Before him, let the men of the desert kneel, But, as for his foes, the dust, let them lick;

For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

He will spare for the poor and the needy, and he will save the souls of the needy.

He will redeem them from oppression and violence,
for their lives are precious in his sight.

And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.

His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.

They are free from burdens of men, neither are they plagued like other men.

For this reason pride is round them like a chain; they are clothed with violent behaviour as with a robe.

For this reason they are full of bread; and water is ever flowing for them.

Lo! these, are the lawless, Who are secure for an age, They have attained unto wealth.

Did I purify my heart
and wash my hands in innocence for nothing?

For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.

When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;

Until I came into the sanctuary of God;
Then I understood [for I considered] their end.

How they were for desolation as in a moment they perished; they were finished from sudden destruction.

For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart:

As for me, I was foolish, and without knowledge; I was like a beast before you.

But now I am always with you, for you keep holding my right hand.

Whom have I in heaven but you? and having you I have no desire for anything on earth.

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.

But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.

{Maschil of Asaph.} O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

Remember Your congregation,
which You purchased long ago
and redeemed as the tribe for Your own possession.
Remember Mount Zion where You dwell.

Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.

They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.

They have said in their hearts, Let us put an end to them all together; they have given over to the fire all God's places of worship in the land.

We do not see our symbols;
There is no longer any prophet [to guide us],
Nor does any among us know for how long.

O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.

Thou hast broken the heads of leviathan, Thou makest him food, For the people of the dry places.

You made valleys for fountains and springs; you made the ever-flowing rivers dry.

Thou, didst set up all the bounds of the earth, As for summer and winter, thou, didst form them!

O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.

May the crushed one not again be confounded, As for the oppressed and the needy, let them praise thy Name.

Don't forget the voice of your adversaries. The tumult of those who rise up against you ascends continually. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A Psalm by Asaph. A song.

{To the chief Musician, Altaschith, A Psalm or Song of Asaph.} Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.

“When I select an appointed time,
I will judge with equity,” [says the Lord].

When the earth and all its inhabitants dissolve in fear, I make its pillars secure." (Selah)

For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.

For God is the judge; he putteth down one and exalteth another.

For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.

But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

I will cut off all the horns of the wicked, but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up. For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm by Asaph. A song.

For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of Asaph, a song. God has revealed himself in Judah; in Israel his reputation is great.

As for thee, to be feared thou art! Who then shall stand before thee, because of the power of thine anger?

From heaven you gave your decision; the earth, in its fear, gave no sound,

when God rose for justice, to save all [the] afflicted of [the] land. Selah

For the fury of man shall praise thee; the remainder of fury wilt thou gird on thyself.

Vow, ye, and repay to Jehovah your God: all being round about him shall bring a gift for fear.

He will cut off the spirit of princes. He is feared by the kings of the earth. For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by Asaph.

To the Overseer, for Jeduthun. -- A Psalm of Asaph. My voice is to God, and I cry, my voice is to God, And He hath given ear unto me.

In the time of my trouble I sought the LORD, I held up mine hands to him in the night season, for my soul refused all other comfort.

Thou hast held, watching, mine eyes, I was driven to and fro, and could not speak;

Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?

Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?

And I said, “This is my grief,
That the right hand of the Most High has changed [and His lovingkindness is withheld].”

I will make mention of the deeds of Jehovah; For I will remember thy wonders of old.

With your arm you have made your people free, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. (Selah.)

The waters [of the Red Sea] saw You, O God;
The waters saw You, they were in anguish;
The deeps also trembled.

The clouds sent out water; the skies gave out a sound; truly, your arrows went far and wide.

For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:

They forgot what he had done, and the wonderful works that he had showed for them.

He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers
In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan [where Pharaoh resided].

In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.

Yet for all this they sinned more against him, and provoked the most highest in the wilderness.

And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

Then they spoke against God;
They said, “Can God prepare [food for] a table in the wilderness?

Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?

Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;

For they have not believed in God, Nor have they trusted in His salvation.

He rained manna for them to eat;
He gave them grain from heaven.

Then ate they angels' food, for he sent them meat enough.

So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;

They had not turned away from what they had longed for, Yet was their food in their mouth,

For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.

When He killed [some of] them, then those remaining sought Him,
And they returned [to Him] and searched diligently for God [for a time].

So they spake him fair with their mouth, And, with their tongue, did promise him falsely;

For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.

Yet He was compassionate;
He atoned for their guilt
and did not destroy them.
He often turned His anger aside
and did not unleash all His wrath.

For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

How frequently did they go against him in the waste land, and give him cause for grief in the dry places!

How He worked His miracles in Egypt
And His wonders in the field of Zoan [where Pharaoh resided],

He sent different sorts of flies among them, poisoning their flesh; and frogs for their destruction.

He gave their crops to caterpillars and what they worked for to locusts.

He sent ice for the destruction of their vines; their trees were damaged by the bitter cold.

He gave up their cattle to the hail, and their flocks to bolts of fire.

He made a path for his anger; He spared not their soul from death, But gave their life over to the pestilence,

But as for his own people, he led them forth like sheep, and carried them in the wilderness like a flock.

And he led them safely, so that they were without fear; and the sea covered their enemies.

He drove out the nations also before them, And allotted them for an inheritance by line, And made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

But they rebelliously tested the Most High God,
for they did not keep His decrees.

For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

He gave his people over unto the sword, for he was wroth with his inheritance.

The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.