² I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;^(C)
    apart from you I have no good thing.”^(D)
3 I say of the holy people^(E) who are in the land,^(F)
    “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
⁴ Those who run after other gods^(G) will suffer^(H) more and more.
    I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
    or take up their names^(I) on my lips.

⁵ Lord, you alone are my portion^(J) and my cup;^(K)
    you make my lot^(L) secure.
⁶ The boundary lines^(M) have fallen for me in pleasant places;
    surely I have a delightful inheritance.^(N)
7 I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;^(O)
    even at night^(P) my heart instructs me.
⁸ I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
    With him at my right hand,^(Q) I will not be shaken.^(R)

⁹ Therefore my heart is glad^(S) and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest secure,^(T)
10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,^(U)
    nor will you let your faithful^[b] one^(V) see decay.^(W)
11 You make known to me the path of life;^(X)
    you will fill me with joy in your presence,^(Y)
    with eternal pleasures^(Z) at your right hand.^(AA)

³ Though you probe my heart,^(G)
    though you examine me at night and test me,^(H)
you will find that I have planned no evil;^(I)
    my mouth has not transgressed.^(J)
4 Though people tried to bribe me,
    I have kept myself from the ways of the violent
    through what your lips have commanded.
⁵ My steps have held to your paths;^(K)
    my feet have not stumbled.^(L)

⁶ I call on you, my God, for you will answer me;^(M)
    turn your ear to me^(N) and hear my prayer.^(O)
7 Show me the wonders of your great love,^(P)
    you who save by your right hand^(Q)
    those who take refuge^(R) in you from their foes.
⁸ Keep me^(S) as the apple of your eye;^(T)
    hide me^(U) in the shadow of your wings^(V)
9 from the wicked who are out to destroy me,
    from my mortal enemies who surround me.^(W)

¹⁰ They close up their callous hearts,^(X)
    and their mouths speak with arrogance.^(Y)
11 They have tracked me down, they now surround me,^(Z)
    with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
¹² They are like a lion^(AA) hungry for prey,^(AB)
    like a fierce lion crouching in cover.

¹³ Rise up,^(AC) Lord, confront them, bring them down;^(AD)
    with your sword rescue me from the wicked.
¹⁴ By your hand save me from such people, Lord,
    from those of this world^(AE) whose reward is in this life.^(AF)
May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies;
    may their children gorge themselves on it,
    and may there be leftovers^(AG) for their little ones.

¹⁵ As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face;
    when I awake,^(AH) I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.^(AI)

⁷ The law of the Lord^(O) is perfect,^(P)
    refreshing the soul.^(Q)
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,^(R)
    making wise the simple.^(S)
8 The precepts of the Lord are right,^(T)
    giving joy^(U) to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are radiant,
    giving light to the eyes.^(V)
9 The fear of the Lord^(W) is pure,
    enduring forever.
The decrees of the Lord are firm,
    and all of them are righteous.^(X)

¹⁰ They are more precious than gold,^(Y)
    than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,^(Z)
    than honey from the honeycomb.^(AA)
11 By them your servant is warned;
    in keeping them there is great reward.
¹² But who can discern their own errors?
    Forgive my hidden faults.^(AB)
13 Keep your servant also from willful sins;^(AC)
    may they not rule over me.^(AD)
Then I will be blameless,^(AE)
    innocent of great transgression.

¹⁴ May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
    be pleasing^(AF) in your sight,
    Lord, my Rock^(AG) and my Redeemer.^(AH)

May the Lord grant all your requests.^(AV)

⁶ Now this I know:
    The Lord gives victory to his anointed.^(AW)
He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary
    with the victorious power of his right hand.^(AX)
7 Some trust in chariots^(AY) and some in horses,^(AZ)
    but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.^(BA)
8 They are brought to their knees and fall,^(BB)
    but we rise up^(BC) and stand firm.^(BD)
9 Lord, give victory to the king!
    Answer us^(BE) when we call!

² You have granted him his heart’s desire^(BH)
    and have not withheld the request of his lips.^[f]
3 You came to greet him with rich blessings
    and placed a crown of pure gold^(BI) on his head.^(BJ)
4 He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—
    length of days, for ever and ever.^(BK)
5 Through the victories^(BL) you gave, his glory is great;
    you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.^(BM)
6 Surely you have granted him unending blessings
    and made him glad with the joy^(BN) of your presence.^(BO)
7 For the king trusts in the Lord;^(BP)
    through the unfailing love^(BQ) of the Most High^(BR)
    he will not be shaken.^(BS)

⁸ Your hand will lay hold^(BT) on all your enemies;
    your right hand will seize your foes.
⁹ When you appear for battle,
    you will burn them up as in a blazing furnace.
The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath,
    and his fire will consume them.^(BU)
10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth,
    their posterity from mankind.^(BV)
11 Though they plot evil^(BW) against you
    and devise wicked schemes,^(BX) they cannot succeed.
¹² You will make them turn their backs^(BY)
    when you aim at them with drawn bow.

¹³ Be exalted^(BZ) in your strength, Lord;^(CA)
    we will sing and praise your might.