² God looks down from heaven^(D)
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,^(E)
    any who seek God.^(F)
3 Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt;
    there is no one who does good,
    not even one.^(G)

⁴ Do all these evildoers know nothing?

They devour my people as though eating bread;
    they never call on God.
⁵ But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
    where there was nothing to dread.^(H)
God scattered the bones^(I) of those who attacked you;^(J)
    you put them to shame,^(K) for God despised them.^(L)

⁶ Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
    When God restores his people,
    let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

³ Even from birth the wicked go astray;
    from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.
⁴ Their venom is like the venom of a snake,^(D)
    like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,
⁵ that will not heed^(E) the tune of the charmer,^(F)
    however skillful the enchanter may be.

⁶ Break the teeth in their mouths, O God;^(G)
    Lord, tear out the fangs of those lions!^(H)
7 Let them vanish like water that flows away;^(I)
    when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short.^(J)
8 May they be like a slug that melts away as it moves along,^(K)
    like a stillborn child^(L) that never sees the sun.

⁹ Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns^(M)—
    whether they be green or dry—the wicked will be swept away.^[c](N)
10 The righteous will be glad^(O) when they are avenged,^(P)
    when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.^(Q)
11 Then people will say,
    “Surely the righteous still are rewarded;^(R)
    surely there is a God who judges the earth.”^(S)

² From the ends of the earth I call to you,
    I call as my heart grows faint;^(C)
    lead me to the rock^(D) that is higher than I.
³ For you have been my refuge,^(E)
    a strong tower against the foe.^(F)

⁴ I long to dwell^(G) in your tent forever
    and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.^[b](H)
5 For you, God, have heard my vows;^(I)
    you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.^(J)

⁶ Increase the days of the king’s life,^(K)
    his years for many generations.^(L)
7 May he be enthroned in God’s presence forever;^(M)
    appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.^(N)

⁸ Then I will ever sing in praise of your name^(O)
    and fulfill my vows day after day.^(P)

³ How long will you assault me?
    Would all of you throw me down—
    this leaning wall,^(W) this tottering fence?
⁴ Surely they intend to topple me
    from my lofty place;
    they take delight in lies.
With their mouths they bless,
    but in their hearts they curse.^[d](X)

⁵ Yes, my soul, find rest in God;^(Y)
    my hope comes from him.
⁶ Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
    he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
⁷ My salvation and my honor depend on God^[e];
    he is my mighty rock, my refuge.^(Z)
8 Trust in him at all times, you people;^(AA)
    pour out your hearts to him,^(AB)
    for God is our refuge.

⁹ Surely the lowborn^(AC) are but a breath,^(AD)
    the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance,^(AE) they are nothing;
    together they are only a breath.
¹⁰ Do not trust in extortion^(AF)
    or put vain hope in stolen goods;^(AG)
though your riches increase,
    do not set your heart on them.^(AH)

¹¹ One thing God has spoken,
    two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God,^(AI)
12     and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;^(AJ)
and, “You reward everyone
    according to what they have done.”^(AK)

² Hide me from the conspiracy^(C) of the wicked,^(D)
    from the plots of evildoers.
³ They sharpen their tongues like swords^(E)
    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.^(F)
4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent;^(G)
    they shoot suddenly, without fear.^(H)

⁵ They encourage each other in evil plans,
    they talk about hiding their snares;^(I)
    they say, “Who will see it^[b]?”^(J)
6 They plot injustice and say,
    “We have devised a perfect plan!”
    Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

⁷ But God will shoot them with his arrows;
    they will suddenly be struck down.
⁸ He will turn their own tongues against them^(K)
    and bring them to ruin;
    all who see them will shake their heads^(L) in scorn.^(M)
9 All people will fear;^(N)
    they will proclaim the works of God
    and ponder what he has done.^(O)

¹⁰ The righteous will rejoice in the Lord^(P)
    and take refuge in him;^(Q)
    all the upright in heart will glory in him!^(R)

⁵ You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds,^(AA)
    God our Savior,^(AB)
the hope of all the ends of the earth^(AC)
    and of the farthest seas,^(AD)
6 who formed the mountains^(AE) by your power,
    having armed yourself with strength,^(AF)
7 who stilled the roaring of the seas,^(AG)
    the roaring of their waves,
    and the turmoil of the nations.^(AH)
8 The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;
    where morning dawns, where evening fades,
    you call forth songs of joy.^(AI)

⁹ You care for the land and water it;^(AJ)
    you enrich it abundantly.^(AK)
The streams of God are filled with water
    to provide the people with grain,^(AL)
    for so you have ordained it.^[f]
10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
    you soften it with showers^(AM) and bless its crops.
¹¹ You crown the year with your bounty,^(AN)
    and your carts overflow with abundance.^(AO)
12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;^(AP)
    the hills are clothed with gladness.^(AQ)
13 The meadows are covered with flocks^(AR)
    and the valleys are mantled with grain;^(AS)
    they shout for joy and sing.^(AT)

⁴ Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,^(H)
    extol him who rides on the clouds^[b](I);
    rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.^(J)
5 A father to the fatherless,^(K) a defender of widows,^(L)
    is God in his holy dwelling.^(M)
6 God sets the lonely^(N) in families,^[c](O)
    he leads out the prisoners^(P) with singing;
    but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.^(Q)

⁷ When you, God, went out^(R) before your people,
    when you marched through the wilderness,^[d](S)
8 the earth shook,^(T) the heavens poured down rain,^(U)
    before God, the One of Sinai,^(V)
    before God, the God of Israel.^(W)
9 You gave abundant showers,^(X) O God;
    you refreshed your weary inheritance.
¹⁰ Your people settled in it,
    and from your bounty,^(Y) God, you provided^(Z) for the poor.

¹¹ The Lord announces the word,
    and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:^(AA)
12 “Kings and armies flee^(AB) in haste;
    the women at home divide the plunder.^(AC)
13 Even while you sleep among the sheep pens,^[e](AD)
    the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver,
    its feathers with shining gold.”
¹⁴ When the Almighty^[f] scattered^(AE) the kings in the land,
    it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon.^(AF)

¹⁵ Mount Bashan,^(AG) majestic mountain,^(AH)
    Mount Bashan, rugged mountain,
¹⁶ why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain,
    at the mountain where God chooses^(AI) to reign,
    where the Lord himself will dwell forever?^(AJ)
17 The chariots^(AK) of God are tens of thousands
    and thousands of thousands;^(AL)
    the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.^[g]
18 When you ascended^(AM) on high,^(AN)
    you took many captives;^(AO)
    you received gifts from people,^(AP)
even from^[h] the rebellious^(AQ)—
    that you,^[i] Lord God, might dwell there.

¹⁹ Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,^(AR)
    who daily bears our burdens.^(AS)
20 Our God is a God who saves;^(AT)
    from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.^(AU)
21 Surely God will crush the heads^(AV) of his enemies,
    the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
²² The Lord says, “I will bring them from Bashan;
    I will bring them from the depths of the sea,^(AW)
23 that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes,^(AX)
    while the tongues of your dogs^(AY) have their share.”

²⁴ Your procession, God, has come into view,
    the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.^(AZ)
25 In front are the singers,^(BA) after them the musicians;^(BB)
    with them are the young women playing the timbrels.^(BC)
26 Praise God in the great congregation;^(BD)
    praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel.^(BE)
27 There is the little tribe^(BF) of Benjamin,^(BG) leading them,
    there the great throng of Judah’s princes,
    and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.^(BH)

²⁸ Summon your power,^(BI) God^[j];
    show us your strength,^(BJ) our God, as you have done^(BK) before.
²⁹ Because of your temple at Jerusalem
    kings will bring you gifts.^(BL)
30 Rebuke the beast^(BM) among the reeds,^(BN)
    the herd of bulls^(BO) among the calves of the nations.
Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver.
    Scatter the nations^(BP) who delight in war.^(BQ)
31 Envoys will come from Egypt;^(BR)
    Cush^[k](BS) will submit herself to God.

³² Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth,^(BT)
    sing praise^(BU) to the Lord,
³³ to him who rides^(BV) across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,
    who thunders^(BW) with mighty voice.^(BX)
34 Proclaim the power^(BY) of God,
    whose majesty^(BZ) is over Israel,
    whose power is in the heavens.
³⁵ You, God, are awesome^(CA) in your sanctuary;^(CB)
    the God of Israel gives power and strength^(CC) to his people.^(CD)

Praise be to God!^(CE)

⁵ You, God, know my folly;^(CO)
    my guilt is not hidden from you.^(CP)

⁶ Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    may those who hope in you
    not be disgraced because of me;
God of Israel,
    may those who seek you
    not be put to shame because of me.
⁷ For I endure scorn^(CQ) for your sake,^(CR)
    and shame covers my face.^(CS)
8 I am a foreigner to my own family,
    a stranger to my own mother’s children;^(CT)
9 for zeal for your house consumes me,^(CU)
    and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.^(CV)
10 When I weep and fast,^(CW)
    I must endure scorn;
¹¹ when I put on sackcloth,^(CX)
    people make sport of me.
¹² Those who sit at the gate^(CY) mock me,
    and I am the song of the drunkards.^(CZ)

¹³ But I pray to you, Lord,
    in the time of your favor;^(DA)
in your great love,^(DB) O God,
    answer me with your sure salvation.
¹⁴ Rescue me from the mire,
    do not let me sink;
deliver me from those who hate me,
    from the deep waters.^(DC)
15 Do not let the floodwaters^(DD) engulf me
    or the depths swallow me up^(DE)
    or the pit close its mouth over me.^(DF)

¹⁶ Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;^(DG)
    in your great mercy turn to me.
¹⁷ Do not hide your face^(DH) from your servant;
    answer me quickly,^(DI) for I am in trouble.^(DJ)
18 Come near and rescue me;
    deliver^(DK) me because of my foes.

¹⁹ You know how I am scorned,^(DL) disgraced and shamed;
    all my enemies are before you.
²⁰ Scorn has broken my heart
    and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
    for comforters,^(DM) but I found none.^(DN)
21 They put gall in my food
    and gave me vinegar^(DO) for my thirst.^(DP)

²² May the table set before them become a snare;
    may it become retribution and^[m] a trap.^(DQ)
23 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
    and their backs be bent forever.^(DR)
24 Pour out your wrath^(DS) on them;
    let your fierce anger overtake them.
²⁵ May their place be deserted;^(DT)
    let there be no one to dwell in their tents.^(DU)
26 For they persecute those you wound
    and talk about the pain of those you hurt.^(DV)
27 Charge them with crime upon crime;^(DW)
    do not let them share in your salvation.^(DX)
28 May they be blotted out of the book of life^(DY)
    and not be listed with the righteous.^(DZ)

²⁹ But as for me, afflicted and in pain—
    may your salvation, God, protect me.^(EA)

³⁰ I will praise God’s name in song^(EB)
    and glorify him^(EC) with thanksgiving.
³¹ This will please the Lord more than an ox,
    more than a bull with its horns and hooves.^(ED)
32 The poor will see and be glad^(EE)—
    you who seek God, may your hearts live!^(EF)
33 The Lord hears the needy^(EG)
    and does not despise his captive people.

³⁴ Let heaven and earth praise him,
    the seas and all that move in them,^(EH)
35 for God will save Zion^(EI)
    and rebuild the cities of Judah.^(EJ)
Then people will settle there and possess it;
³⁶     the children of his servants will inherit it,^(EK)
    and those who love his name will dwell there.^(EL)

² May those who want to take my life^(EO)
    be put to shame and confusion;
may all who desire my ruin
    be turned back in disgrace.^(EP)
3 May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”^(EQ)
    turn back because of their shame.
⁴ But may all who seek you^(ER)
    rejoice and be glad^(ES) in you;
may those who long for your saving help always say,
    “The Lord is great!”^(ET)

⁵ But as for me, I am poor and needy;^(EU)
    come quickly to me,^(EV) O God.
You are my help^(EW) and my deliverer;^(EX)
    Lord, do not delay.^(EY)

⁵ You, Lord, are forgiving and good,
    abounding in love^(F) to all who call to you.
⁶ Hear my prayer, Lord;
    listen to my cry^(G) for mercy.
⁷ When I am in distress,^(H) I call^(I) to you,
    because you answer^(J) me.

⁸ Among the gods^(K) there is none like you,^(L) Lord;
    no deeds can compare with yours.
⁹ All the nations you have made
    will come^(M) and worship^(N) before you, Lord;
    they will bring glory^(O) to your name.
¹⁰ For you are great^(P) and do marvelous deeds;^(Q)
    you alone^(R) are God.

¹¹ Teach me your way,^(S) Lord,
    that I may rely on your faithfulness;^(T)
give me an undivided^(U) heart,
    that I may fear^(V) your name.
¹² I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart;^(W)
    I will glorify your name forever.
¹³ For great is your love toward me;
    you have delivered me^(X) from the depths,
    from the realm of the dead.^(Y)

¹⁴ Arrogant foes are attacking me, O God;
    ruthless people are trying to kill me—
    they have no regard for you.^(Z)
15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious^(AA) God,
    slow to anger,^(AB) abounding^(AC) in love and faithfulness.^(AD)
16 Turn to me^(AE) and have mercy^(AF) on me;
    show your strength^(AG) in behalf of your servant;
save me, because I serve you
    just as my mother did.^(AH)
17 Give me a sign^(AI) of your goodness,
    that my enemies may see it and be put to shame,
    for you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.