³ But you, O Lord, are ^(E)a shield ^(F)about me,
    my glory, and ^(G)the lifter of my head.
⁴ I ^(H)cried aloud to the Lord,
    and he ^(I)answered me from his ^(J)holy hill. Selah

⁵ I ^(K)lay down and slept;
    I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.
⁶ I ^(L)will not be afraid of many thousands of people
    who have ^(M)set themselves against me all around.

^7 (N)Arise, O Lord!
    Save me, O my God!
For you ^(O)strike all my enemies on the cheek;
    you ^(P)break the teeth of the wicked.

^8 (Q)Salvation belongs to the Lord;
    your blessing be on your people! Selah

² O men,^[a] how long shall my honor be turned into shame?
    How long will you love vain words and seek after ^(E)lies? Selah
³ But know that the Lord has ^(F)set apart ^(G)the godly for himself;
    the Lord hears when I call to him.

^4 (H)Be angry,^[b] and do not sin;
    ^(I)ponder in your own hearts ^(J)on your beds, and be silent. Selah
⁵ Offer ^(K)right sacrifices,
    and put your ^(L)trust in the Lord.

⁶ There are many who say, “Who will show us some good?
    ^(M)Lift up ^(N)the light of your face upon us, O Lord!”
⁷ You have put ^(O)more joy in my heart
    than they have when their grain and wine abound.

⁸ In peace I will both ^(P)lie down and sleep;
    for you alone, O Lord, make me ^(Q)dwell in safety.

^4 (E)The Lord is in his holy temple;
    the Lord's ^(F)throne is in heaven;
    his eyes see, his eyelids ^(G)test the children of man.
⁵ The Lord ^(H)tests the righteous,
    but ^(I)his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.
⁶ Let him rain coals on the wicked;
    ^(J)fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be ^(K)the portion of their cup.
⁷ For the Lord is righteous;
he ^(L)loves righteous deeds;
    ^(M)the upright shall behold his face.

⁴ Even though I ^(H)walk through the valley of ^(I)the shadow of death,^[c]
    I will ^(J)fear no evil,
for ^(K)you are with me;
    your ^(L)rod and your staff,
    they comfort me.

⁵ You ^(M)prepare a table before me
    in ^(N)the presence of my enemies;
you ^(O)anoint my head with oil;
    my ^(P)cup overflows.
⁶ Surely^[d] goodness and mercy^[e] shall follow me
    all the days of my life,
and I shall ^(Q)dwell^[f] in the house of the Lord
    ^(R)forever.^[g]

⁴ I do not ^(I)sit with men of ^(J)falsehood,
    nor do I consort with hypocrites.
⁵ I ^(K)hate the assembly of evildoers,
    and I will not sit with the wicked.

⁶ I ^(L)wash my hands in innocence
    and go around your altar, O Lord,
⁷ proclaiming thanksgiving aloud,
    and telling all your ^(M)wondrous deeds.

⁸ O Lord, I ^(N)love the habitation of your house
    and the place where your glory dwells.
^9 (O)Do not sweep my soul away with sinners,
    nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
¹⁰ in whose hands are evil devices,
    and whose right hands are full of ^(P)bribes.

¹¹ But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;
    redeem me, and be gracious to me.
¹² My foot stands on ^(Q)level ground;
    in ^(R)the great assembly I will bless the Lord.

³ May the Lord cut off all ^(E)flattering lips,
    the tongue that makes ^(F)great boasts,
⁴ those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail,
    our lips are with us; who is master over us?”

⁵ “Because ^(G)the poor are plundered, because the needy groan,
    ^(H)I will now arise,” says the Lord;
    “I will place him in the ^(I)safety for which he longs.”
^6 (J)The words of the Lord are pure words,
    like silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
    purified seven times.

⁷ You, O Lord, will keep them;
    you will guard us^[b] from this generation forever.
⁸ On every side the wicked prowl,
    as vileness is exalted among the children of man.

⁵ Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens,
    your faithfulness to the clouds.
^6 (J)Your righteousness is like the mountains of God;
    ^(K)your judgments are like the great deep;
    man and beast you ^(L)save, O Lord.

^7 (M)How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
    The children of mankind take refuge ^(N)in the shadow of your wings.
⁸ They feast on ^(O)the abundance of your house,
    and you give them drink from ^(P)the river of ^(Q)your delights.
⁹ For with you is ^(R)the fountain of life;
    ^(S)in your light do we see light.

¹⁰ Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who ^(T)know you,
    and your righteousness to ^(U)the upright of heart!
¹¹ Let not the foot of arrogance come upon me,
    nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
¹² There ^(V)the evildoers lie fallen;
    they are thrust down, ^(W)unable to rise.