³ The cords of death^(E) entangled me,
    the anguish of the grave came over me;
    I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
⁴ Then I called on the name^(F) of the Lord:
    “Lord, save me!^(G)”

⁵ The Lord is gracious and righteous;^(H)
    our God is full of compassion.^(I)
6 The Lord protects the unwary;
    when I was brought low,^(J) he saved me.^(K)

⁷ Return to your rest,^(L) my soul,
    for the Lord has been good^(M) to you.

⁸ For you, Lord, have delivered me^(N) from death,
    my eyes from tears,
    my feet from stumbling,
⁹ that I may walk before the Lord^(O)
    in the land of the living.^(P)

¹⁰ I trusted^(Q) in the Lord when I said,
    “I am greatly afflicted”;^(R)
11 in my alarm I said,
    “Everyone is a liar.”^(S)

¹² What shall I return to the Lord
    for all his goodness^(T) to me?

¹³ I will lift up the cup of salvation
    and call on the name^(U) of the Lord.
¹⁴ I will fulfill my vows^(V) to the Lord
    in the presence of all his people.

¹⁵ Precious in the sight^(W) of the Lord
    is the death of his faithful servants.^(X)
16 Truly I am your servant, Lord;^(Y)
    I serve you just as my mother did;^(Z)
    you have freed me from my chains.^(AA)

¹⁷ I will sacrifice a thank offering^(AB) to you
    and call on the name of the Lord.
¹⁸ I will fulfill my vows^(AC) to the Lord
    in the presence of all his people,
¹⁹ in the courts^(AD) of the house of the Lord—
    in your midst, Jerusalem.^(AE)

Praise the Lord.^[a]

Praise the Lord.^[b]

² Let Israel say:^(AM)
    “His love endures forever.”^(AN)
3 Let the house of Aaron say:^(AO)
    “His love endures forever.”
⁴ Let those who fear the Lord^(AP) say:
    “His love endures forever.”

⁵ When hard pressed,^(AQ) I cried to the Lord;
    he brought me into a spacious place.^(AR)
6 The Lord is with me;^(AS) I will not be afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?^(AT)
7 The Lord is with me; he is my helper.^(AU)
    I look in triumph on my enemies.^(AV)

⁸ It is better to take refuge in the Lord^(AW)
    than to trust in humans.^(AX)
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    than to trust in princes.^(AY)
10 All the nations surrounded me,
    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.^(AZ)
11 They surrounded me^(BA) on every side,^(BB)
    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
¹² They swarmed around me like bees,^(BC)
    but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;^(BD)
    in the name of the Lord I cut them down.^(BE)
13 I was pushed back and about to fall,
    but the Lord helped me.^(BF)
14 The Lord is my strength^(BG) and my defense^[c];
    he has become my salvation.^(BH)

¹⁵ Shouts of joy^(BI) and victory
    resound in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand^(BJ) has done mighty things!^(BK)
16     The Lord’s right hand is lifted high;
    the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!”
¹⁷ I will not die^(BL) but live,
    and will proclaim^(BM) what the Lord has done.
¹⁸ The Lord has chastened^(BN) me severely,
    but he has not given me over to death.^(BO)
19 Open for me the gates^(BP) of the righteous;
    I will enter^(BQ) and give thanks to the Lord.
²⁰ This is the gate of the Lord^(BR)
    through which the righteous may enter.^(BS)
21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me;^(BT)
    you have become my salvation.^(BU)

²² The stone^(BV) the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;^(BW)
23 the Lord has done this,
    and it is marvelous^(BX) in our eyes.
²⁴ The Lord has done it this very day;
    let us rejoice today and be glad.^(BY)

²⁵ Lord, save us!^(BZ)
    Lord, grant us success!

²⁶ Blessed is he who comes^(CA) in the name of the Lord.
    From the house of the Lord we bless you.^[d](CB)
27 The Lord is God,^(CC)
    and he has made his light shine^(CD) on us.
With boughs in hand,^(CE) join in the festal procession
    up^[e] to the horns of the altar.^(CF)

²⁸ You are my God, and I will praise you;
    you are my God,^(CG) and I will exalt^(CH) you.

²⁹ Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
    his love endures forever.

³ What will he do to you,
    and what more besides,
    you deceitful tongue?
⁴ He will punish you with a warrior’s sharp arrows,^(E)
    with burning coals of the broom bush.

⁵ Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek,
    that I live among the tents of Kedar!^(F)
6 Too long have I lived
    among those who hate peace.
⁷ I am for peace;
    but when I speak, they are for war.

To show partiality^(V) in judging is not good:^(W)
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”^(X)
    will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
²⁵ But it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
    and rich blessing will come on them.

²⁶ An honest answer
    is like a kiss on the lips.

²⁷ Put your outdoor work in order
    and get your fields ready;
    after that, build your house.

²⁸ Do not testify against your neighbor without cause^(Y)—
    would you use your lips to mislead?
²⁹ Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;
    I’ll pay them back for what they did.”^(Z)

³⁰ I went past the field of a sluggard,^(AA)
    past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
³¹ thorns had come up everywhere,
    the ground was covered with weeds,
    and the stone wall was in ruins.
³² I applied my heart to what I observed
    and learned a lesson from what I saw:
³³ A little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest^(AB)—
³⁴ and poverty will come on you like a thief
    and scarcity like an armed man.^(AC)