1:4 Not so with the wicked!
Instead they are like wind-driven chaff.
2:3 They say, “Let’s tear off the shackles they’ve put on us!
Let’s free ourselves from their ropes!”
3:3 But you, Lord, are a shield that protects me;
you are my glory and the one who restores me.
3:4 To the Lord I cried out,
and he answered me from his holy hill. (Selah)
3:8 The Lord delivers;
you show favor to your people. (Selah)
4:8 I will lie down and sleep peacefully,
for you, Lord, make me safe and secure.
For the music director, to be accompanied by wind instruments; a psalm of David.
5:1 Listen to what I say, Lord!
Carefully consider my complaint!
5:6 You destroy liars;
the Lord despises violent and deceitful people.
6:3 I am absolutely terrified,
and you, Lord – how long will this continue?
6:4 Relent, Lord, rescue me!
Deliver me because of your faithfulness!
6:8 Turn back from me, all you who behave wickedly,
for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping!
9:2 I will be happy and rejoice in you!
I will sing praises to you, O sovereign One!
9:7 But the Lord rules forever;
he reigns in a just manner.
9:11 Sing praises to the Lord, who rules in Zion!
Tell the nations what he has done!
9:19 Rise up, Lord!
Don’t let men be defiant!
May the nations be judged in your presence!
9:20 Terrify them, Lord!
Let the nations know they are mere mortals! (Selah)
12:7 You, Lord, will protect them;
you will continually shelter each one from these evil people,
14:6 You want to humiliate the oppressed,
even though the Lord is their shelter.
A psalm of David.
15:1 Lord, who may be a guest in your home?
Who may live on your holy hill?
16:2 I say to the Lord, “You are the Lord,
my only source of well-being.”
16:5 Lord, you give me stability and prosperity;
you make my future secure.
16:7 I will praise the Lord who guides me;
yes, during the night I reflect and learn.
16:8 I constantly trust in the Lord;
because he is at my right hand, I will not be upended.
16:10 You will not abandon me to Sheol;
you will not allow your faithful follower to see the Pit.
18:3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
and I was delivered from my enemies.
18:14 He shot his arrows and scattered them,
many lightning bolts and routed them.
18:41 They cry out, but there is no one to help them;
they cry out to the Lord, but he does not answer them.
18:49 So I will give you thanks before the nations, O Lord!
I will sing praises to you!
19:11 Yes, your servant finds moral guidance there;
those who obey them receive a rich reward.
21:7 For the king trusts in the Lord,
and because of the sovereign Lord’s faithfulness he is not upended.
21:13 Rise up, O Lord, in strength!
We will sing and praise your power!
22:19 But you, O Lord, do not remain far away!
You are my source of strength! Hurry and help me!
22:31 They will come and tell about his saving deeds;
they will tell a future generation what he has accomplished.
25:4 Make me understand your ways, O Lord!
Teach me your paths!
25:6 Remember your compassionate and faithful deeds, O Lord,
for you have always acted in this manner.
25:10 The Lord always proves faithful and reliable
to those who follow the demands of his covenant.
25:11 For the sake of your reputation, O Lord,
forgive my sin, because it is great.
25:15 I continually look to the Lord for help,
for he will free my feet from the enemy’s net.
26:2 Examine me, O Lord, and test me!
Evaluate my inner thoughts and motives!
26:6 I maintain a pure lifestyle,
so I can appear before your altar, O Lord,
26:8 O Lord, I love the temple where you live,
the place where your splendor is revealed.
27:7 Hear me, O Lord, when I cry out!
Have mercy on me and answer me!
27:10 Even if my father and mother abandoned me,
the Lord would take me in.
27:13 Where would I be if I did not believe I would experience
the Lord’s favor in the land of the living?
28:8 The Lord strengthens his people;
he protects and delivers his chosen king.
29:2 Acknowledge the majesty of the Lord’s reputation!
Worship the Lord in holy attire!
29:10 The Lord sits enthroned over the engulfing waters,
the Lord sits enthroned as the eternal king.
31:18 May lying lips be silenced –
lips that speak defiantly against the innocent
with arrogance and contempt!
31:21 The Lord deserves praise
for he demonstrated his amazing faithfulness to me when I was besieged by enemies.
31:24 Be strong and confident,
all you who wait on the Lord!
32:2 How blessed is the one whose wrongdoing the Lord does not punish,
in whose spirit there is no deceit.
33:4 For the Lord’s decrees are just,
and everything he does is fair.
33:5 The Lord promotes equity and justice;
the Lord’s faithfulness extends throughout the earth.
33:6 By the Lord’s decree the heavens were made;
by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created.
33:8 Let the whole earth fear the Lord!
Let all who live in the world stand in awe of him!
33:10 The Lord frustrates the decisions of the nations;
he nullifies the plans of the peoples.
33:11 The Lord’s decisions stand forever;
his plans abide throughout the ages.
33:18 Look, the Lord takes notice of his loyal followers,
those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness
33:20 We wait for the Lord;
he is our deliverer and shield.
33:22 May we experience your faithfulness, O Lord,
for we wait for you.
34:2 I will boast in the Lord;
let the oppressed hear and rejoice!
34:4 I sought the Lord’s help and he answered me;
he delivered me from all my fears.
34:6 This oppressed man cried out and the Lord heard;
he saved him from all his troubles.
34:7 The Lord’s angel camps around
the Lord’s loyal followers and delivers them.
34:11 Come children! Listen to me!
I will teach you what it means to fear the Lord.
34:16 But the Lord opposes evildoers
and wipes out all memory of them from the earth.
34:18 The Lord is near the brokenhearted;
he delivers those who are discouraged.
34:22 The Lord rescues his servants;
all who take shelter in him escape punishment.
35:5 May they be like wind-driven chaff,
as the Lord’s angel attacks them!
36:5 O Lord, your loyal love reaches to the sky;
your faithfulness to the clouds.
By David.
37:1 Do not fret when wicked men seem to succeed!
Do not envy evildoers!
37:3 Trust in the Lord and do what is right!
Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!
37:4 Then you will take delight in the Lord,
and he will answer your prayers.
37:5 Commit your future to the Lord!
Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf.
37:6 He will vindicate you in broad daylight,
and publicly defend your just cause.
37:9 Wicked men will be wiped out,
but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land.
37:22 Surely those favored by the Lord will possess the land,
but those rejected by him will be wiped out.
37:24 Even if he trips, he will not fall headlong,
for the Lord holds his hand.
37:26 All day long he shows compassion and lends to others,
and his children are blessed.
37:37 Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the godly!
For the one who promotes peace has a future.
38:10 My heart beats quickly;
my strength leaves me;
I can hardly see.
For the music director; By David, a psalm.
40:1 I relied completely on the Lord,
and he turned toward me
and heard my cry for help.
40:13 Please be willing, O Lord, to rescue me!
O Lord, hurry and help me!
41:3 The Lord supports him on his sickbed;
you completely heal him from his illness.
41:4 As for me, I said:
“O Lord, have mercy on me!
Heal me, for I have sinned against you!
41:10 As for you, O Lord, have mercy on me and raise me up,
so I can pay them back!”
44:23 Rouse yourself! Why do you sleep, O Lord?
Wake up! Do not reject us forever!
47:2 For the sovereign Lord is awe-inspiring;
he is the great king who rules the whole earth!
50:5 He says:
“Assemble my covenant people before me,
those who ratified a covenant with me by sacrifice!”
51:15 O Lord, give me the words!
Then my mouth will praise you.
54:6 With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you!
I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, for it is good!
57:9 I will give you thanks before the nations, O Master!
I will sing praises to you before foreigners!
59:8 But you, O Lord, laugh in disgust at them;
you taunt all the nations.
61:8 Then I will sing praises to your name continually,
as I fulfill my vows day after day.
62:12 and you, O Lord, demonstrate loyal love.
For you repay men for what they do.
69:18 Come near me and redeem me!
Because of my enemies, rescue me!
69:26 For they harass the one whom you discipline;
they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish.
69:31 That will please the Lord more than an ox or a bull
with horns and hooves.
71:1 In you, O Lord, I have taken shelter!
Never let me be humiliated!
72:9 Before him the coastlands will bow down,
and his enemies will lick the dust.
75:5 Do not be so certain you have won!
Do not speak with your head held so high!
77:11 I will remember the works of the Lord.
Yes, I will remember the amazing things you did long ago!
78:17 Yet they continued to sin against him,
and rebelled against the sovereign One in the desert.
78:52 Yet he brought out his people like sheep;
he led them through the wilderness like a flock.
79:5 How long will this go on, O Lord?
Will you stay angry forever?
How long will your rage burn like fire?
79:12 Pay back our neighbors in full!
May they be insulted the same way they insulted you, O Lord!
81:3 Sound the ram’s horn on the day of the new moon,
and on the day of the full moon when our festival begins.
81:15 (May those who hate the Lord cower in fear before him!
May they be permanently humiliated!)
81:16 “I would feed Israel the best wheat,
and would satisfy your appetite with honey from the rocky cliffs.”
83:2 For look, your enemies are making a commotion;
those who hate you are hostile.
85:7 O Lord, show us your loyal love!
Bestow on us your deliverance!
85:9 Certainly his loyal followers will soon experience his deliverance;
then his splendor will again appear in our land.
85:12 Yes, the Lord will bestow his good blessings,
and our land will yield its crops.
A prayer of David.
86:1 Listen O Lord! Answer me!
For I am oppressed and needy.
86:3 Have mercy on me, O Lord,
for I cry out to you all day long!
86:6 O Lord, hear my prayer!
Pay attention to my plea for mercy!
87:2 The Lord loves the gates of Zion
more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
87:6 The Lord writes in the census book of the nations,
“This one was born there.” (Selah)
87:7 As for the singers, as well as the pipers –
all of them sing within your walls.
88:13 As for me, I cry out to you, O Lord;
in the morning my prayer confronts you.
89:5 O Lord, the heavens praise your amazing deeds,
as well as your faithfulness in the angelic assembly.
89:15 How blessed are the people who worship you!
O Lord, they experience your favor.
89:38 But you have spurned and rejected him;
you are angry with your chosen king.
89:46 How long, O Lord, will this last?
Will you remain hidden forever?
Will your anger continue to burn like fire?
89:51 Your enemies, O Lord, hurl insults;
they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps.
90:13 Turn back toward us, O Lord!
How long must this suffering last?
Have pity on your servants!
91:1 As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the sovereign One,
and resides in the protective shadow of the mighty king –
92:4 For you, O Lord, have made me happy by your work.
I will sing for joy because of what you have done.
92:9 Indeed, look at your enemies, O Lord!
Indeed, look at how your enemies perish!
All the evildoers are scattered!
92:15 So they proclaim that the Lord, my protector,
is just and never unfair.
93:5 The rules you set down are completely reliable.
Holiness aptly adorns your house, O Lord, forever.
94:12 How blessed is the one whom you instruct, O Lord,
the one whom you teach from your law,
94:14 Certainly the Lord does not forsake his people;
he does not abandon the nation that belongs to him.
94:17 If the Lord had not helped me,
I would have laid down in the silence of death.
94:18 If I say, “My foot is slipping,”
your loyal love, O Lord, supports me.
94:20 Cruel rulers are not your allies,
those who make oppressive laws.
95:1 Come! Let’s sing for joy to the Lord!
Let’s shout out praises to our protector who delivers us!
96:7 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the nations,
ascribe to the Lord splendor and strength!
96:9 Worship the Lord in holy attire!
Tremble before him, all the earth!
97:1 The Lord reigns!
Let the earth be happy!
Let the many coastlands rejoice!
97:5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,
before the Lord of the whole earth.
98:2 The Lord demonstrates his power to deliver;
in the sight of the nations he reveals his justice.
98:4 Shout out praises to the Lord, all the earth!
Break out in a joyful shout and sing!
98:6 With trumpets and the blaring of the ram’s horn,
shout out praises before the king, the Lord!
100:5 For the Lord is good.
His loyal love endures,
and he is faithful through all generations.
101:8 Each morning I will destroy all the wicked people in the land,
and remove all evildoers from the city of the Lord.
102:12 But you, O Lord, rule forever,
and your reputation endures.
102:18 The account of his intervention will be recorded for future generations;
people yet to be born will praise the Lord.
102:19 For he will look down from his sanctuary above;
from heaven the Lord will look toward earth,
102:23 He has taken away my strength in the middle of life;
he has cut short my days.
103:2 Praise the Lord, O my soul!
Do not forget all his kind deeds!
103:13 As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers.
103:19 The Lord has established his throne in heaven;
his kingdom extends over everything.
103:21 Praise the Lord, all you warriors of his,
you servants of his who carry out his desires!
104:16 The trees of the Lord receive all the rain they need,
the cedars of Lebanon which he planted,
105:1 Give thanks to the Lord!
Call on his name!
Make known his accomplishments among the nations!
105:3 Boast about his holy name!
Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
105:4 Seek the Lord and the strength he gives!
Seek his presence continually!
105:20 The king authorized his release;
the ruler of nations set him free.
105:24 The Lord made his people very fruitful,
and made them more numerous than their enemies.
105:25 He caused them to hate his people,
and to mistreat his servants.
105:28 He made it dark;
they did not disobey his orders.
106:1 Praise the Lord!
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
and his loyal love endures!
106:2 Who can adequately recount the Lord’s mighty acts,
or relate all his praiseworthy deeds?
106:3 How blessed are those who promote justice,
and do what is right all the time!
106:16 In the camp they resented Moses,
and Aaron, the Lord’s holy priest.
106:26 So he made a solemn vow
that he would make them die in the desert,
106:29 They made the Lord angry by their actions,
and a plague broke out among them.
106:40 So the Lord was angry with his people
and despised the people who belong to him.
Book 5
(Psalms 107-150)
107:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
and his loyal love endures!
107:2 Let those delivered by the Lord speak out,
those whom he delivered from the power of the enemy,
107:43 Whoever is wise, let him take note of these things!
Let them consider the Lord’s acts of loyal love!
108:3 I will give you thanks before the nations, O Lord!
I will sing praises to you before foreigners!
109:15 May the Lord be constantly aware of them,
and cut off the memory of his children from the earth!
109:20 May the Lord repay my accusers in this way,
those who say evil things about me!
109:27 Then they will realize this is your work,
and that you, Lord, have accomplished it.
109:30 I will thank the Lord profusely,
in the middle of a crowd I will praise him,
110:2 The Lord extends your dominion from Zion.
Rule in the midst of your enemies!
110:4 The Lord makes this promise on oath and will not revoke it:
“You are an eternal priest after the pattern of Melchizedek.”
111:2 The Lord’s deeds are great,
eagerly awaited by all who desire them.
112:1 Praise the Lord!
How blessed is the one who obeys the Lord,
who takes great delight in keeping his commands.
112:7 He does not fear bad news.
He is confident; he trusts in the Lord.
113:4 The Lord is exalted over all the nations;
his splendor reaches beyond the sky.
115:8 Those who make them will end up like them,
as will everyone who trusts in them.
115:10 O family of Aaron, trust in the Lord!
He is their deliverer and protector.
115:16 The heavens belong to the Lord,
but the earth he has given to mankind.
115:17 The dead do not praise the Lord,
nor do any of those who descend into the silence of death.
116:1 I love the Lord
because he heard my plea for mercy,
116:7 Rest once more, my soul,
for the Lord has vindicated you.
116:14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
before all his people.
116:18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
before all his people,
117:2 For his loyal love towers over us,
and the Lord’s faithfulness endures.
Praise the Lord!
118:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good
and his loyal love endures!
118:4 Let the loyal followers of the Lord say,
“Yes, his loyal love endures!”
118:5 In my distress I cried out to the Lord.
The Lord answered me and put me in a wide open place.
118:6 The Lord is on my side, I am not afraid!
What can people do to me?
118:7 The Lord is on my side as my helper.
I look in triumph on those who hate me.
118:10 All the nations surrounded me.
Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.
118:11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me.
Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.
118:14 The Lord gives me strength and protects me;
he has become my deliverer.”
118:18 The Lord severely punished me,
but he did not hand me over to death.
118:19 Open for me the gates of the just king’s temple!
I will enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.
118:24 This is the day the Lord has brought about.
We will be happy and rejoice in it.
118:29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good
and his loyal love endures!
119:4 You demand that your precepts
be carefully kept.
119:31 I hold fast to your rules.
O Lord, do not let me be ashamed!
ה (He)
119:33 Teach me, O Lord, the lifestyle prescribed by your statutes,
so that I might observe it continually.
ו (Vav)
119:41 May I experience your loyal love, O Lord,
and your deliverance, as you promised.
ח (Khet)
119:57 The Lord is my source of security.
I have determined to follow your instructions.
119:64 O Lord, your loyal love fills the earth.
Teach me your statutes!
ט (Tet)
119:65 You are good to your servant,
O Lord, just as you promised.
119:75 I know, Lord, that your regulations are just.
You disciplined me because of your faithful devotion to me.
119:85 The arrogant dig pits to trap me,
which violates your law.
119:107 I am suffering terribly.
O Lord, revive me with your word!
119:108 O Lord, please accept the freewill offerings of my praise!
Teach me your regulations!
119:122 Guarantee the welfare of your servant!
Do not let the arrogant oppress me!
119:126 It is time for the Lord to act –
they break your law!
119:127 For this reason I love your commands
more than gold, even purest gold.
119:128 For this reason I carefully follow all your precepts.
I hate all deceitful actions.
צ (Tsade)
119:137 You are just, O Lord,
and your judgments are fair.
ק (Qof)
119:145 I cried out with all my heart, “Answer me, O Lord!
I will observe your statutes.”
119:149 Listen to me because of your loyal love!
O Lord, revive me, as you typically do!
119:151 You are near, O Lord,
and all your commands are reliable.
119:156 Your compassion is great, O Lord.
Revive me, as you typically do!
119:174 I long for your deliverance, O Lord;
I find delight in your law.
120:3 How will he severely punish you,
you deceptive talker?
121:3 May he not allow your foot to slip!
May your protector not sleep!
121:5 The Lord is your protector;
the Lord is the shade at your right hand.
121:7 The Lord will protect you from all harm;
he will protect your life.
A song of ascents, by David.
122:1 I was glad because they said to me,
“We will go to the Lord’s temple.”
123:3 Show us favor, O Lord, show us favor!
For we have had our fill of humiliation, and then some.
123:4 We have had our fill
of the taunts of the self-assured,
of the contempt of the proud.
A song of ascents, by David.
124:1 “If the Lord had not been on our side” –
let Israel say this! –
124:6 The Lord deserves praise,
for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth.
125:2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so the Lord surrounds his people,
now and forevermore.
125:4 Do good, O Lord, to those who are good,
to the morally upright!
A song of ascents.
126:1 When the Lord restored the well-being of Zion,
we thought we were dreaming.
A song of ascents.
128:1 How blessed is every one of the Lord’s loyal followers,
each one who keeps his commands!
130:3 If you, O Lord, were to keep track of sins,
O Lord, who could stand before you?
130:5 I rely on the Lord,
I rely on him with my whole being;
I wait for his assuring word.
A song of ascents.
132:1 O Lord, for David’s sake remember
all his strenuous effort,
132:7 Let us go to his dwelling place!
Let us worship before his footstool!
132:8 Ascend, O Lord, to your resting place,
you and the ark of your strength!
132:13 Certainly the Lord has chosen Zion;
he decided to make it his home.
135:3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good!
Sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant!
135:4 Indeed, the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself,
Israel to be his special possession.
136:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his loyal love endures.
136:4 to the one who performs magnificent, amazing deeds all by himself,
for his loyal love endures,
136:6 to the one who spread out the earth over the water,
for his loyal love endures,
136:10 to the one who struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
for his loyal love endures,
136:16 to the one who led his people through the wilderness,
for his loyal love endures,
136:23 to the one who remembered us when we were down,
for his loyal love endures,
137:1 By the rivers of Babylon
we sit down and weep
when we remember Zion.
138:4 Let all the kings of the earth give thanks to you, O Lord,
when they hear the words you speak.
138:6 Though the Lord is exalted, he takes note of the lowly,
and recognizes the proud from far away.
For the music director, a psalm of David.
139:1 O Lord, you examine me and know.
139:21 O Lord, do I not hate those who hate you,
and despise those who oppose you?
For the music director; a psalm of David.
140:1 O Lord, rescue me from wicked men!
Protect me from violent men,
140:12 I know that the Lord defends the cause of the oppressed
and vindicates the poor.
141:3 O Lord, place a guard on my mouth!
Protect the opening of my lips!
142:5 I cry out to you, O Lord;
I say, “You are my shelter,
my security in the land of the living.”
143:9 Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord!
I run to you for protection.
144:3 O Lord, of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them?
Of what importance is mankind, that you should be concerned about them?
144:5 O Lord, make the sky sink and come down!
Touch the mountains and make them smolder!
145:3 The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise!
No one can fathom his greatness!
145:9 The Lord is good to all,
and has compassion on all he has made.
145:12 so that mankind might acknowledge your mighty acts,
and the majestic splendor of your kingdom.
145:14 The Lord supports all who fall,
and lifts up all who are bent over.
145:17 The Lord is just in all his actions,
and exhibits love in all he does.
145:18 The Lord is near all who cry out to him,
all who cry out to him sincerely.
145:20 The Lord protects those who love him,
but he destroys all the wicked.
146:6 the one who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them,
who remains forever faithful,
146:7 vindicates the oppressed,
and gives food to the hungry.
The Lord releases the imprisoned.
148:5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for he gave the command and they came into existence.
149:4 For the Lord takes delight in his people;
he exalts the oppressed by delivering them.