³ Lord, what are human beings^(F) that you care for them,
    mere mortals that you think of them?
⁴ They are like a breath;^(G)
    their days are like a fleeting shadow.^(H)

⁵ Part your heavens,^(I) Lord, and come down;^(J)
    touch the mountains, so that they smoke.^(K)
6 Send forth lightning^(L) and scatter^(M) the enemy;
    shoot your arrows^(N) and rout them.
⁷ Reach down your hand from on high;^(O)
    deliver me and rescue me^(P)
from the mighty waters,^(Q)
    from the hands of foreigners^(R)
8 whose mouths are full of lies,^(S)
    whose right hands^(T) are deceitful.^(U)

⁹ I will sing a new song^(V) to you, my God;
    on the ten-stringed lyre^(W) I will make music to you,
¹⁰ to the One who gives victory to kings,^(X)
    who delivers his servant David.^(Y)

From the deadly sword^{(Z) 11} deliver me;
    rescue me^(AA) from the hands of foreigners^(AB)
whose mouths are full of lies,^(AC)
    whose right hands are deceitful.^(AD)

¹² Then our sons in their youth
    will be like well-nurtured plants,^(AE)
and our daughters will be like pillars^(AF)
    carved to adorn a palace.
¹³ Our barns will be filled^(AG)
    with every kind of provision.
Our sheep will increase by thousands,
    by tens of thousands in our fields;
¹⁴     our oxen^(AH) will draw heavy loads.^[b]
There will be no breaching of walls,^(AI)
    no going into captivity,
    no cry of distress in our streets.^(AJ)
15 Blessed is the people^(AK) of whom this is true;
    blessed is the people whose God is the Lord.

³ Great^(AQ) is the Lord and most worthy of praise;^(AR)
    his greatness no one can fathom.^(AS)
4 One generation^(AT) commends your works to another;
    they tell^(AU) of your mighty acts.^(AV)
5 They speak of the glorious splendor^(AW) of your majesty—
    and I will meditate on your wonderful works.^[d](AX)
6 They tell^(AY) of the power of your awesome works—^(AZ)
    and I will proclaim^(BA) your great deeds.^(BB)
7 They celebrate your abundant goodness^(BC)
    and joyfully sing^(BD) of your righteousness.^(BE)

⁸ The Lord is gracious and compassionate,^(BF)
    slow to anger and rich in love.^(BG)

⁹ The Lord is good^(BH) to all;
    he has compassion^(BI) on all he has made.
¹⁰ All your works praise you,^(BJ) Lord;
    your faithful people extol^(BK) you.^(BL)
11 They tell of the glory of your kingdom^(BM)
    and speak of your might,^(BN)
12 so that all people may know of your mighty acts^(BO)
    and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.^(BP)
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,^(BQ)
    and your dominion endures through all generations.

The Lord is trustworthy^(BR) in all he promises^(BS)
    and faithful in all he does.^[e]
14 The Lord upholds^(BT) all who fall
    and lifts up all^(BU) who are bowed down.^(BV)
15 The eyes of all look to you,
    and you give them their food^(BW) at the proper time.
¹⁶ You open your hand
    and satisfy the desires^(BX) of every living thing.

¹⁷ The Lord is righteous^(BY) in all his ways
    and faithful in all he does.^(BZ)
18 The Lord is near^(CA) to all who call on him,^(CB)
    to all who call on him in truth.
¹⁹ He fulfills the desires^(CC) of those who fear him;^(CD)
    he hears their cry^(CE) and saves them.^(CF)
20 The Lord watches over^(CG) all who love him,^(CH)
    but all the wicked he will destroy.^(CI)

²¹ My mouth will speak^(CJ) in praise of the Lord.
    Let every creature^(CK) praise his holy name^(CL)
    for ever and ever.

³ I am overwhelmed with troubles^(C)
    and my life draws near to death.^(D)
4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit;^(E)
    I am like one without strength.^(F)
5 I am set apart with the dead,
    like the slain who lie in the grave,
whom you remember no more,
    who are cut off^(G) from your care.

⁶ You have put me in the lowest pit,
    in the darkest depths.^(H)
7 Your wrath^(I) lies heavily on me;
    you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.^[d](J)
8 You have taken from me my closest friends^(K)
    and have made me repulsive to them.
I am confined^(L) and cannot escape;^(M)
9     my eyes^(N) are dim with grief.

I call^(O) to you, Lord, every day;
    I spread out my hands^(P) to you.
¹⁰ Do you show your wonders to the dead?
    Do their spirits rise up and praise you?^(Q)
11 Is your love declared in the grave,
    your faithfulness^(R) in Destruction^[e]?
¹² Are your wonders known in the place of darkness,
    or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?

¹³ But I cry to you for help,^(S) Lord;
    in the morning^(T) my prayer comes before you.^(U)
14 Why, Lord, do you reject^(V) me
    and hide your face^(W) from me?

¹⁵ From my youth^(X) I have suffered^(Y) and been close to death;
    I have borne your terrors^(Z) and am in despair.^(AA)
16 Your wrath^(AB) has swept over me;
    your terrors^(AC) have destroyed me.
¹⁷ All day long they surround me like a flood;^(AD)
    they have completely engulfed me.
¹⁸ You have taken from me friend^(AE) and neighbor—
    darkness is my closest friend.

⁵ The heavens^(AJ) praise your wonders, Lord,
    your faithfulness too, in the assembly^(AK) of the holy ones.
⁶ For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord?
    Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings?^(AL)
7 In the council^(AM) of the holy ones^(AN) God is greatly feared;
    he is more awesome than all who surround him.^(AO)
8 Who is like you,^(AP) Lord God Almighty?^(AQ)
    You, Lord, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.

⁹ You rule over the surging sea;
    when its waves mount up, you still them.^(AR)
10 You crushed Rahab^(AS) like one of the slain;
    with your strong arm you scattered^(AT) your enemies.
¹¹ The heavens are yours,^(AU) and yours also the earth;^(AV)
    you founded the world and all that is in it.^(AW)
12 You created the north and the south;
    Tabor^(AX) and Hermon^(AY) sing for joy^(AZ) at your name.
¹³ Your arm is endowed with power;
    your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.^(BA)

¹⁴ Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;^(BB)
    love and faithfulness go before you.^(BC)
15 Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,
    who walk^(BD) in the light^(BE) of your presence, Lord.
¹⁶ They rejoice in your name^(BF) all day long;
    they celebrate your righteousness.
¹⁷ For you are their glory and strength,^(BG)
    and by your favor you exalt our horn.^[i](BH)
18 Indeed, our shield^[j](BI) belongs to the Lord,
    our king^(BJ) to the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁹ Once you spoke in a vision,
    to your faithful people you said:
“I have bestowed strength on a warrior;
    I have raised up a young man from among the people.
²⁰ I have found David^(BK) my servant;^(BL)
    with my sacred oil^(BM) I have anointed^(BN) him.
²¹ My hand will sustain him;
    surely my arm will strengthen him.^(BO)
22 The enemy will not get the better of him;^(BP)
    the wicked will not oppress^(BQ) him.
²³ I will crush his foes before him^(BR)
    and strike down his adversaries.^(BS)
24 My faithful love will be with him,^(BT)
    and through my name his horn^[k] will be exalted.
²⁵ I will set his hand over the sea,
    his right hand over the rivers.^(BU)
26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,^(BV)
    my God, the Rock^(BW) my Savior.’^(BX)
27 And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,^(BY)
    the most exalted^(BZ) of the kings^(CA) of the earth.
²⁸ I will maintain my love to him forever,
    and my covenant with him will never fail.^(CB)
29 I will establish his line forever,
    his throne as long as the heavens endure.^(CC)

³⁰ “If his sons forsake my law
    and do not follow my statutes,
³¹ if they violate my decrees
    and fail to keep my commands,
³² I will punish their sin with the rod,
    their iniquity with flogging;^(CD)
33 but I will not take my love from him,^(CE)
    nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
³⁴ I will not violate my covenant
    or alter what my lips have uttered.^(CF)
35 Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—
    and I will not lie to David—
³⁶ that his line will continue forever
    and his throne endure before me like the sun;^(CG)
37 it will be established forever like the moon,
    the faithful witness in the sky.”^(CH)

³⁸ But you have rejected,^(CI) you have spurned,
    you have been very angry with your anointed one.
³⁹ You have renounced the covenant with your servant
    and have defiled his crown in the dust.^(CJ)
40 You have broken through all his walls^(CK)
    and reduced his strongholds^(CL) to ruins.
⁴¹ All who pass by have plundered^(CM) him;
    he has become the scorn of his neighbors.^(CN)
42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes;
    you have made all his enemies rejoice.^(CO)
43 Indeed, you have turned back the edge of his sword
    and have not supported him in battle.^(CP)
44 You have put an end to his splendor
    and cast his throne to the ground.
⁴⁵ You have cut short^(CQ) the days of his youth;
    you have covered him with a mantle of shame.^(CR)

⁴⁶ How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?
    How long will your wrath burn like fire?^(CS)
47 Remember how fleeting is my life.^(CT)
    For what futility you have created all humanity!
⁴⁸ Who can live and not see death,
    or who can escape the power of the grave?^(CU)
49 Lord, where is your former great love,
    which in your faithfulness you swore to David?
⁵⁰ Remember, Lord, how your servant has^[l] been mocked,^(CV)
    how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,
⁵¹ the taunts with which your enemies, Lord, have mocked,
    with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.^(CW)

⁵² Praise be to the Lord forever!
Amen and Amen.^(CX)

³ You turn people back to dust,
    saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”^(DC)
4 A thousand years in your sight
    are like a day that has just gone by,
    or like a watch in the night.^(DD)
5 Yet you sweep people away^(DE) in the sleep of death—
    they are like the new grass of the morning:
⁶ In the morning it springs up new,
    but by evening it is dry and withered.^(DF)

⁷ We are consumed by your anger
    and terrified by your indignation.
⁸ You have set our iniquities before you,
    our secret sins^(DG) in the light of your presence.^(DH)
9 All our days pass away under your wrath;
    we finish our years with a moan.^(DI)
10 Our days may come to seventy years,^(DJ)
    or eighty,^(DK) if our strength endures;
yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow,^(DL)
    for they quickly pass, and we fly away.^(DM)
11 If only we knew the power of your anger!
    Your wrath^(DN) is as great as the fear that is your due.^(DO)
12 Teach us to number our days,^(DP)
    that we may gain a heart of wisdom.^(DQ)

¹³ Relent, Lord! How long^(DR) will it be?
    Have compassion on your servants.^(DS)
14 Satisfy^(DT) us in the morning with your unfailing love,^(DU)
    that we may sing for joy^(DV) and be glad all our days.^(DW)
15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
    for as many years as we have seen trouble.
¹⁶ May your deeds be shown to your servants,
    your splendor to their children.^(DX)

¹⁷ May the favor^[m] of the Lord our God rest on us;
    establish the work of our hands for us—
    yes, establish the work of our hands.^(DY)

³ Surely he will save you
    from the fowler’s snare^(ED)
    and from the deadly pestilence.^(EE)
4 He will cover you with his feathers,
    and under his wings you will find refuge;^(EF)
    his faithfulness will be your shield^(EG) and rampart.
⁵ You will not fear^(EH) the terror of night,
    nor the arrow that flies by day,
⁶ nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
    nor the plague that destroys at midday.
⁷ A thousand may fall at your side,
    ten thousand at your right hand,
    but it will not come near you.
⁸ You will only observe with your eyes
    and see the punishment of the wicked.^(EI)

⁹ If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
    and you make the Most High your dwelling,
¹⁰ no harm^(EJ) will overtake you,
    no disaster will come near your tent.
¹¹ For he will command his angels^(EK) concerning you
    to guard you in all your ways;^(EL)
12 they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.^(EM)
13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
    you will trample the great lion and the serpent.^(EN)

¹⁴ “Because he^[o] loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;
    I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
¹⁵ He will call on me, and I will answer him;
    I will be with him in trouble,
    I will deliver him and honor him.^(EO)
16 With long life^(EP) I will satisfy him
    and show him my salvation.^(EQ)”

⁴ For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord;
    I sing for joy^(EX) at what your hands have done.^(EY)
5 How great are your works,^(EZ) Lord,
    how profound your thoughts!^(FA)
6 Senseless people^(FB) do not know,
    fools do not understand,
⁷ that though the wicked spring up like grass
    and all evildoers flourish,
    they will be destroyed forever.^(FC)

⁸ But you, Lord, are forever exalted.

⁹ For surely your enemies^(FD), Lord,
    surely your enemies will perish;
    all evildoers will be scattered.^(FE)
10 You have exalted my horn^[q](FF) like that of a wild ox;^(FG)
    fine oils^(FH) have been poured on me.
¹¹ My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries;
    my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.^(FI)

¹² The righteous will flourish^(FJ) like a palm tree,
    they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;^(FK)
13 planted in the house of the Lord,
    they will flourish in the courts of our God.^(FL)
14 They will still bear fruit^(FM) in old age,
    they will stay fresh and green,
¹⁵ proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;
    he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.^(FN)”

³ The seas^(FV) have lifted up, Lord,
    the seas have lifted up their voice;^(FW)
    the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.^(FX)
4 Mightier than the thunder^(FY) of the great waters,
    mightier than the breakers^(FZ) of the sea—
    the Lord on high is mighty.^(GA)

⁵ Your statutes, Lord, stand firm;
    holiness^(GB) adorns your house^(GC)
    for endless days.

⁴ They pour out arrogant^(GJ) words;
    all the evildoers are full of boasting.^(GK)
5 They crush your people,^(GL) Lord;
    they oppress your inheritance.^(GM)
6 They slay the widow^(GN) and the foreigner;
    they murder the fatherless.^(GO)
7 They say, “The Lord does not see;^(GP)
    the God of Jacob^(GQ) takes no notice.”

⁸ Take notice, you senseless ones^(GR) among the people;
    you fools, when will you become wise?
⁹ Does he who fashioned the ear not hear?
    Does he who formed the eye not see?^(GS)
10 Does he who disciplines^(GT) nations not punish?
    Does he who teaches^(GU) mankind lack knowledge?
¹¹ The Lord knows all human plans;^(GV)
    he knows that they are futile.^(GW)

¹² Blessed is the one you discipline,^(GX) Lord,
    the one you teach^(GY) from your law;
¹³ you grant them relief from days of trouble,^(GZ)
    till a pit^(HA) is dug for the wicked.
¹⁴ For the Lord will not reject his people;^(HB)
    he will never forsake his inheritance.
¹⁵ Judgment will again be founded on righteousness,^(HC)
    and all the upright in heart^(HD) will follow it.

¹⁶ Who will rise up^(HE) for me against the wicked?
    Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?^(HF)
17 Unless the Lord had given me help,^(HG)
    I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.^(HH)
18 When I said, “My foot is slipping,^(HI)”
    your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
¹⁹ When anxiety^(HJ) was great within me,
    your consolation^(HK) brought me joy.

²⁰ Can a corrupt throne^(HL) be allied with you—
    a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?^(HM)
21 The wicked band together^(HN) against the righteous
    and condemn the innocent^(HO) to death.^(HP)
22 But the Lord has become my fortress,
    and my God the rock^(HQ) in whom I take refuge.^(HR)
23 He will repay^(HS) them for their sins
    and destroy^(HT) them for their wickedness;
    the Lord our God will destroy them.

³ For the Lord is the great God,^(IB)
    the great King^(IC) above all gods.^(ID)
4 In his hand are the depths of the earth,^(IE)
    and the mountain peaks belong to him.
⁵ The sea is his, for he made it,
    and his hands formed the dry land.^(IF)

⁶ Come, let us bow down^(IG) in worship,^(IH)
    let us kneel^(II) before the Lord our Maker;^(IJ)
7 for he is our God
    and we are the people of his pasture,^(IK)
    the flock under his care.

Today, if only you would hear his voice,
⁸ “Do not harden your hearts^(IL) as you did at Meribah,^[r](IM)
    as you did that day at Massah^[s] in the wilderness,^(IN)
9 where your ancestors tested^(IO) me;
    they tried me, though they had seen what I did.
¹⁰ For forty years^(IP) I was angry with that generation;
    I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray,^(IQ)
    and they have not known my ways.’^(IR)
11 So I declared on oath^(IS) in my anger,
    ‘They shall never enter my rest.’”^(IT)

⁴ For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;^(JB)
    he is to be feared^(JC) above all gods.^(JD)
5 For all the gods of the nations are idols,^(JE)
    but the Lord made the heavens.^(JF)
6 Splendor and majesty^(JG) are before him;
    strength and glory^(JH) are in his sanctuary.

⁷ Ascribe to the Lord,^(JI) all you families of nations,^(JJ)
    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
⁸ Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
    bring an offering^(JK) and come into his courts.^(JL)
9 Worship the Lord^(JM) in the splendor of his^[t] holiness;^(JN)
    tremble^(JO) before him, all the earth.^(JP)
10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.^(JQ)”
    The world is firmly established,^(JR) it cannot be moved;^(JS)
    he will judge^(JT) the peoples with equity.^(JU)

¹¹ Let the heavens rejoice,^(JV) let the earth be glad;^(JW)
    let the sea resound, and all that is in it.
¹² Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;
    let all the trees of the forest^(JX) sing for joy.^(JY)
13 Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes,
    he comes to judge^(JZ) the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness^(KA)
    and the peoples in his faithfulness.^(KB)

⁷ All who worship images^(KT) are put to shame,^(KU)
    those who boast in idols^(KV)—
    worship him,^(KW) all you gods!^(KX)

⁸ Zion hears and rejoices
    and the villages of Judah are glad^(KY)
    because of your judgments,^(KZ) Lord.
⁹ For you, Lord, are the Most High^(LA) over all the earth;^(LB)
    you are exalted^(LC) far above all gods.
¹⁰ Let those who love the Lord hate evil,^(LD)
    for he guards^(LE) the lives of his faithful ones^(LF)
    and delivers^(LG) them from the hand of the wicked.^(LH)
11 Light shines^[u](LI) on the righteous^(LJ)
    and joy on the upright in heart.^(LK)
12 Rejoice in the Lord,^(LL) you who are righteous,
    and praise his holy name.^(LM)

⁴ Shout for joy^(LZ) to the Lord, all the earth,
    burst into jubilant song with music;
⁵ make music to the Lord with the harp,^(MA)
    with the harp and the sound of singing,^(MB)
6 with trumpets^(MC) and the blast of the ram’s horn^(MD)—
    shout for joy^(ME) before the Lord, the King.^(MF)

⁷ Let the sea^(MG) resound, and everything in it,
    the world, and all who live in it.^(MH)
8 Let the rivers clap their hands,^(MI)
    let the mountains^(MJ) sing together for joy;
⁹ let them sing before the Lord,
    for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
    and the peoples with equity.^(MK)

⁴ The King^(MV) is mighty, he loves justice^(MW)—
    you have established equity;^(MX)
in Jacob you have done
    what is just and right.^(MY)
5 Exalt^(MZ) the Lord our God
    and worship at his footstool;
    he is holy.

⁶ Moses^(NA) and Aaron^(NB) were among his priests,
    Samuel^(NC) was among those who called on his name;
they called on the Lord
    and he answered^(ND) them.
⁷ He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;^(NE)
    they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.

⁸ Lord our God,
    you answered them;
you were to Israel a forgiving God,^(NF)
    though you punished^(NG) their misdeeds.^[v]
9 Exalt the Lord our God
    and worship at his holy mountain,
    for the Lord our God is holy.

⁴ Enter his gates with thanksgiving^(NO)
    and his courts^(NP) with praise;
    give thanks to him and praise his name.^(NQ)
5 For the Lord is good^(NR) and his love endures forever;^(NS)
    his faithfulness^(NT) continues through all generations.

I will conduct the affairs^(NW) of my house
    with a blameless heart.
³ I will not look with approval
    on anything that is vile.^(NX)

I hate what faithless people do;^(NY)
    I will have no part in it.
⁴ The perverse of heart^(NZ) shall be far from me;
    I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

⁵ Whoever slanders their neighbor^(OA) in secret,
    I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes^(OB) and a proud heart,
    I will not tolerate.

⁶ My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,
    that they may dwell with me;
the one whose walk is blameless^(OC)
    will minister to me.

⁷ No one who practices deceit
    will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
    will stand in my presence.

⁸ Every morning^(OD) I will put to silence
    all the wicked^(OE) in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer^(OF)
    from the city of the Lord.^(OG)