Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit,

Put an end to them in your wrath, put an end to them, so that they may not be seen again; let them see that God is ruling in Jacob and to the ends of the earth. (Selah.)

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

Let God be seen, and let his haters be put to flight; let those who are against him be turned back before him.

The earth was shaking and the heavens were streaming, because God was present; even Sinai itself was moved before God, the God of Israel.

When the Most High put the kings to flight, it was as white as snow in Salmon.

The war-carriage of God is among Israel's thousands; the Lord has come from Sinai to the holy place.

You have seen my shame, how I was laughed at and made low; my haters are all before you.

For God will be the saviour of Zion, and the builder of the towns of Judah; so that it may be their resting-place and heritage.

Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.

May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations.

May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name.

The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.

Keep in mind your band of worshippers, for whom you gave payment in the days which are past, whom you took for yourself as the people of your heritage; even this mountain of Zion, which has been your resting-place.

Sending out their voices like lions among your worshippers; they have put up their signs to be seen.

The day is yours and the night is yours: you made the light and the sun.

In Salem is his tent, his resting-place in Zion.

He did great works before the eyes of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.

But he, being full of pity, has forgiveness for sin, and does not put an end to man: frequently turning back his wrath, and not being violently angry.

How he had done his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan;

But he took the tribe of Judah for himself, and the mountain of Zion, in which he had pleasure.

Give ear, O Keeper of Israel, guiding Joseph like a flock; you who have your seat on the winged ones, let your glory be seen.

Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.

Happy is the man whose strength is in you; in whose heart are the highways to Zion.

They go from strength to strength; every one of them comes before God in Zion.

For a day in your house is better than a thousand. It is better to be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to be living in the tents of sin.

The Lord God is our sun and our strength: the Lord will give grace and glory: he will not keep back any good thing from those whose ways are upright.

The wrongdoing of your people had forgiveness; all their sin had been covered. (Selah.)

The Lord has more love for the doors of Zion than for all the tents of Jacob.

And of Zion it will be said, This or that man had his birth there; and the Most High will make her strong.

Then I will send punishment on them for their sin; my rod will be the reward of their evil-doing.

His seed will not come to an end for ever; the seat of his kingdom will be like the sun before me.

Or of the disease which takes men in the dark, or of the destruction which makes waste when the sun is high.

O God, in whose hands is punishment, O God of punishment, let your shining face be seen.

What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law?

And he has made their evil designs come back on themselves, cutting them off in their sin; the Lord our God will put an end to them.

Zion gave ear and was glad; and the daughters of Judah were full of joy, because of your decisions, O Lord.

The Lord is great in Zion; he is high over all the nations.

You gave them an answer, O Lord our God; you took away their sin, though you gave them punishment for their wrongdoing.

He made the moon for a sign of the divisions of the year; teaching the sun the time of its going down.

The sun comes up, and they come together, and go back to their secret places to take their rest.

He let his signs be seen among the people, and his wonders in the land of Ham.

When he is judged, let the decision go against him; and may his prayer become sin.

Let the Lord keep in mind the wrongdoing of his fathers; and may the sin of his mother have no forgiveness.

From the coming up of the sun to its going down, the Lord's name is to be praised.

O Lord, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of her who is your servant; by you have my cords been broken.

Happy are they who are without sin in their ways, walking in the law of the Lord.

I have kept your sayings secretly in my heart, so that I might do no sin against you.

I have seen, O Lord, that your decisions are right, and that in unchanging faith you have sent trouble on me.

I have seen that nothing on earth is complete; but your teaching is very wide.

It is time, O Lord, for you to let your work be seen; for they have made your law without effect.

Let my steps be guided by your word; and let not sin have control over me.

Before the sun is up, my cry for help comes to your ear; my hope is in your words.

Those whose hope is in the Lord are like the mountain of Zion, which may not be moved, but keeps its place for ever.

When the Lord made a change in Zion's fate, we were like men in a dream.

Praise be to the Lord out of Zion, even to the Lord whose house is in Jerusalem, Let the Lord be praised.

The sun to have rule by day: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

By the rivers of Babylon we were seated, weeping at the memory of Zion,

For there those who had taken us prisoners made request for a song; and those who had taken away all we had gave us orders to be glad, saying, Give us one of the songs of Zion.

Put not your faith in rulers, or in the son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

The Lord will be King for ever; your God, O Zion, will be King through all generations. Praise be to the Lord.

Give praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; give praise to your God, O Zion.

He gives snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust.

Give praise to him, you sun and moon: give praise to him, all you stars of light.

Fire and rain of ice, snow and mists; storm-wind, doing his word:

Let Israel have joy in his maker; let the children of Zion be glad in their King.

The wise sayings of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel.

My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:

My son, if sinners would take you out of the right way, do not go with them.

My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways:

My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;

My son, keep my teaching in your memory, and my rules in your heart:

My son, do not make your heart hard against the Lord's teaching; do not be made angry by his training:

For to those who are dear to him the Lord says sharp words, and makes the son in whom he has delight undergo pain.

My son, keep good sense, and do not let wise purpose go from your eyes.

For I was a son to my father, a gentle and an only one to my mother.

The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

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

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

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

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

The evil-doer will be taken in the net of his crimes, and prisoned in the cords of his sin.

My son, if you have made yourself responsible for your neighbour, or given your word for another,

Do this, my son, and make yourself free, because you have come into the power of your neighbour; go without waiting, and make a strong request to your neighbour.

A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;

My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:

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

So she took him by his hand, kissing him, and without a sign of shame she said to him:

I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.

The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.

He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.

In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.

The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.

When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.

The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.

In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.