³ When I am afraid,^(F) I put my trust in you.^(G)
4     In God, whose word I praise—^(H)
in God I trust and am not afraid.^(I)
    What can mere mortals do to me?^(J)

⁵ All day long they twist my words;^(K)
    all their schemes are for my ruin.
⁶ They conspire,^(L) they lurk,
    they watch my steps,^(M)
    hoping to take my life.^(N)
7 Because of their wickedness do not^[c] let them escape;^(O)
    in your anger, God, bring the nations down.^(P)

⁸ Record my misery;
    list my tears on your scroll^[d](Q)—
    are they not in your record?^(R)
9 Then my enemies will turn back^(S)
    when I call for help.^(T)
    By this I will know that God is for me.^(U)

¹⁰ In God, whose word I praise,
    in the Lord, whose word I praise—
¹¹ in God I trust and am not afraid.
    What can man do to me?

¹² I am under vows^(V) to you, my God;
    I will present my thank offerings to you.
¹³ For you have delivered me from death^(W)
    and my feet from stumbling,
that I may walk before God
    in the light of life.^(X)

² I cry out to God Most High,
    to God, who vindicates me.^(AD)
3 He sends from heaven and saves me,^(AE)
    rebuking those who hotly pursue me—^[g](AF)
    God sends forth his love and his faithfulness.^(AG)

⁴ I am in the midst of lions;^(AH)
    I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts—
men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
    whose tongues are sharp swords.^(AI)

⁵ Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
    let your glory be over all the earth.^(AJ)

⁶ They spread a net for my feet^(AK)—
    I was bowed down^(AL) in distress.
They dug a pit^(AM) in my path—
    but they have fallen into it themselves.^(AN)

⁷ My heart, O God, is steadfast,
    my heart is steadfast;^(AO)
    I will sing and make music.
⁸ Awake, my soul!
    Awake, harp and lyre!^(AP)
    I will awaken the dawn.

⁹ I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
    I will sing of you among the peoples.
¹⁰ For great is your love, reaching to the heavens;
    your faithfulness reaches to the skies.^(AQ)

¹¹ Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;^(AR)
    let your glory be over all the earth.^(AS)

³ Even from birth the wicked go astray;
    from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.
⁴ Their venom is like the venom of a snake,^(AW)
    like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,
⁵ that will not heed^(AX) the tune of the charmer,^(AY)
    however skillful the enchanter may be.

⁶ Break the teeth in their mouths, O God;^(AZ)
    Lord, tear out the fangs of those lions!^(BA)
7 Let them vanish like water that flows away;^(BB)
    when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short.^(BC)
8 May they be like a slug that melts away as it moves along,^(BD)
    like a stillborn child^(BE) that never sees the sun.

⁹ Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns^(BF)—
    whether they be green or dry—the wicked will be swept away.^[j](BG)
10 The righteous will be glad^(BH) when they are avenged,^(BI)
    when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.^(BJ)
11 Then people will say,
    “Surely the righteous still are rewarded;^(BK)
    surely there is a God who judges the earth.”^(BL)

² Hide me from the conspiracy^(C) of the wicked,^(D)
    from the plots of evildoers.
³ They sharpen their tongues like swords^(E)
    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.^(F)
4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent;^(G)
    they shoot suddenly, without fear.^(H)

⁵ They encourage each other in evil plans,
    they talk about hiding their snares;^(I)
    they say, “Who will see it^[b]?”^(J)
6 They plot injustice and say,
    “We have devised a perfect plan!”
    Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

⁷ But God will shoot them with his arrows;
    they will suddenly be struck down.
⁸ He will turn their own tongues against them^(K)
    and bring them to ruin;
    all who see them will shake their heads^(L) in scorn.^(M)
9 All people will fear;^(N)
    they will proclaim the works of God
    and ponder what he has done.^(O)

¹⁰ The righteous will rejoice in the Lord^(P)
    and take refuge in him;^(Q)
    all the upright in heart will glory in him!^(R)

⁵ You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds,^(AA)
    God our Savior,^(AB)
the hope of all the ends of the earth^(AC)
    and of the farthest seas,^(AD)
6 who formed the mountains^(AE) by your power,
    having armed yourself with strength,^(AF)
7 who stilled the roaring of the seas,^(AG)
    the roaring of their waves,
    and the turmoil of the nations.^(AH)
8 The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;
    where morning dawns, where evening fades,
    you call forth songs of joy.^(AI)

⁹ You care for the land and water it;^(AJ)
    you enrich it abundantly.^(AK)
The streams of God are filled with water
    to provide the people with grain,^(AL)
    for so you have ordained it.^[f]
10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
    you soften it with showers^(AM) and bless its crops.
¹¹ You crown the year with your bounty,^(AN)
    and your carts overflow with abundance.^(AO)
12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;^(AP)
    the hills are clothed with gladness.^(AQ)
13 The meadows are covered with flocks^(AR)
    and the valleys are mantled with grain;^(AS)
    they shout for joy and sing.^(AT)

⁷ Extortion turns a wise person into a fool,
    and a bribe^(J) corrupts the heart.

⁸ The end of a matter is better than its beginning,
    and patience^(K) is better than pride.
⁹ Do not be quickly provoked^(L) in your spirit,
    for anger resides in the lap of fools.^(M)

¹⁰ Do not say, “Why were the old days^(N) better than these?”
    For it is not wise to ask such questions.

¹¹ Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing^(O)
    and benefits those who see the sun.^(P)
12 Wisdom is a shelter
    as money is a shelter,
but the advantage of knowledge is this:
    Wisdom preserves those who have it.

Who can straighten
    what he has made crooked?^(R)
14 When times are good, be happy;
    but when times are bad, consider this:
God has made the one
    as well as the other.^(S)
Therefore, no one can discover
    anything about their future.