^4 (D)He shall call to the heavens from above,
And to the earth, that He may judge His people:
⁵ “Gather ^(E)My saints together to Me,
^(F)Those who have ^[a]made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
⁶ Let the ^(G)heavens declare His righteousness,
For ^(H)God Himself is Judge. Selah

⁷ “Hear, O My people, and I will speak,
O Israel, and I will testify against you;
^(I)I am God, your God!
^8 (J)I will not ^[b]rebuke you ^(K)for your sacrifices
Or your burnt offerings,
Which are continually before Me.
^9 (L)I will not take a bull from your house,
Nor goats out of your folds.
¹⁰ For every beast of the forest is Mine,
And the cattle on a thousand hills.
¹¹ I know all the birds of the mountains,
And the wild beasts of the field are Mine.

¹² “If I were hungry, I would not tell you;
^(M)For the world is Mine, and all its fullness.
^13 (N)Will I eat the flesh of bulls,
Or drink the blood of goats?
^14 (O)Offer to God thanksgiving,
And ^(P)pay your vows to the Most High.
^15 (Q)Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”

¹⁶ But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to declare My statutes,
Or take My covenant in your mouth,
^17 (R)Seeing you hate instruction
And cast My words behind you?
¹⁸ When you saw a thief, you ^(S)consented^[c] with him,
And have been a ^(T)partaker with adulterers.
¹⁹ You give your mouth to evil,
And ^(U)your tongue frames deceit.
²⁰ You sit and speak against your brother;
You slander your own mother’s son.
²¹ These things you have done, and I kept silent;
^(V)You thought that I was altogether like you;
But I will rebuke you,
And ^(W)set them in order before your eyes.

²² “Now consider this, you who ^(X)forget God,
Lest I tear you in pieces,
And there be none to deliver:
²³ Whoever offers praise glorifies Me;
And ^(Y)to him who orders his conduct aright
I will show the salvation of God.”

⁴ For there are no ^[a]pangs in their death,
But their strength is firm.
^5 (E)They are not in trouble as other men,
Nor are they plagued like other men.
⁶ Therefore pride serves as their necklace;
Violence covers them ^(F)like a garment.
^7 (G)Their ^[b]eyes bulge with abundance;
They have more than heart could wish.
^8 (H)They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression;
They ^(I)speak ^[c]loftily.
⁹ They set their mouth ^(J)against the heavens,
And their tongue walks through the earth.

¹⁰ Therefore his people return here,
^(K)And waters of a full cup are drained by them.
¹¹ And they say, ^(L)“How does God know?
And is there knowledge in the Most High?”
¹² Behold, these are the ungodly,
Who are always at ease;
They increase in riches.
¹³ Surely I have ^[d]cleansed my heart in ^(M)vain,
And washed my hands in innocence.
¹⁴ For all day long I have been plagued,
And chastened every morning.

¹⁵ If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children.
¹⁶ When I thought how to understand this,
It was ^[e]too painful for me—
¹⁷ Until I went into the sanctuary of God;
Then I understood their ^(N)end.

¹⁸ Surely ^(O)You set them in slippery places;
You cast them down to destruction.
¹⁹ Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment!
They are utterly consumed with terrors.
²⁰ As a dream when one awakes,
So, Lord, when You awake,
You shall despise their image.

²¹ Thus my heart was grieved,
And I was ^[f]vexed in my mind.
^22 (P)I was so foolish and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.
²³ Nevertheless I am continually with You;
You hold me by my right hand.
^24 (Q)You will guide me with Your counsel,
And afterward receive me to glory.

^25 (R)Whom have I in heaven but You?
And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.
^26 (S)My flesh and my heart fail;
But God is the ^[g]strength of my heart and my ^(T)portion forever.

²⁷ For indeed, ^(U)those who are far from You shall perish;
You have destroyed all those who ^[h]desert You for harlotry.
²⁸ But it is good for me to ^(V)draw near to God;
I have put my trust in the Lord God,
That I may ^(W)declare all Your works.

² “When I choose the ^[b]proper time,
I will judge uprightly.
³ The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved;
I set up its pillars firmly. Selah

⁴ “I said to the boastful, ‘Do not deal boastfully,’
And to the wicked, ^(B)‘Do not ^[c]lift up the horn.
⁵ Do not lift up your horn on high;
Do not speak with ^[d]a stiff neck.’ ”

⁶ For exaltation comes neither from the east
Nor from the west nor from the south.
⁷ But ^(C)God is the Judge:
^(D)He puts down one,
And exalts another.
⁸ For ^(E)in the hand of the Lord there is a cup,
And the wine is red;
It is fully mixed, and He pours it out;
Surely its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth
Drain and drink down.

⁹ But I will declare forever,
I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

¹⁰ “All^(F) the ^[e]horns of the wicked I will also cut off,
But ^(G)the horns of the righteous shall be ^(H)exalted.”

⁴ You are more glorious and excellent
^(J)Than the mountains of prey.
^5 (K)The stouthearted were plundered;
^(L)They ^[h]have sunk into their sleep;
And none of the mighty men have found the use of their hands.
^6 (M)At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
Both the chariot and horse were cast into a dead sleep.

⁷ You, Yourself, are to be feared;
And ^(N)who may stand in Your presence
When once You are angry?
^8 (O)You caused judgment to be heard from heaven;
^(P)The earth feared and was still,
⁹ When God ^(Q)arose to judgment,
To deliver all the oppressed of the earth. Selah

^10 (R)Surely the wrath of man shall praise You;
With the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself.

^11 (S)Make vows to the Lord your God, and pay them;
^(T)Let all who are around Him bring presents to Him who ought to be feared.
¹² He shall cut off the spirit of princes;
^(U)He is awesome to the kings of the earth.

⁴ You hold my eyelids open;
I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
⁵ I have considered the days of old,
The years of ancient times.
⁶ I call to remembrance my song in the night;
I meditate within my heart,
And my spirit ^[i]makes diligent search.

⁷ Will the Lord cast off forever?
And will He be favorable no more?
⁸ Has His mercy ceased forever?
Has His ^(W)promise failed ^[j]forevermore?
⁹ Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Has He in anger shut up His tender mercies? Selah

¹⁰ And I said, “This is my ^[k]anguish;
But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.”
¹¹ I will remember the works of the Lord;
Surely I will remember Your wonders of old.
¹² I will also meditate on all Your work,
And talk of Your deeds.
¹³ Your way, O God, is in ^[l]the ^(X)sanctuary;
Who is so great a God as our God?
¹⁴ You are the God who does wonders;
You have declared Your strength among the peoples.
¹⁵ You have with Your arm redeemed Your people,
The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah

¹⁶ The waters saw You, O God;
The waters saw You, they were ^(Y)afraid;
The depths also trembled.
¹⁷ The clouds poured out water;
The skies sent out a sound;
Your arrows also flashed about.
¹⁸ The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind;
The lightnings lit up the world;
The earth trembled and shook.
¹⁹ Your way was in the sea,
Your path in the great waters,
And Your footsteps were not known.
²⁰ You led Your people like a flock
By the hand of Moses and Aaron.