Give attention to this, all you peoples; let your ears be open, all you who are living in the world.

for it costeth more to redeem their souls, so that he must let that alone forever.

Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.

Let our God come, and let him not keep silence! A fire - before him, shall devour, And, around him, hath it become exceeding tempestuous:

“You let your mouth loose in evil
And your tongue frames deceit.

Let all my wrongdoing be washed away, and make me clean from evil.

Make me free from sin with hyssop: let me be washed whiter than snow.

Make me hear joy and gladness and be satisfied;
Let the bones which You have broken rejoice.

Let your face be turned from my wrongdoing, and take away all my sins.

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and let a willing spirit sustain me.

O Lord, let my lips be open, so that my mouth may make clear your praise.

There the Israelis were seized with terror, when there was nothing to fear. For God scattered the bones of those who laid siege against you you put them to shame, for God rejected them.

{Oh, that from Zion} would come salvation [for] Israel! When God returns the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

Let your name be my salvation, O God; let my cause be judged by your strength.

Let my prayer come before you, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

Let the evil works of my haters come back on them again; let them be cut off by your good faith.

Give hearing to my prayer, O God; and let not your ear be shut against my request.

Give thought to me, and let my prayer be answered: I have been made low in sorrow;

I am troubled because of the voice of the cruel ones, because of the loud cry of the evil-doers; for they put a weight of evil on me, and they are cruel in their hate for me.

Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

Put your cares on the Lord, and he will be your support; he will not let the upright man be moved.

By evil-doing they will not get free from punishment. In wrath, O God, let the peoples be made low.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.

They have laid a net for my feet, and pressed down my soul: they have digged a pit before me, and are fallen into it themselves. Selah.

Awake, my glory; awake, lute and harp: I will wake the dawn.

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.

O God, let their teeth be broken in their mouths; let the great teeth of the young lions be pulled out, O Lord.

Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.

As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

Before they are conscious of it, let them be cut down like thorns; let a strong wind take them away like waste growth.

For, lo, they laid wait for my soul, Assembled against me are strong ones, Not my transgression nor my sin, O Jehovah.

Let them go to and fro, and run about the city, howling like dogs.

O my Strength, let me look to You, for God is my strong tower.

The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.

Put them not to death, for so my people will keep the memory of them: let them be sent in all directions by your power; make them low, O Lord our saviour.

For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.

Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.

And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.

Thou hast suffered thy people to see hardship, Thou hast let them drink the wine of confusion.

So that your loved ones may be made safe, let your right hand be my salvation, and give me an answer.

“Moab is My washbowl;
Over Edom I shall throw My shoe;
Shout loud, O Philistia, because of Me!”

Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

To the Overseer, on stringed instruments. -- By David. Hear, O God, my loud cry, attend to my prayer.

From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Let me dwell in Your tent forever;
Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah.

Let him retain his seat age-abidingly before God, Appoint that, lovingkindness and faithfulness, my watch over him!

Have faith in him at all times, you people; let your hearts go flowing out before him: God is our safe place. (Selah.)

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

My soul hath run clinging to thee, On me, hath thy right hand laid hold.

O God, let the voice of my grief come to your ear: keep my life from the fear of those who are against me.

So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.

Once let God have shot at them an arrow, Suddenly have appeared their own wounds!

The righteous rejoiced in the LORD, because they had fled to him for refuge. Let all the upright in heart exult. To the Director: A song. Lyrics by David.

It is right for you, O God, to have praise in Zion: to you let the offering be made.

To you, O hearer of prayer, let the words of all flesh come.

Who makes the loud voice of the sea quiet, and puts an end to the sound of its waves.

Let all the earth give you worship, and make songs to you; let them make songs to your name. (Selah.)

He turned the sea into dry land. Israel crossed the river on foot; let us rejoice in him.

He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

Praise our God, you peoples;
let the sound of His praise be heard.

Because he gives us life, and has not let our feet be moved.

You brought us into the net;
You laid a heavy burden [of servitude] on us.

You let men ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, but you have brought us out to the place of abundance.

May God give us mercy and blessing, and let the light of his face be shining on us; (Selah.)

Let your ways be known by all the nations of the earth, along with your deliverance.

Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

God will give us his blessing; so let all the ends of the earth be in fear of him.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David.} Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.

God, when you led out your people, when you marched through the desert, Interlude

Let, My Lord, but give the word, The herald bands, will be a mighty host:

Kings leading armies run away -- they run away! The lovely lady of the house divides up the loot.

When the sovereign judge scatters kings, let it snow on Zalmon!

Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.

Blessed be the Lord: day by day doth he load us with good, the God who is our salvation. Selah.

Singers lead the way,
with musicians following;
among them are young women
playing tambourines.

The youngest is there, Benjamin, ruling them,
The princes of Judah and their company [the southern tribes],
The princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali [the northern tribes].

Sound your battle cry against the wild beast of the reeds, and the nations that assemble like a herd of calves led by bulls! They humble themselves and offer gold and silver as tribute. God scatters the nations that like to do battle.

Envoys will come from Egypt. Let the Ethiopians stretch out their hands to God.

Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.

But as for me, let my prayer be made to you, O Lord, at a time when you are pleased; O God, give me an answer in your great mercy, for your salvation is certain.

Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

Let not your face be covered from your servant, for I am in trouble; quickly give me an answer.

Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.

Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.

Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.

Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents.

Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.

Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.

But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

Let me praise the name of God with a song that I may magnify him with thanksgiving.

The meek have seen it, and are glad: Ye that seek after God, let your heart live.

Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.