³ Trust in the Lord and do good;
    dwell in the land^(E) and enjoy safe pasture.^(F)
4 Take delight^(G) in the Lord,
    and he will give you the desires of your heart.^(H)

⁵ Commit your way to the Lord;
    trust in him^(I) and he will do this:
⁶ He will make your righteous reward^(J) shine like the dawn,^(K)
    your vindication like the noonday sun.

⁷ Be still^(L) before the Lord
    and wait patiently^(M) for him;
do not fret^(N) when people succeed in their ways,^(O)
    when they carry out their wicked schemes.^(P)

⁸ Refrain from anger^(Q) and turn from wrath;
    do not fret^(R)—it leads only to evil.
⁹ For those who are evil will be destroyed,^(S)
    but those who hope^(T) in the Lord will inherit the land.^(U)

¹⁰ A little while, and the wicked will be no more;^(V)
    though you look for them, they will not be found.
¹¹ But the meek will inherit the land^(W)
    and enjoy peace and prosperity.^(X)

¹² The wicked plot^(Y) against the righteous
    and gnash their teeth^(Z) at them;
¹³ but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
    for he knows their day is coming.^(AA)

¹⁴ The wicked draw the sword^(AB)
    and bend the bow^(AC)
to bring down the poor and needy,^(AD)
    to slay those whose ways are upright.
¹⁵ But their swords will pierce their own hearts,^(AE)
    and their bows will be broken.^(AF)

¹⁶ Better the little that the righteous have
    than the wealth^(AG) of many wicked;
¹⁷ for the power of the wicked will be broken,^(AH)
    but the Lord upholds^(AI) the righteous.

¹⁸ The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care,^(AJ)
    and their inheritance will endure forever.^(AK)
19 In times of disaster they will not wither;
    in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.

²⁰ But the wicked will perish:^(AL)
    Though the Lord’s enemies are like the flowers of the field,
    they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke.^(AM)

²¹ The wicked borrow and do not repay,
    but the righteous give generously;^(AN)
22 those the Lord blesses will inherit the land,
    but those he curses^(AO) will be destroyed.^(AP)

²³ The Lord makes firm the steps^(AQ)
    of the one who delights^(AR) in him;
²⁴ though he may stumble, he will not fall,^(AS)
    for the Lord upholds^(AT) him with his hand.

²⁵ I was young and now I am old,
    yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken^(AU)
    or their children begging^(AV) bread.
²⁶ They are always generous and lend freely;^(AW)
    their children will be a blessing.^[b](AX)

²⁷ Turn from evil and do good;^(AY)
    then you will dwell in the land forever.^(AZ)
28 For the Lord loves the just
    and will not forsake his faithful ones.^(BA)

Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed^[c];
    the offspring of the wicked will perish.^(BB)
29 The righteous will inherit the land^(BC)
    and dwell in it forever.^(BD)

³⁰ The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom,^(BE)
    and their tongues speak what is just.
³¹ The law of their God is in their hearts;^(BF)
    their feet do not slip.^(BG)

³² The wicked lie in wait^(BH) for the righteous,^(BI)
    intent on putting them to death;
³³ but the Lord will not leave them in the power of the wicked
    or let them be condemned^(BJ) when brought to trial.^(BK)

³⁴ Hope in the Lord^(BL)
    and keep his way.^(BM)
He will exalt you to inherit the land;
    when the wicked are destroyed,^(BN) you will see^(BO) it.

³⁵ I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
    flourishing^(BP) like a luxuriant native tree,
³⁶ but he soon passed away and was no more;
    though I looked for him, he could not be found.^(BQ)

³⁷ Consider the blameless,^(BR) observe the upright;^(BS)
    a future awaits those who seek peace.^[d](BT)
38 But all sinners^(BU) will be destroyed;^(BV)
    there will be no future^[e] for the wicked.^(BW)

³⁹ The salvation^(BX) of the righteous comes from the Lord;
    he is their stronghold in time of trouble.^(BY)
40 The Lord helps^(BZ) them and delivers^(CA) them;
    he delivers them from the wicked and saves^(CB) them,
    because they take refuge^(CC) in him.

⁵ My wounds^(CJ) fester and are loathsome^(CK)
    because of my sinful folly.^(CL)
6 I am bowed down^(CM) and brought very low;
    all day long I go about mourning.^(CN)
7 My back is filled with searing pain;^(CO)
    there is no health^(CP) in my body.
⁸ I am feeble and utterly crushed;^(CQ)
    I groan^(CR) in anguish of heart.^(CS)

⁹ All my longings^(CT) lie open before you, Lord;
    my sighing^(CU) is not hidden from you.
¹⁰ My heart pounds,^(CV) my strength fails^(CW) me;
    even the light has gone from my eyes.^(CX)
11 My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds;^(CY)
    my neighbors stay far away.
¹² Those who want to kill me set their traps,^(CZ)
    those who would harm me talk of my ruin;^(DA)
    all day long they scheme and lie.^(DB)

¹³ I am like the deaf, who cannot hear,^(DC)
    like the mute, who cannot speak;
¹⁴ I have become like one who does not hear,
    whose mouth can offer no reply.
¹⁵ Lord, I wait^(DD) for you;
    you will answer,^(DE) Lord my God.
¹⁶ For I said, “Do not let them gloat^(DF)
    or exalt themselves over me when my feet slip.”^(DG)

¹⁷ For I am about to fall,^(DH)
    and my pain^(DI) is ever with me.
¹⁸ I confess my iniquity;^(DJ)
    I am troubled by my sin.
¹⁹ Many have become my enemies^(DK) without cause^[g];
    those who hate me^(DL) without reason^(DM) are numerous.
²⁰ Those who repay my good with evil^(DN)
    lodge accusations^(DO) against me,
    though I seek only to do what is good.

²¹ Lord, do not forsake me;^(DP)
    do not be far^(DQ) from me, my God.
²² Come quickly^(DR) to help me,^(DS)
    my Lord and my Savior.^(DT)

⁴ “Show me, Lord, my life’s end
    and the number of my days;^(EC)
    let me know how fleeting^(ED) my life is.^(EE)
5 You have made my days^(EF) a mere handbreadth;
    the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Everyone is but a breath,^(EG)
    even those who seem secure.^[i]

⁶ “Surely everyone goes around^(EH) like a mere phantom;^(EI)
    in vain they rush about,^(EJ) heaping up wealth^(EK)
    without knowing whose it will finally be.^(EL)

⁷ “But now, Lord, what do I look for?
    My hope is in you.^(EM)
8 Save me^(EN) from all my transgressions;^(EO)
    do not make me the scorn^(EP) of fools.
⁹ I was silent;^(EQ) I would not open my mouth,^(ER)
    for you are the one who has done this.^(ES)
10 Remove your scourge from me;
    I am overcome by the blow^(ET) of your hand.^(EU)
11 When you rebuke^(EV) and discipline^(EW) anyone for their sin,
    you consume^(EX) their wealth like a moth^(EY)—
    surely everyone is but a breath.^(EZ)

¹² “Hear my prayer, Lord,
    listen to my cry for help;^(FA)
    do not be deaf^(FB) to my weeping.^(FC)
I dwell with you as a foreigner,^(FD)
    a stranger,^(FE) as all my ancestors were.^(FF)
13 Look away from me, that I may enjoy life again
    before I depart and am no more.”^(FG)

⁴ Blessed is the one^(FS)
    who trusts in the Lord,^(FT)
who does not look to the proud,^(FU)
    to those who turn aside to false gods.^[k](FV)
5 Many, Lord my God,
    are the wonders^(FW) you have done,
    the things you planned for us.
None can compare^(FX) with you;
    were I to speak and tell of your deeds,
    they would be too many^(FY) to declare.

⁶ Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—^(FZ)
    but my ears you have opened^[l]—^(GA)
    burnt offerings^(GB) and sin offerings^[m] you did not require.
⁷ Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—
    it is written about me in the scroll.^[n](GC)
8 I desire to do your will,^(GD) my God;^(GE)
    your law is within my heart.”^(GF)

⁹ I proclaim your saving acts^(GG) in the great assembly;^(GH)
    I do not seal my lips, Lord,
    as you know.^(GI)
10 I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
    I speak of your faithfulness^(GJ) and your saving help.
I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness
    from the great assembly.^(GK)

¹¹ Do not withhold your mercy^(GL) from me, Lord;
    may your love^(GM) and faithfulness^(GN) always protect^(GO) me.
¹² For troubles^(GP) without number surround me;
    my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.^(GQ)
They are more than the hairs of my head,^(GR)
    and my heart fails^(GS) within me.
¹³ Be pleased to save me, Lord;
    come quickly, Lord, to help me.^(GT)

¹⁴ May all who want to take my life^(GU)
    be put to shame and confusion;^(GV)
may all who desire my ruin^(GW)
    be turned back in disgrace.
¹⁵ May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”^(GX)
    be appalled at their own shame.
¹⁶ But may all who seek you^(GY)
    rejoice and be glad^(GZ) in you;
may those who long for your saving help always say,
    “The Lord is great!”^(HA)

¹⁷ But as for me, I am poor and needy;^(HB)
    may the Lord think^(HC) of me.
You are my help^(HD) and my deliverer;^(HE)
    you are my God, do not delay.^(HF)

⁴ I said, “Have mercy^(HP) on me, Lord;
    heal^(HQ) me, for I have sinned^(HR) against you.”
⁵ My enemies say of me in malice,
    “When will he die and his name perish?^(HS)”
⁶ When one of them comes to see me,
    he speaks falsely,^(HT) while his heart gathers slander;^(HU)
    then he goes out and spreads^(HV) it around.

⁷ All my enemies whisper together^(HW) against me;
    they imagine the worst for me, saying,
⁸ “A vile disease has afflicted him;
    he will never get up^(HX) from the place where he lies.”
⁹ Even my close friend,^(HY)
    someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
    has turned^[p] against me.^(HZ)

¹⁰ But may you have mercy^(IA) on me, Lord;
    raise me up,^(IB) that I may repay^(IC) them.
¹¹ I know that you are pleased with me,^(ID)
    for my enemy does not triumph over me.^(IE)
12 Because of my integrity^(IF) you uphold me^(IG)
    and set me in your presence forever.^(IH)

¹³ Praise^(II) be to the Lord, the God of Israel,^(IJ)
    from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and Amen.^(IK)

⁵ Why, my soul, are you downcast?^(IY)
    Why so disturbed^(IZ) within me?
Put your hope in God,^(JA)
    for I will yet praise^(JB) him,
    my Savior^(JC) and my God.^(JD)

⁶ My soul is downcast within me;
    therefore I will remember^(JE) you
from the land of the Jordan,^(JF)
    the heights of Hermon^(JG)—from Mount Mizar.
⁷ Deep calls to deep^(JH)
    in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
    have swept over me.^(JI)

⁸ By day the Lord directs his love,^(JJ)
    at night^(JK) his song^(JL) is with me—
    a prayer to the God of my life.^(JM)

⁹ I say to God my Rock,^(JN)
    “Why have you forgotten^(JO) me?
Why must I go about mourning,^(JP)
    oppressed^(JQ) by the enemy?”^(JR)
10 My bones suffer mortal agony^(JS)
    as my foes taunt^(JT) me,
saying to me all day long,
    “Where is your God?”^(JU)

¹¹ Why, my soul, are you downcast?
    Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
    for I will yet praise him,
    my Savior and my God.^(JV)

⁵ Why, my soul, are you downcast?
    Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
    for I will yet praise him,
    my Savior and my God.^(KM)

⁴ You are my King^(KZ) and my God,^(LA)
    who decrees^[x] victories^(LB) for Jacob.
⁵ Through you we push back^(LC) our enemies;
    through your name we trample^(LD) our foes.
⁶ I put no trust in my bow,^(LE)
    my sword does not bring me victory;
⁷ but you give us victory^(LF) over our enemies,
    you put our adversaries to shame.^(LG)
8 In God we make our boast^(LH) all day long,^(LI)
    and we will praise your name forever.^[y](LJ)

⁹ But now you have rejected^(LK) and humbled us;^(LL)
    you no longer go out with our armies.^(LM)
10 You made us retreat^(LN) before the enemy,
    and our adversaries have plundered^(LO) us.
¹¹ You gave us up to be devoured like sheep^(LP)
    and have scattered us among the nations.^(LQ)
12 You sold your people for a pittance,^(LR)
    gaining nothing from their sale.

¹³ You have made us a reproach^(LS) to our neighbors,^(LT)
    the scorn^(LU) and derision^(LV) of those around us.
¹⁴ You have made us a byword^(LW) among the nations;
    the peoples shake their heads^(LX) at us.
¹⁵ I live in disgrace^(LY) all day long,
    and my face is covered with shame^(LZ)
16 at the taunts^(MA) of those who reproach and revile^(MB) me,
    because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.^(MC)

¹⁷ All this came upon us,
    though we had not forgotten^(MD) you;
    we had not been false to your covenant.
¹⁸ Our hearts had not turned^(ME) back;
    our feet had not strayed from your path.
¹⁹ But you crushed^(MF) us and made us a haunt for jackals;^(MG)
    you covered us over with deep darkness.^(MH)

²⁰ If we had forgotten^(MI) the name of our God
    or spread out our hands to a foreign god,^(MJ)
21 would not God have discovered it,
    since he knows the secrets of the heart?^(MK)
22 Yet for your sake we face death all day long;
    we are considered as sheep^(ML) to be slaughtered.^(MM)

²³ Awake,^(MN) Lord! Why do you sleep?^(MO)
    Rouse yourself!^(MP) Do not reject us forever.^(MQ)
24 Why do you hide your face^(MR)
    and forget^(MS) our misery and oppression?^(MT)

²⁵ We are brought down to the dust;^(MU)
    our bodies cling to the ground.
²⁶ Rise up^(MV) and help us;
    rescue^(MW) us because of your unfailing love.^(MX)

² You are the most excellent of men
    and your lips have been anointed with grace,^(MZ)
    since God has blessed you forever.^(NA)

³ Gird your sword^(NB) on your side, you mighty one;^(NC)
    clothe yourself with splendor and majesty.^(ND)
4 In your majesty ride forth victoriously^(NE)
    in the cause of truth, humility and justice;^(NF)
    let your right hand^(NG) achieve awesome deeds.^(NH)
5 Let your sharp arrows^(NI) pierce the hearts^(NJ) of the king’s enemies;^(NK)
    let the nations fall beneath your feet.
⁶ Your throne, O God,^[ab] will last for ever and ever;^(NL)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
⁷ You love righteousness^(NM) and hate wickedness;^(NN)
    therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
    by anointing^(NO) you with the oil of joy.^(NP)
8 All your robes are fragrant^(NQ) with myrrh^(NR) and aloes^(NS) and cassia;^(NT)
    from palaces adorned with ivory^(NU)
    the music of the strings^(NV) makes you glad.
⁹ Daughters of kings^(NW) are among your honored women;
    at your right hand^(NX) is the royal bride^(NY) in gold of Ophir.^(NZ)

¹⁰ Listen, daughter,^(OA) and pay careful attention:^(OB)
    Forget your people^(OC) and your father’s house.
¹¹ Let the king be enthralled by your beauty;^(OD)
    honor^(OE) him, for he is your lord.^(OF)
12 The city of Tyre^(OG) will come with a gift,^[ac](OH)
    people of wealth will seek your favor.
¹³ All glorious^(OI) is the princess within her chamber;
    her gown is interwoven with gold.^(OJ)
14 In embroidered garments^(OK) she is led to the king;^(OL)
    her virgin companions^(OM) follow her—
    those brought to be with her.
¹⁵ Led in with joy and gladness,^(ON)
    they enter the palace of the king.

¹⁶ Your sons will take the place of your fathers;
    you will make them princes^(OO) throughout the land.

¹⁷ I will perpetuate your memory through all generations;^(OP)
    therefore the nations will praise you^(OQ) for ever and ever.^(OR)