7:9 May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end!
But make the innocent secure,
O righteous God,
you who examine inner thoughts and motives!
For the music director; by David.
14:1 Fools say to themselves, “There is no God.”
They sin and commit evil deeds;
none of them does what is right.
17:6 I call to you for you will answer me, O God.
Listen to me!
Hear what I say!
22:10 I have been dependent on you since birth;
from the time I came out of my mother’s womb you have been my God.
25:2 My God, I trust in you.
Please do not let me be humiliated;
do not let my enemies triumphantly rejoice over me!
For the music director; written by the Lord’s servant, David; an oracle.
36:1 An evil man is rebellious to the core.
He does not fear God,
40:17 I am oppressed and needy!
May the Lord pay attention to me!
You are my helper and my deliverer!
O my God, do not delay!
42:3 I cannot eat, I weep day and night;
all day long they say to me, “Where is your God?”
42:10 My enemies’ taunts cut into me to the bone,
as they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
43:1 Vindicate me, O God!
Fight for me against an ungodly nation!
Deliver me from deceitful and evil men!
43:2 For you are the God who shelters me.
Why do you reject me?
Why must I walk around mourning
because my enemies oppress me?
For the music director; by the Korahites, a well-written song.
44:1 O God, we have clearly heard;
our ancestors have told us
what you did in their days,
in ancient times.
45:2 You are the most handsome of all men!
You speak in an impressive and fitting manner!
For this reason God grants you continual blessings.
For the music director; by the Korahites; according to the alamoth style; a song.
46:1 God is our strong refuge;
he is truly our helper in times of trouble.
For the music director; by the Korahites; a psalm.
47:1 All you nations, clap your hands!
Shout out to God in celebration!
48:10 The praise you receive as far away as the ends of the earth
is worthy of your reputation, O God.
You execute justice!
50:3 Our God approaches and is not silent;
consuming fire goes ahead of him
and all around him a storm rages.
50:16 God says this to the evildoer:
“How can you declare my commands,
and talk about my covenant?
52:5 Yet God will make you a permanent heap of ruins.
He will scoop you up and remove you from your home;
he will uproot you from the land of the living. (Selah)
53:6 I wish the deliverance of Israel would come from Zion!
When God restores the well-being of his people,
may Jacob rejoice,
may Israel be happy!
54:3 For foreigners attack me;
ruthless men, who do not respect God, seek my life. (Selah)
For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song by David.
55:1 Listen, O God, to my prayer!
Do not ignore my appeal for mercy!
55:23 But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit.
Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan.
But as for me, I trust in you.
56:13 when you deliver my life from death.
You keep my feet from stumbling,
so that I might serve God as I enjoy life.
60:6 God has spoken in his sanctuary:
“I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem;
the Valley of Succoth I will measure off.
For the music director; to be played on a stringed instrument; written by David.
61:1 O God, hear my cry for help!
Pay attention to my prayer!
61:5 For you, O God, hear my vows;
you grant me the reward that belongs to your loyal followers.
For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David.
62:1 For God alone I patiently wait;
he is the one who delivers me.
62:8 Trust in him at all times, you people!
Pour out your hearts before him!
God is our shelter! (Selah)
For the music director; a psalm of David.
64:1 Listen to me, O God, as I offer my lament!
Protect my life from the enemy’s terrifying attacks.
For the music director; a psalm of David, a song.
65:1 Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion.
Vows made to you are fulfilled.
65:5 You answer our prayers by performing awesome acts of deliverance,
O God, our savior.
All the ends of the earth trust in you,
as well as those living across the wide seas.
66:3 Say to God:
“How awesome are your deeds!
Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear before you.
66:16 Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God!
I will declare what he has done for me.
For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm, a song.
67:1 May God show us his favor and bless us!
May he smile on us! (Selah)
68:2 As smoke is driven away by the wind, so you drive them away.
As wax melts before fire,
so the wicked are destroyed before God.
68:6 God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes;
he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity.
But sinful rebels live in the desert.
69:3 I am exhausted from shouting for help;
my throat is sore;
my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.
70:4 May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you!
May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually,
“May God be praised!”
71:17 O God, you have taught me since I was young,
and I am still declaring your amazing deeds.
71:22 I will express my thanks to you with a stringed instrument,
praising your faithfulness, O my God!
I will sing praises to you accompanied by a harp,
O Holy One of Israel!
For Solomon.
72:1 O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions!
Grant the king’s son the ability to make fair decisions!
73:26 My flesh and my heart may grow weak,
but God always protects my heart and gives me stability.
A well-written song by Asaph.
74:1 Why, O God, have you permanently rejected us?
Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture?
74:8 They say to themselves,
“We will oppress all of them.”
They burn down all the places where people worship God in the land.
74:22 Rise up, O God! Defend your honor!
Remember how fools insult you all day long!
For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of Asaph, a song.
76:1 God has revealed himself in Judah;
in Israel his reputation is great.
77:16 The waters saw you, O God,
the waters saw you and trembled.
Yes, the depths of the sea shook with fear.
A psalm of Asaph.
79:1 O God, foreigners have invaded your chosen land;
they have polluted your holy temple
and turned Jerusalem into a heap of ruins.
79:9 Help us, O God, our deliverer!
For the sake of your glorious reputation, rescue us!
Forgive our sins for the sake of your reputation!
79:10 Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”
Before our very eyes may the shed blood of your servants
be avenged among the nations!
80:7 O God, invincible warrior, restore us!
Smile on us! Then we will be delivered!
80:14 O God, invincible warrior, come back!
Look down from heaven and take notice!
Take care of this vine,
84:2 I desperately want to be
in the courts of the Lord’s temple.
My heart and my entire being shout for joy
to the living God.
84:10 Certainly spending just one day in your temple courts is better
than spending a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather stand at the entrance to the temple of my God
than live in the tents of the wicked.
84:11 For the Lord God is our sovereign protector.
The Lord bestows favor and honor;
he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.
85:8 I will listen to what God the Lord says.
For he will make peace with his people, his faithful followers.
Yet they must not return to their foolish ways.
86:14 O God, arrogant men attack me;
a gang of ruthless men, who do not respect you, seek my life.
89:8 O Lord, sovereign God!
Who is strong like you, O Lord?
Your faithfulness surrounds you.
90:2 Even before the mountains came into existence,
or you brought the world into being,
you were the eternal God.
90:17 May our sovereign God extend his favor to us!
Make our endeavors successful!
Yes, make them successful!
95:7 For he is our God;
we are the people of his pasture,
the sheep he owns.
Today, if only you would obey him!
98:3 He remains loyal and faithful to the family of Israel.
All the ends of the earth see our God deliver us.
108:7 God has spoken in his sanctuary:
“I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem,
the valley of Succoth I will measure off.
143:10 Teach me to do what pleases you,
for you are my God.
May your kind presence
lead me into a level land.
A psalm of praise, by David.
145:1 I will extol you, my God, O king!
I will praise your name continually!