² “When I choose the ^[b]proper time,
I will judge uprightly.
³ The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved;
I set up its pillars firmly. Selah

⁴ “I said to the boastful, ‘Do not deal boastfully,’
And to the wicked, ^(B)‘Do not ^[c]lift up the horn.
⁵ Do not lift up your horn on high;
Do not speak with ^[d]a stiff neck.’ ”

⁶ For exaltation comes neither from the east
Nor from the west nor from the south.
⁷ But ^(C)God is the Judge:
^(D)He puts down one,
And exalts another.
⁸ For ^(E)in the hand of the Lord there is a cup,
And the wine is red;
It is fully mixed, and He pours it out;
Surely its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth
Drain and drink down.

⁹ But I will declare forever,
I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

¹⁰ “All^(F) the ^[e]horns of the wicked I will also cut off,
But ^(G)the horns of the righteous shall be ^(H)exalted.”

³ The floods have ^[b]lifted up, O Lord,
The floods have lifted up their voice;
The floods lift up their waves.
^4 (D)The Lord on high is mightier
Than the noise of many waters,
Than the mighty waves of the sea.

⁵ Your testimonies are very sure;
Holiness adorns Your house,
O Lord, ^[c]forever.

⁴ They ^(D)utter speech, and speak insolent things;
All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves.
⁵ They break in pieces Your people, O Lord,
And afflict Your heritage.
⁶ They slay the widow and the stranger,
And murder the fatherless.
^7 (E)Yet they say, “The Lord does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob ^[b]understand.”

⁸ Understand, you senseless among the people;
And you fools, when will you be wise?
^9 (F)He who planted the ear, shall He not hear?
He who formed the eye, shall He not see?
¹⁰ He who ^[c]instructs the ^[d]nations, shall He not correct,
He who teaches man knowledge?
¹¹ The Lord ^(G)knows the thoughts of man,
That they are futile.

¹² Blessed is the man whom You ^(H)instruct, O Lord,
And teach out of Your law,
¹³ That You may give him ^[e]rest from the days of adversity,
Until the pit is dug for the wicked.
¹⁴ For the Lord will not ^[f]cast off His people,
Nor will He forsake His inheritance.
¹⁵ But judgment will return to righteousness,
And all the upright in heart will follow it.

¹⁶ Who will rise up for me against the evildoers?
Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
¹⁷ Unless the Lord had been my help,
My soul would soon have settled in silence.
¹⁸ If I say, “My foot slips,”
Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up.
¹⁹ In the multitude of my anxieties within me,
Your comforts delight my soul.

²⁰ Shall ^(I)the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law,
Have fellowship with You?
²¹ They gather together against the life of the righteous,
And condemn ^(J)innocent blood.
²² But the Lord has been my defense,
And my God the rock of my refuge.
²³ He has brought on them their own iniquity,
And shall ^[g]cut them off in their own wickedness;
The Lord our God shall cut them off.

^2 (B)Clouds and darkness surround Him;
^(C)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
^3 (D)A fire goes before Him,
And burns up His enemies round about.
^4 (E)His lightnings light the world;
The earth sees and trembles.
^5 (F)The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
^6 (G)The heavens declare His righteousness,
And all the peoples see His glory.

^7 (H)Let all be put to shame who serve carved images,
Who boast of idols.
^(I)Worship Him, all you gods.
⁸ Zion hears and is glad,
And the daughters of Judah rejoice
Because of Your judgments, O Lord.
⁹ For You, Lord, are ^(J)most high above all the earth;
^(K)You are exalted far above all gods.

¹⁰ You who love the Lord, ^(L)hate evil!
^(M)He preserves the souls of His saints;
^(N)He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
^11 (O)Light is sown for the righteous,
And gladness for the upright in heart.
^12 (P)Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous,
^(Q)And give thanks ^[b]at the remembrance of ^[c]His holy name.

⁴ Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth;
Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises.
⁵ Sing to the Lord with the harp,
With the harp and the sound of a psalm,
⁶ With trumpets and the sound of a horn;
Shout joyfully before the Lord, the King.

⁷ Let the sea roar, and all its fullness,
The world and those who dwell in it;
⁸ Let the rivers clap their hands;
Let the hills be joyful together
⁹     before the Lord,
^(F)For He is coming to judge the earth.
With righteousness He shall judge the world,
And the peoples with ^[b]equity.

⁴ The King’s strength also loves justice;
You have established equity;
You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
⁵ Exalt the Lord our God,
And worship at His footstool—
He is holy.

⁶ Moses and Aaron were among His priests,
And Samuel was among those who ^(B)called upon His name;
They called upon the Lord, and He answered them.
⁷ He spoke to them in the cloudy pillar;
They kept His testimonies and the ^[c]ordinance He gave them.

⁸ You answered them, O Lord our God;
You were to them God-Who-Forgives,
Though You took vengeance on their deeds.
⁹ Exalt the Lord our God,
And worship at His holy hill;
For the Lord our God is holy.

^4 (E)Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
⁵ For the Lord is good;
^(F)His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations.