⁵ God, you know what I have done wrong.
    I cannot hide my guilt from you.
⁶ Master, the Lord of heaven’s armies,
    do not let those who hope in you be ashamed because of me.
God of Israel,
    do not let your worshipers
    be disgraced because of me.
⁷ For you, I carry this shame.
    My face is covered with disgrace.
⁸ I am like a stranger to my brothers.
    I am like a foreigner to my mother’s sons.
⁹ My strong love for your Temple completely controls me.
    When people insult you, it hurts me.
¹⁰ When I cry and go without food,
    they make fun of me.
¹¹ When I wear rough cloth to show my sadness,
    they joke about me.
¹² They make fun of me in public places.
    The drunkards make up songs about me.

¹³ But I pray to you, Lord.
    I pray that you will accept me.
God, because of your great love, answer me.
    You are truly able to save.
¹⁴ Pull me from the mud.
    Do not let me sink.
Save me from those who hate me
    and from the deep water.
¹⁵ Do not let the flood drown me.
    Do not let the deep water swallow me.
    Do not let the grave close its mouth over me.
¹⁶ Lord, answer me because your love is so good.
    Because of your great kindness, turn to me.
¹⁷ Do not hide from me, your servant.
    I am in trouble. Hurry to help me!
¹⁸ Come near and save me.
    Rescue me from my enemies.

¹⁹ You see my shame and disgrace.
    You know all my enemies and what they have said.
²⁰ Insults have broken my heart.
    I am weak.
I looked for sympathy, but there was none.
    I found no one to comfort me.
²¹ They put poison in my food.
    They gave me vinegar to drink.

²² Let their own feasts cause their ruin.
    Let their feasts trap them and pay them back.
²³ Let their eyes be closed so they cannot see.
    Let their backs be forever weak from troubles.
²⁴ Pour your anger out on them.
    Show them how angry you are.
²⁵ May their place be empty.
    Leave no one to live in their tents.
²⁶ They chase after those you have hurt.
    They talk about the pain of those you have wounded.
²⁷ Charge them with crime after crime.
    Do not let them have anything good.
²⁸ Wipe their names from the book of life.
    Do not list them with those who do what is right.

²⁹ I am sad and hurting.
    God, save me and protect me.

³⁰ I will praise God in a song.
    I will honor him by giving thanks.
³¹ That will please the Lord more than offering him cattle.
    It will please him more than the sacrifice of a bull with horns and hooves.
³² People who are not proud will see this and be glad.
    Be encouraged, you who worship God.
³³ The Lord listens to those in need.
    He does not look down on captives.

³⁴ Heaven and earth should praise him.
    The seas and everything in them should also.
³⁵ God will save Jerusalem.
    He will rebuild the cities of Judah.
    Then people will live there and own the land.
³⁶     The descendants of his servants will inherit that land.
    Those who love him will live there.

⁴ Let me live in your Holy Tent forever.
    Protect me as a bird protects its young under its wings. Selah
⁵ God, you have heard my promises.
    You have given me the things that belong to those who fear you.

⁶ Give the king a long life.
    Let him live many years.
⁷ Let him rule in the presence of God forever.
    Protect him with your love and truth.
⁸ Then I will praise your name forever.
    And every day I will keep my promises.

I will live an innocent life in my house.
³     I will not look at anything wicked.
I hate those who turn against you.
    They will not be found near me.
⁴ Let those who want to do wrong stay away from me.
    I will have nothing to do with evil.
⁵ If anyone secretly says things against his neighbor,
    I will stop him.
I will not allow people
    to be proud and look down on others.

⁶ I will look for trustworthy people
    so I can live with them in the land.
Only those who live innocent lives
    will be my servants.
⁷ No one who is dishonest will live in my house.
    No liars will stay around me.
⁸ Every morning I will destroy
    the wicked in the land.
I will rid the Lord’s city
    of people who do evil.

⁵ You prepare a meal for me
    in front of my enemies.
You pour oil of blessing on my head.^[a]
    You give me more than I can hold.
⁶ Surely your goodness and love will be with me
    all my life.
And I will live in the house of the Lord forever.

⁷ “So, Lord, what hope do I have?
    You are my hope.
⁸ Save me from all my sins.
    Don’t let wicked fools make fun of me.
⁹ I am quiet. I do not open my mouth.
    You are the one who has done this.
¹⁰ Quit punishing me.
    Your beating is about to kill me.
¹¹ You correct and punish people for their sins.
    Like a moth, you destroy what they love.
    Everyone’s life is only a breath. Selah
¹² “Lord, hear my prayer.
    Listen to my cry.
    Do not ignore my tears.
I am like a visitor with you.
    Like my ancestors, I’m only here a short time.
¹³ Leave me alone so I can be happy.
    Soon I will leave and be no more.”

⁴ I said, “Lord, be kind to me.
    Heal me because I have sinned against you.”
⁵ My enemies are saying bad things about me.
    They say, “When will he die and be forgotten?”
⁶ Some people come to see me.
    But they lie.
They just come to get bad news.
    Then they go and gossip.
⁷ All my enemies whisper about me.
    They think the worst about me.
⁸ They say, “He has a terrible disease.
    He will never get out of bed again.”
⁹ My best and truest friend ate at my table.
    Now even he has turned against me.

¹⁰ Lord, have mercy on me.
    Give me strength so I can pay them back.
¹¹ My enemies do not defeat me.
    That’s how I know you are pleased with me.
¹² Because I am innocent, you support me.
    You will let me be with you forever.

¹³ Praise the Lord, the God of Israel.
    He has always been,
    and he will always be.

⁴ You are not a God who is pleased with what is wicked.
    You do not live with those who do evil.
⁵ Those people who make fun of you cannot stand before you.
    You hate all those who do wrong.
⁶ You destroy liars.
    The Lord hates those who kill and trick others.

⁷ Because of your great love,
    I can come into your Temple.
Because I fear and respect you,
    I can worship in your holy Temple.
⁸ Lord, since I have many enemies,
    show me the right thing to do.
    Show me clearly how you want me to live.

⁹ With their mouths my enemies do not tell the truth.
    In their hearts they want to destroy people.
Their throats are like open graves.
    They use their tongues for telling lies.
¹⁰ God, declare them guilty!
    Let them fall into their own traps.
Send them away because their sins are many.
    They have turned against you.

¹¹ But let everyone who trusts you be happy.
    Let them sing glad songs forever.
Protect those who love you.
    They are happy because of you.
¹² Lord, you bless those who do what is right.
    You protect them like a soldier’s shield.

³ Do not put your trust in princes
    or other people, who cannot save you.
⁴ When people die, they are buried.
    Then all of their plans come to an end.
⁵ Happy are those who are helped by the God of Jacob.
    Their hope is in the Lord their God.
⁶ He made heaven and earth,
    the sea and everything in it.
    He remains loyal forever.
⁷ The Lord does what is fair for those who have been wronged.
    He gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets the prisoners free.
⁸     The Lord gives sight to the blind.
The Lord lifts up people who are in trouble.
    The Lord loves those who do right.
⁹ The Lord protects the foreigners.
    He defends the orphans and widows.
    But he overthrows the wicked.

¹⁰ The Lord will be King forever.
    Jerusalem, your God is everlasting.

Praise the Lord!