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.

When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

For mine eyes are unto thee, O Jehovah the Lord: In thee do I take refuge; leave not my soul destitute.

Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.

A Davidic Maskil. When he was in the cave. A prayer.I cry aloud to the Lord;
I plead aloud to the Lord for mercy.

When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.

I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.

Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.

Let my prayer come to you, O Lord; give ear to my requests for your grace; keep faith with me, and give me an answer in your righteousness;

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

For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul is as a weary land for Thee. Selah.

Answer me quickly, O Lord, my spirit fails;
Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like those who go down into the pit (grave).

Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: unto thee do I flee for refuge.

Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.

And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.

By David. Blessed is Jehovah my rock, who is teaching My hands for war, my fingers for battle.

My mercy and my fortress, my height and delivering for me; my shield, and in him I put my trust; treading down peoples under me.

Lord, what is man, that You care for him,
the son of man, that You think of him?

Send forth Thy hand from on high, Free me, and deliver me from many waters, From the hand of sons of a stranger,

God, I will sing a new song to You;
I will play on a ten-stringed harp for You—

Free me, and deliver me From the hand of sons of a stranger, Because their mouth hath spoken vanity, And their right hand is a right hand of falsehood,

Let our sons in their youth be as grown-up plants,
And our daughters as corner pillars fashioned as for a palace;

How happy the people that is in such a case! How happy the people that hath Yahweh for its God!

{David's Psalm of praise.} I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

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

And, the might of thy terrible acts, shall men speak, and, as for thy greatness, I will recount it.

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom;
Your rule is for all generations.
The Lord is faithful in all His words
and gracious in all His actions.

Jehovah upholds to all falling, and raises up for all bowed down.

The eyes of all wait for thee; And thou givest them their food in due season.

He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

Trust not in princes -- in a son of man, For he hath no deliverance.

For when the breath of man goeth forth, he shall turn again to his earth, and so all his thoughts perish.

Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:

Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:

Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:

The LORD careth for the strangers; he defendeth the fatherless and widow. As for the way of the ungodly, he turneth it upside down.

The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.

Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

He gives to the beast its food,
And to the young ravens that for which they cry.

The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.

He brings peace to your territory. He abundantly provides for you the best grain.

He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.

Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.

He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.

Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:

Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

He has lifted up a horn for His people [giving them strength, prosperity, dignity, and preeminence],
Praise for all His godly ones;
For the people of Israel, a people near to Him.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

Let the saints exult in glory: Let them sing for joy upon their beds.

To do among them the judgment written, An honour it is for all his saints. Praise ye Jah!

Praise Yah! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power!

Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.

For knowing wisdom and instruction, For understanding sayings of intelligence,

For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness,

For giving to simple ones -- prudence, To a youth -- knowledge and discretion.

For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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

If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

you shall throw your lot in our midst, there will be one purse for all of us."

For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:

And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.

So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain;
Greed takes away the lives of its possessors.

How long, ye simple, will ye love simplicity? and mockers delight to mock for them, and the foolish hate knowledge?

I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

Then they will call me, but I won’t answer;
they will search for me, but won’t find me.

For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

They had no desire for my teaching, and my words of protest were as nothing to them.

For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

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

So that your ear is attentive to [skillful and godly] wisdom,
And apply your heart to understanding [seeking it conscientiously and striving for it eagerly];

Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

He keeps watch on the ways which are right, and takes care of those who have the fear of him.

Then you will understand righteousness and justice [in every circumstance]
And integrity and every good path.

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

those who are happy to do evil, [for] they delight in [the] deviousness of evil,

For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.

For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support.

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

it shall be health for thy navel, and moisture for thy bones.

For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

She is more precious than rubies;
And nothing you can wish for compares with her [in value].

She is a tree of life for those who seize her; those who take hold of her are considered happy.