But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.

I lay down and slept;
I awoke, for the Lord sustains me.

In peace I will both lie down and sleep,
For You alone, O Lord, make me to dwell in safety.

Let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it;
And let him trample my life down to the ground
And lay my glory in the dust. Selah.

Arise, O Lord, confront him, bring him low;
Deliver my soul from the wicked with Your sword,

The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

My strength is dried up like a potsherd,
And my tongue cleaves to my jaws;
And You lay me in the dust of death.

He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters.

The law of his God is in his heart;
His steps do not slip.

Then he passed away, and lo, he was no more;
I sought for him, but he could not be found.

Those who seek my life lay snares for me;
And those who seek to injure me have threatened destruction,
And they devise treachery all day long.

I delight to do Your will, O my God;
Your Law is within my heart.”

For, lo, the kings assembled themselves,
They passed by together.

Both low and high,
Rich and poor together.

My soul is among lions;
I must lie among those who breathe forth fire,
Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows
And their tongue a sharp sword.

Men of low degree are only vanity and men of rank are a lie;
In the balances they go up;
They are together lighter than breath.

When you lie down among the sheepfolds,
You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And its pinions with glistening gold.

For He established a testimony in Jacob
And appointed a law in Israel,
Which He commanded our fathers
That they should teach them to their children,

They did not keep the covenant of God
And refused to walk in His law;

Do not remember the iniquities of our forefathers against us;
Let Your compassion come quickly to meet us,
For we are brought very low.

The bird also has found a house,
And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young,
Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,
My King and my God.

Forsaken among the dead,
Like the slain who lie in the grave,
Whom You remember no more,
And they are cut off from Your hand.

“If his sons forsake My law
And do not walk in My judgments,

“Once I have sworn by My holiness;
I will not lie to David.

Blessed is the man whom You chasten, O Lord,
And whom You teach out of Your law;

I lie awake,
I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop.

When the sun rises they withdraw
And lie down in their dens.

The Lord preserves the simple;
I was brought low, and He saved me.

Aleph.
How blessed are those whose way is blameless,
Who walk in the law of the Lord.

Open my eyes, that I may behold
Wonderful things from Your law.

Remove the false way from me,
And graciously grant me Your law.

Give me understanding, that I may observe Your law
And keep it with all my heart.

So I will keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever.

The arrogant utterly deride me,
Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.

Burning indignation has seized me because of the wicked,
Who forsake Your law.

O Lord, I remember Your name in the night,
And keep Your law.

The cords of the wicked have encircled me,
But I have not forgotten Your law.

The arrogant have forged a lie against me;
With all my heart I will observe Your precepts.

Their heart is covered with fat,
But I delight in Your law.

The law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

May Your compassion come to me that I may live,
For Your law is my delight.

May the arrogant be ashamed, for they subvert me with a lie;
But I shall meditate on Your precepts.

The arrogant have dug pits for me,
Men who are not in accord with Your law.

All Your commandments are faithful;
They have persecuted me with a lie; help me!

If Your law had not been my delight,
Then I would have perished in my affliction.

Mem.
O how I love Your law!
It is my meditation all the day.

My life is continually in my hand,
Yet I do not forget Your law.

Samekh.
I hate those who are double-minded,
But I love Your law.

It is time for the Lord to act,
For they have broken Your law.

My eyes shed streams of water,
Because they do not keep Your law.

Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is truth.

Those who follow after wickedness draw near;
They are far from Your law.

Resh.
Look upon my affliction and rescue me,
For I do not forget Your law.

I hate and despise falsehood,
But I love Your law.

Those who love Your law have great peace,
And nothing causes them to stumble.

I long for Your salvation, O Lord,
And Your law is my delight.

“Surely I will not enter my house,
Nor lie on my bed;

Who remembered us in our low estate,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

Even there Your hand will lead me,
And Your right hand will lay hold of me.

“Give heed to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are too strong for me.