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BOOK I
Psalms 1–41
Psalm 1
Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,
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but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.
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That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.
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Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
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The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.
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You will break them with a rod of iron; you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”
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For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness; with you, evil people are not welcome.
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Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with malice. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they tell lies.
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My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord, how long?
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or they will tear me apart like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
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Lord my God, if I have done this and there is guilt on my hands—
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My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart.
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God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath every day.
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Whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.
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Psalm 8
For the director of music. According to gittith. A psalm of David.
Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens.
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When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
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what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?
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Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
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The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
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The Lord is known by his acts of justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.
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In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
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His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.
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like a lion in cover he lies in wait. He lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
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The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land.
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Psalm 11
For the director of music. Of David.
In the Lord I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain.
