My frame was not unseen by you when I was made secretly, and strangely formed in the lowest parts of the earth.

Mine unfinished substance, thine eyes beheld, and, in thy book, all the parts thereof were written, - the days they should be fashioned! while yet there was not one among them.

If I could count them, they would outnumber the sand.
When I awake, I am still with You.

who invoke You deceitfully.
Your enemies swear by You falsely.

Are not your haters hated by me, O Lord? are not those who are lifted up against you a cause of grief to me?

O God, let the secrets of my heart be uncovered, and let my wandering thoughts be tested:

And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

I say to the Lord, "You are my God." O Lord, pay attention to my plea for mercy!

Do not grant, O Yahweh, [the] desires of [the] wicked. Do not allow [them] to attain their plan, lest they be exalted. Selah

As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.

Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name. The upright will dwell in your presence. A Psalm by David.

A Psalm, by David. O Jehovah, I have called Thee, haste to me, Give ear to my voice when I call to Thee.

Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Do not incline my heart to [consent to or tolerate] any evil thing,
Or to practice deeds of wickedness
With men who plan and do evil;
And let me not eat of their delicacies (be tempted by their gain).

Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock; And they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
while I pass by safely.

A well-written song by David, when he was in the cave; a prayer. To the Lord I cry out; to the Lord I plead for mercy.

Pay attention to my cry, for I have been brought very low. Deliver me from my tormentors, for they are far too strong for me.

Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, for you will be good to me. A Psalm by David.

LORD, hear my prayer; pay attention to my request, because you are faithful; answer me in your righteousness.

And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

And my spirit will languish upon me, and my heart will be desolate within me.

Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, For I am your servant. By David.

{A Psalm of David.} Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

O Lord, of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should be concerned about them?

Man to vanity hath been like, His days are as a shadow passing by.

Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

O God, I will sing a new song to you! Accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument, I will sing praises to you,

That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:

That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:

That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.

How blessed and favored are the people in such circumstance;
How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored] are the people whose God is the Lord!

Praise by David. I exalt Thee, my God, O king, And bless Thy name to the age and for ever.

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

As for me, I will be talking of thy worship, thy glory, thy praise, and wondrous works;

The memorial of thy abundant kindness shall be showed; and men shall sing of thy righteousness.

that thy power, thy glory and mightiness of thy kingdom, might be known unto men.

The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

Let the Lord be praised. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul.

The Lord will be King for ever; your God, O Zion, will be King through all generations. Praise be to the Lord.

{Praise the Everlasting} Praise ye the LORD, for it is a good thing to sing praises unto our God; yea, a joyful and pleasant thing is it to be thankful.

He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.

Great is our Lord, and of abounding strength, And, his knowledge, cannot be expressed.

By his hand the heaven is covered with clouds and rain is stored up for the earth; he makes the grass tall on the mountains.

He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;
He does not value the power of a man.

Who maketh thy boundaries to be peace, With the marrow of wheat, doth he satisfy thee:

He sends down ice like raindrops: water is made hard by his cold.

He has not done these things for any other nation: and as for his laws, they have no knowledge of them. Let the Lord be praised.

Give praise to the Lord. Let the Lord be praised from the heavens: give him praise in the skies.

Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he himself gave the command that they be created.

He has also established them forever and ever;
He has made a decree which shall not pass away.

Let praise be to Jehovah from the earth, the sea-monsters, and all deeps;

Let them give glory to the name of the Lord: for his name only is to be praised: his kingdom is over the earth and the heaven.

He has put on high the horn of his people, for the praise of all his saints; even the children of Israel, a people which is near to him. Let the Lord be praised.

Let the Lord be praised. Make a new song to the Lord, let his praise be in the meeting of his saints.

Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

For the Lord takes delight in his people; he exalts the oppressed by delivering them.

Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;

to be avenged of the heathen, and to rebuke the people;

to execute on them [the] judgment that is decreed. This [will be] honor for all his faithful ones; Praise Yah.

Let the Lord be praised. Give praise to God in his holy place: give him praise in the heaven of his power.

Let everything which has breath give praise to the Lord. Let the Lord be praised.

To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:

To be trained in the ways of wisdom, in righteousness and judging truly and straight behaviour:

That prudence (good judgment, astute common sense) may be given to the naive or inexperienced [who are easily misled],
And knowledge and discretion (intelligent discernment) to the youth,

The wise will hear and increase their learning,
And the person of understanding will acquire wise counsel and the skill [to steer his course wisely and lead others to the truth],

By gaining discernment of proverb, and satire, the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

My son, if sinners entice thee be not willing.

Goods of great price will be ours, our houses will be full of wealth;

Throw in your lot with us [they insist];
We will all have one money bag [in common],”

So are the ways of everyone who gains by violence;
It takes away the life of its possessors.

How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?

Be turned again by my sharp words: see, I will send the flow of my spirit on you, and make my words clear to you.

You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words:

So in the day of your trouble I will be laughing; I will make sport of your fear;

even when the thing that ye be afraid of, falleth in suddenly like a storm, and your misery like a tempest: yea, when trouble and heaviness cometh upon you.

Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

For the turning back of the simple from teaching will be the cause of their death, and the peace of the foolish will be their destruction.

But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

My son, if thou wilt receive my sayings, and, my commandments, wilt treasure up by thee;

by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding,

Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.

For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;

That thou mayest be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh froward things;

Who give up the way of righteousness, to go by dark roads;

That thou mayest be delivered also from the strange woman, and from her that is not thine own: which giveth sweet words,

For the upright will be living in the land, and the good will have it for their heritage.

But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

Let not mercy and good faith go from you; let them be hanging round your neck, recorded on your heart;

Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart
And do not rely on your own insight or understanding.

Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.