In that place, those who once were prisoners will be at ease together; they won't hear the voice of oppressors.

I will not be at ease; I will not be quiet; I will not rest; because trouble has arrived."

If one says a word, will it be a weariness to you? but who is able to keep from saying what is in his mind?

For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

Thou shalt see also, that thy seed shall increase, and that thy posterity shall be as the grass upon the earth.

“Indeed, you have now become like a dried-up stream,
You see a terror [believing me to be a victim of the wrath of God] and are afraid [to be compassionate].

“Did I ever say, ‘Give me something,’
Or, ‘Pay a bribe for me from your wealth,’

“Do you intend to reprove my words [with a convincing argument],
When the words of one in despair belong to the wind [and go ignored]?

Indeed, you would gamble to buy an orphan; and barter to buy your friend!

How long wilt thou speak these things? and the words of thy mouth be a strong wind?

Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.

By a heap his roots are wrapped, A house of stones he looketh for.

For though I be an innocent, and my conscience clear, yea am I weary of my life.

‘You renew Your witnesses against me
And increase Your indignation and anger toward me;
Hardship after hardship is with me [attacking me time after time].

I should be as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.

And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.

It seems that I am to be as one who is a cause of laughing to his neighbour, one who makes his prayer to God and is answered! the upright man who has done no wrong is to be made sport of!

If only you would keep quiet, it would be a sign of wisdom!

"Should a wise man's answer be as the science of the wind, and fill his belly with the wind of the east?

Is there to be an end to windy words? Or what so strongly exciteth thee, that thou must respond?

O earth, do not thou cover my blood! And let there not be a place for my cry.

When, a few years, come, then, by a path by which I shall not return, shall I depart.

But if ye will enhance yourselves against me, and accuse me to be a wicked person because of the shame that is come upon me;

or were inscribed in stone forever
by an iron stylus and lead!

May they become like a straw, blown away before the wind; like a chaff that's swept off by a storm.

Your light is made dark so that you are unable to see, and you are covered by a mass of waters.

who were snatched away {before their time}, whose foundation was washed away [by] a current?

Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

The murderer will rise by light; he will kill the poor and needy; and in the night he will be as a thief.

The womb will forget them. Maggots will find them to be a delicacy! They won't be remembered anymore, their iniquity will be cut to pieces like firewood.

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon
or a booth set up by a watchman.

He'll be swept up by a storm wind and carried away; he'll be whirled away from his place.

Gold and glass cannot be compared with it, and its substitution [cannot be] an ornament of refined gold.

If only I could be as in months gone by,
in the days when God watched over me,

I would be as I was in the days of my youth
when God’s friendship rested on my tent,

Then I said, I will come to my end with my children round me, my days will be as the sand in number;

My greatest fears have overcome me; my honor is assaulted as though by a wind storm; my prosperity evaporates like a morning cloud."

“By a great force my garment is distorted;
It binds me about as the collar of my coat.

If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;

For that would be a disgrace;
it would be a crime deserving punishment.

It would be a fire burning even to destruction, and taking away all my produce.

(For I was cared for by God as by a father from my earliest days; he was my guide from the body of my mother;)

This also would be an iniquity for the judge, for I should have denied the God who is above.

He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.

If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:

Then his flesh, which hath been in misery and trouble, shall be as it was in his youth.

Should I lie concerning my justice? [Though I am] without transgression, my wound caused by an arrow is incurable.'

How may a hater of right be a ruler? and will you say that the upright Ruler of all is evil?

“When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn?
When He hides His face [withdrawing His favor and help], who then can behold Him [and make supplication to Him],
Whether it be a nation or a man by himself?—

Shall his recompense be as thou wilt, that thou refusest it? For thou must choose, and not I: Therefore speak what thou knowest.

But, if they would not hearken, by a weapon, should they pass away, and breathe their last, no one knowing.

you whose garments are hot, even though the land is cooled by a south wind?

When I made the clouds to be a covering for it, and swaddled it with the dark;

The earth is changed as clay is by a seal;
its hills stand out like the folds of a garment.

"Can he that striveth with the Almighty be at rest? Should not he which disputeth with God, give him an answer?"

He setteth as much by a straw as by iron, and as much by a rotten stock as by metal.

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: