Favour me, O Jehovah, for distress is to me, Mine eye, my soul, and my body Have become old by provocation.

For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle.

I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.

For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.

Let me not be put to shame, O Jehovah; for I have called upon thee: Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.

Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

O how great is your grace, which you have put in store for your worshippers, and which you have made clear to those who had faith in you, before the sons of men!

Blessed is Jehovah, For He hath made marvellous His kindness To me in a city of bulwarks.

As for me, I said in my alarm,
“I am cut off from Your eyes.”
Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications (specific requests)
When I cried to You [for help].

O have love for the Lord, all you his saints; for the Lord keeps safe from danger all those who are true to him, and gives the workers of pride their right reward.

Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, favored by God] is he whose transgression is forgiven,
And whose sin is covered.

O the happiness of a man, To whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.

When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

My sin I cause Thee to know, And mine iniquity I have not covered. I have said, 'I confess concerning My transgressions to Jehovah,' And Thou -- Thou hast taken away, The iniquity of my sin. Selah.

For this doth every saintly one pray to Thee, As the time to find. Surely at an overflowing of many waters, Unto him they come not.

Thou a covering to me, from straits thou wilt watch me; thou wilt surround me with rejoicings of deliverance. Silence.

I cause thee to act wisely, And direct thee in the way that thou goest, I cause mine eye to take counsel concerning thee.

Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, Else they will not come near unto thee.

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.

Shout for joy, ye righteous, in Yahweh, To the upright, seemly is praise.

Give ye thanks to Jehovah with a harp, With psaltery of ten strings sing praise to Him,

Sing ye to Him a new song, Play skilfully with shouting.

For {he himself spoke} and it came to pass. {He himself commanded} and it stood firm.

The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

O the happiness of the nation whose God is Jehovah, Of the people He did choose, For an inheritance to Him.

He makes all their hearts; their works are clear to him.

It is vain to trust in a horse for deliverance, even with its great strength, it cannot deliver.

Lo, the eye of Jehovah is to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,

To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

Let Your [steadfast] lovingkindness, O Lord, be upon us,
In proportion as we have hoped in You.

By David, in his changing his behaviour before Abimelech, and he driveth him away, and he goeth. I do bless Jehovah at all times, Continually His praise is in my mouth.

In Jehovah doth my soul boast herself, Hear do the humble and rejoice.

Ascribe ye greatness to Jehovah with me, And we exalt His name together.

I was searching for the Lord, and he gave ear to my voice, and made me free from all my fears.

They looked to Him and were radiant;
Their faces will never blush in shame or confusion.

The angel of the Lord is ever watching over those who have fear of him, to keep them safe.

O taste and see that the Lord [our God] is good;
How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who takes refuge in Him.

O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you.

Who is the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good?

Then make sure you don't speak evil words or use deceptive speech!

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous [those with moral courage and spiritual integrity]
And His ears are open to their cry.

The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

Jehovah is nigh to those that are of a broken heart, and saveth them that are of a contrite spirit.

Many adversities come to the one who is righteous,
but the Lord delivers him from them all.

Evil doth put to death the wicked, And those hating the righteous are desolate.

The Lord will be the saviour of the souls of his servants, and no one who has faith in him will be put to shame.

To David. Contend, O Jehovah, with them contending with me: fight with those fighting with me.

Grasp buckler and shield and rise to my aid.

And draw out spear and lance, To meet my pursuers. Say to my soul, 'Thy salvation I am.'

Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of the LORD to persecute them.

For without cause they have put a net ready for me secretly, in which to take my soul.

Let ruin come on him unexpectedly,
and let the net that he hid ensnare him;
let him fall into it—to his ruin.

All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing [was] sackcloth. I weakened my soul with fasting, and my prayer {returned to me unanswered}.

I behaved myself as though he had been a friend, a brother to me; I bowed down in sadness, as one that mourneth for a mother.

But in my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered together [against me];
The slanderers whom I did not know gathered against me;
They slandered and reviled me without ceasing.

Like men of deceit they put me to shame; the voice of their wrath was loud against me.

O Lord, how long are you going to just stand there and watch this? Rescue me from their destructive attacks; guard my life from the young lions!

I will give thanks [to] you in [the] great assembly; among [the] mighty people I will praise you.

Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me;
do not let those who hate me without cause
look at me maliciously.

For they do not speak peace,
But they devise deceitful words [half-truths and lies] against those who are quiet in the land.

They open their mouth wide against me, claiming, "Yes! Yes! We saw him do it with our own eyes!"

You have seen, O Yahweh. Do not be deaf. O Lord, do not be far from me.

Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.

They do not say in their heart, 'Aha, our desire.' They do not say, 'We swallowed him up.'

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

Let those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and rejoice! Let them continuously say, "Magnify the LORD, who delights in giving peace to his servant."

And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD.} The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn't abhor evil.

Your lovingkindness and graciousness, O Lord, extend to the skies,
Your faithfulness [reaches] to the clouds.

Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judging is like the great deep; O Lord, you give life to man and beast.

How precious is Thy kindness, O God, And the sons of men In the shadow of Thy wings do trust.

They are filled from the fatness of Thy house, And the stream of Thy delights Thou dost cause them to drink.

For with You is the fountain of life [the fountain of life-giving water];
In Your light we see light.

O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

Do not let a foot of pride come against me, nor let a wicked hand make me to wander homeless.

There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.

By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,

For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade.

Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.

Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, And thy justice as the noon-day.

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.

For yet a little while and the wicked one will be gone [forever];
Though you look carefully where he used to be, he will not be [found].