1  O Lord, how many are my foes!

Many are rising against me;

2  many are ^usaying of my soul,

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

3  But you, O Lord, are a ^vshield about me,

my glory, and the ^wlifter of my head.

4  ^xI cried ^yaloud to the Lord,

and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah

5  I ^zlay down and slept;

I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.

6  I will not be afraid ^aof many thousands of people

who have set themselves against me all around.

7  Arise, O Lord!

Save me, O my God!

For you strike all my enemies on the cheek;

you break the teeth of the wicked.

8  ^bSalvation belongs to the Lord;

your blessing be on your people! Selah

1  ^cAnswer me when I call, O God of ^dmy righteousness!

You have given me relief when I was in distress.

Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

2  O men,¹ how long shall my honor be turned into shame?

How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah

3  But know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself;

the Lord hears when I call to him.

4  ^eBe angry,² and do not sin;

ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah

5  Offer right sacrifices,

and ^fput your trust in the Lord.

6  There are many who say, “Who will show us some good?

^gLift up the ^hlight of your face upon us, O Lord!”

7  You have put more joy in my heart

than they have when their grain and wine abound.

8  In peace I will both ⁱlie down and sleep;

for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

1  ^yHear my prayer, O Lord;

give ear to my pleas for mercy!

In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness!

2  ^zEnter not into judgment with your servant,

for ^ano one living is righteous before you.

3  For the enemy has pursued my soul;

he has crushed my life to the ground;

^bhe has made me sit in darkness like those long dead.

4  Therefore ^cmy spirit faints within me;

my heart within me is appalled.

5  I remember the ^ddays of old;

I meditate on all that you have done;

I ponder the work of your hands.

6  I stretch out my hands to you;

^emy soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah

7  Answer me ^fquickly, O Lord!

My spirit fails!

Hide not your face from me,

lest I be like those who go down to the pit.

8  Let me hear ^gin the morning of your steadfast love,

for in you I trust.

^hMake me know the way I should go,

for ⁱto you I lift up my soul.

9  ^jDeliver me from my enemies, O Lord!

I have fled to you for refuge.¹

10  Teach me to do your will,

for you are my God!

Let ^kyour good Spirit ^llead me

on level ground!

11  ^mFor your name’s sake, O Lord, preserve my life!

ⁿIn your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble!

12  And in your steadfast love you will ^ocut off my enemies,

and you will destroy all the adversaries of my soul,

for I am your servant.

1  Give ear to my words, O Lord;

consider my groaning.

2  Give attention to the sound of my cry,

^jmy King and my God,

for to you do I pray.

3  O Lord, ^kin the morning you hear my voice;

in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you¹ and watch.

4  For you are ^lnot a God who delights in wickedness;

evil may not dwell with you.

5  The boastful shall not stand before your eyes;

you hate all evildoers.

6  You destroy those who speak lies;

the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

7  But I, through the ^mabundance of your steadfast love,

will enter your house.

I will bow down ⁿtoward your holy temple

in the fear of you.

8  ^oLead me, O Lord, in your righteousness

because of my enemies;

^pmake your way straight before me.

9  For there is no truth in their mouth;

their inmost self is destruction;

^qtheir throat is an ^ropen grave;

they flatter with their tongue.

10  Make them bear their guilt, O God;

let them fall by their own counsels;

because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,

for they have rebelled against you.

11  But let all who take refuge in you ^srejoice;

let them ever sing for joy,

and spread your protection over them,

that those who love your name may ^texult in you.

12  For you bless the righteous, O Lord;

you ^ucover him with favor as with a shield.

1  Give ear to my prayer, O God,

and ^zhide not yourself from my plea for mercy!

2  Attend to me, and answer me;

I am restless in my complaint and I moan,

3  because of the noise of the enemy,

because of the oppression of the wicked.

For they drop trouble upon me,

and in anger they bear a grudge against me.

4  My heart is in anguish within me;

the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

5  Fear and trembling come upon me,

and horror overwhelms me.

6  And I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!

I would fly away and be at rest;

7  yes, I would wander far away;

I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah

8  I would hurry to find a shelter

from the raging wind and tempest.”

9  Destroy, O Lord, ^adivide their tongues;

for I see violence and strife in the city.

10  Day and night they go around it

on its walls,

and iniquity and trouble are within it;

11  ruin is in its midst;

oppression and fraud

do not depart from its marketplace.

12  For it is not an enemy who taunts me—

then I could bear it;

it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me—

then I could hide from him.

13  But it is you, a man, my equal,

my companion, my ^bfamiliar friend.

14  We used to take sweet counsel together;

within God’s house we walked ^cin the throng.

15  Let death steal over them;

let them go down to Sheol ^dalive;

for evil is in their dwelling place and in their heart.

16  But I call to God,

and the Lord will save me.

17  Evening and ^emorning and at noon

I utter my complaint and moan,

and he hears my voice.

18  He redeems my soul in safety

from the battle that I wage,

for many are arrayed against me.

19  God will give ear and humble them,

he who is enthroned from of old, Selah

because they do not change

and do not fear God.

20  My companion² stretched out his hand against his friends;

he violated his covenant.

21  His speech was smooth as butter,

^fyet war was in his heart;

^ghis words were softer than oil,

yet they were drawn swords.

22  ^hCast your burden on the Lord,

and he will sustain you;

ⁱhe will never permit

the righteous to be moved.

23  But you, O God, will cast them down

into the pit of destruction;

men of blood and treachery

shall not live out half their days.

But I will trust in you.