³ Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;^(F)
    you are the one Israel praises.^[c](G)
4 In you our ancestors put their trust;
    they trusted and you delivered them.^(H)
5 To you they cried out^(I) and were saved;
    in you they trusted^(J) and were not put to shame.^(K)

⁶ But I am a worm^(L) and not a man,
    scorned by everyone,^(M) despised^(N) by the people.
⁷ All who see me mock me;^(O)
    they hurl insults,^(P) shaking their heads.^(Q)
8 “He trusts in the Lord,” they say,
    “let the Lord rescue him.^(R)
Let him deliver him,^(S)
    since he delights^(T) in him.”

⁹ Yet you brought me out of the womb;^(U)
    you made me trust^(V) in you, even at my mother’s breast.
¹⁰ From birth^(W) I was cast on you;
    from my mother’s womb you have been my God.

¹¹ Do not be far from me,^(X)
    for trouble is near^(Y)
    and there is no one to help.^(Z)

¹² Many bulls^(AA) surround me;^(AB)
    strong bulls of Bashan^(AC) encircle me.
¹³ Roaring lions^(AD) that tear their prey^(AE)
    open their mouths wide^(AF) against me.
¹⁴ I am poured out like water,
    and all my bones are out of joint.^(AG)
My heart has turned to wax;^(AH)
    it has melted^(AI) within me.
¹⁵ My mouth^[d] is dried up like a potsherd,^(AJ)
    and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;^(AK)
    you lay me in the dust^(AL) of death.

¹⁶ Dogs^(AM) surround me,
    a pack of villains encircles me;
    they pierce^[e](AN) my hands and my feet.
¹⁷ All my bones are on display;
    people stare^(AO) and gloat over me.^(AP)
18 They divide my clothes among them
    and cast lots^(AQ) for my garment.^(AR)

¹⁹ But you, Lord, do not be far from me.^(AS)
    You are my strength;^(AT) come quickly^(AU) to help me.^(AV)
20 Deliver me from the sword,^(AW)
    my precious life^(AX) from the power of the dogs.^(AY)
21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lions;^(AZ)
    save me from the horns of the wild oxen.^(BA)

²² I will declare your name to my people;
    in the assembly^(BB) I will praise you.^(BC)
23 You who fear the Lord, praise him!^(BD)
    All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!^(BE)
    Revere him,^(BF) all you descendants of Israel!
²⁴ For he has not despised^(BG) or scorned
    the suffering of the afflicted one;^(BH)
he has not hidden his face^(BI) from him
    but has listened to his cry for help.^(BJ)

²⁵ From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;^(BK)
    before those who fear you^[f] I will fulfill my vows.^(BL)
26 The poor will eat^(BM) and be satisfied;
    those who seek the Lord will praise him—^(BN)
    may your hearts live forever!

²⁷ All the ends of the earth^(BO)
    will remember and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations
    will bow down before him,^(BP)
28 for dominion belongs to the Lord^(BQ)
    and he rules over the nations.

²⁹ All the rich^(BR) of the earth will feast and worship;^(BS)
    all who go down to the dust^(BT) will kneel before him—
    those who cannot keep themselves alive.^(BU)
30 Posterity^(BV) will serve him;
    future generations^(BW) will be told about the Lord.
³¹ They will proclaim his righteousness,^(BX)
    declaring to a people yet unborn:^(BY)
    He has done it!^(BZ)

⁵ Why, my soul, are you downcast?^(N)
    Why so disturbed^(O) within me?
Put your hope in God,^(P)
    for I will yet praise^(Q) him,
    my Savior^(R) and my God.^(S)

⁶ My soul is downcast within me;
    therefore I will remember^(T) you
from the land of the Jordan,^(U)
    the heights of Hermon^(V)—from Mount Mizar.
⁷ Deep calls to deep^(W)
    in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
    have swept over me.^(X)

⁸ By day the Lord directs his love,^(Y)
    at night^(Z) his song^(AA) is with me—
    a prayer to the God of my life.^(AB)

⁹ I say to God my Rock,^(AC)
    “Why have you forgotten^(AD) me?
Why must I go about mourning,^(AE)
    oppressed^(AF) by the enemy?”^(AG)
10 My bones suffer mortal agony^(AH)
    as my foes taunt^(AI) me,
saying to me all day long,
    “Where is your God?”^(AJ)

¹¹ Why, my soul, are you downcast?
    Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
    for I will yet praise him,
    my Savior and my God.^(AK)

⁵ Why, my soul, are you downcast?
    Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
    for I will yet praise him,
    my Savior and my God.^(BB)

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

⁶ I am worn out^(K) from my groaning.^(L)

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

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

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

⁶ Arise,^(AF) Lord, in your anger;
    rise up against the rage of my enemies.^(AG)
    Awake,^(AH) my God; decree justice.
⁷ Let the assembled peoples gather around you,
    while you sit enthroned over them on high.^(AI)
8     Let the Lord judge^(AJ) the peoples.
Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,^(AK)
    according to my integrity,^(AL) O Most High.^(AM)
9 Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
    and make the righteous secure—^(AN)
you, the righteous God^(AO)
    who probes minds and hearts.^(AP)

¹⁰ My shield^[f](AQ) is God Most High,
    who saves the upright in heart.^(AR)
11 God is a righteous judge,^(AS)
    a God who displays his wrath^(AT) every day.
¹² If he does not relent,^(AU)
    he^[g] will sharpen his sword;^(AV)
    he will bend and string his bow.^(AW)
13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;
    he makes ready his flaming arrows.^(AX)

¹⁴ Whoever is pregnant with evil
    conceives trouble and gives birth^(AY) to disillusionment.
¹⁵ Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
    falls into the pit^(AZ) they have made.^(BA)
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;^(BB)
    I will sing the praises^(BC) of the name of the Lord Most High.^(BD)

You have set your glory^(BF)
    in the heavens.^(BG)
2 Through the praise of children and infants
    you have established a stronghold^(BH) against your enemies,
    to silence the foe^(BI) and the avenger.
³ When I consider your heavens,^(BJ)
    the work of your fingers,^(BK)
the moon and the stars,^(BL)
    which you have set in place,
⁴ what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    human beings that you care for them?^[j](BM)

⁵ You have made them^[k] a little lower than the angels^[l](BN)
    and crowned them^[m] with glory and honor.^(BO)
6 You made them rulers^(BP) over the works of your hands;^(BQ)
    you put everything under their^[n] feet:^(BR)
7 all flocks and herds,^(BS)
    and the animals of the wild,^(BT)
8 the birds in the sky,
    and the fish in the sea,^(BU)
    all that swim the paths of the seas.

⁹ Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name in all the earth!^(BV)

³ My enemies turn back;
    they stumble and perish before you.
⁴ For you have upheld my right^(CB) and my cause,^(CC)
    sitting enthroned^(CD) as the righteous judge.^(CE)
5 You have rebuked the nations^(CF) and destroyed the wicked;
    you have blotted out their name^(CG) for ever and ever.
⁶ Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
    you have uprooted their cities;^(CH)
    even the memory of them^(CI) has perished.

⁷ The Lord reigns forever;^(CJ)
    he has established his throne^(CK) for judgment.
⁸ He rules the world in righteousness^(CL)
    and judges the peoples with equity.^(CM)
9 The Lord is a refuge^(CN) for the oppressed,^(CO)
    a stronghold in times of trouble.^(CP)
10 Those who know your name^(CQ) trust in you,
    for you, Lord, have never forsaken^(CR) those who seek you.^(CS)

¹¹ Sing the praises^(CT) of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;^(CU)
    proclaim among the nations^(CV) what he has done.^(CW)
12 For he who avenges blood^(CX) remembers;
    he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.^(CY)

¹³ Lord, see how my enemies^(CZ) persecute me!
    Have mercy^(DA) and lift me up from the gates of death,^(DB)
14 that I may declare your praises^(DC)
    in the gates of Daughter Zion,^(DD)
    and there rejoice in your salvation.^(DE)

¹⁵ The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;^(DF)
    their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.^(DG)
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.^[q](DH)
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,^(DI)
    all the nations that forget God.^(DJ)
18 But God will never forget the needy;
    the hope^(DK) of the afflicted^(DL) will never perish.

¹⁹ Arise,^(DM) Lord, do not let mortals triumph;^(DN)
    let the nations be judged^(DO) in your presence.
²⁰ Strike them with terror,^(DP) Lord;
    let the nations know they are only mortal.^(DQ)

² In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,^(DT)
    who are caught in the schemes he devises.
³ He boasts^(DU) about the cravings of his heart;
    he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.^(DV)
4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
    in all his thoughts there is no room for God.^(DW)
5 His ways are always prosperous;
    your laws are rejected by^[s] 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.”^(DX)

⁷ His mouth is full^(DY) of lies and threats;^(DZ)
    trouble and evil are under his tongue.^(EA)
8 He lies in wait^(EB) near the villages;
    from ambush he murders the innocent.^(EC)
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;^(ED)
    he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.^(EE)
10 His victims are crushed,^(EF) they collapse;
    they fall under his strength.
¹¹ He says to himself, “God will never notice;^(EG)
    he covers his face and never sees.”^(EH)

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

¹⁶ The Lord is King for ever and ever;^(ER)
    the nations^(ES) will perish from his land.
¹⁷ You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;^(ET)
    you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,^(EU)
18 defending the fatherless^(EV) and the oppressed,^(EW)
    so that mere earthly mortals
    will never again strike terror.

⁴ The Lord is in his holy temple;^(FF)
    the Lord is on his heavenly throne.^(FG)
He observes everyone on earth;^(FH)
    his eyes examine^(FI) them.
⁵ The Lord examines the righteous,^(FJ)
    but the wicked, those who love violence,
    he hates with a passion.^(FK)
6 On the wicked he will rain
    fiery coals and burning sulfur;^(FL)
    a scorching wind^(FM) will be their lot.

⁷ For the Lord is righteous,^(FN)
    he loves justice;^(FO)
    the upright^(FP) will see his face.^(FQ)

³ May the Lord silence all flattering lips^(FU)
    and every boastful tongue—^(FV)
4 those who say,
    “By our tongues we will prevail;^(FW)
    our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

⁵ “Because the poor are plundered^(FX) and the needy groan,^(FY)
    I will now arise,^(FZ)” says the Lord.
    “I will protect them^(GA) from those who malign them.”
⁶ And the words of the Lord are flawless,^(GB)
    like silver purified^(GC) in a crucible,^(GD)
    like gold^[v] refined seven times.

⁷ You, Lord, will keep the needy safe^(GE)
    and will protect us forever from the wicked,^(GF)
8 who freely strut^(GG) about
    when what is vile is honored by the human race.

³ Look on me^(GM) and answer,^(GN) Lord my God.
    Give light to my eyes,^(GO) or I will sleep in death,^(GP)
4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,^(GQ)”
    and my foes will rejoice when I fall.^(GR)

⁵ But I trust in your unfailing love;^(GS)
    my heart rejoices in your salvation.^(GT)
6 I will sing^(GU) the Lord’s praise,
    for he has been good to me.

² The Lord looks down from heaven^(GX)
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,^(GY)
    any who seek God.^(GZ)
3 All have turned away,^(HA) all have become corrupt;^(HB)
    there is no one who does good,^(HC)
    not even one.^(HD)

⁴ Do all these evildoers know nothing?^(HE)

They devour my people^(HF) as though eating bread;
    they never call on the Lord.^(HG)
5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
    for God is present in the company of the righteous.
⁶ You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,
    but the Lord is their refuge.^(HH)

⁷ Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!^(HI)
    When the Lord restores^(HJ) his people,
    let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

² The one whose walk is blameless,^(HN)
    who does what is righteous,
    who speaks the truth^(HO) from their heart;
³ whose tongue utters no slander,^(HP)
    who does no wrong to a neighbor,
    and casts no slur on others;
⁴ who despises a vile person
    but honors^(HQ) those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath^(HR) even when it hurts,
    and does not change their mind;
⁵ who lends money to the poor without interest;^(HS)
    who does not accept a bribe^(HT) against the innocent.

Whoever does these things
    will never be shaken.^(HU)

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

⁵ Lord, you alone are my portion^(IE) and my cup;^(IF)
    you make my lot^(IG) secure.
⁶ The boundary lines^(IH) have fallen for me in pleasant places;
    surely I have a delightful inheritance.^(II)
7 I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;^(IJ)
    even at night^(IK) my heart instructs me.
⁸ I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
    With him at my right hand,^(IL) I will not be shaken.^(IM)

⁹ Therefore my heart is glad^(IN) and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest secure,^(IO)
10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,^(IP)
    nor will you let your faithful^[z] one^(IQ) see decay.^(IR)
11 You make known to me the path of life;^(IS)
    you will fill me with joy in your presence,^(IT)
    with eternal pleasures^(IU) at your right hand.^(IV)

³ Though you probe my heart,^(JC)
    though you examine me at night and test me,^(JD)
you will find that I have planned no evil;^(JE)
    my mouth has not transgressed.^(JF)
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;^(JG)
    my feet have not stumbled.^(JH)

⁶ I call on you, my God, for you will answer me;^(JI)
    turn your ear to me^(JJ) and hear my prayer.^(JK)
7 Show me the wonders of your great love,^(JL)
    you who save by your right hand^(JM)
    those who take refuge^(JN) in you from their foes.
⁸ Keep me^(JO) as the apple of your eye;^(JP)
    hide me^(JQ) in the shadow of your wings^(JR)
9 from the wicked who are out to destroy me,
    from my mortal enemies who surround me.^(JS)

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

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

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

² The Lord is my rock,^(KH) my fortress^(KI) and my deliverer;^(KJ)
    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,^(KK)
    my shield^[ab](KL) and the horn^[ac] of my salvation,^(KM) my stronghold.

³ I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,^(KN)
    and I have been saved from my enemies.^(KO)
4 The cords of death^(KP) entangled me;
    the torrents^(KQ) of destruction overwhelmed me.
⁵ The cords of the grave coiled around me;
    the snares of death^(KR) confronted me.

⁶ In my distress^(KS) I called to the Lord;^(KT)
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;^(KU)
    my cry came^(KV) before him, into his ears.
⁷ The earth trembled^(KW) and quaked,^(KX)
    and the foundations of the mountains shook;^(KY)
    they trembled because he was angry.^(KZ)
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;^(LA)
    consuming fire^(LB) came from his mouth,
    burning coals^(LC) blazed out of it.
⁹ He parted the heavens and came down;^(LD)
    dark clouds^(LE) were under his feet.
¹⁰ He mounted the cherubim^(LF) and flew;
    he soared^(LG) on the wings of the wind.^(LH)
11 He made darkness his covering,^(LI) his canopy^(LJ) around him—
    the dark rain clouds of the sky.
¹² Out of the brightness of his presence^(LK) clouds advanced,
    with hailstones^(LL) and bolts of lightning.^(LM)
13 The Lord thundered^(LN) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.^[ad]
14 He shot his arrows^(LO) and scattered the enemy,
    with great bolts of lightning^(LP) he routed them.^(LQ)
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
    and the foundations^(LR) of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke,^(LS) Lord,
    at the blast of breath from your nostrils.^(LT)

¹⁶ He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
    he drew me out of deep waters.^(LU)
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,^(LV)
    from my foes, who were too strong for me.^(LW)
18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,^(LX)
    but the Lord was my support.^(LY)
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;^(LZ)
    he rescued me because he delighted in me.^(MA)

²⁰ The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;^(MB)
    according to the cleanness of my hands^(MC) he has rewarded me.^(MD)
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;^(ME)
    I am not guilty of turning^(MF) from my God.
²² All his laws are before me;^(MG)
    I have not turned away from his decrees.
²³ I have been blameless^(MH) before him
    and have kept myself from sin.
²⁴ The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,^(MI)
    according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

²⁵ To the faithful^(MJ) you show yourself faithful,^(MK)
    to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
²⁶ to the pure^(ML) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.^(MM)
27 You save the humble^(MN)
    but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.^(MO)
28 You, Lord, keep my lamp^(MP) burning;
    my God turns my darkness into light.^(MQ)
29 With your help^(MR) I can advance against a troop^[ae];
    with my God I can scale a wall.

³⁰ As for God, his way is perfect:^(MS)
    The Lord’s word is flawless;^(MT)
    he shields^(MU) all who take refuge^(MV) in him.
³¹ For who is God besides the Lord?^(MW)
    And who is the Rock^(MX) except our God?
³² It is God who arms me with strength^(MY)
    and keeps my way secure.^(MZ)
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;^(NA)
    he causes me to stand on the heights.^(NB)
34 He trains my hands for battle;^(NC)
    my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
³⁵ You make your saving help my shield,
    and your right hand sustains^(ND) me;
    your help has made me great.
³⁶ You provide a broad path^(NE) for my feet,
    so that my ankles do not give way.^(NF)

³⁷ I pursued my enemies^(NG) and overtook them;
    I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
³⁸ I crushed them^(NH) so that they could not rise;^(NI)
    they fell beneath my feet.^(NJ)
39 You armed me with strength^(NK) for battle;
    you humbled my adversaries^(NL) before me.
⁴⁰ You made my enemies turn their backs^(NM) in flight,
    and I destroyed^(NN) my foes.
⁴¹ They cried for help, but there was no one to save them^(NO)—
    to the Lord, but he did not answer.^(NP)
42 I beat them as fine as windblown dust;^(NQ)
    I trampled them^[af] like mud in the streets.
⁴³ You have delivered me from the attacks of the people;
    you have made me the head of nations.^(NR)
People I did not know^(NS) now serve me,
⁴⁴     foreigners^(NT) cower before me;
    as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
⁴⁵ They all lose heart;^(NU)
    they come trembling^(NV) from their strongholds.^(NW)

⁴⁶ The Lord lives!^(NX) Praise be to my Rock!^(NY)
    Exalted be God^(NZ) my Savior!^(OA)
47 He is the God who avenges^(OB) me,
    who subdues nations^(OC) under me,
⁴⁸     who saves^(OD) me from my enemies.^(OE)
You exalted me above my foes;
    from a violent man^(OF) you rescued me.
⁴⁹ Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;^(OG)
    I will sing^(OH) the praises of your name.^(OI)

⁵⁰ He gives his king great victories;
    he shows unfailing love to his anointed,^(OJ)
    to David^(OK) and to his descendants forever.^(OL)

⁷ The law of the Lord^(PA) is perfect,^(PB)
    refreshing the soul.^(PC)
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,^(PD)
    making wise the simple.^(PE)
8 The precepts of the Lord are right,^(PF)
    giving joy^(PG) to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are radiant,
    giving light to the eyes.^(PH)
9 The fear of the Lord^(PI) is pure,
    enduring forever.
The decrees of the Lord are firm,
    and all of them are righteous.^(PJ)

¹⁰ They are more precious than gold,^(PK)
    than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,^(PL)
    than honey from the honeycomb.^(PM)
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.^(PN)
13 Keep your servant also from willful sins;^(PO)
    may they not rule over me.^(PP)
Then I will be blameless,^(PQ)
    innocent of great transgression.

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

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