³ May the Lord ^[d]cut off all flattering lips,
And the tongue that speaks ^[e]proud things,
⁴ Who have said,
“With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are our own;
Who is lord over us?”

⁵ “For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord;
“I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”

⁶ The words of the Lord are ^(D)pure words,
Like silver tried in a furnace of earth,
Purified seven times.
⁷ You shall keep them, O Lord,
You shall preserve them from this generation forever.

⁸ The wicked prowl on every side,
When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

³ Consider and hear me, O Lord my God;
^(F)Enlighten my eyes,
^(G)Lest I sleep the sleep of death;
⁴ Lest my enemy say,
“I have prevailed against him”;
Lest those who trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

⁵ But I have trusted in Your mercy;
My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.
⁶ I will sing to the Lord,
Because He has dealt bountifully with me.

^2 (J)The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
^3 (K)They have all turned aside,
They have together become corrupt;
There is none who does good,
No, not one.

⁴ Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And ^(L)do not call on the Lord?
⁵ There they are in great fear,
For God is with the generation of the righteous.
⁶ You shame the counsel of the poor,
But the Lord is his ^(M)refuge.

^7 (N)Oh,^[f] that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
^(O)When the Lord brings back ^[g]the captivity of His people,
Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.

² He who walks uprightly,
And works righteousness,
And speaks the ^(Q)truth in his heart;
³ He who ^(R)does not backbite with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
^(S)Nor does he ^[i]take up a reproach against his friend;
^4 (T)In whose eyes a vile person is despised,
But he honors those who fear the Lord;
He who ^(U)swears to his own hurt and does not change;
⁵ He who does not put out his money at usury,
Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent.

He who does these things ^(V)shall never be moved.

² O my soul, you have said to the Lord,
“You are my Lord,
^(X)My goodness is nothing apart from You.”
³ As for the saints who are on the earth,
“They are the excellent ones, in ^(Y)whom is all my delight.”

⁴ Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god;
Their drink offerings of ^(Z)blood I will not offer,
^(AA)Nor take up their names on my lips.

⁵ O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup;
You ^[k]maintain my lot.
⁶ The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places;
Yes, I have a good inheritance.

⁷ I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel;
My ^[l]heart also instructs me in the night seasons.
^8 (AB)I have set the Lord always before me;
Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.

⁹ Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will ^[m]rest in hope.
^10 (AC)For You will not leave my soul in ^[n]Sheol,
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to ^[o]see corruption.
¹¹ You will show me the ^(AD)path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

³ You have tested my heart;
You have visited me in the night;
^(AE)You have ^[p]tried me and have found ^[q]nothing;
I have purposed that my mouth shall not ^(AF)transgress.
⁴ Concerning the works of men,
By the word of Your lips,
I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer.
^5 (AG)Uphold my steps in Your paths,
That my footsteps may not slip.

^6 (AH)I have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God;
Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech.
⁷ Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand,
O You who ^[r]save those who trust in You
From those who rise up against them.
⁸ Keep me as the ^[s]apple of Your eye;
Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,
⁹ From the wicked who oppress me,
From my deadly enemies who surround me.

¹⁰ They have closed up their ^(AI)fat hearts;
With their mouths they ^(AJ)speak proudly.
¹¹ They have now surrounded us in our steps;
They have set their eyes, crouching down to the earth,
¹² As a lion is eager to tear his prey,
And like a young lion lurking in secret places.

¹³ Arise, O Lord,
Confront him, cast him down;
Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword,
¹⁴ With Your hand from men, O Lord,
From men of the world who have their portion in this life,
And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure.
They are satisfied with children,
And leave the rest of their possession for their babes.

¹⁵ As for me, ^(AK)I will see Your face in righteousness;
^(AL)I shall be satisfied when I ^(AM)awake in Your likeness.

In them He has set a ^[d]tabernacle for the sun,
⁵ Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
^(D)And rejoices like a strong man to run its race.
⁶ Its rising is from one end of heaven,
And its circuit to the other end;
And there is nothing hidden from its heat.

^7 (E)The law of the Lord is perfect, ^[e]converting the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making ^(F)wise the simple;
⁸ The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
⁹ The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
¹⁰ More to be desired are they than ^(G)gold,
Yea, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the ^[f]honeycomb.
¹¹ Moreover by them Your servant is warned,
And in keeping them there is great reward.

¹² Who can understand his errors?
^(H)Cleanse me from secret faults.
¹³ Keep back Your servant also from ^(I)presumptuous sins;
Let them not have ^(J)dominion over me.
Then I shall be blameless,
And I shall be innocent of ^[g]great transgression.

^14 (K)Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
O Lord, my ^[h]strength and my ^(L)Redeemer.

⁴ May He grant you according to your heart’s desire,
And ^(M)fulfill all your ^[j]purpose.
⁵ We will rejoice in your salvation,
And in the name of our God we will set up our banners!
May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.

⁶ Now I know that the Lord saves His ^[k]anointed;
He will answer him from His holy heaven
With the saving strength of His right hand.

⁷ Some trust in chariots, and some in ^(N)horses;
But we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
⁸ They have bowed down and fallen;
But we have risen and stand upright.

⁹ Save, Lord!
May the King answer us when we call.

³ For You meet him with the blessings of goodness;
You set a crown of pure gold upon his head.
^4 (P)He asked life from You, and You gave it to him—
Length of days forever and ever.
⁵ His glory is great in Your salvation;
Honor and majesty You have placed upon him.
⁶ For You have made him most blessed forever;
^(Q)You have made him ^[l]exceedingly glad with Your presence.
⁷ For the king trusts in the Lord,
And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be ^[m]moved.

⁸ Your hand will find all Your enemies;
Your right hand will find those who hate You.
⁹ You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your anger;
The Lord shall swallow them up in His wrath,
And the fire shall devour them.
¹⁰ Their offspring You shall destroy from the earth,
And their ^[n]descendants from among the sons of men.
¹¹ For they intended evil against You;
They devised a plot which they are not able to ^(R)perform.
¹² Therefore You will make them turn their back;
You will make ready Your arrows on Your string toward their faces.

¹³ Be exalted, O Lord, in Your own strength!
We will sing and praise Your power.