³ Lord my God, if I have done this
    and there is guilt on my hands^(G)—
⁴ if I have repaid my ally with evil
    or without cause^(H) have robbed my foe—
⁵ then let my enemy pursue and overtake^(I) me;
    let him trample my life to the ground^(J)
    and make me sleep in the dust.^[c](K)

⁶ Arise,^(L) Lord, in your anger;
    rise up against the rage of my enemies.^(M)
    Awake,^(N) my God; decree justice.
⁷ Let the assembled peoples gather around you,
    while you sit enthroned over them on high.^(O)
8     Let the Lord judge^(P) the peoples.
Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,^(Q)
    according to my integrity,^(R) O Most High.^(S)
9 Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
    and make the righteous secure—^(T)
you, the righteous God^(U)
    who probes minds and hearts.^(V)

¹⁰ My shield^[d](W) is God Most High,
    who saves the upright in heart.^(X)
11 God is a righteous judge,^(Y)
    a God who displays his wrath^(Z) every day.
¹² If he does not relent,^(AA)
    he^[e] will sharpen his sword;^(AB)
    he will bend and string his bow.^(AC)
13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;
    he makes ready his flaming arrows.^(AD)

¹⁴ Whoever is pregnant with evil
    conceives trouble and gives birth^(AE) to disillusionment.
¹⁵ Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
    falls into the pit^(AF) they have made.^(AG)
16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
    their violence comes down on their own heads.

¹⁷ I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness;^(AH)
    I will sing the praises^(AI) of the name of the Lord Most High.^(AJ)

³ Trust in the Lord and do good;
    dwell in the land^(E) and enjoy safe pasture.^(F)
4 Take delight^(G) in the Lord,
    and he will give you the desires of your heart.^(H)

⁵ Commit your way to the Lord;
    trust in him^(I) and he will do this:
⁶ He will make your righteous reward^(J) shine like the dawn,^(K)
    your vindication like the noonday sun.

⁷ Be still^(L) before the Lord
    and wait patiently^(M) for him;
do not fret^(N) when people succeed in their ways,^(O)
    when they carry out their wicked schemes.^(P)

⁸ Refrain from anger^(Q) and turn from wrath;
    do not fret^(R)—it leads only to evil.
⁹ For those who are evil will be destroyed,^(S)
    but those who hope^(T) in the Lord will inherit the land.^(U)

¹⁰ A little while, and the wicked will be no more;^(V)
    though you look for them, they will not be found.
¹¹ But the meek will inherit the land^(W)
    and enjoy peace and prosperity.^(X)

¹² The wicked plot^(Y) against the righteous
    and gnash their teeth^(Z) at them;
¹³ but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
    for he knows their day is coming.^(AA)

¹⁴ The wicked draw the sword^(AB)
    and bend the bow^(AC)
to bring down the poor and needy,^(AD)
    to slay those whose ways are upright.
¹⁵ But their swords will pierce their own hearts,^(AE)
    and their bows will be broken.^(AF)

¹⁶ Better the little that the righteous have
    than the wealth^(AG) of many wicked;
¹⁷ for the power of the wicked will be broken,^(AH)
    but the Lord upholds^(AI) the righteous.

¹⁸ The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care,^(AJ)
    and their inheritance will endure forever.^(AK)
19 In times of disaster they will not wither;
    in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.

²⁰ But the wicked will perish:^(AL)
    Though the Lord’s enemies are like the flowers of the field,
    they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke.^(AM)

²¹ The wicked borrow and do not repay,
    but the righteous give generously;^(AN)
22 those the Lord blesses will inherit the land,
    but those he curses^(AO) will be destroyed.^(AP)

²³ The Lord makes firm the steps^(AQ)
    of the one who delights^(AR) in him;
²⁴ though he may stumble, he will not fall,^(AS)
    for the Lord upholds^(AT) him with his hand.

²⁵ I was young and now I am old,
    yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken^(AU)
    or their children begging^(AV) bread.
²⁶ They are always generous and lend freely;^(AW)
    their children will be a blessing.^[b](AX)

²⁷ Turn from evil and do good;^(AY)
    then you will dwell in the land forever.^(AZ)
28 For the Lord loves the just
    and will not forsake his faithful ones.^(BA)

Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed^[c];
    the offspring of the wicked will perish.^(BB)
29 The righteous will inherit the land^(BC)
    and dwell in it forever.^(BD)

³⁰ The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom,^(BE)
    and their tongues speak what is just.
³¹ The law of their God is in their hearts;^(BF)
    their feet do not slip.^(BG)

³² The wicked lie in wait^(BH) for the righteous,^(BI)
    intent on putting them to death;
³³ but the Lord will not leave them in the power of the wicked
    or let them be condemned^(BJ) when brought to trial.^(BK)

³⁴ Hope in the Lord^(BL)
    and keep his way.^(BM)
He will exalt you to inherit the land;
    when the wicked are destroyed,^(BN) you will see^(BO) it.

³⁵ I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
    flourishing^(BP) like a luxuriant native tree,
³⁶ but he soon passed away and was no more;
    though I looked for him, he could not be found.^(BQ)

³⁷ Consider the blameless,^(BR) observe the upright;^(BS)
    a future awaits those who seek peace.^[d](BT)
38 But all sinners^(BU) will be destroyed;^(BV)
    there will be no future^[e] for the wicked.^(BW)

³⁹ The salvation^(BX) of the righteous comes from the Lord;
    he is their stronghold in time of trouble.^(BY)
40 The Lord helps^(BZ) them and delivers^(CA) them;
    he delivers them from the wicked and saves^(CB) them,
    because they take refuge^(CC) in him.

³ May the peoples praise you, God;
    may all the peoples praise you.^(D)
4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy,^(E)
    for you rule the peoples with equity^(F)
    and guide the nations of the earth.^(G)
5 May the peoples praise you, God;
    may all the peoples praise you.

⁶ The land yields its harvest;^(H)
    God, our God, blesses us.^(I)
7 May God bless us still,
    so that all the ends of the earth^(J) will fear him.^(K)

⁷ All who worship images^(R) are put to shame,^(S)
    those who boast in idols^(T)—
    worship him,^(U) all you gods!^(V)

⁸ Zion hears and rejoices
    and the villages of Judah are glad^(W)
    because of your judgments,^(X) Lord.
⁹ For you, Lord, are the Most High^(Y) over all the earth;^(Z)
    you are exalted^(AA) far above all gods.
¹⁰ Let those who love the Lord hate evil,^(AB)
    for he guards^(AC) the lives of his faithful ones^(AD)
    and delivers^(AE) them from the hand of the wicked.^(AF)
11 Light shines^[a](AG) on the righteous^(AH)
    and joy on the upright in heart.^(AI)
12 Rejoice in the Lord,^(AJ) you who are righteous,
    and praise his holy name.^(AK)

³ Children are a heritage from the Lord,
    offspring a reward^(F) from him.
⁴ Like arrows^(G) in the hands of a warrior
    are children born in one’s youth.
⁵ Blessed is the man
    whose quiver is full of them.^(H)
They will not be put to shame
    when they contend with their opponents^(I) in court.^(J)