God is a righteous judge, a God who is angry with sinners every day.

If the ungodly one doesn't repent, God will sharpen his sword; he will string his bow and prepare it.

But the wicked one travails with evil, he conceives malice and gives birth to lies.

But as for me, I will praise the LORD for his righteousness, and I will sing to the name of the LORD Most High. To the Director: On a stringed instrument. A Davidic Psalm.

Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies you have established strength on account of your adversaries, in order to silence the enemy and vengeful foe.

what is man that you take notice of him, or the son of man that you pay attention to him?

LORD, our Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth! To the Director: Accompanied by female voices. A Davidic Psalm.

I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart, I will declare all your wonderful deeds.

I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praises to your name, Most High!

The enemy has perished, reduced to ruins forever. You uprooted their cities, the very memory of them vanished.

Sing praises to the LORD who dwells in Zion; declare his mighty deeds among the nations.

Be gracious to me, LORD, take note of my affliction, because of those who hate me. You snatch me away from the gates of death,

The wicked will turn back to where the dead are all the nations that have forgotten God.

Rise up, LORD, do not let man prevail! The nations will be judged in your presence.

Why do you stand far away, LORD? Why do you hide in times of distress?

They say to themselves, "We will not be moved throughout all time, and we will not experience adversity."

Their eyes secretly watch the helpless, lying in wait like a lion in his den. They lie in wait to catch the afflicted. They catch the afflicted when they pull him into their net.

The wicked say to themselves, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."

Rise up, LORD! Raise your hand, God. Don't forget the afflicted!

Why do the wicked despise God and say to themselves, "God will not seek justice."?

But you do see! You take note of trouble and grief in order to take the matter into your own hand. The helpless one commits himself to you; you have been the orphan's helper.

to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed, so that men of the earth may cause terror no more. To the Director: A Davidic Song.

I take refuge in the LORD. So how can you say to me, "Flee like a bird to the mountains."?

Look, the wicked have bent their bow and placed their arrow on the string, to shoot from the darkness at the upright in heart.

When the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?

Indeed, the LORD is righteous; he loves righteousness; the upright will see him face-to-face. To the Director: On an eight stringed harp. A Davidic Psalm.

Everyone speaks lies to his neighbor; they speak with flattering lips and hidden motives.

those who say, "By our tongues we will prevail; our lips belong to us. Who is master over us?"

The wicked, however, keep walking around, exalting the vileness of human beings. To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

How long must I struggle in my soul at night and have sorrow in my heart during the day? How long will my enemy rise up against me?

Look at me! Answer me, LORD, my God! Give light to my eyes! Otherwise, I will sleep in death;

I will sing to the LORD, for he has dealt bountifully with me. To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They are corrupt and commit evil deeds; not one of them practices what is good.

The LORD looks down from the heavens upon humanity to see if anyone shows discernment as he searches for God.

Will those who do evil ever learn? They devour my people like they devour bread, and never call on the LORD.

The one who lives with integrity, who does righteous deeds, and who speaks truth to himself.

The one who does not slander with his tongue, who does no evil to his neighbor, and who does not destroy his friend's reputation.

For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, you will not allow your holy one to experience corruption.

You cause me to know the path of life; in your presence is joyful abundance, at your right hand there are pleasures forever. A Davidic Prayer.

LORD, hear my just plea! Pay attention to my cry! Listen to my prayer, since it does not come from lying lips.

As for the ways of mankind, I have, according to the words of your lips, avoided the ways of the violent.

Because my steps have held fast to your paths, my footsteps have not faltered.

I call upon you, for you will answer me, God. Listen closely to me and hear my prayer.

Now they have encircled our paths and are determined to cast us down to the ground.

Like a lion they desire to rip us to pieces, like a young lion waiting in ambush.

Arise, LORD, confront them, bring them to their knees! Deliver me from the wicked by your sword

from men, LORD, by your hand from men who belong to this world, whose reward is only in this life. But as for your treasured ones, may their stomachs be full, may their children have an abundance, and may they leave wealth to their offspring.

But as for me, justified, I will behold your face; when I awake, your presence will satisfy me. To the Director: By the servant of the LORD, David, who spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

I cried out to the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I was delivered from my enemies.

In my distress I cried to the LORD; to my God I cried for help. From his Temple he heard my voice; my cry reached his ears.

They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.

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

So the LORD restored me according to my righteousness, because my hands were clean in his sight.

To the holy, you show your gracious love, to the upright, you show yourself upright;

to the pure, you show yourself pure, and to the morally corrupt, you appear to be perverse.

As for God, his way is upright; the word of God is pure; he is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

who teaches my hands to make war, and my arms to bend a bronze bow.

You have given to me the shield of your deliverance, and your right hand holds me up; your gentleness made me great.

You make a broad place for my steps, so my feet won't slip.

I struck them down, so they are not able to rise up; they fell under my feet.

You have made my enemies turn their back to me, and I will destroy those who hate me.

They cried out for deliverance, but there was no one to deliver; they cried out to the LORD, but he did not answer them.

When they hear of me, they will obey me; foreigners will submit to me.

Therefore, I will give thanks to you among the nations, LORD; I will sing praises to your name.

He is the one who gives victories to his king; who shows gracious love to his anointed, to David and his seed forever. To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

Day after day they pour forth speech, night after night they reveal knowledge.

yet their message goes out into all the world, and their words to the ends of the earth. He has set up a tent for the sun in the heavens,

Its circuit is from one end of the sky to the other, and nothing is hidden from its heat.

The precepts of the LORD are upright, making the heart rejoice. The commandment of the LORD is pure, giving light to the eyes.

Preserve your servant from arrogant people; do not let them rule over me. Then I will be upright and acquitted of great wickedness.

May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

May the LORD answer you in the day of distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

Deliver us, LORD! Answer us, our King, on the day we cry out! To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

He asked life from you, and you gave it to him a long life for ever and ever.

Rise up, LORD, because you are strong; we will sing and praise your power. To the Director: To the tune of "Doe of the Dawn".A Davidic Psalm.

My God, I cry out to you throughout the day, but you do not answer; and throughout the night, but I have no rest.

They cried out to you and escaped; they trusted in you and were not put to shame.

They say, "Commit yourself to the LORD; perhaps the LORD will deliver him, perhaps he will cause him to escape, since he delights in him."

Do not be so distant from me, for trouble is at hand; indeed, there is no deliverer.

My strength is dried up like broken pottery; my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth, and you have brought me down to the dust of death.

But as for you, LORD, do not be far away from me; My Strength, come quickly to help me.

I will declare your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation, I will praise you, saying,

For he does not despise nor detest the afflicted person; he does not hide his face from him, but he hears him when he cries out to him."

All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD; all the families of the nations will bow in submission to the LORD.

Indeed, the kingdom belongs to the LORD; he rules over the nations.

All the prosperous people will eat and bow down in submission. All those who are about to go down to the grave will bow down in submission, along with the one who can no longer keep himself alive.

They will come and declare his righteousness to a people yet to be born; indeed, he has accomplished it! A Davidic Psalm.

He causes me to lie down in pastures of green grass; he guides me beside quiet waters.

I will lift up my soul to you, LORD.

I trust in you, my God, do not let me be ashamed; do not let my enemies triumph over me.

Indeed, no one who waits on you will be ashamed, but those who offend for no reason will be put to shame.

Cause me to understand your ways, LORD; teach me your paths.

Guide me in your truth and teach me; for you are the God who delivers me. All day long I have waited for you.

Do not remember my youthful sins and transgressions; but remember me in light of your gracious love, in light of your goodness, LORD.

He will guide the humble to justice; he will teach the humble his way.

All the paths of the LORD lead to gracious love and truth for those who keep his covenant and his decrees.

My eyes look to the LORD continuously, because he's the one who releases my feet from the trap.

Preserve my life and deliver me; do not let me be ashamed, because I take refuge in you.

For your gracious love precedes me, and I continuously walk according to your truth.

I do not sit with those committed to what is false, nor do I travel with hypocrites.