Be merciful to me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.

Bring joy to the soul of your servant, for to you, Lord, do I lift up my soul.

For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.

Hear, Yahweh, my prayer. Listen to the voice of my petitions.

In the day of my trouble I will call on you, for you will answer me.

For you are great, and do wondrous things. You are God alone.

Teach me your way, Yahweh. I will walk in your truth. Make my heart undivided to fear your name.

God, the proud have risen up against me. A company of violent men have sought after my soul, and they don't hold regard for you before them.

But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

Turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give your strength to your servant. Save the son of your handmaid.

Those who sing as well as those who dance say, "All my springs are in you." A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "The Suffering of Affliction." A contemplation by Heman, the Ezrahite.

Yahweh, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you.

Let my prayer enter into your presence. Turn your ear to my cry.

For my soul is full of troubles. My life draws near to Sheol.

You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can't escape.

My eyes are dim from grief. I have called on you daily, Yahweh. I have spread out my hands to you.

Do you show wonders to the dead? Do the dead rise up and praise you? Selah.

But to you, Yahweh, I have cried. In the morning, my prayer comes before you.

Yahweh, why do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?

I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.

They came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me.

I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.

"I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David, my servant,

I will establish your seed forever, and build up your throne to all generations.'" Selah.

For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh? Who among the sons of the heavenly beings is like Yahweh,

a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?

Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, Yahweh.

In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.

For our shield belongs to Yahweh; our king to the Holy One of Israel.

Then you spoke in vision to your saints, and said, "I have bestowed strength on the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.

He will call to me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!'

If his children forsake my law, and don't walk in my ordinances;

if they break my statutes, and don't keep my commandments;

But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.

Once have I sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David.

You have broken down all his hedges. You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

All who pass by the way rob him. He has become a reproach to his neighbors.

Yes, you turn back the edge of his sword, and haven't supported him in battle.

You have ended his splendor, and thrown his throne down to the ground.

Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses, which you swore to David in your faithfulness?

Before the mountains were brought forth, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.

You turn man to destruction, saying, "Return, you children of men."

For all our days have passed away in your wrath. We bring our years to an end as a sigh.

Who knows the power of your anger, your wrath according to the fear that is due to you?

So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Let your work appear to your servants; your glory to their children.

You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day;

no evil shall happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.

For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.

They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won't dash your foot against a stone.

I will satisfy him with long life, and show him my salvation." A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day.

It is a good thing to give thanks to Yahweh, to sing praises to your name, Most High;

to proclaim your loving kindness in the morning, and your faithfulness every night,

A senseless man doesn't know, neither does a fool understand this:

to show that Yahweh is upright. He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

Yahweh reigns! He is clothed with majesty! Yahweh is armed with strength. The world also is established. It can't be moved.

Yahweh, you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth.

He who implanted the ear, won't he hear? He who formed the eye, won't he see?

He who disciplines the nations, won't he punish? He who teaches man knows.

For Yahweh won't reject his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.

For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it.

Oh come, let's sing to Yahweh. Let's shout aloud to the rock of our salvation!

Don't harden your heart, as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the wilderness,

Therefore I swore in my wrath, "They won't enter into my rest."

Sing to Yahweh a new song! Sing to Yahweh, all the earth.

Sing to Yahweh! Bless his name! Proclaim his salvation from day to day!

For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! He is to be feared above all gods.

Ascribe to Yahweh, you families of nations, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.

Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come into his courts.

Say among the nations, "Yahweh reigns." The world is also established. It can't be moved. He will judge the peoples with equity.

before Yahweh; for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, the peoples with his truth.

Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous people! Give thanks to his holy Name. A Psalm.

Sing to Yahweh a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand, and his holy arm, have worked salvation for him.

Make a joyful noise to Yahweh, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!

Sing praises to Yahweh with the harp, with the harp and the voice of melody.

Let them sing before Yahweh, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.

The King's strength also loves justice. You do establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.

He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud. They kept his testimonies, the statute that he gave them.

Shout for joy to Yahweh, all you lands!

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.

For Yahweh is good. His loving kindness endures forever, his faithfulness to all generations. A Psalm by David.

I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.

I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.

I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.

A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.

I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won't tolerate one who is haughty and conceited.

He who practices deceit won't dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won't be established before my eyes.

Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land; to cut off all the workers of iniquity from Yahweh's city. A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before Yahweh.

Hear my prayer, Yahweh! Let my cry come to you.

Don't hide your face from me in the day of my distress. Turn your ear to me. Answer me quickly in the day when I call.

My heart is blighted like grass, and withered, for I forget to eat my bread.

By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bones stick to my skin.

My enemies reproach me all day. Those who are mad at me use my name as a curse.

But you, Yahweh, will remain forever; your renown endures to all generations.

You will arise and have mercy on Zion; for it is time to have pity on her. Yes, the set time has come.

He has responded to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.

This will be written for the generation to come. A people which will be created will praise Yah.

to hear the groans of the prisoner; to free those who are condemned to death;

when the peoples are gathered together, the kingdoms, to serve Yahweh.

I said, "My God, don't take me away in the midst of my days. Your years are throughout all generations.