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.

^3 (E)Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
    ^(F)light up my eyes, lest ^(G)I sleep the sleep of death,
^4 (H)lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,”
    lest my foes rejoice because I am ^(I)shaken.

⁵ But I have ^(J)trusted in your steadfast love;
    my heart shall ^(K)rejoice in your salvation.
⁶ I will sing to the Lord,
    because he has dealt bountifully with me.

⁴ I ^(G)sought the Lord, and he answered me
    and delivered me from all my fears.
⁵ Those who look to him are ^(H)radiant,
    and their faces shall never be ashamed.
^6 (I)This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
    and ^(J)saved him out of all his troubles.
^7 (K)The angel of the Lord ^(L)encamps
    around those who fear him, and delivers them.

⁸ Oh, ^(M)taste and see that ^(N)the Lord is good!
    ^(O)Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
⁹ Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints,
    for those who fear him have no lack!
^10 (P)The young lions suffer want and hunger;
    but those who ^(Q)seek the Lord lack no good thing.

^11 (R)Come, O children, listen to me;
    ^(S)I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
^12 (T)What man is there who desires life
    and loves many days, that he may ^(U)see good?
^13 (V)Keep your tongue from evil
    and your lips from ^(W)speaking deceit.
^14 (X)Turn away from evil and do good;
    seek peace and ^(Y)pursue it.

^15 (Z)The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
    ^(AA)and his ears toward their cry.
^16 (AB)The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
    to ^(AC)cut off the memory of them from the earth.
^17 (AD)When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
    and delivers them out of all their troubles.
¹⁸ The Lord is near to ^(AE)the brokenhearted
    and saves ^(AF)the crushed in spirit.

^19 (AG)Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
    ^(AH)but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
²⁰ He keeps all his bones;
    ^(AI)not one of them is broken.
^21 (AJ)Affliction will slay the wicked,
    and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
²² The Lord ^(AK)redeems the life of his servants;
    none of those who take refuge in him will be ^(AL)condemned.

^3 (F)Trust in the Lord, and do good;
    ^(G)dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.^[b]
4 (H)Delight yourself in the Lord,
    and he will ^(I)give you the desires of your heart.

^5 (J)Commit your way to the Lord;
    ^(K)trust in him, and he will act.
^6 (L)He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
    and your justice as ^(M)the noonday.

^7 (N)Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
    ^(O)fret not yourself over the one who ^(P)prospers in his way,
    over the man who carries out evil devices!

^8 (Q)Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!
    ^(R)Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
^9 (S)For the evildoers shall be cut off,
    but those who wait for the Lord shall ^(T)inherit the land.

¹⁰ In ^(U)just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
    though you look carefully at ^(V)his place, he will not be there.
¹¹ But ^(W)the meek shall inherit the land
    and delight themselves in ^(X)abundant peace.

¹² The wicked ^(Y)plots against the righteous
    and ^(Z)gnashes his teeth at him,
¹³ but the Lord ^(AA)laughs at the wicked,
    for he sees that his ^(AB)day is coming.

¹⁴ The wicked draw the sword and ^(AC)bend their bows
    to bring down the poor and needy,
    to slay those whose ^(AD)way is upright;
¹⁵ their sword shall enter their own heart,
    and their ^(AE)bows shall be broken.

^16 (AF)Better is the little that the righteous has
    than the abundance of many wicked.
¹⁷ For ^(AG)the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
    but the Lord ^(AH)upholds the righteous.

¹⁸ The Lord ^(AI)knows the days of the blameless,
    and their ^(AJ)heritage will remain forever;
¹⁹ they are not put to shame in evil times;
    in ^(AK)the days of famine they have abundance.

²⁰ But the wicked will perish;
    the enemies of the Lord are like ^(AL)the glory of the pastures;
    they vanish—like ^(AM)smoke they vanish away.

²¹ The wicked borrows but does not pay back,
    but the righteous ^(AN)is generous and gives;
²² for those blessed by the Lord^[c] shall ^(AO)inherit the land,
    but those cursed by him ^(AP)shall be cut off.

²³ The ^(AQ)steps of a man are ^(AR)established by the Lord,
    when he delights in his way;
^24 (AS)though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong,
    for the Lord ^(AT)upholds his hand.

²⁵ I have been young, and now am old,
    yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
    or his children ^(AU)begging for bread.
²⁶ He is ever ^(AV)lending generously,
    and his children become a blessing.

^27 (AW)Turn away from evil and do good;
    so shall you ^(AX)dwell forever.
²⁸ For the Lord ^(AY)loves justice;
    he will not forsake his ^(AZ)saints.
They are preserved forever,
    but the children of the wicked shall be ^(BA)cut off.
²⁹ The righteous shall inherit the land
    and ^(BB)dwell upon it forever.

³⁰ The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
    and his tongue speaks justice.
^31 (BC)The law of his God is in his heart;
    his ^(BD)steps do not slip.

³² The wicked ^(BE)watches for the righteous
    and seeks to put him to death.
³³ The Lord will not ^(BF)abandon him to his power
    or let him ^(BG)be condemned when he is brought to trial.

^34 (BH)Wait for the Lord and keep his way,
    and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
    you will look on ^(BI)when the wicked are cut off.

^35 (BJ)I have seen a wicked, ruthless man,
    spreading himself like ^(BK)a green laurel tree.^[d]
36 But he passed away,^[e] and behold, ^(BL)he was no more;
    though I sought him, he could not be found.

³⁷ Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
    for there is a future for the man of ^(BM)peace.
³⁸ But ^(BN)transgressors shall be altogether destroyed;
    the future of the wicked ^(BO)shall be cut off.

^39 (BP)The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
    he is their stronghold in ^(BQ)the time of trouble.
⁴⁰ The Lord helps them and ^(BR)delivers them;
    ^(BS)he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
    because they ^(BT)take refuge in him.

^3 (G)For I know my transgressions,
    and my sin is ever before me.
^4 (H)Against you, you only, have I sinned
    and done what is evil ^(I)in your sight,
^(J)so that you may be justified in your words
    and blameless in your judgment.
⁵ Behold, ^(K)I was brought forth in iniquity,
    and in sin did my mother conceive me.
⁶ Behold, you delight in truth in ^(L)the inward being,
    and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.

⁷ Purge me ^(M)with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
    ^(N)wash me, and I shall be ^(O)whiter than snow.
⁸ Let me hear joy and gladness;
    ^(P)let the bones ^(Q)that you have broken rejoice.
^9 (R)Hide your face from my sins,
    and ^(S)blot out all my iniquities.
^10 (T)Create in me a ^(U)clean heart, O God,
    and ^(V)renew a right^[b] spirit within me.
^11 (W)Cast me not away from your presence,
    and take not ^(X)your Holy Spirit from me.
¹² Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
    and uphold me with a willing spirit.

¹³ Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
    and sinners will ^(Y)return to you.
¹⁴ Deliver me from ^(Z)bloodguiltiness, O God,
    O ^(AA)God of my salvation,
    and ^(AB)my tongue will sing aloud of your ^(AC)righteousness.
¹⁵ O Lord, open my lips,
    and my mouth will declare your praise.
^16 (AD)For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;
    you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.
¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are ^(AE)a broken spirit;
    a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

^18 (AF)Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;
    ^(AG)build up the walls of Jerusalem;
¹⁹ then will you delight in ^(AH)right sacrifices,
    in burnt offerings and ^(AI)whole burnt offerings;
    then bulls will be offered on your altar.

⁶ The Lord works ^(J)righteousness
    and justice for all who are oppressed.
⁷ He made known his ^(K)ways to Moses,
    his ^(L)acts to the people of Israel.
⁸ The Lord is ^(M)merciful and gracious,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
^9 (N)He will not always chide,
    nor will he ^(O)keep his anger forever.
¹⁰ He does not deal with us ^(P)according to our sins,
    nor repay us according to our iniquities.
¹¹ For ^(Q)as high as the heavens are above the earth,
    so great is his ^(R)steadfast love toward ^(S)those who fear him;
¹² as far as the east is from the west,
    so far does he ^(T)remove our transgressions from us.
¹³ As ^(U)a father shows compassion to his children,
    so the Lord shows compassion ^(V)to those who fear him.
¹⁴ For he knows our frame;^[a]
    he ^(W)remembers that we are dust.

¹⁵ As for man, his days are like ^(X)grass;
    he flourishes like ^(Y)a flower of the field;
¹⁶ for ^(Z)the wind passes over it, and ^(AA)it is gone,
    and ^(AB)its place knows it no more.
¹⁷ But ^(AC)the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on ^(AD)those who fear him,
    and his righteousness to ^(AE)children's children,
¹⁸ to those who ^(AF)keep his covenant
    and ^(AG)remember to do his commandments.
¹⁹ The Lord has ^(AH)established his throne in the heavens,
    and his ^(AI)kingdom rules over all.

²⁰ Bless the Lord, O you ^(AJ)his angels,
    you ^(AK)mighty ones who ^(AL)do his word,
    obeying the voice of his word!
²¹ Bless the Lord, all his ^(AM)hosts,
    his ^(AN)ministers, who do his will!
^22 (AO)Bless the Lord, all his works,
    in all places of his dominion.
^(AP)Bless the Lord, O my soul!