And they are not like their fathers, A generation apostate and rebellious, A generation! it hath not prepared its heart, Nor stedfast with God is its spirit.

And they eat, and are greatly satisfied, And their desire He bringeth to them.

And He remembereth that they are flesh, A wind going on -- and it returneth not.

{A Psalm of Asaph.} O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.

We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.

Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;

And we are thy people and the sheep of thy pasture: we will confess to thee forever: to generation and generation we will recount thy praise.

For the choir director; set to El Shoshannim; Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph.
Oh, give ear, Shepherd of Israel,
You who lead Joseph like a flock;
You who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!

O God, cause us to turn back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.

You make us a cause of war among our neighbours; our haters are laughing at us among themselves.

God of Hosts, turn us back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.

Covered have been hills with its shadow, And its boughs are cedars of God.

Why are its walls broken down by your hands, so that all who go by may take its fruit?

It is burned with fire; it is cut down: they are made waste by the wrath of your face.

O Jehovah, God of Hosts, turn us back, Cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved!

There is to be no strange god among you; you are not to give worship to any other god.

They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

For behold, Your enemies are in tumult,
And those who hate You have raised their heads [in hatred of You].

They say, "Come on, let's annihilate them so they are no longer a nation! Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more."

For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:

Asshur also is joined with them: they are an arm to the sons of Lot. Selah.

They are ashamed and troubled for ever, Yea, they are confounded and lost.

That they may know that You alone, whose name is the Lord,
Are the Most High over all the earth.

{To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.} How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!

The passion of my soul's desire is for the house of the Lord; my heart and my flesh are crying out for the living God.

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.

Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.

who going through the vale of misery use it for a well; and the pools are filled with water.

They are sustained as they travel along; each one appears before God in Zion.

The Lord God is our sun and our strength: the Lord will give grace and glory: he will not keep back any good thing from those whose ways are upright.

LORD of Heavenly Armies, how happy are those who trust in you. To the Director: A Psalm by the descendants of Korah.

I will hear [with expectant hope] what God the Lord will say,
For He will speak peace to His people, to His godly ones—
But let them not turn again to folly.

Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Watch over my life because I [am] faithful. You [are] my God; save your servant. [I am] the one who trusts you.

For You, O Lord, are good, and ready to forgive [our sins, sending them away, completely letting them go forever and ever];
And abundant in lovingkindness and overflowing in mercy to all those who call upon You.

Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.

For You are great and do wondrous works!
You alone are God.

O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.

But You, O Lord, are a God [who protects and is] merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness and truth.

Do with me a sign for good, And those hating me see and are ashamed, For Thou, O Jehovah, hast helped me, Yea, Thou hast comforted me!

{A Psalm and song of the sons of Korah} Her foundations are upon the holy hills;

Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.

I mention Rahab and Babylon to my followers. Here are Philistia and Tyre, along with Ethiopia. It is said of them, "This one was born there."

As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee.

Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.

My eyes are worn out from crying.
Lord, I cry out to You all day long;
I spread out my hands to You.

Wilt thou show wonders to the dead? Shall they that are decreased arise and praise thee? Selah

Are Thy wonders known in the darkness? And Thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

They are round me all the day like water; they have made a circle about me.

Lover and associate hast thou put far from me: my familiar friends are darkness.

God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

You are ruling the surging of the sea. When its waves rise, {you yourself still} them.

The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

You have made the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon are sounding with joy at your name.

Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

Blessed and happy are the people who know the joyful sound [of the trumpet’s blast]!
They walk, O Lord, in the light and favor of Your countenance!

In thy name do they rejoice all the day; And in thy righteousness are they exalted.

For You are the glory of their strength [their proud adornment],
And by Your favor our horn is exalted.

The deceit of those who are against him will not overcome him; he will not be troubled by the sons of evil.

I will have those who are against him broken before his face, and his haters will be crushed under my blows.

And My faithfulness and kindness are with him, And in My name is his horn exalted.

“He will cry to Me, ‘You are my Father,
My God, and the rock of my salvation.’

If his children give up my law, and are not ruled by my decisions;

If my rules are broken, and my orders are not kept;

But you have spurned and rejected; you are very angry with your anointed one.

All his walls are broken down; you have given his strong towers to destruction.

You have given power to the right hand of his haters; you have made glad all those who are against him.

Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?

Take note, O Lord, of the way your servants are taunted, and of how I must bear so many insults from people!

Before the mountains were born
Or before You had given birth to the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are [the eternal] God.

For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.

Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.

For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.

You are aware of our sins; you even know about our hidden sins.

For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.

The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

O satisfy us with Your lovingkindness in the morning [now, before we grow older],
That we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

I will say to Yahweh, "[You are] my refuge and my fortress, my God [in whom] I trust."

He will cover you and completely protect you with His pinions,
And under His wings you will find refuge;
His faithfulness is a shield and a wall.

Only observe it with your eyes, and you will see how the wicked are paid back.

For you, O Yahweh, [are] my refuge. You have made the Most High your dwelling place.

O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.

That though the wicked sprout up like grass
And all evildoers flourish,
They will be destroyed forever.

But You, Lord, are on high forever.

Look at your enemies, LORD! Look at your enemies, for they are destroyed; everyone who practices iniquity will be scattered.

They are planted in the house of Jehovah; They shall flourish in the courts of our God.

They are still vigorous in old age, they are full of sap and green;

[They are living memorials] to declare that the Lord is upright and faithful [to His promises];
He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

Your throne is established from of old;
You are from everlasting.

The floods are risen, O LORD. The floods have lift up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.

With the sounds of many waters, Majestic are the breakers of the sea, Majestic on high, is Yahweh.

Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever.

Your people are crushed by them, O Lord, your heritage is troubled,

Give your mind to my words, you who are without wisdom among the people; you foolish men, when will you be wise?

The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

keeping him calm when times are troubled until a pit has been dug for the wicked.

But decisions will again be made in righteousness; and they will be kept by all whose hearts are true.

Among all my troubled thoughts, your comforts are the delight of my soul.