Multiplied are their griefs, Who have hastened backward; I pour not out their libations of blood, Nor do I take up their names on my lips.

I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.

My steps have held closely to Your paths;
My feet have not staggered.

Wondrously show Your [marvelous and amazing] lovingkindness,
O Savior of those who take refuge at Your right hand
From those who rise up against them.

From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

Rise, Yahweh! Confront his face, Bring him down, Deliver my soul from the lawless one who is thy sword:

From men who are thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this age: their portion is in this life, and their belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure; they have their fill of sons, and leave the rest of their substance to their children.

As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form. For the Chief Musician. By David the servant of Yahweh, who spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said,

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,} I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

He rescued me from my strong enemy,
And from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.

On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but eyes full of pride will be made low.

As for God, His way is blameless.
The word of the Lord is tested [it is perfect, it is faultless];
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?

The God who girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect,

Who maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places;

Who teacheth my hands to war, and mine arms bend a bow of brass;

For You have encircled me with strength for the battle;
You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me [in defeat],
And I silenced and destroyed those who hated me.

Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.

The Lord is alive! My protector is praiseworthy! The God who delivers me is exalted as king!

The God who hath avenged me, and hath subjected the peoples to me;

Who hath delivered me from mine enemies: yea, thou hast lifted me up above them that rose up against me; from the man of violence hast thou delivered me.

It is he who giveth great deliverances to his king, and sheweth loving-kindness to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

and it [is] like a bridegroom who comes out of his bridal chamber. It is glad like a strong man to run [its] course.

Yes, your servant finds moral guidance there; those who obey them receive a rich reward.

Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

Your hand will reach out and defeat all your enemies;
Your right hand will reach those who hate you.

But You are holy,
O You who are enthroned in [the holy place where] the praises of Israel [are offered].

All who see me laugh at me and mock me;
They [insultingly] open their lips, they shake their head, saying,

Yet You are He who pulled me out of the womb;
You made me trust when on my mother’s breasts.

For dogs have surrounded me; a gang of those who practice of evil has encircled me. They gouged my hands and my feet.

Ye who fear Jehovah, praise ye Him, All the seed of Jacob, honour ye Him, And be afraid of Him, all ye seed of Israel.

For he has not been unmoved by the pain of him who is troubled; or kept his face covered from him; but he has given an answer to his cry.

My praise will be of You in the great assembly.
I will pay my vows [made in the time of trouble] before those who [reverently] fear Him.

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;
Those who [diligently] seek Him and require Him [as their greatest need] will praise the Lord.
May your hearts live forever!

And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, Before Him bow do all going down to dust, And he who hath not revived his soul.

They will come and will declare His righteousness
To a people who will be born, that He has performed it.

The LORD is the one who is shepherding me; I lack nothing.

The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness of it,
The world, and those who dwell in it.

Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

Such godly people are rewarded by the Lord, and vindicated by the God who delivers them.

This is the generation (description) of those who diligently seek Him and require Him as their greatest need,
Who seek Your face, even [as did] Jacob. Selah.

Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.

Indeed, none of those who [expectantly] wait for You will be ashamed;
Those who turn away from what is right and deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed (humiliated, embarrassed).

Guide me in your truth and teach me; for you are the God who delivers me. All day long I have waited for you.

All the paths of the Lord are lovingkindness and goodness and truth and faithfulness
To those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.

Who is this -- the man fearing Jehovah? He directeth him in the way He doth choose.

The secret [of the wise counsel] of the Lord is for those who fear Him,
And He will let them know His covenant and reveal to them [through His word] its [deep, inner] meaning.

My eyes look to the LORD continuously, because he's the one who releases my feet from the trap.

See how those who are against me are increased, for bitter is their hate of me.

I do not associate with deceitful men, or consort with those who are dishonest.

I hate the company of those who practice evil, nor do I sit with the wicked.

Do not group me with sinners, nor include me with men who shed blood.

who are always ready to do wrong or offer a bribe.

{A Psalm of David.} The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

When evildoers drew near against me to eat my flesh-- my adversaries and my enemies [who drew near] to me-- they themselves stumbled and fell.

And now my head will be lifted up higher than my haters who are round me: because of this I will make offerings of joy in his tent; I will make a song, truly I will make a song of praise to the Lord.

Do not hide Your face from me,
Do not turn Your servant away in anger;
You have been my help;
Do not abandon me nor leave me,
O God of my salvation!

Teach me Your way, O Lord,
And lead me on a level path
Because of my enemies [who lie in wait].

Do not hand me over to the desires of my enemies; for false witnesses have risen up against me; even the one who breathes out violence.

To you, Yahweh, I call. My rock, don't be deaf to me; lest, if you are silent to me, I would become like those who go down into the pit.

Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbours, and mischief is in their heart.

O Yahweh! thou hast lifted, out of hades, my soul, Thou hast brought me back to life, from among those who were going down to the pit.

I hate those who pay regard to vain (empty, worthless) idols;
But I trust in the Lord [and rely on Him with unwavering confidence].

Because of all my enemies I have become a reproach and disgrace,
Especially to my neighbors,
And an object of dread to my acquaintances;
Those who see me on the street run from me.

My times are in Your hands;
Rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from those who pursue and persecute me.

Let the lying lips be made still, especially those who speak arrogantly against the righteous with pride and contempt.

How great is Your goodness,
Which You have stored up for those who [reverently] fear You,
Which You have prepared for those who take refuge in You,
Before the sons of man!

O love the Lord, all you His godly ones!
The Lord preserves the faithful [those with moral and spiritual integrity]
And fully repays the [self-righteousness of the] arrogant.

Be strong, and He strengtheneth your heart, All ye who are waiting for Jehovah!

Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, favored by God] is he whose transgression is forgiven,
And whose sin is covered.

Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You [for forgiveness] in a time when You [are near and] may be found;
Surely when the great waters [of trial and distressing times] overflow they will not reach [the spirit in] him.

You are my safe and secret place; you will keep me from trouble; you will put songs of salvation on the lips of those who are round me. (Selah.)

Don't be like the horse, or like the mule, which have no understanding, who are controlled by bit and bridle, or else they will not come near to you.

Many are the pains of the wicked; As to him who is trusting in Jehovah, Kindness doth compass him.

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous [who actively seek right standing with Him];
Shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones;
Praise is becoming and appropriate for those who are upright [in heart—those with moral integrity and godly character].

Who loveth righteousness and justice, With the lovingkindness of Yahweh, the earth is full.

Who gathered as into a skin-bottle the waters of the sea, Delivering, into treasuries, the roaring deeps.

Let the whole earth fear the Lord! Let all who live in the world stand in awe of him!

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

From his house he keeps watch on all who are living on the earth;

He who fashioneth the hearts of them all, who considereth all their works.

A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory; despite its great strength, it cannot deliver.

Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those who fear Him [and worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and obedience],
On those who hope [confidently] in His compassion and lovingkindness,

Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, since we have hoped in you. By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

{A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.} I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Those who look to Him are radiant with joy;
their faces will never be ashamed.

A messenger of Jehovah is encamping, Round about those who fear Him, And He armeth them.

Taste ye and see that Jehovah is good, O the happiness of the man who trusteth in Him.

O [reverently] fear the Lord, you His saints (believers, holy ones);
For to those who fear Him there is no want.

The young lions lack [food] and grow hungry,
But they who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing.

Who is the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good?