¹ As a deer longs for flowing streams,
    so my soul longs for you, O God.^(A)
2 My soul thirsts for God,
    for the living God.
When shall I come and behold
    the face of God?^(B)
3 My tears have been my food
    day and night,
while people say to me continually,
    “Where is your God?”^(C)

¹ Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause
    against an ungodly people;
from those who are deceitful and unjust,
    deliver me!^(K)
2 For you are the God in whom I take refuge;
    why have you cast me off?
Why must I walk about mournfully
    because of the oppression of the enemy?^(L)

³ The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.^(A)
4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
    but righteousness delivers from death.^(B)
5 The righteousness of the blameless keeps their ways straight,
    but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
⁶ The righteousness of the upright saves them,
    but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.^(C)
7 When the wicked die, hope perishes,
    and the expectation of strength comes to nothing.^(D)
8 The righteous are delivered from trouble,
    and the wicked come into it instead.^(E)
9 With their mouths the godless would destroy their neighbors,
    but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
¹⁰ When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
    and when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.^(F)
11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
    but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.^(G)
12 Whoever belittles another lacks sense,
    but an intelligent person remains silent.^(H)
13 A gossip goes about telling secrets,
    but one who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a confidence.^(I)