7 O Lord my God, in Thee do I put my trust. Save me from all them that persecute me; and deliver me,

² lest they tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces while there is none to deliver.

³ O Lord my God, if I have done this, if there be iniquity on my hands,

⁴ if I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy),

⁵ let the enemy persecute my soul and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honor in the dust. Selah

⁶ Arise, O Lord, in Thine anger; lift up Thyself against the rage of mine enemies, and awaken for me the judgment that Thou hast commanded.

⁷ So shall the congregation of the people compass Thee about; for their sakes, therefore, return Thou on high.

⁸ The Lord shall judge the people: Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and according to mine integrity that is in me.

⁹ O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the just; for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

¹⁰ My defense is of God, who saveth the upright in heart.

¹¹ God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.

¹² If he turn not, He will whet His sword; He hath bent His bow and made it ready.

¹³ He hath also prepared for Him the instruments of death; He ordaineth His arrows against the persecutors.

¹⁴ Behold, the wicked travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief and brought forth falsehood.

¹⁵ He made a pit and dug it, and has fallen into the ditch which he hath made.

¹⁶ His mischief shall return upon his own head; and his violent dealings shall come down upon his own pate.

¹⁷ I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

27 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

² When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

³ Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war should rise against me, even in this will I be confident.

⁴ One thing have I desired of the Lord; that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in His temple.

⁵ For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; in the secret places of His tabernacle shall He hide me; He shall set me upon a rock.

⁶ And then shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; therefore I will offer in His tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.

⁷ Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me and answer me.

⁸ When Thou saidst, “Seek ye My face,” my heart said unto Thee, “Thy face, Lord, will I seek.”

⁹ Hide not Thy face far from me; put not Thy servant away in anger. Thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

¹⁰ When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.

¹¹ Teach me Thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a level path because of mine enemies.

¹² Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies; for false witnesses have risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

¹³ I would have fainted, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

¹⁴ Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart. Wait, I say, on the Lord!

31 In Thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed; deliver me in Thy righteousness.

² Bow down Thine ear to me, deliver me speedily; be Thou my strong rock, a house of defense to save me.

³ For Thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for the sake of Thy name, lead me and guide me.

⁴ Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me, for Thou art my strength.

⁵ Into Thine hand I commit my spirit; Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.

⁶ I have hated them that have regard for lying vanities; but I trust in the Lord.

⁷ I will be glad and rejoice in Thy mercy, for Thou hast considered my trouble. Thou hast known my soul in adversities,

⁸ And hast not delivered me into the hands of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a large room.

⁹ Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

¹⁰ For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing; my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

¹¹ I am a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbors, and a fear to mine acquaintances; they that see me in the streets flee from me.

¹² I am forgotten as a dead man, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.

¹³ For I have heard the slander of many; fear was on every side; while they took counsel together against me, they schemed to take away my life.

¹⁴ But I have trusted in Thee, O Lord; I said, “Thou art my God.”

¹⁵ My times are in Thy hand; deliver me from the hand of mine enemies and from them that persecute me.

¹⁶ Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; save me for Thy mercies’ sake.

¹⁷ Let me not be ashamed, O Lord, for I have called upon Thee; let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.

¹⁸ Let the lying lips be put to silence, which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

¹⁹ O how great is Thy goodness which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee, which Thou hast wrought for them that trust in Thee before the sons of men!

²⁰ Thou shalt hide them in the safety of Thy presence from the pride of man; Thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

²¹ Blessed be the Lord, for He hath shown me His marvelous kindness in a stronghold city!

²² For I said in my haste, “I am cut off from before Thine eyes!” Nevertheless Thou heard the voice of my supplications when I cried unto Thee.

²³ O love the Lord, all ye His saints! For the Lord preserveth the faithful, but plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

²⁴ Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.

34 I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

² My soul shall make her boast in the Lord; the humble shall hear thereof and be glad.

³ O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.

⁴ I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

⁵ They looked unto Him and were lightened, and their faces were not ashamed.

⁶ This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

⁷ The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them.

⁸ O taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man that trusteth in Him!

⁹ O fear the Lord, ye His saints! For them that fear Him suffer no want.

¹⁰ The young lions lack and suffer hunger, but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

¹¹ Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

¹² What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

¹³ Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

¹⁴ Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

¹⁵ The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry.

¹⁶ The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

¹⁷ The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

²⁰ He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken.

²¹ Evil shall slay the wicked, and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

²² The Lord redeemeth the soul of His servants, and none of them that trust in Him shall be desolate.

52 Why boastest thou in thine own mischief, O mighty man? The goodness of God endureth continually.

² Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

³ Thou lovest evil more than good, and lying rather than speaking righteousness. Selah

⁴ Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

⁵ God shall likewise destroy thee for ever; He shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah

⁶ The righteous also shall see this and fear, and shall laugh at him:

⁷ “Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his own wickedness.”

⁸ But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.

⁹ I will praise Thee for ever, because Thou hast done it, and I will wait on Thy name, for it is good before Thy saints.