³ You have ^(D)tried my heart, you have ^(E)visited me by ^(F)night,
    you have ^(G)tested me, and you will find nothing;
    I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.
⁴ With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips
    I have avoided the ways of the violent.
⁵ My steps have ^(H)held fast to your paths;
    my feet have not slipped.

⁶ I ^(I)call upon you, for you will answer me, O God;
    ^(J)incline your ear to me; hear my words.
^7 (K)Wondrously show^[a] your steadfast love,
    O Savior of those who seek refuge
    from ^(L)their adversaries at your right hand.

⁸ Keep me as ^(M)the apple of your eye;
    hide me in ^(N)the shadow of your wings,
⁹ from the wicked who do me violence,
    my deadly enemies who ^(O)surround me.

^10 (P)They close their hearts to pity;
    with their mouths they ^(Q)speak arrogantly.
¹¹ They have now surrounded our ^(R)steps;
    they set their eyes to ^(S)cast us to the ground.
¹² He is like a lion eager to tear,
    as a young lion ^(T)lurking in ambush.

¹³ Arise, O Lord! Confront him, subdue him!
    Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,
¹⁴ from men by your hand, O Lord,
    from ^(U)men of the world whose ^(V)portion is in this life.^[b]
You fill their womb with treasure;^[c]
    they are satisfied with ^(W)children,
    and they leave their abundance to their infants.

¹⁵ As for me, I shall ^(X)behold your face in righteousness;
    when I ^(Y)awake, I shall be ^(Z)satisfied with your likeness.

⁵ God ^(I)has gone up with a shout,
    the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
⁶ Sing praises to God, sing praises!
    Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
⁷ For God is ^(J)the King of all the earth;
    sing praises ^(K)with a psalm!^[a]

⁸ God ^(L)reigns over the nations;
    God sits on his holy throne.
^9 (M)The princes of the peoples gather
    as the people of the God of Abraham.
For ^(N)the shields of the earth belong to God;
    he is highly exalted!

⁴ You hold my eyelids open;
    I am so ^(I)troubled that I cannot speak.
⁵ I consider ^(J)the days of old,
    the years long ago.
⁶ I said,^[a] “Let me remember my ^(K)song in the night;
    let me ^(L)meditate in my heart.”
    Then my spirit made a diligent search:
⁷ “Will the Lord ^(M)spurn forever,
    and never again ^(N)be favorable?
⁸ Has his steadfast love forever ceased?
    Are his ^(O)promises at an end for all time?
^9 (P)Has God forgotten to be gracious?
    ^(Q)Has he in anger shut up his compassion?” Selah

¹⁰ Then I said, “I will appeal to this,
    to the years of the ^(R)right hand of the Most High.”^[b]

¹¹ I will remember the deeds of the Lord;
    yes, I will ^(S)remember your wonders of old.
¹² I will ponder all your ^(T)work,
    and meditate on your ^(U)mighty deeds.
¹³ Your way, O God, is ^(V)holy.
    ^(W)What god is great like our God?
¹⁴ You are the God who ^(X)works wonders;
    you have ^(Y)made known your might among the peoples.
¹⁵ You ^(Z)with your arm redeemed your people,
    the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah

¹⁶ When ^(AA)the waters saw you, O God,
    when the waters saw you, they were afraid;
    indeed, the deep trembled.
¹⁷ The clouds poured out water;
    the skies ^(AB)gave forth thunder;
    your ^(AC)arrows flashed on every side.
^18 (AD)The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind;
    ^(AE)your lightnings lighted up the world;
    the earth ^(AF)trembled and shook.
¹⁹ Your ^(AG)way was through the sea,
    your path through the great waters;
    yet your footprints ^(AH)were unseen.^[c]
20 You ^(AI)led your people like a flock
    by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

⁴ Some ^(F)wandered in desert wastes,
    finding no way ^(G)to a city to dwell in;
⁵ hungry and thirsty,
    their soul ^(H)fainted within them.
⁶ Then they ^(I)cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
⁷ He led them by ^(J)a straight way
    till they reached ^(K)a city to dwell in.
^8 (L)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wondrous works to the children of man!
⁹ For he ^(M)satisfies the longing soul,
    ^(N)and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

^10 (O)Some sat in darkness and in ^(P)the shadow of death,
    prisoners in ^(Q)affliction and in irons,
¹¹ for they ^(R)had rebelled against the words of God,
    and ^(S)spurned the counsel of the Most High.
¹² So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;
    they fell down, ^(T)with none to help.
^13 (U)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
¹⁴ He brought them out of ^(V)darkness and the shadow of death,
    and ^(W)burst their bonds apart.
^15 (X)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wondrous works to the children of man!
¹⁶ For he ^(Y)shatters the doors of bronze
    and cuts in two the bars of iron.

¹⁷ Some were ^(Z)fools through their sinful ways,
    and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
^18 (AA)they loathed any kind of food,
    and they ^(AB)drew near to ^(AC)the gates of death.
^19 (AD)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
²⁰ He ^(AE)sent out his word and ^(AF)healed them,
    and ^(AG)delivered them from their destruction.
^21 (AH)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wondrous works to the children of man!
²² And let them ^(AI)offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
    and ^(AJ)tell of his deeds in ^(AK)songs of joy!

²³ Some ^(AL)went down to the sea in ships,
    doing business on the great waters;
²⁴ they saw the deeds of the Lord,
    his wondrous works in the deep.
²⁵ For he ^(AM)commanded and ^(AN)raised the stormy wind,
    which lifted up the waves of the sea.
²⁶ They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;
    their courage ^(AO)melted away in their evil plight;
²⁷ they reeled and ^(AP)staggered like drunken men
    and ^(AQ)were at their wits' end.^[b]
28 (AR)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
²⁹ He ^(AS)made the storm be still,
    and the waves of the sea were hushed.
³⁰ Then they were glad that the waters^[c] were quiet,
    and he brought them to their desired haven.
^31 (AT)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wondrous works to the children of man!
³² Let them ^(AU)extol him in ^(AV)the congregation of the people,
    and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

³³ He ^(AW)turns rivers into a desert,
    springs of water into thirsty ground,
^34 (AX)a fruitful land into a salty waste,
    because of the evil of its inhabitants.
³⁵ He ^(AY)turns a desert into pools of water,
    ^(AZ)a parched land into springs of water.
³⁶ And there he lets the hungry dwell,
    and they establish ^(BA)a city to live in;
³⁷ they sow fields and plant vineyards
    and get a fruitful yield.
^38 (BB)By his blessing they multiply greatly,
    and he does not let their livestock diminish.

³⁹ When they are diminished and brought low
    through oppression, evil, and sorrow,
^40 (BC)he pours contempt on princes
    and ^(BD)makes them wander ^(BE)in trackless wastes;
⁴¹ but ^(BF)he raises up the needy out of affliction
    and ^(BG)makes their families like flocks.
^42 (BH)The upright see it and are glad,
    and ^(BI)all wickedness shuts its mouth.

^43 (BJ)Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things;
    let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.

^4 (A)How shall we sing the Lord's song
    in a foreign land?
⁵ If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
    ^(B)let my right hand forget its skill!
⁶ Let my ^(C)tongue stick to the roof of my mouth,
    if I do not remember you,
if I do not set Jerusalem
    above my highest joy!

⁷ Remember, O Lord, against the ^(D)Edomites
    ^(E)the day of Jerusalem,
how they said, ^(F)“Lay it bare, lay it bare,
    down to its foundations!”
⁸ O daughter of Babylon, ^(G)doomed to be destroyed,
    blessed shall he be who ^(H)repays you
    with what you have done to us!
⁹ Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones
    and ^(I)dashes them against the rock!