And he is as a tree planted by brooks of water, which giveth its fruit in its season, and whose leaf fadeth not; and all that he doeth prospereth.

The wicked are not so; but are as the chaff which the wind driveth away.

As the kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers conspire together against the LORD and his anointed one, they say,

"But as for me, I have set my king on Zion, my holy mountain."

As for me, I will preach the law, whereof the LORD hath said unto me, "Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee.

Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

Thou shalt break them with a sceptre of iron, as a potter's vessel thou shalt dash them in pieces.

Kiss the chosen lest he shall be angry, and ye perish in the way when his anger shall kindle as a little. Happy all they putting their trust in him.

Tremble with fear and do not sin! Meditate as you lie in bed, and repent of your ways! (Selah)

For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness;
No evil [person] dwells with You.

Such as be foolish shall not stand in thy sight, for thou hatest all them that work vanity.

But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

But as for the wicked, they do not speak truth at all. Inside them there is only wickedness. Their throat is an open grave, on their tongue is deceitful flattery.

Treat them as guilty, O God; let them fall because of their plans. Because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against you.

For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

My soul [as well as my body] is greatly dismayed.
But as for You, O Lord—how long [until You act on my behalf]?

I am exhausted as I groan; all night long I drench my bed in tears; my tears saturate the cushion beneath me.

As for all my enemies, they will be put to shame; they will be greatly frightened and suddenly turn away ashamed. A Davidic psalm, which he sang to the LORD, because of the words of Cush the descendant of Benjamin.

Lest he tear as a lion my soul, Rending, and there is no deliverer.

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.

all the sheep and oxen,
as well as the animals in the wild,

For You have upheld my just cause;
You are seated on Your throne as a righteous judge.

O thou Enemy, Finished have been destructions for ever, As to cities thou hast plucked up, Perished hath their memorial with them.

But Jehovah sitteth as king for ever: He hath prepared his throne for judgment;

As an avenger of blood, he remembers them; he has not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.

His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

Break thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

Yahweh, is in his holy temple As for Yahweh, in the heavens, is his throne, His eyes, behold - His eyelashes test the sons of men.

The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

Around the wicked walk continually, According as vileness is exalted by sons of men!

As for me, I have confided in thy loving-kindness; my heart shall be joyful in thy salvation.

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

The whole, have turned aside, Together have they become tainted, - There is none that doeth good, not so much as, one!

Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.

As for you, ye have made a mock at the counsel of the poor, because he putteth his trust in the LORD.

As for the saints that are in the earth, They are the excellent in whom is all my delight.

It is as if I have been given fertile fields or received a beautiful tract of land.

As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.

As for me, I have called on you because you will answer me, O God. Incline your ear to me. Hear my words.

Let thy lovingkindness be distinguished, thou Saviour of such as seek refuge from them who lift themselves up against thy right hand.

Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

As for our own goings, now, have they surrounded us, - Their eyes, they fix, bending to the earth:

Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

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.

As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

Smoke ascended from his nose; fire devoured as it came from his mouth; he hurled down fiery coals.

He made the sky sink as he descended; a thick cloud was under his feet.

He made darkness His hiding place (covering); His pavilion (canopy) around Him,
The darkness of the waters, the thick clouds of the skies.

Because I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not forsaken my God, as the wicked doth. {TYNDALE: For I kept the ways of the LORD, and did no wickedness, forsaking my God.}

For, as for thee, an oppressed people, thou didst save, but, looks that were lofty, layedst thou low;

As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

The GOD who girded me with strength, and set forth, as blameless, my way:

who makes my feet swift as the deer; who makes me stand on high places;

Thus didst thou grant me, as a shield, thy salvation, - and, thy right hand, sustained me, and, thy condescension, made me great.

As to mine enemies -- Thou hast given to me the neck, As to those hating me -- I cut them off.

Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

You rescued me from strife with people; you set me as head (over) nations. People I did not know served me;

As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

foreigners lose their courage; they shake with fear as they leave their strongholds.

The Lord is alive! My protector is praiseworthy! The God who delivers me is exalted as king!

Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.

Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

For they intended mischief against thee, and imagined such a device as they are not able to perform.

You are holy; you sit as king receiving the praises of Israel.

But as for me, I am only a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by people.

They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

As waters I have been poured out, And separated themselves have all my bones, My heart hath been like wax, It is melted in the midst of my bowels.

Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws.

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

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;
Those who [diligently] seek Him and require Him [as their greatest need] will praise the Lord.
May your hearts live forever!

All such as be fat upon earth have eaten and worshipped. All they that go down into the dust shall kneel before him; and no man hath quickened his own soul.

The Lord takes care of me as his sheep; I will not be without any good thing.

Only goodness and faithful love will pursue me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
as long as I live.

For all they that hope in thee shall not be ashamed; but such as transgress without a cause shall be put to confusion.

Them that are meek shall he guide in judgment; and such as are gentle, them shall he learn his way.

All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

When You said, “Seek My face [in prayer, require My presence as your greatest need],” my heart said to You,
“Your face, O Lord, I will seek [on the authority of Your word].”

Although my father and my mother have abandoned me,
Yet the Lord will take me up [adopt me as His child].

Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

{A Psalm of David} Unto thee will I cry, O LORD, my strength; think no scorn of me, lest, if thou make as though thou hearest not, I become like them that go down into the pit.

Hear the voice of my supplication (specific requests, humble entreaties) as I cry to You for help,
As I lift up my hands and heart toward Your innermost sanctuary (Holy of Holies).

And He causeth them to skip as a calf, Lebanon and Sirion as a son of Reems,

Jehovah sat as King at the Flood; Yea, Jehovah sitteth as King for ever.

As for me, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved.

By Your favor and grace, O Lord, you have made my mountain stand strong;
You hid Your face, and I was horrified.

I have hated them that observe lying vanities; and as for me, I have confided in Jehovah.

Be gracious to me, Lord,
because I am in distress;
my eyes are worn out from angry sorrow—
my whole being as well.

For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle.

I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

I have heard the slander of many; it is like terror all around me, as they conspire together and plot to take my life.

But as for me, I trust you, O Yahweh. I say, "You [are] my God."

Blessed be the Lord,
For He has shown His marvelous favor and lovingkindness to me [when I was assailed] in a besieged city.

As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: Nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications When I cried unto thee.

For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: My moisture was changed as with the drought of summer. Selah

For this doth every saintly one pray to Thee, As the time to find. Surely at an overflowing of many waters, Unto him they come not.

I will instruct and teach you about how you should live. I will advise you as I look you in the eye.

Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.