Psalm 1-8

English Standard Version

³ He is like ^(I)a tree
    planted by ^(J)streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
    and its ^(K)leaf does not wither.
^(L)In all that he does, he prospers.
⁴ The wicked are not so,
    but are like ^(M)chaff that the wind drives away.

⁵ Therefore the wicked ^(N)will not stand in the judgment,
    nor sinners in ^(O)the congregation of the righteous;
⁶ for the Lord ^(P)knows ^(Q)the way of the righteous,
    but the way of the wicked will perish.

⁴ He who ^(V)sits in the heavens ^(W)laughs;
    the Lord holds them in derision.
⁵ Then he will speak to them in his ^(X)wrath,
    and terrify them in his fury, saying,
⁶ “As for me, I have ^(Y)set my King
    on ^(Z)Zion, my ^(AA)holy hill.”

⁷ I will tell of the decree:
The Lord said to me, ^(AB)“You are my Son;
    today I have begotten you.
⁸ Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
    and ^(AC)the ends of the earth your possession.
⁹ You shall ^(AD)break^[d] them with ^(AE)a rod of iron
    and dash them in pieces like ^(AF)a potter's vessel.”

¹⁰ Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
    be warned, O rulers of the earth.
^11 (AG)Serve the Lord with ^(AH)fear,
    and ^(AI)rejoice with ^(AJ)trembling.
^12 (AK)Kiss ^(AL)the Son,
    lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,
    for his ^(AM)wrath is quickly kindled.
^(AN)Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

³ But you, O Lord, are ^(AS)a shield ^(AT)about me,
    my glory, and ^(AU)the lifter of my head.
⁴ I ^(AV)cried aloud to the Lord,
    and he ^(AW)answered me from his ^(AX)holy hill. Selah

⁵ I ^(AY)lay down and slept;
    I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.
⁶ I ^(AZ)will not be afraid of many thousands of people
    who have ^(BA)set themselves against me all around.

^7 (BB)Arise, O Lord!
    Save me, O my God!
For you ^(BC)strike all my enemies on the cheek;
    you ^(BD)break the teeth of the wicked.

^8 (BE)Salvation belongs to the Lord;
    your blessing be on your people! Selah

² O men,^[f] how long shall my honor be turned into shame?
    How long will you love vain words and seek after ^(BJ)lies? Selah
³ But know that the Lord has ^(BK)set apart ^(BL)the godly for himself;
    the Lord hears when I call to him.

^4 (BM)Be angry,^[g] and do not sin;
    ^(BN)ponder in your own hearts ^(BO)on your beds, and be silent. Selah
⁵ Offer ^(BP)right sacrifices,
    and put your ^(BQ)trust in the Lord.

⁶ There are many who say, “Who will show us some good?
    ^(BR)Lift up ^(BS)the light of your face upon us, O Lord!”
⁷ You have put ^(BT)more joy in my heart
    than they have when their grain and wine abound.

⁸ In peace I will both ^(BU)lie down and sleep;
    for you alone, O Lord, make me ^(BV)dwell in safety.

⁴ For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
    evil may not dwell with you.
⁵ The ^(CB)boastful shall not ^(CC)stand before your eyes;
    you ^(CD)hate all evildoers.
⁶ You destroy those who speak ^(CE)lies;
    the Lord abhors ^(CF)the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

⁷ But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
    will enter your house.
I will ^(CG)bow down ^(CH)toward your ^(CI)holy temple
    in the fear of you.
^8 (CJ)Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness
    because of my enemies;
    ^(CK)make your way straight before me.

⁹ For there is no truth in their mouth;
    their inmost self is ^(CL)destruction;
^(CM)their throat is ^(CN)an open grave;
    they ^(CO)flatter with their tongue.
^10 (CP)Make them bear their guilt, O God;
    let them ^(CQ)fall by their own counsels;
because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,
    for they have rebelled against you.

¹¹ But let all who ^(CR)take refuge in you ^(CS)rejoice;
    let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
    that those who love your name may ^(CT)exult in you.
¹² For you ^(CU)bless the righteous, O Lord;
    you ^(CV)cover him with favor as with ^(CW)a shield.

⁴ Turn, O Lord, deliver my life;
    save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
⁵ For in ^(DE)death there is no remembrance of you;
    in Sheol who will give you praise?

⁶ I am ^(DF)weary with my ^(DG)moaning;
    every night I flood my bed with tears;
    I drench my couch with my weeping.
⁷ My ^(DH)eye wastes away because of grief;
    it grows weak because of all my foes.

^8 (DI)Depart from me, all you ^(DJ)workers of evil,
    for the Lord ^(DK)has heard the sound of my weeping.
⁹ The Lord has heard my ^(DL)plea;
    the Lord accepts my prayer.
¹⁰ All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled;
    they shall ^(DM)turn back and be put to shame in a moment.

³ O Lord my God, ^(DS)if I have done this,
    if there is ^(DT)wrong in my hands,
⁴ if I have repaid ^(DU)my friend^[k] with evil
    or ^(DV)plundered my enemy without cause,
⁵ let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it,
    and let him ^(DW)trample my life to the ground
    and lay my glory in the dust. Selah

^6 (DX)Arise, O Lord, in your anger;
    ^(DY)lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies;
    ^(DZ)awake for me; you have appointed a judgment.
⁷ Let the assembly of the peoples be gathered about you;
    over it return on high.

⁸ The Lord ^(EA)judges the peoples;
    ^(EB)judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness
    and according to the integrity that is in me.
⁹ Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
    and may you establish the righteous—
you who ^(EC)test ^(ED)the minds and hearts,^[l]
    O righteous God!
¹⁰ My shield is ^(EE)with God,
    who saves ^(EF)the upright in heart.
¹¹ God is ^(EG)a righteous judge,
    and a God who feels ^(EH)indignation every day.

¹² If a man^[m] does not repent, God^[n] will ^(EI)whet his sword;
    he has ^(EJ)bent and ^(EK)readied his bow;
¹³ he has prepared for him his deadly weapons,
    making his ^(EL)arrows ^(EM)fiery shafts.
¹⁴ Behold, the wicked man ^(EN)conceives evil
    and is ^(EO)pregnant with mischief
    and gives birth to lies.
¹⁵ He makes ^(EP)a pit, digging it out,
    and falls into the hole that he has made.
¹⁶ His ^(EQ)mischief returns upon his own head,
    and on his own skull his violence descends.

¹⁷ I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness,
    and I will ^(ER)sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.

³ When I ^(EY)look at your heavens, the work of your ^(EZ)fingers,
    the moon and the stars, ^(FA)which you have set in place,
^4 (FB)what is man that you are ^(FC)mindful of him,
    and ^(FD)the son of man that you ^(FE)care for him?

⁵ Yet you have made him a little lower than ^(FF)the heavenly beings^[p]
    and crowned him with ^(FG)glory and honor.
⁶ You have given him ^(FH)dominion over the works of your hands;
    ^(FI)you have put all things under his feet,
⁷ all sheep and oxen,
    and also the beasts of the field,
⁸ the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,
    whatever passes along the paths of the seas.

⁹ O Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name in all the earth!