are pure and give insight for life.

The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.

Who can know all his errors? Please do not punish me for sins I am unaware of.

Keep your servant back from sins of pride; let them not have rule over me: then will I be upright and free from great sin.

Let the sayings of my mouth, And the meditation of my heart, Be for a pleasing thing before Thee, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer!

For the music director; a psalm of David. May the Lord answer you when you are in trouble; may the God of Jacob make you secure!

May we shout for joy over your victory, and in the name of our God may we set up banners. May Yahweh fulfill all your requests.

Now I am sure that the Lord will deliver his chosen king; he will intervene for him from his holy heavenly temple, and display his mighty ability to deliver.

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

For the music director; a psalm of David. O Lord, the king rejoices in the strength you give; he takes great delight in the deliverance you provide.

For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with 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.

Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

For thou wilt make them turn their back; Thou wilt make ready with thy bowstrings against their face.

Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength, so we will sing and praise your power. For the Chief Musician; set to "The Doe of the Morning." A Psalm by David.

{To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.} My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

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

They cried to You and were set free;
they trusted in You and were not disgraced.

But as for me, I am only a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by people.

All beholding me do mock at me, They make free with the lip -- shake the head,

'Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.'

For thou art He bringing me forth from the womb, Causing me to trust, On the breasts of my mother.

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

My strength was dried up as the potsherd, and my tongue cleaving to my jaws; and thou wilt set me for the dust of death.

For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

I may tell all my bones, They, look for - they behold me!

They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall.

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

Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations.

All the fat ones of the earth will give him worship; all those who go down to the dust will make themselves low before him, even he who has not enough for the life of his soul.

A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, for he has done it. A Psalm by David.

Yahweh is my shepherd; I will not lack [for anything].

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.