How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the path of sinners,
Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!

He who sits in the heavens laughs,
The Lord scoffs at them.

Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry, and you perish in the way,
For His wrath may soon be kindled.
How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!

But You, O Lord, are a shield about me,
My glory, and the One who lifts my head.

I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people
Who have set themselves against me round about.

Many are saying, “Who will show us any good?”
Lift up the light of Your countenance upon us, O Lord!

For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness;
No evil dwells with You.

The boastful shall not stand before Your eyes;
You hate all who do iniquity.

You destroy those who speak falsehood;
The Lord abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

But let all who take refuge in You be glad,
Let them ever sing for joy;
And may You shelter them,
That those who love Your name may exult in You.

For it is You who blesses the righteous man, O Lord,
You surround him with favor as with a shield.

For there is no mention of You in death;
In Sheol who will give You thanks?

Depart from me, all you who do iniquity,
For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.

A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjamite.
O Lord my God, in You I have taken refuge;
Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,

If I have rewarded evil to my friend,
Or have plundered him who without cause was my adversary,

My shield is with God,
Who saves the upright in heart.

God is a righteous judge,
And a God who has indignation every day.

For the choir director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of David.
O Lord, our Lord,
How majestic is Your name in all the earth,
Who have displayed Your splendor above the heavens!

And those who know Your name will put their trust in You,
For You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion;
Declare among the peoples His deeds.

For He who requires blood remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

Be gracious to me, O Lord;
See my affliction from those who hate me,
You who lift me up from the gates of death,

The wicked will return to Sheol,
Even all the nations who forget God.

To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed,
So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror.

The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked,
And the one who loves violence His soul hates.

Who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?”

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds;
There is no one who does good.

The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men
To see if there are any who understand,
Who seek after God.

They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt;
There is no one who does good, not even one.

Do all the workers of wickedness not know,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And do not call upon the Lord?

A Psalm of David.
O Lord, who may abide in Your tent?
Who may dwell on Your holy hill?

He who walks with integrity, and works righteousness,
And speaks truth in his heart.

In whose eyes a reprobate is despised,
But who honors those who fear the Lord;
He swears to his own hurt and does not change;

He does not put out his money at interest,
Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things will never be shaken.

As for the saints who are in the earth,
They are the majestic ones in whom is all my delight.

The sorrows of those who have bartered for another god will be multiplied;
I shall not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
Nor will I take their names upon my lips.

I will bless the Lord who has counseled me;
Indeed, my mind instructs me in the night.

Wondrously show Your lovingkindness,
O Savior of those who take refuge at Your right hand
From those who rise up against them.

From the wicked who despoil me,
My deadly enemies who surround me.

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,
And I am saved from my enemies.

He delivered me from my strong enemy,
And from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

As for God, His way is blameless;
The word of the Lord is tried;
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

For who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God,

The God who girds me with strength
And makes my way blameless?

For You have girded me with strength for battle;
You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me,
And I destroyed those who hated me.

You have delivered me from the contentions of the people;
You have placed me as head of the nations;
A people whom I have not known serve me.

The God who executes vengeance for me,
And subdues peoples under me.

He delivers me from my enemies;
Surely You lift me above those who rise up against me;
You rescue me from the violent man.

Who can discern his errors? Acquit me of hidden faults.

Your hand will find out all your enemies;
Your right hand will find out those who hate you.

Yet You are holy,
O You who are enthroned upon the praises of Israel.

All who see me sneer at me;
They separate with the lip, they wag the head, saying,

Yet You are He who brought me forth from the womb;
You made me trust when upon my mother’s breasts.

You who fear the Lord, praise Him;
All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him,
And stand in awe of Him, all you descendants of Israel.

From You comes my praise in the great assembly;
I shall pay my vows before those who fear Him.

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will praise the Lord.
Let your heart live forever!

All the prosperous of the earth will eat and worship,
All those who go down to the dust will bow before Him,
Even he who cannot keep his soul alive.

They will come and will declare His righteousness
To a people who will be born, that He has performed it.

A Psalm of David.
The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains,
The world, and those who dwell in it.

Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord?
And who may stand in His holy place?

He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood
And has not sworn deceitfully.

This is the generation of those who seek Him,
Who seek Your face—even Jacob. Selah.

Who is the King of glory?
The Lord strong and mighty,
The Lord mighty in battle.

Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of hosts,
He is the King of glory. Selah.

Indeed, none of those who wait for You will be ashamed;
Those who deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.

All the paths of the Lord are lovingkindness and truth
To those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.

Who is the man who fears the Lord?
He will instruct him in the way he should choose.

The secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him,
And He will make them know His covenant.

A Psalm of David.
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the defense of my life;
Whom shall I dread?

A Psalm of David.
To You, O Lord, I call;
My rock, do not be deaf to me,
For if You are silent to me,
I will become like those who go down to the pit.

Do not drag me away with the wicked
And with those who work iniquity,
Who speak peace with their neighbors,
While evil is in their hearts.

I hate those who regard vain idols,
But I trust in the Lord.

Because of all my adversaries, I have become a reproach,
Especially to my neighbors,
And an object of dread to my acquaintances;
Those who see me in the street flee from me.

My times are in Your hand;
Deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me.

How great is Your goodness,
Which You have stored up for those who fear You,
Which You have wrought for those who take refuge in You,
Before the sons of men!

Be strong and let your heart take courage,
All you who hope in the Lord.

How blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity,
And in whose spirit there is no deceit!

Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You in a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters they will not reach him.

Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
But he who trusts in the Lord, lovingkindness shall surround him.

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones;
And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.

He who fashions the hearts of them all,
He who understands all their works.

Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,
On those who hope for His lovingkindness,

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.

O taste and see that the Lord is good;
How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

O fear the Lord, you His saints;
For to those who fear Him there is no want.

The young lions do lack and suffer hunger;
But they who seek the Lord shall not be in want of any good thing.

Who is the man who desires life
And loves length of days that he may see good?

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
And saves those who are crushed in spirit.

Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

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

A Psalm of David.
Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me;
Fight against those who fight against me.

Draw also the spear and the battle-axe 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 and humiliated who devise evil against me.

All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like You,
Who delivers the afflicted from him who is too strong for him,
And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”

I went about as though it were my friend or brother;
I bowed down mourning, as one who sorrows for a mother.

But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together;
The smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me,
They slandered me without ceasing.

Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me;
Nor let those who hate me without cause wink maliciously.