² In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,^(C)
    who are caught in the schemes he devises.
³ He boasts^(D) about the cravings of his heart;
    he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.^(E)
4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
    in all his thoughts there is no room for God.^(F)
5 His ways are always prosperous;
    your laws are rejected by^[b] him;
    he sneers at all his enemies.
⁶ He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.”
    He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”^(G)

⁷ His mouth is full^(H) of lies and threats;^(I)
    trouble and evil are under his tongue.^(J)
8 He lies in wait^(K) near the villages;
    from ambush he murders the innocent.^(L)
His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
⁹     like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;^(M)
    he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.^(N)
10 His victims are crushed,^(O) they collapse;
    they fall under his strength.
¹¹ He says to himself, “God will never notice;^(P)
    he covers his face and never sees.”^(Q)

¹² Arise,^(R) Lord! Lift up your hand,^(S) O God.
    Do not forget the helpless.^(T)
13 Why does the wicked man revile God?^(U)
    Why does he say to himself,
    “He won’t call me to account”?^(V)
14 But you, God, see the trouble^(W) of the afflicted;
    you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you;^(X)
    you are the helper^(Y) of the fatherless.
¹⁵ Break the arm of the wicked man;^(Z)
    call the evildoer to account for his wickedness
    that would not otherwise be found out.

¹⁶ The Lord is King for ever and ever;^(AA)
    the nations^(AB) will perish from his land.
¹⁷ You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;^(AC)
    you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,^(AD)
18 defending the fatherless^(AE) and the oppressed,^(AF)
    so that mere earthly mortals
    will never again strike terror.

⁴ The Lord is in his holy temple;^(AO)
    the Lord is on his heavenly throne.^(AP)
He observes everyone on earth;^(AQ)
    his eyes examine^(AR) them.
⁵ The Lord examines the righteous,^(AS)
    but the wicked, those who love violence,
    he hates with a passion.^(AT)
6 On the wicked he will rain
    fiery coals and burning sulfur;^(AU)
    a scorching wind^(AV) will be their lot.

⁷ For the Lord is righteous,^(AW)
    he loves justice;^(AX)
    the upright^(AY) will see his face.^(AZ)

³ May the Lord silence all flattering lips^(BD)
    and every boastful tongue—^(BE)
4 those who say,
    “By our tongues we will prevail;^(BF)
    our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

⁵ “Because the poor are plundered^(BG) and the needy groan,^(BH)
    I will now arise,^(BI)” says the Lord.
    “I will protect them^(BJ) from those who malign them.”
⁶ And the words of the Lord are flawless,^(BK)
    like silver purified^(BL) in a crucible,^(BM)
    like gold^[e] refined seven times.

⁷ You, Lord, will keep the needy safe^(BN)
    and will protect us forever from the wicked,^(BO)
8 who freely strut^(BP) about
    when what is vile is honored by the human race.

³ Look on me^(BV) and answer,^(BW) Lord my God.
    Give light to my eyes,^(BX) or I will sleep in death,^(BY)
4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,^(BZ)”
    and my foes will rejoice when I fall.^(CA)

⁵ But I trust in your unfailing love;^(CB)
    my heart rejoices in your salvation.^(CC)
6 I will sing^(CD) the Lord’s praise,
    for he has been good to me.

² The Lord looks down from heaven^(CG)
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,^(CH)
    any who seek God.^(CI)
3 All have turned away,^(CJ) all have become corrupt;^(CK)
    there is no one who does good,^(CL)
    not even one.^(CM)

⁴ Do all these evildoers know nothing?^(CN)

They devour my people^(CO) as though eating bread;
    they never call on the Lord.^(CP)
5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
    for God is present in the company of the righteous.
⁶ You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,
    but the Lord is their refuge.^(CQ)

⁷ Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!^(CR)
    When the Lord restores^(CS) his people,
    let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

² The one whose walk is blameless,^(CW)
    who does what is righteous,
    who speaks the truth^(CX) from their heart;
³ whose tongue utters no slander,^(CY)
    who does no wrong to a neighbor,
    and casts no slur on others;
⁴ who despises a vile person
    but honors^(CZ) those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath^(DA) even when it hurts,
    and does not change their mind;
⁵ who lends money to the poor without interest;^(DB)
    who does not accept a bribe^(DC) against the innocent.

Whoever does these things
    will never be shaken.^(DD)

² I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;^(DG)
    apart from you I have no good thing.”^(DH)
3 I say of the holy people^(DI) who are in the land,^(DJ)
    “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
⁴ Those who run after other gods^(DK) will suffer^(DL) more and more.
    I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
    or take up their names^(DM) on my lips.

⁵ Lord, you alone are my portion^(DN) and my cup;^(DO)
    you make my lot^(DP) secure.
⁶ The boundary lines^(DQ) have fallen for me in pleasant places;
    surely I have a delightful inheritance.^(DR)
7 I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;^(DS)
    even at night^(DT) my heart instructs me.
⁸ I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
    With him at my right hand,^(DU) I will not be shaken.^(DV)

⁹ Therefore my heart is glad^(DW) and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest secure,^(DX)
10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,^(DY)
    nor will you let your faithful^[i] one^(DZ) see decay.^(EA)
11 You make known to me the path of life;^(EB)
    you will fill me with joy in your presence,^(EC)
    with eternal pleasures^(ED) at your right hand.^(EE)

³ Though you probe my heart,^(EL)
    though you examine me at night and test me,^(EM)
you will find that I have planned no evil;^(EN)
    my mouth has not transgressed.^(EO)
4 Though people tried to bribe me,
    I have kept myself from the ways of the violent
    through what your lips have commanded.
⁵ My steps have held to your paths;^(EP)
    my feet have not stumbled.^(EQ)

⁶ I call on you, my God, for you will answer me;^(ER)
    turn your ear to me^(ES) and hear my prayer.^(ET)
7 Show me the wonders of your great love,^(EU)
    you who save by your right hand^(EV)
    those who take refuge^(EW) in you from their foes.
⁸ Keep me^(EX) as the apple of your eye;^(EY)
    hide me^(EZ) in the shadow of your wings^(FA)
9 from the wicked who are out to destroy me,
    from my mortal enemies who surround me.^(FB)

¹⁰ They close up their callous hearts,^(FC)
    and their mouths speak with arrogance.^(FD)
11 They have tracked me down, they now surround me,^(FE)
    with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
¹² They are like a lion^(FF) hungry for prey,^(FG)
    like a fierce lion crouching in cover.

¹³ Rise up,^(FH) Lord, confront them, bring them down;^(FI)
    with your sword rescue me from the wicked.
¹⁴ By your hand save me from such people, Lord,
    from those of this world^(FJ) whose reward is in this life.^(FK)
May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies;
    may their children gorge themselves on it,
    and may there be leftovers^(FL) for their little ones.

¹⁵ As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face;
    when I awake,^(FM) I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.^(FN)

² The Lord is my rock,^(FQ) my fortress^(FR) and my deliverer;^(FS)
    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,^(FT)
    my shield^[k](FU) and the horn^[l] of my salvation,^(FV) my stronghold.

³ I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,^(FW)
    and I have been saved from my enemies.^(FX)
4 The cords of death^(FY) entangled me;
    the torrents^(FZ) of destruction overwhelmed me.
⁵ The cords of the grave coiled around me;
    the snares of death^(GA) confronted me.

⁶ In my distress^(GB) I called to the Lord;^(GC)
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;^(GD)
    my cry came^(GE) before him, into his ears.
⁷ The earth trembled^(GF) and quaked,^(GG)
    and the foundations of the mountains shook;^(GH)
    they trembled because he was angry.^(GI)
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;^(GJ)
    consuming fire^(GK) came from his mouth,
    burning coals^(GL) blazed out of it.
⁹ He parted the heavens and came down;^(GM)
    dark clouds^(GN) were under his feet.
¹⁰ He mounted the cherubim^(GO) and flew;
    he soared^(GP) on the wings of the wind.^(GQ)
11 He made darkness his covering,^(GR) his canopy^(GS) around him—
    the dark rain clouds of the sky.
¹² Out of the brightness of his presence^(GT) clouds advanced,
    with hailstones^(GU) and bolts of lightning.^(GV)
13 The Lord thundered^(GW) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.^[m]
14 He shot his arrows^(GX) and scattered the enemy,
    with great bolts of lightning^(GY) he routed them.^(GZ)
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
    and the foundations^(HA) of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke,^(HB) Lord,
    at the blast of breath from your nostrils.^(HC)

¹⁶ He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
    he drew me out of deep waters.^(HD)
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,^(HE)
    from my foes, who were too strong for me.^(HF)
18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,^(HG)
    but the Lord was my support.^(HH)
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;^(HI)
    he rescued me because he delighted in me.^(HJ)

²⁰ The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;^(HK)
    according to the cleanness of my hands^(HL) he has rewarded me.^(HM)
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;^(HN)
    I am not guilty of turning^(HO) from my God.
²² All his laws are before me;^(HP)
    I have not turned away from his decrees.
²³ I have been blameless^(HQ) before him
    and have kept myself from sin.
²⁴ The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,^(HR)
    according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

²⁵ To the faithful^(HS) you show yourself faithful,^(HT)
    to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
²⁶ to the pure^(HU) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.^(HV)
27 You save the humble^(HW)
    but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.^(HX)
28 You, Lord, keep my lamp^(HY) burning;
    my God turns my darkness into light.^(HZ)
29 With your help^(IA) I can advance against a troop^[n];
    with my God I can scale a wall.

³⁰ As for God, his way is perfect:^(IB)
    The Lord’s word is flawless;^(IC)
    he shields^(ID) all who take refuge^(IE) in him.
³¹ For who is God besides the Lord?^(IF)
    And who is the Rock^(IG) except our God?
³² It is God who arms me with strength^(IH)
    and keeps my way secure.^(II)
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;^(IJ)
    he causes me to stand on the heights.^(IK)
34 He trains my hands for battle;^(IL)
    my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
³⁵ You make your saving help my shield,
    and your right hand sustains^(IM) me;
    your help has made me great.
³⁶ You provide a broad path^(IN) for my feet,
    so that my ankles do not give way.^(IO)

³⁷ I pursued my enemies^(IP) and overtook them;
    I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
³⁸ I crushed them^(IQ) so that they could not rise;^(IR)
    they fell beneath my feet.^(IS)
39 You armed me with strength^(IT) for battle;
    you humbled my adversaries^(IU) before me.
⁴⁰ You made my enemies turn their backs^(IV) in flight,
    and I destroyed^(IW) my foes.
⁴¹ They cried for help, but there was no one to save them^(IX)—
    to the Lord, but he did not answer.^(IY)
42 I beat them as fine as windblown dust;^(IZ)
    I trampled them^[o] like mud in the streets.
⁴³ You have delivered me from the attacks of the people;
    you have made me the head of nations.^(JA)
People I did not know^(JB) now serve me,
⁴⁴     foreigners^(JC) cower before me;
    as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
⁴⁵ They all lose heart;^(JD)
    they come trembling^(JE) from their strongholds.^(JF)

⁴⁶ The Lord lives!^(JG) Praise be to my Rock!^(JH)
    Exalted be God^(JI) my Savior!^(JJ)
47 He is the God who avenges^(JK) me,
    who subdues nations^(JL) under me,
⁴⁸     who saves^(JM) me from my enemies.^(JN)
You exalted me above my foes;
    from a violent man^(JO) you rescued me.
⁴⁹ Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;^(JP)
    I will sing^(JQ) the praises of your name.^(JR)

⁵⁰ He gives his king great victories;
    he shows unfailing love to his anointed,^(JS)
    to David^(JT) and to his descendants forever.^(JU)