1  The Lord is my ^dshepherd; I shall not ^ewant.

2  He makes me lie down in green ^fpastures.

He leads me beside still waters.¹

3  He ^grestores my soul.

He ^hleads me in ⁱpaths of righteousness²

for his ^jname’s sake.

4  Even though I ^kwalk through the valley of ^lthe shadow of death,³

I will ^mfear no evil,

for ⁿyou are with me;

your ^orod and your staff,

they comfort me.

5  You ^pprepare a table before me

in ^qthe presence of my enemies;

you ^ranoint my head with oil;

my ^scup overflows.

6  Surely⁴ goodness and mercy⁵ shall follow me

all the days of my life,

and I shall ^tdwell⁶ in the house of the Lord

^uforever.⁷

1  ^oThe Mighty One, God the Lord,

speaks and summons the earth

^pfrom the rising of the sun to its setting.

2  Out of Zion, ^qthe perfection of beauty,

^rGod shines forth.

3  Our God comes; he ^sdoes not keep silence;¹

before him is a devouring ^tfire,

around him a mighty tempest.

4  ^uHe calls to the heavens above

and to the earth, that he may judge his people:

5  “Gather to me my faithful ones,

who made ^va covenant with me by sacrifice!”

6  ^wThe heavens declare his righteousness,

for ^xGod himself is judge! Selah

7  ^y“Hear, O my people, and I will speak;

O Israel, I will testify against you.

^zI am God, your God.

8  Not for your sacrifices ^ado I rebuke you;

your burnt offerings are continually before me.

9  I will not accept a bull from your house

or goats from your folds.

10  For every beast of the forest is mine,

the cattle on a thousand hills.

11  ^bI know all the birds of the hills,

and all that moves in the field is mine.

12  “If I were hungry, I would not tell you,

^cfor the world and its fullness are mine.

13  Do I eat the flesh of bulls

or drink the blood of goats?

14  ^dOffer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving,²

and ^eperform your vows to the Most High,

15  and ^fcall upon me in the day of trouble;

I will ^gdeliver you, and you shall ^hglorify me.”

16  But to the wicked God says:

“What right have you to recite my statutes

or take my covenant on your lips?

17  ⁱFor you hate discipline,

^jand you cast my words behind you.

18  If you see a thief, ^kyou are pleased with him,

^land you keep company with adulterers.

19  “You give your mouth free rein for evil,

^mand your tongue frames deceit.

20  You sit and speak against your brother;

you slander your own mother’s son.

21  These things you have done, and I ⁿhave been silent;

you thought that I³ was one like yourself.

But now I ^orebuke you and ^play the charge before you.

22  “Mark this, then, you who ^qforget God,

lest I tear you apart, and there be ^rnone to deliver!

23  The one who ^soffers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me;

to one who ^torders his way rightly

I will show the ^usalvation of God!”

1  Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man?

The steadfast love of God endures all the day.

2  Your ^dtongue plots destruction,

like ^ea sharp razor, you ^fworker of deceit.

3  You love evil more than good,

and ^glying more than speaking what is right. Selah

4  You love all words that devour,

O deceitful tongue.

5  But God will break you down forever;

he will snatch and ^htear you from your tent;

he will uproot you from ⁱthe land of the living. Selah

6  The righteous shall ^jsee and fear,

and shall ^klaugh at him, saying,

7  “See the man who would not make

God his refuge,

but ^ltrusted in the abundance of his riches

and sought refuge in his own destruction!”²

8  But I am like ^ma green olive tree

in the house of God.

I trust in the steadfast love of God

forever and ever.

9  I will thank you forever,

because you have done it.

I will wait for your name, ⁿfor it is good,

in the presence of the ^ogodly.

1  Praise ^eis due to you,¹ O God, in Zion,

and to you shall ^fvows be performed.

2  O you who ^ghear prayer,

to you ^hshall all flesh come.

3  When ⁱiniquities prevail against me,

you ^jatone for our transgressions.

4  ^kBlessed is the one you choose and bring near,

to ^ldwell in your courts!

We shall be ^msatisfied with the goodness of your house,

the holiness of your temple!

5  By ⁿawesome deeds you answer us with righteousness,

O God of our salvation,

the hope of all ^othe ends of the earth

and of the farthest seas;

6  the one who by his strength established the mountains,

being ^pgirded with might;

7  who ^qstills the roaring of the seas,

the roaring of their waves,

^rthe tumult of the peoples,

8  so that those who dwell at the ends of the earth are in awe at your signs.

You make the going out of the morning and the evening to shout for joy.

9  You visit the earth and ^swater it;²

you greatly enrich it;

^tthe river of God is full of water;

^uyou provide their grain,

for so you have prepared it.

10  You water its furrows abundantly,

settling its ridges,

softening it with ^vshowers,

and blessing its growth.

11  You crown the year with your bounty;

your wagon tracks ^woverflow with abundance.

12  ^xThe pastures of the wilderness overflow,

the hills ^ygird themselves with joy,

13  ^zthe meadows clothe themselves with flocks,

the valleys deck themselves with grain,

they ^ashout and sing together for joy.

1  ^gMake haste, O God, to deliver me!

O Lord, make haste to help me!

2  Let them be put to shame and confusion

who seek my life!

Let them be turned back and brought to dishonor

who delight in my hurt!

3  Let them turn back because of their shame

who say, “Aha, Aha!”

4  May all who seek you

rejoice and be glad in you!

May those who love your salvation

say evermore, “God is great!”

5  But I am poor and needy;

^hhasten to me, O God!

You are my help and my deliverer;

O Lord, do not delay!

1  ^mGod ⁿhas taken his place in the divine council;

in the midst of ^pthe gods he ^qholds judgment:

2  “How long will you judge unjustly

and ^rshow partiality to ^sthe wicked? Selah

3  ^tGive justice to ^uthe weak and the fatherless;

^vmaintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.

4  ^wRescue the weak and the needy;

^xdeliver them from the hand of the wicked.”

5  ^yThey have neither knowledge nor understanding,

^zthey walk about in darkness;

^aall the foundations of the earth are ^bshaken.

6  ^cI said, “You are gods,

sons of the Most High, all of you;

7  nevertheless, like men ^dyou shall die,

and fall like any prince.”¹

8  ^eArise, O God, judge the earth;

for you shall ^finherit all the nations!

1  ¹ Blessed are those whose ^kway is blameless,

who ^lwalk in the law of the Lord!

2  Blessed are those who ^mkeep his ⁿtestimonies,

who ^oseek him with their whole heart,

3  who also ^pdo no wrong,

but walk in his ways!

4  You have commanded your ^qprecepts

to be kept diligently.

5  Oh that my ways may ^rbe steadfast

in keeping your statutes!

6  ^sThen I shall not be put to shame,

having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.

7  I will praise you with an upright heart,

when I learn ^tyour righteous rules.²

8  I will keep your statutes;

^udo not utterly forsake me!

9  How can ^va young man keep his way pure?

By guarding it according to your word.

10  ^wWith my whole heart I seek you;

let me not ^xwander from your commandments!

11  I have ^ystored up your word in my heart,

that I might not sin against you.

12  Blessed are you, O Lord;

^zteach me your statutes!

13  With my lips I ^adeclare

all the rules³ of your mouth.

14  In the way of your testimonies I ^bdelight

as much as in all ^criches.

15  I will ^dmeditate on your precepts

and fix my eyes on your ^eways.

16  I will ^fdelight in your statutes;

I will not forget your word.

17  ^gDeal bountifully with your servant,

^hthat I may live and keep your word.

18  Open my eyes, that I may behold

wondrous things out of your law.

19  I am ⁱa sojourner on the earth;

^jhide not your commandments from me!

20  My soul is consumed with ^klonging

for your rules⁴ at all times.

21  You rebuke ^lthe insolent, ^maccursed ones,

who ⁿwander from your commandments.

22  Take away from me ^oscorn and contempt,

^pfor I have kept your testimonies.

23  Even though ^qprinces sit plotting against me,

your servant will ^rmeditate on your statutes.

24  Your testimonies are my ^sdelight;

they are my ^tcounselors.

25  ^uMy soul clings to the dust;

^vgive me life ^waccording to your word!

26  When ^xI told of my ways, you answered me;

^yteach me your statutes!

27  ^zMake me understand the way of your precepts,

and I will ^ameditate on your wondrous works.

28  ^bMy soul melts away for sorrow;

strengthen me according to your word!

29  Put false ways far from me

and graciously ^cteach me your law!

30  I have chosen the way of faithfulness;

I ^dset your rules before me.

31  I cling to your testimonies, O Lord;

^elet me not be put to shame!

32  I will run in the way of your commandments

when you ^fenlarge my heart!⁵

33  ^gTeach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes;

and I will keep it ^hto the end.⁶

34  ⁱGive me understanding, that I may keep your law

and observe it with my whole heart.

35  ^jLead me in the path of your commandments,

for I ^kdelight in it.

36  ^lIncline my heart to your testimonies,

and not to ^mselfish gain!

37  ⁿTurn my eyes from looking at worthless things;

and ^ogive me life in your ways.

38  ^pConfirm to your servant your promise,

^qthat you may be feared.

39  Turn away the ^rreproach that I dread,

for your rules are good.

40  Behold, I ^slong for your precepts;

^tin your righteousness give me life!

41  Let your ^usteadfast love come to me, O Lord,

your salvation ^vaccording to your promise;

42  then ^wshall I have an answer for him ^rwho taunts me,

for I trust in your word.

43  And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,

for my ^xhope is in your rules.

44  I will keep your law continually,

forever and ever,

45  and I shall walk ^yin a wide place,

for I have ^zsought your precepts.

46  I will also speak of your testimonies ^abefore kings

and shall not be put to shame,

47  for I ^bfind my delight in your commandments,

which I love.

48  I will ^clift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love,

and I will ^dmeditate on your statutes.

49  Remember ^eyour word to your servant,

in which you have made me ^fhope.

50  This is ^gmy comfort in my affliction,

that your promise ^hgives me life.

51  ⁱThe insolent utterly deride me,

but I do not ^jturn away from your law.

52  When I think of your rules from of old,

I take comfort, O Lord.

53  ^kHot indignation seizes me because of the wicked,

who forsake your law.

54  Your statutes have been my songs

in the house of my ^lsojourning.

55  I ^mremember your name in the night, O Lord,

and keep your law.

56  This blessing has fallen to me,

that ⁿI have kept your precepts.

57  ^oThe Lord is my portion;

I promise to keep your words.

58  I ^pentreat your favor with all my heart;

be gracious to me ^qaccording to your promise.

59  When I ^rthink on my ways,

I turn my feet to your testimonies;

60  I hasten and do not delay

to keep your commandments.

61  Though ^sthe cords of the wicked ensnare me,

I do not ^tforget your law.

62  At ^umidnight I rise to praise you,

because of your ^vrighteous rules.

63  ^wI am a companion of all who fear you,

of those who keep your precepts.

64  ^xThe earth, O Lord, is full of your steadfast love;

^yteach me your statutes!

65  You have dealt well with your servant,

O Lord, ^zaccording to your word.

66  Teach me ^agood judgment and knowledge,

for I believe in your commandments.

67  ^bBefore I was afflicted I went astray,

but now I keep your word.

68  ^cYou are good and do good;

^dteach me your statutes.

69  ^eThe insolent ^fsmear me with lies,

but with my whole heart I ^gkeep your precepts;

70  their heart is unfeeling ^hlike fat,

but I ⁱdelight in your law.

71  It is ^jgood for me that I was afflicted,

that I might learn your statutes.

72  ^kThe law of your mouth is better to me

than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

73  ^lYour hands have made and fashioned me;

^mgive me understanding that I may learn your commandments.

74  Those who fear you shall see me and ⁿrejoice,

because I have ^ohoped in your word.

75  I know, O Lord, that your rules are ^prighteous,

and that in ^qfaithfulness you have afflicted me.

76  Let your steadfast love comfort me

according to your promise to your servant.

77  Let your ^rmercy come to me, that I may live;

for your law is my ^sdelight.

78  Let ^tthe insolent be put to ^ushame,

because they have ^vwronged me with falsehood;

as for me, I will ^wmeditate on your precepts.

79  Let those who fear you ^xturn to me,

that they may know your testimonies.

80  May my heart be ^yblameless in your statutes,

^zthat I may not be put to shame!

81  My soul ^alongs for your salvation;

I ^bhope in your word.

82  My ^ceyes long for your promise;

I ask, ^d“When will you comfort me?”

83  For I have ^ebecome like a ^fwineskin in the smoke,

yet I have not forgotten your statutes.

84  ^gHow long must your servant endure?⁷

^hWhen will you judge those who persecute me?

85  ⁱThe insolent have ^jdug pitfalls for me;

they do not live according to your law.

86  All your commandments are ^ksure;

they persecute me ^lwith falsehood; ^mhelp me!

87  They have almost made an end of me on earth,

but I have not forsaken your precepts.

88  In your steadfast love ⁿgive me life,

that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.

89  Forever, O Lord, your ^oword

is firmly fixed in the heavens.

90  Your ^pfaithfulness endures to all generations;

you have ^qestablished the earth, and it ^rstands fast.

91  By your ^sappointment they stand this day,

for all things are your servants.

92  If your law had not been my ^tdelight,

I would have perished in my affliction.

93  I will never forget your precepts,

for by them you have ^ugiven me life.

94  I am yours; save me,

^vfor I have sought your precepts.

95  The wicked lie in wait to destroy me,

but I consider your testimonies.

96  I have seen a limit to all perfection,

but your commandment is exceedingly ^wbroad.

97  Oh how ^xI love your law!

It is my ^ymeditation all the day.

98  Your commandment makes me ^zwiser than my enemies,

for it is ever with me.

99  I have more understanding than all my teachers,

for ^ayour testimonies are my meditation.

100  I understand more than ^bthe aged,⁸

for I ^ckeep your precepts.

101  I ^dhold back my feet from every evil way,

in order to keep your word.

102  I do not turn aside from your rules,

for you have taught me.

103  How ^esweet are your words to my taste,

sweeter than honey to my mouth!

104  Through your precepts I get understanding;

therefore ^fI hate every false way.

105  ^gYour word is a lamp to my feet

and a light to my path.

106  I have ^hsworn an oath and confirmed it,

to keep your ⁱrighteous rules.

107  I am severely ^jafflicted;

^kgive me life, O Lord, according to your word!

108  Accept ^lmy freewill offerings of praise, O Lord,

and ^mteach me your rules.

109  I hold my life ⁿin my hand continually,

but I do not ^oforget your law.

110  The wicked have laid ^pa snare for me,

but ^qI do not stray from your precepts.

111  Your testimonies are ^rmy heritage forever,

for they are ^sthe joy of my heart.

112  I ^tincline my heart to perform your statutes

forever, ^uto the end.⁹

113  I hate ^vthe double-minded,

but I love ^wyour law.

114  You are my ^xhiding place and my ^yshield;

I ^zhope in your word.

115  ^aDepart from me, you evildoers,

that I may ^bkeep the commandments of my God.

116  Uphold me ^caccording to your promise, that I may live,

and let me not be ^dput to shame in my ^ehope!

117  ^fHold me up, that I may be safe

and have regard for your statutes continually!

118  You ^gspurn all who ^hgo astray from your statutes,

for their cunning is in vain.

119  All the wicked of the earth you discard like ⁱdross,

therefore ^jI love your testimonies.

120  My flesh ^ktrembles for fear of you,

and I am afraid of your judgments.

121  I have done what is just and right;

do not leave me to my oppressors.

122  Give your servant ^la pledge of good;

let not ^mthe insolent oppress me.

123  My ⁿeyes long for your salvation

and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.

124  Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love,

and ^oteach me your statutes.

125  I am your ^pservant; ^qgive me understanding,

that I may know your testimonies!

126  It is time for the Lord to act,

for your law has been broken.

127  Therefore I ^rlove your commandments

above gold, above fine gold.

128  Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right;

I hate every ^sfalse way.

129  Your testimonies are ^twonderful;

therefore my soul ^ukeeps them.

130  The unfolding of your words gives light;

it imparts ^vunderstanding to the simple.

131  I ^wopen my mouth and ^xpant,

because I ^ylong for your commandments.

132  ^zTurn to me and be gracious to me,

as is your way with those who love your name.

133  ^aKeep steady my steps according to your promise,

and let no iniquity ^bget dominion over me.

134  ^cRedeem me from man’s oppression,

that I may keep your precepts.

135  ^dMake your face shine upon your servant,

and ^eteach me your statutes.