You have set your glory^(B)
    in the heavens.^(C)
2 Through the praise of children and infants
    you have established a stronghold^(D) against your enemies,
    to silence the foe^(E) and the avenger.
³ When I consider your heavens,^(F)
    the work of your fingers,^(G)
the moon and the stars,^(H)
    which you have set in place,
⁴ what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    human beings that you care for them?^[c](I)

⁵ You have made them^[d] a little lower than the angels^[e](J)
    and crowned them^[f] with glory and honor.^(K)
6 You made them rulers^(L) over the works of your hands;^(M)
    you put everything under their^[g] feet:^(N)
7 all flocks and herds,^(O)
    and the animals of the wild,^(P)
8 the birds in the sky,
    and the fish in the sea,^(Q)
    all that swim the paths of the seas.

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

³ My enemies turn back;
    they stumble and perish before you.
⁴ For you have upheld my right^(X) and my cause,^(Y)
    sitting enthroned^(Z) as the righteous judge.^(AA)
5 You have rebuked the nations^(AB) and destroyed the wicked;
    you have blotted out their name^(AC) for ever and ever.
⁶ Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
    you have uprooted their cities;^(AD)
    even the memory of them^(AE) has perished.

⁷ The Lord reigns forever;^(AF)
    he has established his throne^(AG) for judgment.
⁸ He rules the world in righteousness^(AH)
    and judges the peoples with equity.^(AI)
9 The Lord is a refuge^(AJ) for the oppressed,^(AK)
    a stronghold in times of trouble.^(AL)
10 Those who know your name^(AM) trust in you,
    for you, Lord, have never forsaken^(AN) those who seek you.^(AO)

¹¹ Sing the praises^(AP) of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;^(AQ)
    proclaim among the nations^(AR) what he has done.^(AS)
12 For he who avenges blood^(AT) remembers;
    he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.^(AU)

¹³ Lord, see how my enemies^(AV) persecute me!
    Have mercy^(AW) and lift me up from the gates of death,^(AX)
14 that I may declare your praises^(AY)
    in the gates of Daughter Zion,^(AZ)
    and there rejoice in your salvation.^(BA)

¹⁵ The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;^(BB)
    their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.^(BC)
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.^[j](BD)
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,^(BE)
    all the nations that forget God.^(BF)
18 But God will never forget the needy;
    the hope^(BG) of the afflicted^(BH) will never perish.

¹⁹ Arise,^(BI) Lord, do not let mortals triumph;^(BJ)
    let the nations be judged^(BK) in your presence.
²⁰ Strike them with terror,^(BL) Lord;
    let the nations know they are only mortal.^(BM)

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

⁷ His mouth is full^(BU) of lies and threats;^(BV)
    trouble and evil are under his tongue.^(BW)
8 He lies in wait^(BX) near the villages;
    from ambush he murders the innocent.^(BY)
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;^(BZ)
    he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.^(CA)
10 His victims are crushed,^(CB) they collapse;
    they fall under his strength.
¹¹ He says to himself, “God will never notice;^(CC)
    he covers his face and never sees.”^(CD)

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

¹⁶ The Lord is King for ever and ever;^(CN)
    the nations^(CO) will perish from his land.
¹⁷ You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;^(CP)
    you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,^(CQ)
18 defending the fatherless^(CR) and the oppressed,^(CS)
    so that mere earthly mortals
    will never again strike terror.

⁴ The Lord is in his holy temple;^(DB)
    the Lord is on his heavenly throne.^(DC)
He observes everyone on earth;^(DD)
    his eyes examine^(DE) them.
⁵ The Lord examines the righteous,^(DF)
    but the wicked, those who love violence,
    he hates with a passion.^(DG)
6 On the wicked he will rain
    fiery coals and burning sulfur;^(DH)
    a scorching wind^(DI) will be their lot.

⁷ For the Lord is righteous,^(DJ)
    he loves justice;^(DK)
    the upright^(DL) will see his face.^(DM)

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

⁵ “Because the poor are plundered^(DT) and the needy groan,^(DU)
    I will now arise,^(DV)” says the Lord.
    “I will protect them^(DW) from those who malign them.”
⁶ And the words of the Lord are flawless,^(DX)
    like silver purified^(DY) in a crucible,^(DZ)
    like gold^[o] refined seven times.

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

³ Look on me^(EI) and answer,^(EJ) Lord my God.
    Give light to my eyes,^(EK) or I will sleep in death,^(EL)
4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,^(EM)”
    and my foes will rejoice when I fall.^(EN)

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

² The Lord looks down from heaven^(ET)
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,^(EU)
    any who seek God.^(EV)
3 All have turned away,^(EW) all have become corrupt;^(EX)
    there is no one who does good,^(EY)
    not even one.^(EZ)

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

They devour my people^(FB) as though eating bread;
    they never call on the Lord.^(FC)
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.^(FD)

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

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

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

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

⁵ Lord, you alone are my portion^(GA) and my cup;^(GB)
    you make my lot^(GC) secure.
⁶ The boundary lines^(GD) have fallen for me in pleasant places;
    surely I have a delightful inheritance.^(GE)
7 I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;^(GF)
    even at night^(GG) my heart instructs me.
⁸ I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
    With him at my right hand,^(GH) I will not be shaken.^(GI)

⁹ Therefore my heart is glad^(GJ) and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest secure,^(GK)
10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,^(GL)
    nor will you let your faithful^[s] one^(GM) see decay.^(GN)
11 You make known to me the path of life;^(GO)
    you will fill me with joy in your presence,^(GP)
    with eternal pleasures^(GQ) at your right hand.^(GR)