They pour forth words, they speak arrogantly;
All who do wickedness vaunt themselves.

He who planted the ear, does He not hear?
He who formed the eye, does He not see?

He who chastens the nations, will He not rebuke,
Even He who teaches man knowledge?

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

Who will stand up for me against evildoers?
Who will take his stand for me against those who do wickedness?

The sea is His, for it was He who made it,
And His hands formed the dry land.

“For forty years I loathed that generation,
And said they are a people who err in their heart,
And they do not know My ways.

Let all those be ashamed who serve graven images,
Who boast themselves of idols;
Worship Him, all you gods.

Hate evil, you who love the Lord,
Who preserves the souls of His godly ones;
He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

Let the sea roar and all it contains,
The world and those who dwell in it.

Moses and Aaron were among His priests,
And Samuel was among those who called on His name;
They called upon the Lord and He answered them.

Know that the Lord Himself is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

I will set no worthless thing before my eyes;
I hate the work of those who fall away;
It shall not fasten its grip on me.

Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy;
No one who has a haughty look and an arrogant heart will I endure.

My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me;
He who walks in a blameless way is the one who will minister to me.

He who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house;
He who speaks falsehood shall not maintain his position before me.

Every morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land,
So as to cut off from the city of the Lord all those who do iniquity.

My enemies have reproached me all day long;
Those who deride me have used my name as a curse.

To hear the groaning of the prisoner,
To set free those who were doomed to death,

Who pardons all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases;

Who redeems your life from the pit,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion;

Who satisfies your years with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle.

The Lord performs righteous deeds
And judgments for all who are oppressed.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.

Just as a father has compassion on his children,
So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.

But the lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,

To those who keep His covenant
And remember His precepts to do them.

Bless the Lord, you His angels,
Mighty in strength, who perform His word,
Obeying the voice of His word!

Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,
You who serve Him, doing His will.

Glory in His holy name;
Let the heart of those who seek the Lord be glad.

He sent a man before them,
Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

He sent Moses His servant,
And Aaron, whom He had chosen.

Then He brought them out with silver and gold,
And among His tribes there was not one who stumbled.

Who can speak of the mighty deeds of the Lord,
Or can show forth all His praise?

How blessed are those who keep justice,
Who practice righteousness at all times!

So He saved them from the hand of the one who hated them,
And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

They forgot God their Savior,
Who had done great things in Egypt,

And shed innocent blood,
The blood of their sons and their daughters,
Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
And the land was polluted with the blood.

Then He gave them into the hand of the nations,
And those who hated them ruled over them.

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary

There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death,
Prisoners in misery and chains,

Those who go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters;

A fruitful land into a salt waste,
Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

Who is wise? Let him give heed to these things,
And consider the lovingkindnesses of the Lord.

Who will bring me into the besieged city?
Who will lead me to Edom?

Through God we will do valiantly,
And it is He who shall tread down our adversaries.

Let this be the reward of my accusers from the Lord,
And of those who speak evil against my soul.

For He stands at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from those who judge his soul.

Great are the works of the Lord;
They are studied by all who delight in them.

He has given food to those who fear Him;
He will remember His covenant forever.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments;
His praise endures forever.

Praise the Lord!
How blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
Who greatly delights in His commandments.

It is well with the man who is gracious and lends;
He will maintain his cause in judgment.

Who is like the Lord our God,
Who is enthroned on high,

Who humbles Himself to behold
The things that are in heaven and in the earth?

Who turned the rock into a pool of water,
The flint into a fountain of water. Cross references: Psalm 114:1 : Ex 12:51; 13:3 Psalm 114:1 : Ps 81:5 Psalm 114:2 : Ex 15:17; 29:45, 46; Ps 78:68, 69 Psalm 114:2 : Ex 19:6 Psalm 114:3 : Ex 14:21; Ps 77:16 Psalm 114:3 : Josh 3:13, 16 Psalm 114:4 : Ex 19:18; Judg 5:5; Ps 18:7; 29:6; Hab 3:6 Psalm 114:5 : Hab 3:8 Psalm 114:7 : Ps 96:9 Psalm 114:8 : Ex 17:6; Num 20:11; Ps 78:15; 105:41 Psalm 114:8 : Ps 107:35 Psalm 114:8 : Deut 8:15 end of crossrefs

Those who make them will become like them,
Everyone who trusts in them.

You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.

He will bless those who fear the Lord,
The small together with the great.

The dead do not praise the Lord,
Nor do any who go down into silence;

Oh let those who fear the Lord say,
“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”

The Lord is for me among those who help me;
Therefore I will look with satisfaction on those who hate me.

Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord;
We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.

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

How blessed are those who observe His testimonies,
Who seek Him with all their heart.

You rebuke the arrogant, the cursed,
Who wander from Your commandments.

So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me,
For I trust in Your word.

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

I am a companion of all those who fear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.

May those who fear You see me and be glad,
Because I wait for Your word.

May those who fear You turn to me,
Even those who know Your testimonies.

How many are the days of Your servant?
When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?

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

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

You have rejected all those who wander from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is useless.

Turn to me and be gracious to me,
After Your manner with those who love Your name.

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

I rejoice at Your word,
As one who finds great spoil.

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

Too long has my soul had its dwelling
With those who hate peace.

My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.

He will not allow your foot to slip;
He who keeps you will not slumber.

Behold, He who keeps Israel
Will neither slumber nor sleep.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.

A Song of Ascents.
To You I lift up my eyes,
O You who are enthroned in the heavens!

Our soul is greatly filled
With the scoffing of those who are at ease,
And with the contempt of the proud. Cross references: Psalm 123:1 : Ps 121:1; 141:8 Psalm 123:1 : Ps 2:4; 11:4 Psalm 123:2 : Prov 27:18; Mal 1:6 Psalm 123:2 : Ps 25:15 Psalm 123:3 : Ps 4:1; 51:1 Psalm 123:3 : Neh 4:4; Ps 119:22 Psalm 123:4 : Neh 2:19; Ps 79:4 Psalm 123:4 : Job 12:5; Is 32:9, 11; Amos 6:1 Psalm 123:4 : Neh 4:4; Ps 119:22 end of crossrefs

A Song of Ascents, of David.
“Had it not been the Lord who was on our side,”
Let Israel now say,

“Had it not been the Lord who was on our side
When men rose up against us,

Blessed be the Lord,
Who has not given us to be torn by their teeth.

Our help is in the name of the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.

A Song of Ascents.
Those who trust in the Lord
Are as Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but abides forever.

Do good, O Lord, to those who are good
And to those who are upright in their hearts.

But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways,
The Lord will lead them away with the doers of iniquity.
Peace be upon Israel.

A Song of Ascents.
When the Lord brought back the captive ones of Zion,
We were like those who dream.

Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting.

He who goes to and fro weeping, carrying his bag of seed,
Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.

A Song of Ascents, of Solomon.
Unless the Lord builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Lord guards the city,
The watchman keeps awake in vain.

A Song of Ascents.
How blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,
Who walks in His ways.

Behold, for thus shall the man be blessed
Who fears the Lord.

May all who hate Zion
Be put to shame and turned backward;