They have surrounded me like flood waters all day long;
They have completely encompassed me.

Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

“My faithfulness and My steadfast lovingkindness shall be with him,
And in My name shall his horn be exalted [great power and prosperity shall be conferred upon him].

Return, Yahweh, oh how long? And have compassion upon thy servants;

Let thy work appear unto thy servants, And thy glory upon their children.

And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

no evil will fall upon you, and no affliction will approach your tent,

Upon the hands shall they lift thee up, lest thou shalt strike thy foot against a stone.

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

With length of days will I satisfy him, and I will cause him to look upon my salvation.

Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.

My eye has looked on my foes;
My ears hear of the evildoers who rise up against me.

Rise up, O Judge of the earth. Repay upon the proud what is [their] rightful due.

Shall the throne of mischief be joined together with thee forming labor upon the law?

They shall break in upon the soul of the just one, and they shall condemn innocent blood.

And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.

Say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth! yea, the world is established, it shall not be moved; he will execute judgment upon the peoples with equity.

Praise the LORD upon the harp, sing to the harp with a psalm of thanksgiving.

The LORD is king, be the people never so inpatient; he sitteth upon the cherubims, be the earth never so unquiet.

Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.

O magnify the LORD our God, and worship him upon his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.

Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.

I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.

Mine enemies revile me all the day long; and they that are mad upon me are sworn together against me.

Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.

For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, And have pity upon her dust.

He looked upon the prayer of the helpless, and he despised not their prayer.

For He looked down from His holy height;
From heaven the Lord gazed upon the earth,

Not according to our sins hath He done to us, Nor according to our iniquities Hath He conferred benefits upon us.

For as the height of the heavens above the earth, his mercy prevailed upon those fearing him.

For the wind passed over upon it and it is not; and its place shall know it no more.

But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;

even upon such as keep his covenant, and think upon his commandments to do them.

Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

He laid the earth upon its foundations: it shall not be removed for ever.

The deep thou coveredst it as a garment: the waters will stand upon the mountains.

Upon them the birds of the heavens shall dwell, from between their boughs they shall give a voice.

These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.

Thou dost give to them -- they gather, Thou dost open Thy hand -- they are satisfied with good.

Looking upon the earth and it will tremble: he will touch up the mountains and they will smoke.

My meditating upon him shall be sweet: I will rejoice in Jehovah.

O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.

Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him; meditate upon all his wondrous works.

Remember [with awe and gratitude] the wonderful things which He has done,
His amazing deeds and the judgments uttered by His mouth [on His enemies, as in Egypt],

Ye shall not touch upon my Messiah, and ye shall not do evil to my prophets.

Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.

Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.

His hand made the rock open, and the waters came streaming out; they went down through the dry places like a river.

That I may look upon the welfare of thy chosen ones, That I may rejoice in the joy of thy nation, That I may glory, with thine inheritance.

A lust came upon them in the wilderness, so that they tempted God in the desert.

The earth will open and will swallow down Dathan, and will cover the assembly of Abiram.

Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them.

Yet he looked upon their distress when he heard their cry.

He thought upon his covenant, and pitied them, according unto the multitude of his mercies;

He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.

Moab is my washpot; Upon Edom will I cast my shoe; Over Philistia will I shout.

For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me;
they speak against me with lying tongues.

And, with words of hatred, have they surrounded me, and have made war upon me without cause:

They have repaid me evil for good,
And hatred for my love.

When sentence is given upon him, let him be condemned; and let his prayer be turned into sin.

He also loved cursing, and it came [back] to him;
He did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.

I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.

The LORD upon thy righthand shall smite even kings in the day of his wrath.

He will execute judgment [in overwhelming punishment] among the nations;
He will fill them with corpses,
He will crush the chief men over a broad country.

His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.

He has given with open hands to the poor; his righteousness is for ever; his horn will be lifted up with honour.

and [yet] looks upon the low things in heaven and in the earth.

Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

What do I return to Jehovah? All His benefits are upon me.

I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.

For his mercy was strengthened upon us, and the truth of Jehovah is forever. Praise ye Jah.

I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place.

The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD:

Then I shall not be ashamed
When I look upon all Your commandments.

I will meditate upon thy precepts, and have respect unto thy paths.

[GIMEL] Bestow thy bounties upon thy servant - let me live, That I may observe thy word.

Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

I am a stranger upon earth; O hide not thy commandments from me.

Make me to understand the way of thy precepts, and I will meditate upon thy wondrous works.

I will walk freely in an open place
because I seek Your precepts.

ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.

Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.

I have thought upon thy name, O LORD, in the night season, and have kept thy law.

I have thought upon my ways, and have turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.

How many the days of thy servant? when wilt thou do judgment upon them pursuing me?

They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.

Support me and I shall be saved: and I shall look upon thy laws always

I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commands.

Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.

Trouble and anguish have taken hold upon me: thy commandments are my delights.