1  O Lord, ^ohow many are my foes!

Many are ^prising against me;

2  many are saying of my soul,

^q“There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah¹

3  But you, O Lord, are ^ra shield ^sabout me,

my glory, and ^tthe lifter of my head.

4  I ^ucried aloud to the Lord,

and he ^vanswered me from his ^wholy hill. Selah

5  I ^xlay down and slept;

I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.

6  I ^ywill not be afraid of many thousands of people

who have ^zset themselves against me all around.

7  ^aArise, O Lord!

Save me, O my God!

For you ^bstrike all my enemies on the cheek;

you ^cbreak the teeth of the wicked.

8  ^dSalvation belongs to the Lord;

your blessing be on your people! Selah

1  ^hShout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!

ⁱPraise befits the upright.

2  Give thanks to the Lord with the ^jlyre;

make melody to him with ^jthe harp of ^kten strings!

3  Sing to him ^la new song;

play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.

4  For the word of the Lord is upright,

and all his work is done in ^mfaithfulness.

5  He ⁿloves righteousness and justice;

^othe earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

6  By ^pthe word of the Lord the heavens were made,

and by ^qthe breath of his mouth all ^rtheir host.

7  He gathers the waters of the sea as ^sa heap;

he ^tputs the deeps in storehouses.

8  Let all the earth fear the Lord;

let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!

9  For ^uhe spoke, and it came to be;

he commanded, and it stood firm.

10  The Lord ^vbrings the counsel of the nations to nothing;

he frustrates the plans of the peoples.

11  ^wThe counsel of the Lord stands forever,

the plans of his heart to all generations.

12  ^xBlessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,

the people whom he has ^ychosen as his heritage!

13  The Lord ^zlooks down from heaven;

he sees all the children of man;

14  from ^awhere he sits enthroned he ^blooks out

on all the inhabitants of the earth,

15  he who fashions the hearts of them all

and observes all their deeds.

16  ^cThe king is not saved by his great army;

a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.

17  ^dThe war horse is a false hope for salvation,

and by its great might it cannot rescue.

18  Behold, ^ethe eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,

^fon those who hope in his steadfast love,

19  that he may ^gdeliver their soul from death

and keep them alive in ^hfamine.

20  Our soul ⁱwaits for the Lord;

he is our ^jhelp and ^kour shield.

21  For our heart is ^lglad in him,

because we ^mtrust in his holy name.

22  Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,

even as we hope in you.

1  O God, you are my God; ^tearnestly I seek you;

^umy soul thirsts for you;

my flesh faints for you,

as in ^va dry and weary land where there is no water.

2  So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,

beholding ^wyour power and glory.

3  Because your ^xsteadfast love is better than life,

my lips will praise you.

4  So I will bless you ^yas long as I live;

in your ^zname I will ^alift up my hands.

5  My soul will be ^bsatisfied as with fat and rich food,

and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,

6  when I remember you ^cupon my bed,

and meditate on you in ^cthe watches of the night;

7  for you have been my help,

and in ^dthe shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.

8  My soul ^eclings to you;

your right hand ^fupholds me.

9  But those who seek to destroy my life

^gshall go down into ^hthe depths of the earth;

10  they shall be given over to the power of the sword;

they shall be a portion for jackals.

11  But ⁱthe king shall rejoice in God;

all who ^jswear by him shall exult,

^kfor the mouths of ^lliars will be stopped.

1  ^cThe Lord reigns; he is ^drobed in majesty;

the Lord is ^erobed; he has ^fput on strength as his belt.

^gYes, the world is established; ^hit shall never be moved.

2  ⁱYour throne is established from of old;

^jyou are from everlasting.

3  ^kThe floods have lifted up, O Lord,

the floods have lifted up their voice;

the floods lift up their roaring.

4  Mightier than the thunders of many waters,

mightier than the waves of the sea,

^lthe Lord ^mon high is mighty!

5  Your ⁿdecrees are very trustworthy;

^oholiness befits your house,

O Lord, forevermore.

1  To you I ^qlift up my eyes,

O you who are ^renthroned in the heavens!

2  Behold, as the eyes of servants

look to the hand of their master,

as the eyes of a maidservant

to the hand of her mistress,

so our eyes look to the Lord our God,

till he has mercy upon us.

3  ^sHave mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,

for we have had more than enough of ^tcontempt.

4  Our soul has had more than enough

of ^uthe scorn of ^vthose who are at ease,

of the contempt of ^wthe proud.

1  ^yMy son, do not forget my teaching,

^zbut let your heart keep my commandments,

2  for ^alength of days and years of life

and ^bpeace they will add to you.

3  Let not ^csteadfast love and ^dfaithfulness forsake you;

^ebind them around your neck;

^fwrite them on the tablet of your heart.

4  So you will ^gfind favor and ^hgood success¹

in the sight of God and man.

5  ⁱTrust in the Lord with all your heart,

and ^jdo not lean on your own understanding.

6  In all your ways ^kacknowledge him,

and he ^lwill make straight your paths.

7  ^mBe not wise in your own eyes;

ⁿfear the Lord, and turn away from evil.

8  It will be ^ohealing to your flesh²

and ^prefreshment³ to your bones.

9  Honor the Lord with your wealth

and with ^qthe firstfruits of all your produce;

10  then your ^rbarns will be filled with plenty,

and your vats will be bursting with wine.

11  ^sMy son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline

or be weary of his reproof,

12  for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,

as ^ta father the son in whom he delights.

13  ^uBlessed is the one who finds wisdom,

and the one who gets understanding,

14  ^vfor the gain from her is better than gain from silver

and her profit better than ^wgold.

15  She is more precious than ^xjewels,

and ^ynothing you desire can compare with her.

16  ^zLong life is in her right hand;

in her left hand are ^ariches and honor.

17  Her ^bways are ways of pleasantness,

and all her paths are peace.

18  She is ^ca tree of life to those who ^dlay hold of her;

those who hold her fast are called blessed.

19  ^eThe Lord by wisdom founded the earth;

by understanding ^ehe established the heavens;

20  by his knowledge ^fthe deeps broke open,

and ^gthe clouds drop down the dew.

21  My son, ^hdo not lose sight of these—

keep sound wisdom and discretion,

22  and they will be ⁱlife for your soul

and ^jadornment for your neck.

23  ^kThen you will walk on your way securely,

^land your foot will not stumble.

24  ^mIf you lie down, you will not be afraid;

when you lie down, ⁿyour sleep will be sweet.

25  ^oDo not be afraid of sudden terror

or of ^pthe ruin⁴ of the wicked, when it comes,

26  for the Lord will be your confidence

and will ^qkeep your foot from being caught.

27  ^rDo not withhold good from those to whom it is due,⁵

when it is in your power to do it.

28  ^sDo not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again,

tomorrow I will give it”—when you have it with you.

29  ^tDo not plan evil against your neighbor,

who ^udwells trustingly beside you.

30  ^vDo not contend with a man for no reason,

when he has done you no harm.

31  ^wDo not envy ^xa man of violence

and do not choose any of his ways,

32  for ^ythe devious person is an abomination to the Lord,

but the upright are ^zin his confidence.

33  ^aThe Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked,

but he ^bblesses the dwelling of the righteous.

34  Toward the ^cscorners he ^dis scornful,

^ebut to the humble he gives favor.⁶

35  The wise will inherit honor,

but fools get⁷ disgrace.