Bible Reading Plan

¹ The earth and everything in it,
the world and its inhabitants,
belong to the Lord ;^(a)
2 for He laid its foundation on the seas
and established it on the rivers.^(b)

³ Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord ?
Who may stand in His holy place?^(c)
4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,^(d)
who has not set his mind^[a] on what is false,^(e)
and who has not sworn deceitfully.
⁵ He will receive blessing from the Lord ,^(f)
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.^(g)
6 Such is the generation of those who seek Him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.^[b](h) Selah

⁷ Lift up your heads, you gates!
Rise up, ancient doors!
Then the King of glory will come in.^(i)
8 Who is this King of glory?
The Lord , strong and mighty,
the Lord , mighty in battle.^(j)
9 Lift up your heads, you gates!
Rise up, ancient doors!
Then the King of glory will come in.
¹⁰ Who is He, this King of glory?
The Lord of Hosts,
He is the King of glory.^(k) Selah

¹  Lord ,^[a] I turn to You.^[b](a)
2 My God, I trust in You.
Do not let me be disgraced;^(b)
do not let my enemies gloat over me.^(c)
3 No one who waits for You
will be disgraced;^(d)
those who act treacherously without cause
will be disgraced.^(e)

⁴ Make Your ways known to me, Lord ;
teach me Your paths.^(f)
5 Guide me in Your truth and teach me,^(g)
for You are the God of my salvation;^(h)
I wait for You all day long.^(i)
6 Remember, Lord , Your compassion
and Your faithful love,
for they have existed from antiquity.^[c](j)
7 Do not remember the sins of my youth^(k)
or my acts of rebellion;^(l)
in keeping with Your faithful love, remember me
because of Your goodness, Lord .^(m)

⁸ The Lord is good and upright;⁽ⁿ⁾
therefore He shows sinners the way.^(o)
9 He leads the humble in what is right^(p)
and teaches them His way.^(q)
10 All the Lord 's ways show faithful love and truth
to those who keep His covenant and decrees.^(r)
11 Because of Your name, Yahweh,
forgive my sin, for it is great.^(s)

¹² Who is the man who fears the Lord ?^(t)
He will show him the way he should choose.^(u)
13 He will live a good life,
and his descendants will inherit the land.^[d](v)
14 The secret counsel of the Lord
is for those who fear Him,
and He reveals His covenant to them.^(w)
15 My eyes are always on the Lord ,
for He will pull my feet out of the net.^(x)

¹⁶ Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am alone and afflicted.^(y)
17 The distresses of my heart increase;^[e](z)
bring me out of my sufferings.^(aa)
18 Consider my affliction and trouble,^(ab)
and take away all my sins.^(ac)
19 Consider my enemies; they are numerous,^(ad)
and they hate me violently.^(ae)
20 Guard me and deliver me;^(af)
do not let me be put to shame,
for I take refuge in You.^(ag)
21 May integrity and what is right
watch over me,
for I wait for You.^(ah)

²² God, redeem Israel, from all its distresses.^(ai)

¹ Vindicate me, Lord ,
because I have lived with integrity
and have trusted in the Lord without wavering.^(a)
2 Test me, Lord , and try me;
examine my heart and mind.^(b)
3 For Your faithful love is before my eyes,
and I live by Your truth.^(c)

⁴ I do not sit with the worthless
or associate with hypocrites.
⁵ I hate a crowd of evildoers,
and I do not sit with the wicked.^(d)
6 I wash my hands^[a] in innocence^(e)
and go around Your altar, Lord ,^(f)
7 raising my voice in thanksgiving^(g)
and telling about Your wonderful works.^(h)

⁸  Lord , I love the house where You dwell,
the place where Your glory resides.^(i)
9 Do not destroy me along with sinners,
or my life along with men of bloodshed^(j)
10 in whose hands are evil schemes
and whose right hands are filled with bribes.^(k)

¹¹ But I live with integrity;
redeem me and be gracious to me.^(l)
12 My foot stands on level ground;^(m)
I will praise the Lord in the assemblies.⁽ⁿ⁾

¹ The Lord is my light and my salvation—
whom should I fear?^(a)
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
of whom should I be afraid?^(b)
2 When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh,^(c)
my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.^(d)
3 Though an army deploys against me,
my heart is not afraid;
though a war breaks out against me,
still I am confident.^(e)

⁴ I have asked one thing from the Lord ;
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,^(f)
gazing on the beauty of the Lord ^(g)
and seeking Him in His temple.^(h)
5 For He will conceal me in His shelter
in the day of adversity;
He will hide me under the cover of His tent;
He will set me high on a rock.^(i)
6 Then my head will be high
above my enemies around me;^(j)
I will offer sacrifices in His tent with shouts of joy.^(k)
I will sing and make music to the Lord .^(l)

⁷  Lord , hear my voice when I call;
be gracious to me and answer me.^(m)
8 My heart says this about You,
"You^[a] are to seek My face."
Lord , I will seek Your face.^(n)
9 Do not hide Your face from me;^(o)
do not turn Your servant away in anger.^(p)
You have been my helper;^(q)
do not leave me or abandon me,
God of my salvation.
¹⁰ Even if my father and mother abandon me,
the Lord cares for me.^(r)

¹¹ Because of my adversaries,
show me Your way, Lord ,
and lead me on a level path.^(s)
12 Do not give me over to the will of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
breathing violence.^(t)

¹³ I am certain that I will see the Lord 's goodness
in the land of the living.^(u)
14 Wait for the Lord ;
be strong^[b] and courageous.^(v)
Wait for the Lord .^(w)

¹  Lord , I call to You;
my rock, do not be deaf to me.^(a)
If You remain silent to me,
I will be like those going down to the Pit.^(b)
2 Listen to the sound of my pleading
when I cry to You for help,
when I lift up my hands
toward Your holy sanctuary.^(c)

³ Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with the evildoers,
who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors
while malice is in their hearts.^(d)
4 Repay them according to what they have done—
according to the evil of their deeds.
Repay them according to the work of their hands;
give them back what they deserve.^(e)
5 Because they do not consider
what the Lord has done
or the work of His hands,
He will tear them down and not rebuild them.^(f)

⁶ May the Lord be praised,
for He has heard the sound of my pleading.^(g)
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped.^(h)
Therefore my heart rejoices,
and I praise Him with my song.⁽ⁱ⁾

⁸ The Lord is the strength of His people;^[a]
He is a stronghold of salvation for His anointed.^(j)
9 Save Your people, bless Your possession,
shepherd them, and carry them forever.^(k)

¹ Ascribe to Yahweh, you heavenly beings,^[a]
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
² Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due His name;
worship Yahweh
in the splendor of His holiness.^[b](a)

³ The voice of the Lord is above the waters.
The God of glory thunders—
the Lord , above vast waters,^(b)
4 the voice of the Lord in power,
the voice of the Lord in splendor.^(c)
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.^(d)
6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,^(e)
and Sirion,^[c] like a young wild ox.^(f)
7 The voice of the Lord flashes flames of fire.^(g)
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.^(h)
9 The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth^[d](i)
and strips the woodlands bare.^(j)

In His temple all cry, "Glory!"

¹⁰ The Lord sat enthroned at the flood;
the Lord sits enthroned, King forever.^(k)
11 The Lord gives His people strength;^(l)
the Lord blesses His people with peace.^(m)

¹ I will exalt You, Lord ,
because You have lifted me up^(a)
and have not allowed my enemies
to triumph over me.^(b)
2  Lord my God,
I cried to You for help, and You healed me.^(c)
3  Lord , You brought me up from Sheol;^(d)
You spared me from among those
going down^[a] to the Pit.^(e)

⁴ Sing to Yahweh, you His faithful ones,
and praise His holy name.^(f)
5 For His anger lasts only a moment,
but His favor, a lifetime.
Weeping may spend the night,
but there is joy in the morning.^(g)

⁶ When I was secure, I said,
"I will never be shaken."^(h)
7  Lord , when You showed Your favor,
You made me stand like a strong mountain;⁽ⁱ⁾
when You hid Your face, I was terrified.^(j)
8  Lord , I called to You;
I sought favor from my Lord:^(k)
9 "What gain is there in my death,
if I go down to the Pit?
Will the dust praise You?
Will it proclaim Your truth?^(l)
10  Lord , listen and be gracious to me;
Lord , be my helper."^(m)

¹¹ You turned my lament into dancing;
You removed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness,^(n)
12 so that I can sing to You and not be silent.
Lord my God, I will praise You forever.^(o)

¹  Lord , I seek refuge in You;
let me never be disgraced.^(a)
Save me by Your righteousness.
² Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly.
Be a rock of refuge for me,
a mountain fortress to save me.^(b)
3 For You are my rock and my fortress;^(c)
You lead and guide me
because of Your name.^(d)
4 You will free me from the net
that is secretly set for me,
for You are my refuge.^(e)
5 Into Your hand I entrust my spirit;^(f)
You redeem^[a] me, Lord , God of truth.^(g)

⁶ I^[b] hate those who are devoted to worthless idols,
but I trust in the Lord .^(h)
7 I will rejoice and be glad in Your faithful love
because You have seen my affliction.
You have known the troubles of my life^(i)
8 and have not handed me over to the enemy.^(j)
You have set my feet in a spacious place.^(k)

⁹ Be gracious to me, Lord ,
because I am in distress;^(l)
my eyes are worn out from angry sorrow—
my whole being^[c] as well.^(m)
10 Indeed, my life is consumed with grief
and my years with groaning;⁽ⁿ⁾
my strength has failed
because of my sinfulness,^[d]
and my bones waste away.^(o)
11 I am ridiculed by all my adversaries
and even by my neighbors.
I am dreaded by my acquaintances;
those who see me in the street run from me.^(p)
12 I am forgotten: gone from memory
like a dead person—like broken pottery.^(q)
13 I have heard the gossip of many;
terror is on every side.^(r)
When they conspired against me,
they plotted to take my life.^(s)

¹⁴ But I trust in You, Lord ;
I say, "You are my God."^(t)
15 The course of my life is in Your power;^(u)
deliver me from the power of my enemies
and from my persecutors.^(v)
16 Show Your favor to Your servant;
save me by Your faithful love.^(w)
17  Lord , do not let me be disgraced when I call on You.^(x)
Let the wicked be disgraced;
let them be silent^[e][f] in Sheol.^(y)
18 Let lying lips be quieted;^(z)
they speak arrogantly against the righteous
with pride and contempt.^(aa)

¹⁹ How great is Your goodness
that You have stored up for those who fear You
and accomplished in the sight of everyone
for those who take refuge in You.^(ab)
20 You hide them in the protection of Your presence;
You conceal them in a shelter^[g]
from the schemes of men,
from quarrelsome tongues.^(ac)
21 May the Lord be praised,
for He has wonderfully shown His faithful love to me
in a city under siege.^[h](ad)
22 In my alarm I had said,
"I am cut off from Your sight."^(ae)
But You heard the sound of my pleading
when I cried to You for help.^(af)

²³ Love the Lord , all His faithful ones.^(ag)
The Lord protects the loyal,
but fully repays the arrogant.^(ah)
24 Be strong^[i] and courageous,
all you who put your hope in the Lord .^(ai)

¹ How joyful is the one
whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered!^(a)
2 How joyful is the man
the Lord does not charge with sin^(b)
and in whose spirit is no deceit!^(c)

³ When I kept silent, my bones became brittle
from my groaning all day long.^(d)
4 For day and night Your hand was heavy on me;^(e)
my strength was drained^[a]
as in the summer's heat.^(f) Selah
⁵ Then I acknowledged my sin to You
and did not conceal my iniquity.
I said,
"I will confess my transgressions to the Lord ,"
and You took away the guilt of my sin.^(g) Selah

⁶ Therefore let everyone who is faithful pray to You
at a time that You may be found.^[b](h)
When great floodwaters come,
they will not reach him.^(i)
7 You are my hiding place;^(j)
You protect me from trouble.^(k)
You surround me with joyful shouts of deliverance. Selah

⁸ I will instruct you and show you the way to go;^(l)
with My eye on you, I will give counsel.^(m)
9 Do not be like a horse or mule,
without understanding,
that must be controlled with bit and bridle
or else it will not come near you.⁽ⁿ⁾

¹⁰ Many pains come to the wicked,^(o)
but the one who trusts in the Lord
will have faithful love surrounding him.^(p)
11 Be glad in the Lord and rejoice,
you righteous ones;
shout for joy,
all you upright in heart.^(q)

¹ Rejoice in the Lord , you righteous ones;
praise from the upright is beautiful.^(a)
2 Praise the Lord with the lyre;
make music to Him with a ten-stringed harp.^(b)
3 Sing a new song to Him;^(c)
play skillfully on the strings, with a joyful shout.^(d)

⁴ For the word of the Lord is right,
and all His work is trustworthy.^(e)
5 He loves righteousness and justice;^(f)
the earth is full of the Lord 's unfailing love.^(g)

⁶ The heavens were made by the word of the Lord ,^(h)
and all the stars, by the breath of His mouth.^(i)
7 He gathers the waters of the sea into a heap;^[a]
He puts the depths into storehouses.^(j)
8 Let the whole earth tremble before the Lord ;
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.^(k)
9 For He spoke, and it came into being;
He commanded, and it came into existence.^(l)

¹⁰ The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations;
He thwarts the plans of the peoples.^(m)
11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
the plans of His heart from generation to generation.^(n)
12 Happy is the nation whose God is Yahweh—
the people He has chosen to be His own possession!^(o)

¹³ The Lord looks down from heaven;
He observes everyone.^(p)
14 He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth
from His dwelling place.^(q)
15 He alone shapes their hearts;
He considers all their works.^(r)
16 A king is not saved by a large army;
a warrior will not be delivered by great strength.^(s)
17 The horse is a false hope for safety;
it provides no escape by its great power.^(t)

¹⁸ Now the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him—
those who depend on His faithful love^(u)
19 to deliver them from death
and to keep them alive in famine.^(v)

²⁰ We wait for Yahweh;^(w)
He is our help and shield.^(x)
21 For our hearts rejoice in Him^(y)
because we trust in His holy name.^(z)
22 May Your faithful love rest on us, Yahweh,
for we put our hope in You.^(aa)

¹ I^[b] will praise the Lord at all times;
His praise will always be on my lips.^(b)
2 I will boast in the Lord ;^(c)
the humble will hear and be glad.^(d)
3 Proclaim Yahweh's greatness with me;^(e)
let us exalt His name together.^(f)

⁴ I sought the Lord , and He answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.^(g)
5 Those who look to Him are^[c] radiant with joy;^(h)
their faces will never be ashamed.^(i)
6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and saved him from all his troubles.^(j)
7 The Angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear Him, and rescues them.^(k)

⁸ Taste and see that the Lord is good.^(l)
How happy is the man who takes refuge in Him!^(m)
9 You who are His holy ones, fear Yahweh,
for those who fear Him lack nothing.^(n)
10 Young lions^[d] lack food and go hungry,^(o)
but those who seek the Lord
will not lack any good thing.^(p)

¹¹ Come, children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord .^(q)
12 Who is the man who delights in life,
loving a long life to enjoy what is good?^(r)
13 Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from deceitful speech.^(s)
14 Turn away from evil and do what is good;^(t)
seek peace and pursue it.^(u)

¹⁵ The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and His ears are open to their cry for help.^(v)
16 The face of the Lord is set
against those who do what is evil,^(w)
to erase^[e] all memory of them from the earth.^(x)
17 The righteous^[f] cry out, and the Lord hears,
and delivers them from all their troubles.^(y)
18 The Lord is near the brokenhearted;
He saves those crushed in spirit.^(z)

¹⁹ Many adversities come to the one who is righteous,
but the Lord delivers him from them all.^(aa)
20 He protects all his bones;
not one of them is broken.^(ab)
21 Evil brings death to the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be punished.^(ac)
22 The Lord redeems the life of His servants,
and all who take refuge in Him will not be punished.^(ad)

¹ Oppose my opponents, Lord ;
fight those who fight me.^(a)
2 Take Your shields—large and small—
and come to my aid.^(b)
3 Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers,
and assure me: "I am your deliverance."^(c)

⁴ Let those who seek to kill me
be disgraced and humiliated;
let those who plan to harm me
be turned back and ashamed.^(d)
5 Let them be like chaff in the wind,
with the angel of the Lord driving them away.^(e)
6 Let their way be dark and slippery,
with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.^(f)
7 They hid their net for me without cause;
they dug a pit for me without cause.^(g)
8 Let ruin come on him unexpectedly,
and let the net that he hid ensnare him;
let him fall into it—to his ruin.^(h)

⁹ Then I will rejoice in the Lord ;
I will delight in His deliverance.^(i)
10 My very bones will say,
" Lord , who is like You,^(j)
rescuing the poor from one too strong for him,
the poor or the needy from one who robs him?"^(k)

¹¹ Malicious witnesses come forward;
they question me about things I do not know.^(l)
12 They repay me evil for good,
making me desolate.^(m)
13 Yet when they were sick,
my clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled myself with fasting,
and my prayer was genuine.^[a](n)
14 I went about grieving as if for my friend or brother;
I was bowed down with grief,
like one mourning a mother.^(o)
15 But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
they gathered against me.
Assailants I did not know
tore at me and did not stop.^(p)
16 With godless mockery^[b]
they gnashed their teeth at me.^(q)

¹⁷ Lord, how long will You look on?^(r)
Rescue my life from their ravages,
my only one from the young lions.^(s)
18 I will praise You in the great congregation;
I will exalt You among many people.^(t)
19 Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me;
do not let those who hate me without cause^(u)
look at me maliciously.^(v)
20 For they do not speak in friendly ways,
but contrive deceitful schemes^[c]
against those who live peacefully in the land.^(w)
21 They open their mouths wide against me and say,
"Aha, aha! We saw it!"^[d](x)

²² You saw it, Lord ; do not be silent.
Lord, do not be far from me.^(y)
23 Wake up and rise to my defense,
to my cause, my God and my Lord !^(z)
24 Vindicate me, Lord my God,
in keeping with Your righteousness,
and do not let them rejoice over me.^(aa)
25 Do not let them say in their hearts,
"Aha! Just what we wanted."
Do not let them say,
"We have swallowed him up!"^(ab)
26 Let those who rejoice at my misfortune
be disgraced and humiliated;
let those who exalt themselves over me
be clothed with shame and reproach.^(ac)

²⁷ Let those who want my vindication
shout for joy and be glad;
let them continually say,
"The Lord be exalted.
He takes pleasure in His servant's well-being."^(ad)
28 And my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness,
Your praise all day long.^(ae)

¹ An oracle within my heart
concerning the transgression of the wicked person:
There is no dread of God before his eyes,^(a)
2 for in his own eyes he flatters himself too much
to discover and hate his sin.^(b)
3 The words of his mouth are malicious and deceptive;^(c)
he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.^(d)
4 Even on his bed he makes malicious plans.^(e)
He sets himself on a path that is not good
and does not reject evil.^(f)

⁵  Lord , Your faithful love reaches to heaven,
Your faithfulness to the clouds.^(g)
6 Your righteousness is like the highest mountains;
Your judgments, like the deepest sea.^(h)
Lord , You preserve man and beast.^(i)
7 God, Your faithful love is so valuable
that people take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.^(j)
8 They are filled from the abundance of Your house;
You let them drink from Your refreshing stream,^(k)
9 for with You is life's fountain.^(l)
In Your light we will see light.^(m)

¹⁰ Spread Your faithful love over those who know You,
and Your righteousness over the upright in heart.^(n)
11 Do not let the foot of the arrogant man come near me
or the hand of the wicked one drive me away.^(o)
12 There the evildoers fall;
they have been thrown down and cannot rise.^(p)

¹ Do^[a] not be agitated by evildoers;
do not envy those who do wrong.^(a)
2 For they wither quickly like grass
and wilt like tender green plants.^(b)

³ Trust in the Lord and do what is good;^(c)
dwell in the land and live securely.^[b](d)
4 Take delight in the Lord ,
and He will give you your heart's desires.^(e)

⁵ Commit your way to the Lord ;
trust in Him, and He will act,^(f)
6 making your righteousness shine like the dawn,
your justice like the noonday.^(g)

⁷ Be silent before the Lord and wait expectantly for Him;^(h)
do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way,
by the man who carries out evil plans.⁽ⁱ⁾

⁸ Refrain from anger and give up your rage;
do not be agitated—it can only bring harm.^(j)
9 For evildoers will be destroyed,
but those who put their hope in the Lord
will inherit the land.^[c](k)

¹⁰ A little while, and the wicked person will be no more;
though you look for him, he will not be there.^(l)
11 But the humble will inherit the land^[d](m)
and will enjoy abundant prosperity.⁽ⁿ⁾

¹² The wicked person schemes against the righteous
and gnashes his teeth at him.^(o)
13 The Lord laughs at him^(p)
because He sees that his day is coming.^(q)

¹⁴ The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the^[e] bow
to bring down the afflicted and needy
and to slaughter those whose way is upright.^(r)
15 Their swords will enter their own hearts,
and their bows will be broken.^(s)

¹⁶ The little that the righteous man has is better
than the abundance of many wicked people.^(t)
17 For the arms^[f] of the wicked will be broken,^(u)
but the Lord supports the righteous.^(v)

¹⁸ The Lord watches over the blameless all their days,
and their inheritance will last forever.^(w)
19 They will not be disgraced in times of adversity;
they will be satisfied in days of hunger.^(x)

²⁰ But the wicked will perish;
the Lord 's enemies, like the glory of the pastures,
will fade away—
they will fade away like smoke.^(y)

²¹ The wicked man borrows and does not repay,
but the righteous one is gracious and giving.^(z)
22 Those who are blessed by Him will inherit the land,^[g]
but those cursed by Him will be destroyed.^(aa)

²³ A man's steps are established by the Lord ,
and He takes pleasure in his way.^(ab)
24 Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed,
because the Lord holds his hand.^[h](ac)

²⁵ I have been young and now I am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned
or his children begging for bread.^(ad)
26 He is always generous, always lending,
and his children are a blessing.^(ae)

²⁷ Turn away from evil and do what is good,
and dwell there^[i] forever.^(af)
28 For the Lord loves justice
and will not abandon His faithful ones.^(ag)
They are kept safe forever,
but the children of the wicked will be destroyed.^(ah)
29 The righteous will inherit the land^[j]
and dwell in it permanently.^(ai)

³⁰ The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;
his tongue speaks what is just.^(aj)
31 The instruction of his God is in his heart;
his steps do not falter.^(ak)

³² The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous
and seeks to kill him;^(al)
33 the Lord will not leave him
in the power of the wicked one
or allow him to be condemned when he is judged.^(am)

³⁴ Wait for the Lord and keep His way,
and He will exalt you to inherit the land.
You will watch when the wicked are destroyed.^(an)

³⁵ I have seen a wicked, violent man
well-rooted^[k] like a flourishing native tree.^(ao)
36 Then I passed by and^[l] noticed he was gone;
I searched for him, but he could not be found.^(ap)

³⁷ Watch the blameless and observe the upright,
for the man of peace will have a future.^[m](aq)
38 But transgressors will all be eliminated;
the future^[n] of the wicked will be destroyed.^(ar)

³⁹ The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord ,
their refuge in a time of distress.^(as)
40 The Lord helps and delivers them;
He will deliver them from the wicked and will save them
because they take refuge in Him.^(at)

¹  Lord , do not punish me in Your anger
or discipline me in Your wrath.^(b)
2 For Your arrows have sunk into me,
and Your hand has pressed down on me.^(c)

³ There is no health in my body
because of Your indignation;
there is no strength^[a] in my bones
because of my sin.^(d)
4 For my sins have flooded over my head;
they are a burden too heavy for me to bear.^(e)
5 My wounds are foul and festering
because of my foolishness.^(f)
6 I am bent over and brought low;
all day long I go around in mourning.^(g)
7 For my loins are full of burning pain,
and there is no health in my body.^(h)
8 I am faint and severely crushed;
I groan because of the anguish of my heart.⁽ⁱ⁾

⁹ Lord, my every desire is known to^[b] You;
my sighing is not hidden from You.^(j)
10 My heart races, my strength leaves me,
and even the light of my eyes has faded.^[c](k)
11 My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction,
and my relatives stand at a distance.^(l)
12 Those who seek my life set traps,
and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;
they plot treachery all day long.^(m)

¹³ I am like a deaf person; I do not hear.
I am like a speechless person
who does not open his mouth.^(n)
14 I am like a man who does not hear
and has no arguments in his mouth.^(o)
15 I put my hope in You, Lord ;
You will answer, Lord my God.^(p)
16 For I said, "Don't let them rejoice over me—
those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble."^(q)
17 For I am about to fall,
and my pain is constantly with me.^(r)
18 So I confess my guilt;
I am anxious because of my sin.^(s)
19 But my enemies are vigorous and powerful;^[d]
many hate me for no reason.^(t)
20 Those who repay evil for good
attack me for pursuing good.^(u)

²¹  Lord , do not abandon me;
my God, do not be far from me.^(v)
22 Hurry to help me,
Lord, my Savior.^(w)

¹ I said, "I will guard my ways
so that I may not sin with my tongue;
I will guard my mouth with a muzzle
as long as the wicked are in my presence."^(a)
2 I was speechless and quiet;
I kept silent, even from speaking good,
and my pain intensified.^(b)
3 My heart grew hot within me;
as I mused, a fire burned.^(c)
I spoke with my tongue:
⁴ " Lord , reveal to me the end of my life
and the number of my days.
Let me know how short-lived I am.^(d)
5 You, indeed, have made my days short in length,
and my life span as nothing in Your sight.
Yes, every mortal man is only a vapor.^(e) Selah

⁶ "Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow.
Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain,
gathering possessions
without knowing who will get them.^(f)
7 Now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My hope is in You.^(g)
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions;
do not make me the taunt of fools.^(h)
9 I am speechless; I do not open my mouth
because of what You have done.^(i)
10 Remove Your torment from me;
I fade away because of the force of Your hand.^(j)
11 You discipline a man with punishment for sin,
consuming like a moth what is precious to him;^(k)
every man is only a vapor.^(l) Selah

¹² "Hear my prayer, Lord ,
and listen to my cry for help;
do not be silent at my tears.^(m)
For I am a foreigner residing with You,
a temporary resident like all my fathers.^(n)
13 Turn Your angry gaze from me
so that I may be cheered up
before I die and am gone."^(o)

¹ I waited patiently for the Lord ,
and He turned to me and heard my cry for help.^(a)
2 He brought me up from a desolate^[a] pit,
out of the muddy clay,^(b)
and set my feet on a rock,
making my steps secure.^(c)
3 He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.^(d)
Many will see and fear
and put their trust in the Lord .^(e)

⁴ How happy is the man
who has put his trust in the Lord
and has not turned to the proud
or to those who run after lies!^(f)
5  Lord my God, You have done many things—
Your wonderful works and Your plans for us;
none can compare with You.
If I were to report and speak of them,
they are more than can be told.^(g)

⁶ You do not delight in sacrifice and offering;
You open my ears to listen.^[b]
You do not ask for a whole burnt offering or a sin offering.^(h)
7 Then I said, "See, I have come;
it is written about me in the volume of the scroll.^(i)
8 I delight to do Your will, my God;^(j)
Your instruction lives within me."^[c](k)

⁹ I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly;
see, I do not keep my mouth closed^[d]—
as You know, Lord .^(l)
10 I did not hide Your righteousness in my heart;
I spoke about Your faithfulness and salvation;
I did not conceal Your constant love and truth
from the great assembly.^(m)

¹¹  Lord , do not withhold Your compassion from me;
Your constant love and truth will always guard me.^(n)
12 For troubles without number have surrounded me;
my sins have overtaken me; I am unable to see.
They are more than the hairs of my head,
and my courage leaves me.^(o)
13  Lord , be pleased to deliver me;
hurry to help me, Lord .^(p)

¹⁴ Let those who seek to take my life
be disgraced and confounded.
Let those who wish me harm
be driven back and humiliated.^(q)
15 Let those who say to me, "Aha, aha!"
be horrified because of their shame.^(r)

¹⁶ Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
let those who love Your salvation continually say,
"The Lord is great!"^(s)
17 I am afflicted and needy;
the Lord thinks of me.
You are my helper and my deliverer;
my God, do not delay.^(t)

¹ Happy is one who cares for the poor;
the Lord will save him in a day of adversity.^(a)
2 The Lord will keep him and preserve him;
he will be blessed in the land.^(b)
You will not give him over to the desire of his enemies.^(c)
3 The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed;
You will heal him on the bed where he lies.^(d)

⁴ I said, " Lord , be gracious to me;
heal me, for I have sinned against You."^(e)
5 My enemies speak maliciously about me:
"When will he die and be forgotten?"^(f)
6 When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully;
he stores up evil in his heart;
he goes out and talks.^(g)
7 All who hate me whisper together about me;
they plan to harm me.^(h)
8 "Lethal poison has been poured into him,
and he won't rise again from where he lies!"^(i)
9 Even my friend^[a] in whom I trusted,
one who ate my bread,
has raised his heel against me.^(j)

¹⁰ But You, Lord , be gracious to me and raise me up;
then I will repay them.^(k)
11 By this I know that You delight in me:^(l)
my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.^(m)
12 You supported me because of my integrity⁽ⁿ⁾
and set me in Your presence forever.^(o)

¹³ May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised
from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and amen.^(p)

¹ As a deer longs for streams of water,
so I long for You, God.^(a)
2 I thirst for God, the living God.
When can I come and appear before God?^(b)
3 My tears have been my food day and night,
while all day long people say to me,
"Where is your God?"^(c)
4 I remember this as I pour out my heart:^(d)
how I walked with many,
leading the festive procession to the house of God,
with joyful and thankful shouts.^(e)

⁵ Why am I so depressed?
Why this turmoil within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him,
my Savior and my God.^(f)
6 I^[a] am deeply depressed;
therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan
and the peaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.^(g)
7 Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls;
all Your breakers and Your billows have swept over me.^(h)
8 The Lord will send His faithful love by day;⁽ⁱ⁾
His song will be with me in the night—
a prayer to the God of my life.

⁹ I will say to God, my rock,^(j)
"Why have You forgotten me?
Why must I go about in sorrow
because of the enemy's oppression?"^(k)
10 My adversaries taunt me,
as if crushing my bones,
while all day long they say to me,
"Where is your God?"^(l)
11 Why am I so depressed?
Why this turmoil within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him,
my Savior and my God.^(m)

¹ Vindicate me, God, and defend my cause
against an ungodly nation;
rescue me from the deceitful and unjust man.^(a)
2 For You are the God of my refuge.
Why have You rejected me?
Why must I go about in sorrow
because of the enemy's oppression?^(b)

³ Send Your light and Your truth; let them lead me.^(c)
Let them bring me to Your holy mountain,
to Your dwelling place.^(d)
4 Then I will come to the altar of God,
to God, my greatest joy.^(e)
I will praise You with the lyre,
God, my God.^(f)

⁵ Why am I so depressed?
Why this turmoil within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him,
my Savior and my God.^(g)

¹ God, we have heard with our ears—
our ancestors have told us—
the work You accomplished in their days,
in days long ago:^(a)
2 to plant them,
You drove out the nations with Your hand;
to settle them,
You crushed the peoples.^(b)
3 For they did not take the land by their sword—
their arm did not bring them victory—
but by Your right hand, Your arm,
and the light of Your face,
for You were pleased with them.^(c)

⁴ You are my King, my God,
who ordains^[a] victories for Jacob.^(d)
5 Through You we drive back our foes;
through Your name we trample our enemies.^(e)
6 For I do not trust in my bow,
and my sword does not bring me victory.^(f)
7 But You give us victory over our foes
and let those who hate us be disgraced.^(g)
8 We boast in God all day long;
we will praise Your name forever.^(h) Selah

⁹ But You have rejected and humiliated us;
You do not march out with our armies.^(i)
10 You make us retreat from the foe,
and those who hate us
have taken plunder for themselves.^(j)
11 You hand us over to be eaten like sheep
and scatter us among the nations.^(k)
12 You sell Your people for nothing;
You make no profit from selling them.^(l)
13 You make us an object of reproach to our neighbors,
a source of mockery and ridicule to those around us.^(m)
14 You make us a joke among the nations,
a laughingstock^[b] among the peoples.^(n)
15 My disgrace is before me all day long,
and shame has covered my face,^(o)
16 because of the voice of the scorner and reviler,
because of the enemy and avenger.^(p)

¹⁷ All this has happened to us,
but we have not forgotten You
or betrayed Your covenant.^(q)
18 Our hearts have not turned back;
our steps have not strayed from Your path.^(r)
19 But You have crushed us in a haunt of jackals
and have covered us with deepest darkness.^(s)
20 If we had forgotten the name of our God
and spread out our hands to a foreign god,^(t)
21 wouldn't God have found this out,
since He knows the secrets of the heart?^(u)
22 Because of You we are slain all day long;
we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered.^(v)

²³ Wake up, Lord ! Why are You sleeping?
Get up! Don't reject us forever!^(w)
24 Why do You hide Yourself
and forget our affliction and oppression?^(x)
25 For we have sunk down to the dust;
our bodies cling to the ground.^(y)
26 Rise up! Help us!
Redeem us because of Your faithful love.^(z)

¹ My heart is moved by a noble theme
as I recite my verses to the king;
my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.^(a)
2 You are the most handsome of men;
grace flows from your lips.^(b)
Therefore God has blessed you forever.^(c)

³ Mighty warrior, strap your sword at your side.
In your majesty and splendor^(d)—
⁴ in your splendor ride triumphantly
in the cause of truth, humility, and justice.
May your right hand show your awe-inspiring acts.^(e)
5 Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king's enemies;
the peoples fall under you.^(f)

⁶ Your throne,^(g) God, is^[b] forever and ever;
the scepter of Your^[c] kingdom is a scepter of justice.^(h)
7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness;⁽ⁱ⁾
therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of joy
more than your companions.
⁸ Myrrh, aloes, and cassia perfume all your garments;
from ivory palaces harps bring you joy.^(j)
9 Kings' daughters are among your honored women;^(k)
the queen, adorned with gold from Ophir,
stands at your right hand.^(l)

¹⁰ Listen, daughter, pay attention and consider:
forget your people and your father's house,^(m)
11 and the king will desire your beauty.
Bow down to him, for he is your lord.^(n)
12 The daughter of Tyre, the wealthy people,
will seek your favor with gifts.^(o)

¹³ In her chamber, the royal daughter is all glorious,
her clothing embroidered with gold.^(p)
14 In colorful garments she is led to the king;
after her, the virgins, her companions, are brought to you.^(q)
15 They are led in with gladness and rejoicing;
they enter the king's palace.^(r)

¹⁶ Your sons will succeed your ancestors;
you will make them princes throughout the land.^(s)
17 I will cause your name to be remembered for all generations;
therefore the peoples will praise you forever and ever.^(t)

¹ God is our refuge and strength,
a helper who is always found
in times of trouble.^(b)
2 Therefore we will not be afraid,
though the earth trembles
and the mountains topple
into the depths of the seas,^(c)
3 though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with its turmoil.^(d) Selah

⁴ There is a river—
its streams delight the city of God,
the holy dwelling place of the Most High.^(e)
5 God is within her; she will not be toppled.
God will help her when the morning dawns.^(f)
6 Nations rage, kingdoms topple;
the earth melts when He lifts His voice.^(g)
7 The Lord of Hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our stronghold.^(h) Selah

⁸ Come, see the works of the Lord ,
who brings devastation on the earth.^(i)
9 He makes wars cease throughout the earth.
He shatters bows and cuts spears to pieces;
He burns up the chariots.^[b](j)
10 "Stop your fighting—and know that I am God,
exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth."^(k)
11 Yahweh of Hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our stronghold.^(l) Selah

¹ Clap your hands, all you peoples;^(a)
shout to God with a jubilant cry.^(b)
2 For Yahweh, the Most High, is awe-inspiring,
a great King over all the earth.^(c)
3 He subdues peoples under us
and nations under our feet.^(d)
4 He chooses for us our inheritance—
the pride of Jacob, whom He loves.^(e) Selah

⁵ God ascends among shouts of joy,
the Lord , among the sound of trumpets.^(f)
6 Sing praise to God, sing praise;
sing praise to our King, sing praise!^(g)
7 Sing a song of wisdom,^[a]
for God is King of all the earth.^(h)

⁸ God reigns over the nations;
God is seated on His holy throne.^(i)
9 The nobles of the peoples have assembled
with the people of the God of Abraham.^(j)
For the leaders^[b] of the earth belong to God;
He is greatly exalted.^(k)

¹ The Lord is great and highly praised
in the city of our God.^(a)
His holy mountain, ² rising splendidly,
is the joy of the whole earth.
Mount Zion on the slopes of the north
is the city of the great King.^(b)
3 God is known as a stronghold
in its citadels.^(c)

⁴ Look! The kings assembled;
they advanced together.^(d)
5 They looked and froze with fear;
they fled in terror.^(e)
6 Trembling seized them there,
agony like that of a woman in labor,^(f)
7 as You wrecked the ships of Tarshish
with the east wind.^(g)

⁸ Just as we heard, so we have seen
in the city of Yahweh of Hosts,
in the city of our God;
God will establish it forever.^(h) Selah

⁹ God, within Your temple,
we contemplate Your faithful love.^(i)
10 Your name, God, like Your praise,
reaches to the ends of the earth;^(j)
Your right hand is filled with justice.^(k)
11 Mount Zion is glad.
The towns^[a] of Judah rejoice
because of Your judgments.^(l)

¹² Go around Zion, encircle it;
count its towers,
¹³ note its ramparts; tour its citadels
so that you can tell a future generation:^(m)
14 "This God, our God forever and ever—
He will always lead us."^[b](n)

¹ Hear this, all you peoples;
listen, all who inhabit the world,^(a)
2 both low and high,^[a]
rich and poor together.^(b)
3 My mouth speaks wisdom;
my heart's meditation brings understanding.^(c)
4 I turn my ear to a proverb;
I explain my riddle with a lyre.^(d)

⁵ Why should I fear in times of trouble?
The iniquity of my foes surrounds me.^(e)
6 They trust in their wealth
and boast of their abundant riches.^(f)
7 Yet these cannot redeem a person^[b]
or pay his ransom to God^(g)—
⁸ since the price of redeeming him is too costly,
one should forever stop trying^[c](h)—
⁹ so that he may live forever
and not see the Pit.⁽ⁱ⁾

¹⁰ For one can see that wise men die;
foolish and stupid men also pass away.^(j)
Then they leave their wealth to others.^(k)
11 Their graves are their eternal homes,^[d]
their homes from generation to generation,
though they have named estates after themselves.^(l)
12 But despite his assets,^[e] man will not last;
he is like the animals that perish.^(m)

¹³ This is the way of those who are arrogant,
and of their followers,
who approve of their words.^[f](n) Selah
¹⁴ Like sheep they are headed for Sheol;
Death will shepherd them.
The upright will rule over them in the morning,^(o)
and their form will waste away in Sheol,^[g]
far from their lofty abode.^(p)
15 But God will redeem my life
from the power of Sheol,
for He will take me.^(q) Selah

¹⁶ Do not be afraid when a man gets rich,
when the wealth^[h] of his house increases.^(r)
17 For when he dies, he will take nothing at all;
his wealth^[i] will not follow him down.^(s)
18 Though he praises himself during his lifetime—
and people praise you when you do well for yourself^(t)—
¹⁹ he will go to the generation of his fathers;
they will never see the light.^(u)
20 A man with valuable possessions^[j]
but without understanding
is like the animals that perish.^(v)

¹ Yahweh, the God of gods^[a] speaks;
He summons the earth from east to west.^[b](b)
2 From Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God appears in radiance.^[c](c)
3 Our God is coming; He will not be silent!
Devouring fire precedes Him,
and a storm rages around Him.^(d)
4 On high, He summons heaven and earth
in order to judge His people.^(e)
5 "Gather My faithful ones to Me,
those who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice."^(f)
6 The heavens proclaim His righteousness,^(g)
for God is the Judge.^(h) Selah

⁷ "Listen, My people, and I will speak;
I will testify against you, Israel.
I am God, your God.^(i)
8 I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices
or for your burnt offerings,
which are continually before Me.^(j)
9 I will not accept a bull from your household
or male goats from your pens,^(k)
10 for every animal of the forest is Mine,
the cattle on a thousand hills.
¹¹ I know every bird of the mountains,^[d]
and the creatures of the field are Mine.^(l)
12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
for the world and everything in it is Mine.^(m)
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?^(n)
14 Sacrifice a thank offering to God,^(o)
and pay your vows to the Most High.^(p)
15 Call on Me in a day of trouble;
I will rescue you, and you will honor Me."^(q)

¹⁶ But God says to the wicked:
"What right do you have to recite My statutes
and to take My covenant on your lips?^(r)
17 You hate instruction
and turn your back on My words.^[e](s)
18 When you see a thief,
you make friends with him,
and you associate with adulterers.^(t)
19 You unleash your mouth for evil
and harness your tongue for deceit.^(u)
20 You sit, maligning your brother,
slandering your mother's son.^(v)
21 You have done these things, and I kept silent;
you thought I was just like you.^(w)
But I will rebuke you
and lay out the case before you.^[f](x)

²² "Understand this, you who forget God,
or I will tear you apart,
and there will be no one to rescue you.^(y)
23 Whoever sacrifices a thank offering honors Me,
and whoever orders his conduct,
I will show him the salvation of God."^(z)

¹ Be gracious to me, God,
according to Your faithful love;
according to Your abundant compassion,
blot out my rebellion.^(b)
2 Wash away my guilt
and cleanse me from my sin.^(c)
3 For I am conscious of my rebellion,
and my sin is always before me.^(d)
4 Against You—You alone—I have sinned
and done this evil in Your sight.^(e)
So You are right when You pass sentence;
You are blameless when You judge.^(f)
5 Indeed, I was guilty when I was born;
I was sinful when my mother conceived me.^(g)

⁶ Surely You desire integrity in the inner self,
and You teach me wisdom deep within.^(h)
7 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.^(i)
8 Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones You have crushed rejoice.^(j)
9 Turn Your face away^[a] from my sins
and blot out all my guilt.^(k)

¹⁰ God, create a clean heart for me
and renew a steadfast^[b] spirit within me.^(l)
11 Do not banish me from Your presence
or take Your Holy Spirit from me.^(m)
12 Restore the joy of Your salvation to me,
and give me a willing spirit.^[c](n)
13 Then I will teach the rebellious Your ways,
and sinners will return to You.^(o)

¹⁴ Save me from the guilt of bloodshed, God,^(p)
the God of my salvation,
and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.^(q)
15 Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare Your praise.^(r)
16 You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it;
You are not pleased with a burnt offering.^(s)
17 The sacrifice pleasing to God is^[d] a broken spirit.
God, You will not despise a broken and humbled heart.^(t)

¹⁸ In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper;
build^[e] the walls of Jerusalem.^(u)
19 Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices,
whole burnt offerings;
then bulls will be offered on Your altar.^(v)

¹ Why brag about evil, you hero!^(b)
God's faithful love is constant.^(c)
2 Like a sharpened razor,
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.^(d)
3 You love evil instead of good,
lying instead of speaking truthfully.^(e) Selah
⁴ You love any words that destroy,
you treacherous tongue!^(f)

⁵ This is why God will bring you down forever.
He will take you, ripping you out of your tent;
He will uproot you from the land of the living.^(g) Selah
⁶ The righteous will look on with awe
and will ridicule him:^(h)
7 "Here is the man
who would not make God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches,
taking refuge in his destructive behavior."^[a](i)

⁸ But I am like a flourishing olive tree
in the house of God;^(j)
I trust in God's faithful love forever and ever.^(k)
9 I will praise You forever for what You have done.
In the presence of Your faithful people,
I will put my hope in Your name, for it is good.^(l)

¹ The fool says in his heart, "God does not exist."
They are corrupt, and they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.^(b)
2 God looks down from heaven on the human race
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.^(c)
3 All have turned away;
all alike have become corrupt.
There is no one who does good,
not even one.^(d)

⁴ Will evildoers never understand?
They consume My people as they consume bread;^(e)
they do not call on God.^(f)
5 Then they will be filled with terror—
terror like no other^(g)—
because God will scatter
the bones of those who besiege you.^(h)
You will put them to shame,
for God has rejected them.⁽ⁱ⁾

⁶ Oh, that Israel's deliverance would come from Zion!
When God restores the fortunes of His people,^[b]
Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad.^(j)

¹ God, save me by Your name,
and vindicate me by Your might!^(b)
2 God, hear my prayer;
listen to the words of my mouth.^(c)
3 For strangers rise up against me,
and violent men seek my life.
They have no regard for God.^[a](d) Selah

⁴ God is my helper;
the Lord is the sustainer of my life.^[b](e)
5 He will repay my adversaries for their evil.
Because of Your faithfulness, annihilate them.^(f)

⁶ I will sacrifice a freewill offering to You.^(g)
I will praise Your name, Yahweh,
because it is good.^(h)
7 For He has delivered me from every trouble,
and my eye has looked down on my enemies.⁽ⁱ⁾

¹ God, listen to my prayer
and do not ignore^[a] my plea for help.^(a)
2 Pay attention to me and answer me.^(b)
I am restless and in turmoil with my complaint,^(c)
3 because of the enemy's voice,
because of the pressure^[b] of the wicked.
For they bring down disaster on me^[c]
and harass me in anger.^(d)

⁴ My heart shudders within me;^(e)
terrors of death sweep over me.
⁵ Fear and trembling grip me;
horror has overwhelmed me.^(f)
6 I said, "If only I had^[d] wings like a dove!
I would fly away and find rest.^(g)
7 How far away I would flee;
I would stay in the wilderness.^(h) Selah
⁸ I would hurry to my shelter
from the raging wind and the storm."⁽ⁱ⁾

⁹ Lord, confuse^[e] and confound their speech,^[f](j)
for I see violence and strife in the city;
¹⁰ day and night they make the rounds on its walls.
Crime and trouble are within it;^(k)
11 destruction is inside it;
oppression and deceit never leave its marketplace.^(l)

¹² Now it is not an enemy who insults me—
otherwise I could bear it;
it is not a foe who rises up against me—
otherwise I could hide from him.
¹³ But it is you, a man who is my peer,
my companion and good friend!^(m)
14 We used to have close fellowship;
we walked with the crowd into the house of God.⁽ⁿ⁾

¹⁵ Let death take them by surprise;^(o)
let them go down to Sheol alive,
because evil is in their homes and within them.^(p)
16 But I call to God,
and the Lord will save me.^(q)
17 I complain and groan morning, noon, and night,^(r)
and He hears my voice.^(s)
18 Though many are against me,
He will redeem me from my battle unharmed.^(t)
19 God, the One enthroned from long ago,^(u)
will hear and will humiliate them Selah
because they do not change
and do not fear God.^(v)

²⁰ My friend^(w) acts violently
against those at peace with him;^(x)
he violates his covenant.^(y)
21 His buttery words are smooth,^[g]
but war is in his heart.
His words are softer than oil,
but they are drawn swords.^(z)

²² Cast your burden on the Lord ,
and He will sustain you;^(aa)
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.^(ab)

²³ God, You will bring them down
to the Pit of destruction;^(ac)
men of bloodshed and treachery
will not live out half their days.^(ad)
But I will trust in You.^(ae)

¹ Be gracious to me, God, for man tramples me;
he fights and oppresses me all day long.
² My adversaries trample me all day,
for many arrogantly fight against me.^[b](b)

³ When I am afraid,
I will trust in You.^(c)
4 In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I will not fear.
What can man do to me?^(d)

⁵ They twist my words all day long;
all their thoughts against me are evil.^(e)
6 They stir up strife,^[c] they lurk;
they watch my steps
while they wait to take my life.^(f)
7 Will they escape in spite of such sin?
God, bring down the nations in wrath.^(g)

⁸ You Yourself have recorded my wanderings.^[d]
Put my tears in Your bottle.
Are they not in Your records?^(h)
9 Then my enemies will retreat on the day when I call.⁽ⁱ⁾
This I know: God is for me.^(j)

¹⁰ In God, whose word I praise,
in the Lord , whose word I praise,
¹¹ in God I trust; I will not fear.
What can man do to me?^(k)

¹² I am obligated by vows^[e] to You, God;
I will make my thank offerings to You.^(l)
13 For You delivered me from death,
even my feet from stumbling,
to walk before God in the light of life.^(m)

¹ Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me,
for I take refuge in You.
I will seek refuge in the shadow of Your wings
until danger passes.^(b)
2 I call to God Most High,
to God who fulfills His purpose for me.^[b](c)
3 He reaches down from heaven and saves me,
challenging the one who tramples me.^(d) Selah
God sends His faithful love and truth.^(e)
4 I am surrounded by lions;
I lie down with those who devour men.
Their teeth are spears and arrows;
their tongues are sharp swords.^(f)
5 God, be exalted above the heavens;
let Your glory be over the whole earth.^(g)
6 They prepared a net for my steps;
I was despondent.
They dug a pit ahead of me,
but they fell into it!^(h) Selah

⁷ My heart is confident, God, my heart is confident.
I will sing; I will sing praises.^(i)
8 Wake up, my soul!^[c]
Wake up, harp and lyre!
I will wake up the dawn.^(j)
9 I will praise You, Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to You among the nations.^(k)
10 For Your faithful love is as high as the heavens;
Your faithfulness reaches the clouds.^(l)
11 God, be exalted above the heavens;^(m)
let Your glory be over the whole earth.⁽ⁿ⁾

¹ Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones?^[b]
Do you judge people fairly?^(a)
2 No, you practice injustice in your hearts;
with your hands you weigh out violence in the land.^(b)

³ The wicked go astray from the womb;
liars err from birth.^(c)
4 They have venom like the venom of a snake,
like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,^(d)
5 that does not listen to the sound of the charmers
who skillfully weave spells.^(e)

⁶ God, knock the teeth out of their mouths;
Lord , tear out the young lions' fangs.^(f)
7 They will vanish like water that flows by;
they will aim their useless arrows.^[c][d](g)
8 Like a slug that moves along in slime,
like a woman's miscarried child,
they will not see the sun.^(h)

⁹ Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns—
whether green or burning—
He will sweep them away.^[e](i)
10 The righteous one will rejoice
when he sees the retribution;^(j)
he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.^(k)
11 Then people will say,
"Yes, there is a reward for the righteous!
There is a God who judges on earth!"^(l)

¹ Deliver me from my enemies, my God;^(b)
protect me from those who rise up against me.^(c)
2 Deliver me from those who practice sin,
and save me from men of bloodshed.^(d)
3  Lord , look! They set an ambush for me.^(e)
Powerful men attack me,
but not because of any sin or rebellion of mine.^(f)
4 For no fault of mine,
they run and take up a position.
Awake to help me, and take notice.^(g)
5  Lord God of Hosts, You are the God of Israel,
rise up to punish all the nations;
do not show grace to any wicked traitors.^(h) Selah

⁶ They return at evening, snarling like dogs
and prowling around the city.^(i)
7 Look, they spew from their mouths—
sharp words from^[b] their lips.^(j)
"For who," they say, "will hear?"^(k)
8 But You laugh at them, Lord ;
You ridicule all the nations.^(l)
9 I will keep watch for You, my^[c] strength,
because God is my stronghold.^(m)
10 My faithful God^[d] will come to meet me;
God will let me look down on my adversaries.⁽ⁿ⁾

¹¹ Do not kill them; otherwise, my people will forget.
By Your power, make them homeless wanderers^(o)
and bring them down,
Lord, our shield.^(p)
12 For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips,
let them be caught in their pride.
They utter curses and lies.^(q)
13 Consume them in rage;
consume them until they are gone.^(r)
Then people will know throughout^[e] the earth
that God rules over Jacob.^(s) Selah

¹⁴ And they return at evening, snarling like dogs
and prowling around the city.^(t)
15 They scavenge for food;
they growl if they are not satisfied.^(u)

¹⁶ But I will sing of Your strength
and will joyfully proclaim
Your faithful love in the morning.^(v)
For You have been a stronghold for me,
a refuge in my day of trouble.^(w)
17 To You, my strength, I sing praises,
because God is my stronghold—
my faithful God.^(x)