³ In the morning,^(E) Lord, you hear my voice;
    in the morning I lay my requests before you
    and wait expectantly.^(F)
4 For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;
    with you, evil people^(G) are not welcome.
⁵ The arrogant^(H) cannot stand^(I)
    in your presence.
You hate^(J) all who do wrong;
⁶     you destroy those who tell lies.^(K)
The bloodthirsty and deceitful
    you, Lord, detest.
⁷ But I, by your great love,
    can come into your house;
in reverence^(L) I bow down^(M)
    toward your holy temple.^(N)

⁸ Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness^(O)
    because of my enemies—
    make your way straight^(P) before me.
⁹ Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;
    their heart is filled with malice.
Their throat is an open grave;^(Q)
    with their tongues they tell lies.^(R)
10 Declare them guilty, O God!
    Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their many sins,^(S)
    for they have rebelled^(T) against you.
¹¹ But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
    let them ever sing for joy.^(U)
Spread your protection over them,
    that those who love your name^(V) may rejoice in you.^(W)

¹² Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous;^(X)
    you surround them^(Y) with your favor as with a shield.^(Z)

⁴ Turn,^(AH) Lord, and deliver me;
    save me because of your unfailing love.^(AI)
5 Among the dead no one proclaims your name.
    Who praises you from the grave?^(AJ)

⁶ I am worn out^(AK) from my groaning.^(AL)

All night long I flood my bed with weeping^(AM)
    and drench my couch with tears.^(AN)
7 My eyes grow weak^(AO) with sorrow;
    they fail because of all my foes.

⁸ Away from me,^(AP) all you who do evil,^(AQ)
    for the Lord has heard my weeping.
⁹ The Lord has heard my cry for mercy;^(AR)
    the Lord accepts my prayer.
¹⁰ All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish;^(AS)
    they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.^(AT)

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

⁶ Arise,^(BF) Lord, in your anger;
    rise up against the rage of my enemies.^(BG)
    Awake,^(BH) my God; decree justice.
⁷ Let the assembled peoples gather around you,
    while you sit enthroned over them on high.^(BI)
8     Let the Lord judge^(BJ) the peoples.
Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,^(BK)
    according to my integrity,^(BL) O Most High.^(BM)
9 Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
    and make the righteous secure—^(BN)
you, the righteous God^(BO)
    who probes minds and hearts.^(BP)

¹⁰ My shield^[g](BQ) is God Most High,
    who saves the upright in heart.^(BR)
11 God is a righteous judge,^(BS)
    a God who displays his wrath^(BT) every day.
¹² If he does not relent,^(BU)
    he^[h] will sharpen his sword;^(BV)
    he will bend and string his bow.^(BW)
13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;
    he makes ready his flaming arrows.^(BX)

¹⁴ Whoever is pregnant with evil
    conceives trouble and gives birth^(BY) to disillusionment.
¹⁵ Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
    falls into the pit^(BZ) they have made.^(CA)
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;^(CB)
    I will sing the praises^(CC) of the name of the Lord Most High.^(CD)

² In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,^(C)
    who are caught in the schemes he devises.
³ He boasts^(D) about the cravings of his heart;
    he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.^(E)
4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
    in all his thoughts there is no room for God.^(F)
5 His ways are always prosperous;
    your laws are rejected by^[b] him;
    he sneers at all his enemies.
⁶ He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.”
    He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”^(G)

⁷ His mouth is full^(H) of lies and threats;^(I)
    trouble and evil are under his tongue.^(J)
8 He lies in wait^(K) near the villages;
    from ambush he murders the innocent.^(L)
His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
⁹     like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;^(M)
    he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.^(N)
10 His victims are crushed,^(O) they collapse;
    they fall under his strength.
¹¹ He says to himself, “God will never notice;^(P)
    he covers his face and never sees.”^(Q)

¹² Arise,^(R) Lord! Lift up your hand,^(S) O God.
    Do not forget the helpless.^(T)
13 Why does the wicked man revile God?^(U)
    Why does he say to himself,
    “He won’t call me to account”?^(V)
14 But you, God, see the trouble^(W) of the afflicted;
    you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you;^(X)
    you are the helper^(Y) of the fatherless.
¹⁵ Break the arm of the wicked man;^(Z)
    call the evildoer to account for his wickedness
    that would not otherwise be found out.

¹⁶ The Lord is King for ever and ever;^(AA)
    the nations^(AB) will perish from his land.
¹⁷ You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;^(AC)
    you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,^(AD)
18 defending the fatherless^(AE) and the oppressed,^(AF)
    so that mere earthly mortals
    will never again strike terror.

⁴ The Lord is in his holy temple;^(AO)
    the Lord is on his heavenly throne.^(AP)
He observes everyone on earth;^(AQ)
    his eyes examine^(AR) them.
⁵ The Lord examines the righteous,^(AS)
    but the wicked, those who love violence,
    he hates with a passion.^(AT)
6 On the wicked he will rain
    fiery coals and burning sulfur;^(AU)
    a scorching wind^(AV) will be their lot.

⁷ For the Lord is righteous,^(AW)
    he loves justice;^(AX)
    the upright^(AY) will see his face.^(AZ)