The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
To cut off the memory of them from the earth.

The LORD hears those who cry out, and he delivers them from all their distress.

The Lord is near to the heartbroken
And He saves those who are crushed in spirit (contrite in heart, truly sorry for their sin).

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

Evil will cause the death of the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will be held guilty and will be condemned.

The Lord redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.

Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me;
Fight against those who fight against me.

Draw also the spear and javelin to meet those who pursue me.
Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”

Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life;
Let those be turned back [in defeat] and humiliated who plot evil against me.

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?

I behaved as if grieving for my friend or my brother;
I bowed down in mourning, as one who sorrows for his mother.

But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered together; smiters whom I did not know gathered against me. They tore and did not cease.

With the flatterers were busy mockers, who gnashed upon me with their teeth.

Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me;
Nor let those who hate me without cause wink their eye [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 are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me.

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: Yea, let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified, Who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

For you are the one who gives and sustains life.

O continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You,
And Your righteousness (salvation) to the upright in heart.

There, those who do evil have fallen; They have been thrown down, and they cannot get up. Davidic

Do not worry because of evildoers,
Nor be envious toward wrongdoers;

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.

For those who do evil will be cut off,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.

He will be laughed at by the Lord, who sees that his day is coming.

The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow
To cast down the afflicted and the needy,
To slaughter those who are upright in conduct [those with personal integrity and godly character].

Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God]
Than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).

Those who are blessed by Him will inherit the land,
but those cursed by Him will be destroyed.

When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong,
Because the Lord is the One who holds his hand.

Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the godly! For the one who promotes peace has a future.

But the salvation of the righteous cometh of the LORD, who is also their strength in the time of trouble.

Those who seek my life lay snares as well, and those intent on my harm speak threats. They also plot deceit all day.

And I, as deaf, hear not. And as a dumb one who openeth not his mouth.

Yea, I am as a man who heareth not, And in his mouth are no reproofs.

For I pray, “May they not rejoice over me,
Who, when my foot slips, would boast against me.”

But my [numerous] enemies are vigorous and strong,
And those who hate me without cause are many.

And those who repay evil in return for good accuse me in return for my pursuing good.

Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.

Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

“I am mute, I do not open my mouth,
Because it is You who has done it.

O the happiness of the man Who hath made Jehovah his trust, And hath not turned unto the proud, And those turning aside to lies.

LORD, my God, You have done great things: marvelous works and your thoughts toward us. There is no one who compares to you! I will try to recite your actions, even though there are too many to number.

They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are seeking my soul to destroy it, They are turned backward, And are ashamed, who are desiring my evil.

They are desolate because of their shame, Who are saying to me, 'Aha, aha.'

Let them rejoice and be glad in you, all those who seek you. Let them say continually, "Yahweh is great!" --those who love your salvation.

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.

The one who comes to visit me speaks lies; in his heart he thinks slanderous things about me and goes around spreading them.

All who hate me whisper together about me;
Against me they devise my hurt [imagining the worst for me], saying,

They say, A wicked thing is poured out on him, and he who lies down shall rise no more.

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

My soul thirsteth for God, for a GOD who liveth, - When shall I enter in, and see the face of God?

Let my soul be overflowing with grief when these things come back to my mind, how I went in company to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with the song of those who were keeping the feast.

Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God; for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

For You are the God of my strength [my stronghold—in whom I take refuge]; why have You rejected me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

Then I will approach the altar of God, even to God in whom my joy finds its source. Then I will praise you with the lyre, God, my God,

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

You are my King, my God,
who ordains victories for Jacob.

Through You we will gore our enemies [like a bull];
Through Your name we will trample down those who rise up against us.

But You have saved us from our enemies,
And You have put them to shame and humiliated those who hate us.

You make us turn back from the enemy,
And those who hate us have taken spoil for themselves.

You have made us the reproach and taunt of our neighbors,
A scoffing and a derision to those around us.

At the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.

Overflowed hath my heart, with an excellent theme, I will recite my poem concerning the king, Be, my tongue, like the pen of a scribe who is skilled.

And the daughters of Tyre will be there with an offering; those who have wealth among the people will be looking for your approval.

She shall be led to the king in embroidered work. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to you.

Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.

For the choir director. A song of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth.God is our refuge and strength,
a helper who is always found
in times of trouble.

The Lord who commands armies is on our side! The God of Jacob is our protector! (Selah)

Come ye, see the works of Jehovah, Who hath done astonishing things in the earth,

who makes wars to cease to the ends of the earth; He breaks the bow, and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariots in the fire.

The Lord who commands armies is on our side! The God of Jacob is our protector! (Selah)

For the sovereign Lord is awe-inspiring; he is the great king who rules the whole earth!

He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

Trembling, seized them, there, Pangs. like hers who is in travail.

For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah.Hear this, all you peoples;
listen, all who inhabit the world,

High and low together, the poor, and those who have wealth.

Why should I fear in the days of evil,
When the wickedness of those who would betray me surrounds me [on every side],

Even those who trust in and rely on their wealth
And boast of the abundance of their riches?

The place of the dead is their house for ever, and their resting-place through all generations; those who come after them give their names to their lands.

This is the fate of those who are foolishly confident,
And of those after them who approve [and are influenced by] their words. Selah.

He shall go to the generation of his fathers;
They shall never again see the light.

Man in honour, who understandest not, Hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off!

“Gather My godly ones to Me,
Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”

When you see a thief, you join him; you associate with men who are unfaithful to their wives.

Understand this, I pray you, Ye who are forgetting God, Lest I tear, and there is no deliverer.

He who is sacrificing praise honoureth Me, As to him who maketh a way, I cause him to look on the salvation of God!

I was brought forth in [a state of] wickedness;
In sin my mother conceived me [and from my beginning I, too, was sinful].

Rescue me from the guilt of murder, O God, the God who delivers me! Then my tongue will shout for joy because of your deliverance.

'Lo, the man who maketh not God his strong place, And trusteth in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.'

The [empty-headed] fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt and evil, and have committed repulsive injustice;
There is no one who does good.

God has looked down from heaven upon the children of men
To see if there is anyone who understands,
Who seeks after God [who requires Him, who longs for Him as essential to life].

Every one of them has turned aside and fallen away;
Together they have become filthy and corrupt;
There is no one who does good, no, not even one.

Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.

There they feared a fear -- there was no fear, For God hath scattered the bones of him Who is encamping against thee, Thou hast put to shame, For God hath despised them.

Who doth give from Zion the salvation of Israel? When God turneth back to a captivity of His people, Jacob doth rejoice -- Israel is glad!

For men who are going after me have come out against me, violent men are purposing to take my soul; they have not put God before their eyes. (Selah.)

Behold, God is my helper and ally;
The Lord is the sustainer of my soul [my upholder].

He will turn the evil upon those who lie in wait for me. Cut them off with your truth.

And I say, 'Who doth give to me a pinion as a dove? I fly away and rest,

For an enemy reproacheth me not, or I bear it, He who is hating me Hath not magnified himself against me, Or I hide from him.