O sons of man, how long will my honor be a disgrace? [How long] will you love vanity? [How long] will you seek lies? Selah

The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

Jehovah hath been known, Judgment He hath done, By a work of his hands Hath the wicked been snared. Meditation. Selah.

O Yahweh! Who shall be a guest in thy tent? Who shall abide in thy holy mountain?

I, in righteousness, shall behold thy face, Shall be satisfied when awakened by a vision of thee.

To the Overseer. -- By a servant of Jehovah, by David, who hath spoken to Jehovah the words of this song in the day Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul, and he saith: -- I love Thee, O Jehovah, my strength.

They will anticipate me in the day of my calamity, and Jehovah will be a support to me.

He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

Thou shalt deliver me from the strivings of the people, and thou shalt make me the head of the Heathen. A people whom I have not known shall serve me. {TYNDALE: And thou deliveredst me from the dissension of my people, and keepest me to be a head over nations, for the people which I knew not became my servants.}

Instead, you will put them to flight
when you aim your bow at their faces.

He will be an upright guide to the poor in spirit: he will make his way clear to them.

Be a saviour to your people, and send a blessing on your heritage: be their guide, and let them be lifted up for ever.

Hear, O Jehovah, and favour me, O Jehovah, be a helper to me.'

Incline thine ear to me, deliver me speedily; be a strong rock to me, a house of defence to save me.

Don't be like a horse or mule, without understanding. They are held in check by a bit and bridle in their mouths; otherwise they will not remain near you.

By the Lord's decree the heavens were made; by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created.

A king is not saved by a large army;
a warrior will not be delivered by great strength.

O Lord, be on my side against those who are judging me; be at war with those who make war against me.

Be a breastplate to me, and give me your help.

Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.

To the Overseer. -- By a servant of Jehovah, by David. The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, 'Fear of God is not before his eyes,

Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.

But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; In smoke shall they consume away.

all the day he is gracious and lendeth, and his seed shall be a blessing.

The Lord will keep him safe, and give him life; the Lord will let him be a blessing on the earth, and will not give him into the hand of his haters.

Thou makest us to be a byword among the Heathen, and that the people shake their heads at us.

Rise up! [Be a] help for us, and redeem us for the sake of your loyal love.

For the choir director: according to “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song.My heart is moved by a noble theme
as I recite my verses to the king;
my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

Be at peace in the knowledge that I am God: I will be lifted up among the nations, I will be honoured through all the earth.

He picked out for us a special land to be a source of pride for Jacob, whom he loves. (Selah)

By an east wind Thou shiverest ships of Tarshish.

God from the heavens looked on the sons of men, To see if there be an understanding one, One seeking God.

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.

He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

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.

Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away, Like the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun.

You have set up a banner for those who fear You [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder—a banner to shield them from attack],
A banner that may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

I would be a guest in thy tent to the ages, I would seek refuge in the concealment of thy wings. Selah.

Thou wilt prolong the king's life; His years shall be as many generations.

They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.

But God will shoot at them; suddenly they will be wounded by an arrow.

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

Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

Let their table before them be a trap, and their [times of] peace a snare.

May their encampment be desolate;
May no one dwell in their tents.

Be a rock of refuge for me,
where I can always go.
Give the command to save me,
for You are my rock and fortress.

I will express my thanks to you with a stringed instrument, praising your faithfulness, O my God! I will sing praises to you accompanied by a harp, O Holy One of Israel!

May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.

May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.

For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper.

There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

Keep this in mind, O Lord, that your haters have said cruel things, and that your name has been looked down on by a people of evil behaviour.

And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

And led them, by a cloud, in the daytime, And all the night, by a light of fire;

There must not be a strange god among you;
you must not bow down to a foreign god.

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Once You spoke in a vision to Your godly ones,
And said, “I have given help to one who is mighty [giving him the power to be a champion for Israel];
I have exalted one chosen from the people.

With his feathers he will cover you, and under his wings you can take refuge. His faithfulness [will be] a shield and a buckler.

accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument and a lyre, and the contemplative sound of a harp.

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

Say among the nations, The Lord is King; yes, the world is ordered so that it may not be moved; he will be an upright judge of the peoples.

Sing to the Lord accompanied by a harp, accompanied by a harp and the sound of music!

O Lord our God, you answered them. They found you to be a forgiving God, but also one who punished their sinful deeds.

I watched and I shall be as the sparrow being alone upon the roof

But he had sent a man before them, even Joseph which was sold to be a bond servant,

He spread out a cloud to be a covering, and fire to give light in the night season.

He led them also by a straight way, That they might go to a city of habitation.

Yahweh, hath sworn - and will not repent, Thou, shalt be a priest unto times age-abiding, after the manner of Melchizedek.

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, And to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah.

They making them shall be as they; all that trusted in them.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you be at ease.

A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD, shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, In the innermost parts of thy house; Thy children like olive plants, Round about thy table.

Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:

For the LORD hath chosen Zion, to be a habitation for himself; he hath longed for her.

They making them shall be as they: every one who trusted in them.

By a strong hand, and a stretched-out-arm, For to the age is His kindness.

And if I should say, "Surely darkness will cover me, and [the] light around me [will be as] night,"

Let my prayer be set forth in thy sight as the incense, and let the lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice.

Let the righteous smite me, it shall be a kindness; And let him reprove me, it shall be as oil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.

Their judges, have been hurled down by a crag, Now have men heard my sayings, for they have become sweet.

Let the wicked fall together into their own nets, while I pass by. A contemplation by David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer.

O God, I will sing a new song to you! Accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument, I will sing praises to you,

When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;

And he put them in place forever and ever, [by] a decree he gave that will not pass away.