⁴ The ungodly are not so,
But are ^(G)like the chaff which the wind drives away.
⁵ Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

⁶ For ^(H)the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.

⁴ I ^(C)sought the Lord, and He heard me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
⁵ They looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces were not ashamed.
⁶ This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him,
And saved him out of all his troubles.
^7 (D)The ^[a]angel of the Lord ^(E)encamps all around those who fear Him,
And delivers them.

⁸ Oh, ^(F)taste and see that the Lord is good;
^(G)Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
⁹ Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints!
There is no ^[b]want to those who fear Him.
¹⁰ The young lions lack and suffer hunger;
^(H)But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.

¹¹ Come, you children, listen to me;
^(I)I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
^12 (J)Who is the man who desires life,
And loves many days, that he may see good?
¹³ Keep your tongue from evil,
And your lips from speaking ^(K)deceit.
^14 (L)Depart from evil and do good;
^(M)Seek peace and pursue it.

^15 (N)The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry.
^16 (O)The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
^(P)To ^[c]cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

¹⁷ The righteous cry out, and ^(Q)the Lord hears,
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
^18 (R)The Lord is near ^(S)to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as ^[d]have a contrite spirit.

^19 (T)Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
^(U)But the Lord delivers him out of them all.
²⁰ He guards all his bones;
^(V)Not one of them is broken.
^21 (W)Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous shall be ^[e]condemned.
²² The Lord ^(X)redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.

⁶ The Lord executes righteousness
And justice for all who are oppressed.
^7 (F)He made known His ways to Moses,
His acts to the children of Israel.
^8 (G)The Lord is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
^9 (H)He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.
^10 (I)He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor punished us according to our iniquities.

¹¹ For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
¹² As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He ^(J)removed our transgressions from us.
^13 (K)As a father pities his children,
So the Lord pities those who fear Him.
¹⁴ For He ^[a]knows our frame;
He remembers that we are dust.

¹⁵ As for man, ^(L)his days are like grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
^16 (M)For the wind passes over it, and it is ^[b]gone,
And ^(N)its place remembers it no more.
¹⁷ But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
On those who fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,
^18 (O)To such as keep His covenant,
And to those who remember His commandments to do them.

¹⁹ The Lord has established His throne in heaven,
And ^(P)His kingdom rules over all.

^20 (Q)Bless the Lord, you His angels,
Who excel in strength, who ^(R)do His word,
Heeding the voice of His word.
²¹ Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,
^(S)You ^[c]ministers of His, who do His pleasure.
²² Bless the Lord, all His works,
In all places of His dominion.

Bless the Lord, O my soul!