If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

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 arrogant have laid a trap for me; they have spread a net with ropes, lining it with snares along the way. Interlude

Lord, do not grant the desires of the wicked;
do not let them achieve their goals.
Otherwise, they will become proud.Selah

As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

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.

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

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

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.

Let their judges be overthrown in stony places, that they may hear my words; for they are sweet.

But my eyes look to You, Lord God.
I seek refuge in You; do not let me die.

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

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.

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.

Attend Thou unto my loud cry, For I have become very low, Deliver Thou me from my pursuers, For they have been stronger than I.

O bring forth, out of prison, my soul, That I may give thanks unto thy Name, - About me, let the righteous gather round, for thou wilt 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;

Let me experience
Your faithful love in the morning,
for I trust in You.
Reveal to me the way I should go
because I long for You.

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

Because of Your name, Yahweh,
let me live.
In Your righteousness deliver me from trouble,

O God, I will sing a new song unto thee; with the ten-stringed lute will I sing psalms unto thee:

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

Let our garners be full, furnishing every kind of produce,
And our flocks bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;

Our oxen, well-laden; no breaking in and no departing, - and no loud lament in our places of concourse: -

Let me give glory to you, O God, my King; and blessing to your name for ever and ever.

One generation shall laud thy works to another, And shall declare thy mighty acts.

They will extol the fame of your abundant goodness, and will sing out loud about your righteousness.

Yahweh is ready to uphold all who are falling, and to raise all who are laid prostrate.

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

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

Laud Jehovah, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

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 ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

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

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

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

Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

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;

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

Praise him with the sound of the trumpet; praise him with lute and harp;

Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.

Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.

Let the wise listen and increase their learning; let the person of understanding receive guidance

My son, listen to your father's instruction, and do not let go of your mother's teaching.

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

Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:

But in vain is the net laid forth before the bird's eyes.

Wisdom is crying out in the street; her voice is loud in the open places;

For her house sinks down to death, and her paths lead to the place of the departed spirits.

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations, and by understanding he set the heavens in place.

My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.

I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.

But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.

Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly,
and don’t let your lips talk deviously.

Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.

My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:

Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

Let your way [in life] be far from her,
And do not go near the door of her house [avoid even being near the places of temptation],

Let water from your store and not that of others be your drink, and running water from your fountain.

Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.

Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.

Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

Why let yourself, my son, go out of the way with a strange woman, and take another woman in your arms?

let not thine eyes sleep, nor thine eyelids slumber.

When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

For by means of a lewd woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

My son, keep my sayings, and let my rules be stored up with you.

Keep my rules and you will have life; let my teaching be to you as the light of your eyes;

Let them be fixed to your fingers, and recorded in your heart.

Say to wisdom, You are my sister; let knowledge be named your special friend:

(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:

And she laid hold on him, and kissed him, She hath hardened her face, and saith to him,

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.

With persuasive words, she led him astray. With the flattering of her lips, she seduced him.

Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

For many slain she has laid low, and countless [are] all of her killings.

Where the roads go into the town her cry goes out, at the doorways her voice is loud:

by me, princes lead,
as do nobles and all righteous judges.