But it is you, a man who is my peer,
my companion and good friend!

We who held sweet intercourse together. To the house of God we walked amid the throng.

He hath ransomed in peace my soul From him who is near to me, For with the multitude they were with me.

God will hear, and answer them, Even he that abideth of old, Selah The men who have no changes, And who fear not God.

He [my companion] has put out his hands against those who were at peace with him;
He has broken his covenant [of friendship and loyalty].

Have mercy on me, God, because men have harassed me. Those who oppress me have fought against me all day long.

My enemies have trampled upon me all day long,
For they are many who fight proudly against me.

In God, whose word I praise;
In God I have put my trust;
I shall not fear.
What can mere man do to me?

I call to God Most High, To God who is perfecting for me.

He sendeth from the heaven, and saveth me, He reproached -- who is panting after me. Selah. God sendeth forth His kindness and His truth.

My life is among lions;
I must lie among those who breathe out fire—
The sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.

They have set a snare for my feet, which makes me depressed. They dug a pit in front of me, but they are the ones who fell into it! Interlude

The wicked are estranged from the womb;
These who speak lies go astray from birth.

that does not listen to the sound of the charmers
who skillfully weave spells.

May they flow away like rain water that runs off, may they become like someone who shoots broken arrows.

Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun.

Men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
Surely there is a God who judges on the earth.”

Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
Set me securely on an inaccessibly high place away from those who rise up against me.

Deliver me from those who practice wrongdoing,
And save me from bloodthirsty men.

You, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Arise to punish all the nations;
Spare no one and do not be merciful to any who treacherously plot evil. Selah.

Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

My God in His [steadfast] lovingkindness will meet me;
God will let me look triumphantly on my enemies [who lie in wait for me].

Do not strike them dead suddenly, because then my people might forget the lesson. Use your power to make them homeless vagabonds and then bring them down, O Lord who shields us!

To You, O [God] my strength, I will sing praises;
For God is my stronghold [my refuge, my protector, my high tower], the God who shows me [steadfast] lovingkindness.

Give a safe place to those who have fear of you, where they may go in flight from before the bow. (Selah.)

You have set up a banner for those who fear You [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder—a banner to shield them from attack],
A banner that may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

Who will take me into the strong town? who will be my guide into Edom?

Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

Wilt not thou, O God, who didst cast us off? and didst not go forth, O God, with our armies?

Through God we will have victory,
For He will trample down our enemies.

For you have been my secret place, and my high tower from those who made war on me.

For You have heard my vows, O God;
You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name [with reverence].

For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. For God alone I patiently wait; he is the one who delivers me.

Their device is only how to put him out, whom God will exalt; their delight is in lies. They give good words with their mouth, but curse with their heart. Selah.

Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! For he is the one who gives me confidence.

I rely on God who is my deliverance and my glory; he is my strong rock, and my refuge is in God.

And they who for desolation seek my soul, Go in to the lower parts of the earth.

They [who] would {deliver him to the sword} will become a portion for jackals.

But the king will rejoice in God;
Everyone who swears by Him [honoring the true God, acknowledging His authority and majesty] will glory,
For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.

O God, let the voice of my grief come to your ear: keep my life from the fear of those who are against me.

Hide me from [the] secret plots of evildoers, from [the] unrest of [those who] do iniquity,

Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

To shoot from ambush at the blameless [one];
Suddenly they shoot at him, without fear.

They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

So they will be caused to stumble;
Their own tongue is against them;
All who gaze at them will shake the head [in scorn].

The righteous man shall rejoice Yahweh, and seek refuge in him, Then shall glory - all who are upright in heart.

O You who hear prayer,
To You all mankind comes.

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.

By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:

Who by his strength setteth fast the mountains, Being girded about with might;

Who stilleth the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples.

So they who dwell at the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs [the evidence of Your presence].
You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.

Come and see the works of God,
Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of men.

Who ruleth, in his might, unto times age abiding, His eyes, over the nations, keep watch, The rebellious, let them not exalt themselves. Selah.

Who holdeth our soul in life, And suffereth not our feet to be moved.

Come, hear, all ye who fear God, And I recount what he did for my soul.

Blessed be God, Who hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his lovingkindness from me.

Let God arise, and His enemies be scattered;
Let those who hate Him flee before Him.

Sing ye to God -- praise His name, Raise up a highway for Him who is riding in deserts, In Jah is His name, and exult before Him.

A father to those who have no father, a judge of the widows, is God in his holy place.

God provides homes for those who are deserted.
He leads out the prisoners to prosperity,
but the rebellious live in a scorched land.

[the] earth shook; [the] heavens also dripped [rain] at the presence of God who [was] at Sinai, at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

The Lord gives the command [to take Canaan];
The women who proclaim the good news are a great host (army);

“The kings of the [enemies’] armies flee, they flee,
And the beautiful woman who remains at home divides the spoil [left behind].”

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

Our God is a God who delivers; the Lord, the sovereign Lord, can rescue from death.

But God will shatter the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp [of the one who] {continues on} in his guilt.

They see your processions, O God -- the processions of my God, my king, who marches along in holy splendor.

The singers are in front, the musicians follow, strumming their stringed instruments among the maidens who are playing their tambourines.

Bless God in the congregations, [give thanks, gratefully praise Him],
The Lord, you who are from [Jacob] the fountain of Israel.

Your God has decreed your strength.
Show Your strength, God,
You who have acted on our behalf.

Rebuke the beasts [living] among the reeds [in Egypt],
The herd of bulls (the leaders) with the calves of the peoples;
Trampling underfoot the pieces of silver;
He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.

To him who is riding on the heavens of the heavens of old, Lo, He giveth with His voice a strong voice.

Awesome [are you], O God, from your sanctuary. The God of Israel, [it is] he who gives strength and might to the people. Blessed be God.

Those who hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would destroy me are powerful, being my enemies wrongfully;
I am forced to restore what I did not steal.

O God, it is You who knows my folly,
And my wrongs are not hidden from You.

Do not let those who wait [confidently] for You be ashamed through me, O Lord God of hosts;
Do not let those who seek You [as necessary for life itself] be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,

For zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And the [mocking] insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

They who sit in the [city’s] gate talk about me and mock me,
And I am the song of the drunkards.

Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink;
Let me be rescued from those who hate me and from the deep waters.

Come near to my soul, for its salvation: be my saviour, because of those who are against me.

For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.

The humble have seen -- they rejoice, Ye who seek God -- and your heart liveth.

because Yahweh hears [the] needy and does not despise his [own who are] prisoners.

The descendants of His servants will inherit it,
And those who love His name will dwell in it.

Let them be ashamed and confounded Who are seeking my soul, Let them be turned backward and blush Who are desiring my evil.

Let them turn back because of their shame, Who are saying, 'Aha, aha.'

May all those who seek You [as life’s first priority] rejoice and be glad in You;
May those who love Your salvation say continually,
“Let God be magnified!”

Upon You have I relied and been sustained from my birth;
You are He who took me from my mother’s womb and You have been my benefactor from that day.
My praise is continually of You.

For my enemies have spoken against me;
Those who watch for my life have consulted together,

They say, "God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!"

They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered with reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,

Even when I am old and gray,
God, do not abandon me.
Then I will proclaim Your power
to another generation,
Your strength to all who are to come.

Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!

Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us again, And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

My lips would fain sing praises unto thee; and so would my soul whom thou hast delivered.

My tongue also will speak of Your righteousness all day long;
For they are ashamed, for they are humiliated who seek my injury.

May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.

The nomads of the desert will bow before him,
And his enemies will lick the dust.

For he will deliver the needy who crieth, and the afflicted, who hath no helper;