Have mercy on me, God, because men have harassed me. Those who oppress me have fought against me all day long.

Those who watch me all day have harassed me, for there are many who fight against me out of conceit.

In God, whose word I praise, in God I put my trust. I will not fear what mortal man can do to me.

All day long people distort what I say; all their schemes against me are for evil purposes.

in God I will put my trust. I will not fear what mortal man can do to me.

God, I have taken vows before you; therefore I will offer thanksgiving sacrifices to you.

For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, so that I may walk before God in the light of the living! To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "Do Not Destroy," when he fled from Saul into a cave.

I call upon the God Most High; to the God who completes what he began in me.

He will send help from heaven to deliver me from those who harass and despise me. Interlude God will send his gracious love and truth.

For your gracious love is great, extending even to the heavens, and your truth even to the skies.

Be exalted above the heavens, God! May your glory cover the earth! To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "Do Not Destroy".

refusing to hear the voice of the snake charmer, the cunning enchanter.

A person will say, "Certainly, the righteous are rewarded; certainly there is a God who judges the earth." To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "Do Not Destroy," when Saul sent men to watch the house in order to kill him.

You, LORD God of the Heavenly Armies, God of Israel, stir yourself up to punish all the nations. Show no mercy to those wicked transgressors. Interlude

My God of Gracious Love will meet me; God will enable me to see what happens to my enemies.

Don't kill them! Otherwise, my people may forget. By your power make them stumble around; bring them down low, Lord, our Shield.

Go ahead and destroy them in anger! Wipe them out, and they will know to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Interlude

My Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, God of Gracious Love, are my fortress. To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "Lily of The Covenant," for teaching about his battle with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, when Joab returned and attacked 12,000 Edomites in the Salt Valley.

God, you have cast us off; you have breached our defenses and you have become enraged. Return to us!

But you have given a banner to those who fear you, so they may display it in honor of truth. Interlude

Gilead belongs to me, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim is my helmet, and Judah my scepter.

Who will lead me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?

Aren't you the one, God, who has cast us off? Didn't you refuse, God, to accompany our armies?

Through God we will fight valiantly; and it is he who will crush our enemies. To the Director: A composition by David for stringed instruments.

God, hear my cry; pay attention to my prayer.

From the end of the earth I will cry to you whenever my heart is overwhelmed. Place me on the rock that's too high for me.

For you, God, have heard my promises; you have assigned to me the heritage of those who fear your name.

Add day after day to the king's life; may his years continue for many generations.

May he be enthroned before God forever; Appoint your gracious love and truth to guard him.

So I will sing songs to your name forever; I will fulfill my promises day by day. To the Director: According to Jeduthun's style. A Davidic Psalm.

My soul rests quietly only when it looks to God; from him comes my deliverance.

They plan to cast him down from his exalted position. They delight in lies; their mouth utters blessings, while their heart is cursing. Interlude

Don't trust in oppression or put false hope in stealing; if you become wealthy, do not set your heart on it.

God spoke once, but I heard it twice, "Power belongs to God."

Also to you, Lord, belongs gracious love, because you reward each person according to what he does. A Davidic Psalm, while he was in the Judean wilderness.

So I have looked for you in the sanctuary, to behold your power and glory.

My soul clings to you, even as your right hand supports me.

But as for those who seek to destroy me, they will go down to the depths of the earth;

May they be given over to the power of the sword; may they become carrion for jackals.

But as for the king, he will rejoice in God. Indeed, everyone who swears by God will exult, because the mouths of liars will be silenced. To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

The righteous rejoiced in the LORD, because they had fled to him for refuge. Let all the upright in heart exult. To the Director: A song. Lyrics by David.

In Zion, God, praise silently awaits you, and vows will be paid to you.

Since you hear prayer, everybody will come to you.

How blessed is the one you choose, the one you cause to live in your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house, yes, even with the holiness of your Temple.

The wilderness pastures drip with dew, and the hills wrap themselves with joy.

The meadows are clothed with flocks of sheep, and the valleys are covered with grain. They shout for joy; yes, they burst out in song! To the Director: A song. A Psalm.

Shout praise to God all the earth!

Say to God: "How awesome are your works! Because of your great strength your enemies cringe before you."

The whole earth worships you. They sing praise to you. They sing praise to your name. Interlude

He rules by his power forever, his eyes watching over the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Interlude

He gives us life and does not permit our feet to slip.

For you, God, tested us, to purify us like fine silver.

You caused men to ride over us. You brought us through fire and water, but you led us to abundance.

I will come to your house with burnt offerings. I will fulfill my vows to you

I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat, along with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams. I will offer bulls along with goats. Interlude

I called aloud to him and praised him with my tongue.

Were I to cherish iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not listen to me.

Surely God has heard, and he paid attention to my prayers.

Blessed be God, who did not turn away my prayers nor his gracious love from me. To the Director of music: Accompanied by stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song.

May God truly bless us so that all the nations of the earth will fear him. To the Director of music: A Psalm. A song.

As smoke is driven away, so you drive them away. As wax melts in the presence of fire, so the wicked die in the presence of God.

Sing to God! Sing praise to his name! Exalt the one who rides on the clouds. The LORD is his name. Be jubilant in his presence.

A father to orphans and an advocate for widows is God in his holy dwelling place.

God causes the lonely to dwell in families. He leads prisoners into prosperity, but rebels live on parched land.

You mountains of many peaks, why do you watch with envy the mountain in which God has chosen to dwell? Indeed, the LORD will live there forever.

You ascended to the heights, you took captives. You received gifts among mankind, even the rebellious, so the LORD God may live there.

Because of your Temple in Jerusalem, kings bring tribute to you.

Envoys will come from Egypt. Let the Ethiopians stretch out their hands to God.

You kingdoms of the earth, sing to God! Sing praises to the Lord, Interlude

to the one who rides the heavens, the ancient heavens. Behold! He thunders with a mighty voice.

Ascribe power to God, whose glory is over Israel, whose power is in the skies.

You are awesome, God, from your sanctuaries. The God of Israel is the one who gives strength and power to the people. Blessed be God! To the Director: To the tune of "The Lilies". Davidic.

Deliver me, God, because the waters are up to my neck.

Those who hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head. My persecutors are mighty, and they want to destroy me. Must I be forced to return what I did not steal?

Do not let those who look up to you be ashamed because of me, Lord God of the Heavenly Armies. Let not those who seek you be humiliated because of me, God of Israel.

I am a stranger to my brothers, a foreigner to my mother's sons.

As for me, LORD, may my prayer to you come at a favorable time. God, in the abundance of your gracious love, answer me with your sure deliverance.

Rescue me from the mud and do not let me sink. Rescue me from those who hate me, and from the deep waters.

Answer me, LORD, for your gracious love is good; Turn to me in keeping with your great compassion,

and do not ignore your servant, because I am in distress. Hurry to answer me!

Truly you know my reproach, shame, and disgrace. All my enemies are known to you.

They put poison in my food, in my thirst they forced me to drink vinegar.

For the LORD listens to the needy and doesn't despise those in bondage.

The descendants of his servants will inherit it, and those who cherish his name will live there. To the Music director. Davidic. As a memorial.

God, come to my rescue. LORD, hurry to help me.

May those who seek to kill me be publicly humiliated. May those who take pleasure in my harm be turned back in humiliation.

As for me, I am poor and needy. God, come quickly to me. You are my helper and my deliverer. LORD, please do not delay.

Rescue and deliver me, because you are righteous. Turn your ear to me and save me.

I have become an example to many that you are my strong refuge.

Don't throw me away when I am old; do not abandon me when my strength fails.

For my enemies talk against me; those who seek to kill me plot together

God, do not be distant from me. My God, come quickly to help me.

I will declare your righteousness and your salvation every day, though I do not fully understand what the outcome will be.

Also, when I reach old age and have gray hair, God, do not forsake me, until I have declared your power to this generation and your might to the next one.

God, who can compare to you, who caused me to experience troubles that were numerous and disastrous? You will return to revive me and lift me up from the depths of the earth.

My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you, whose life you have redeemed.

Moreover, my tongue will speak all day about your justice; for those who seek my destruction will be utterly humiliated. Solomonic

God, endow the king with ability to render your justice, and the king's son to render your right decisions.

May the mountains bring prosperity to the people and the hills bring righteousness.

May they fear you as long as the sun and moon shine from generation to generation.