1  O Lord, ^fwho shall ^gsojourn in your tent?

Who shall dwell on your holy hill?

2  He who ^hwalks blamelessly and does what is right

and speaks truth in his heart;

3  who ⁱdoes not slander with his tongue

and does no evil to his neighbor,

nor takes up a reproach against his friend;

4  in whose eyes a vile person is despised,

but who honors those who fear the Lord;

who swears to his own hurt and does not change;

5  who ^jdoes not put out his money at interest

and does not ^ktake a bribe against the innocent.

^lHe who does these things shall never be moved.

1  Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.

2  ^mI say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;

I have no good apart from you.”

3  As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,

in whom is all my delight.²

4  The sorrows of those who run after³ another god shall multiply;

their ⁿdrink offerings of blood I will not pour out

or take their names on my lips.

5  The Lord is ^omy chosen portion and my cup;

you hold my lot.

6  The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;

indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

7  I bless the Lord who gives me ^pcounsel;

in the night also my heart instructs me.⁴

8  ^qI have set the Lord always before me;

because he is ^rat my right hand, I shall not be shaken.

9  Therefore my heart is ^sglad, and my whole being⁵ rejoices;

my flesh also dwells secure.

10  ^tFor you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,

or ^ulet your holy one see corruption.⁶

11  You make known to me the path of life;

in your presence there is fullness of joy;

at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

1  ^bThe ^cheavens declare the glory of God,

and the sky above¹ proclaims his handiwork.

2  Day to day pours out speech,

and night to night reveals knowledge.

3  There is no speech, nor are there words,

whose voice is not heard.

4  ^dTheir voice² goes out through all the earth,

and their words to the end of the world.

In them he has set a tent for the sun,

5  which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber,

and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.

6  Its rising is from the end of the heavens,

and its circuit to the end of them,

and there is nothing hidden from its heat.

7  ^eThe law of the Lord is perfect,³

^freviving the soul;

the testimony of the Lord is ^gsure,

^hmaking wise the simple;

8  the precepts of the Lord are right,

rejoicing the heart;

the commandment of the Lord is pure,

enlightening the eyes;

9  the fear of the Lord is clean,

enduring forever;

the rules⁴ of the Lord are true,

and righteous altogether.

10  More to be desired are they than ⁱgold,

even much fine gold;

^jsweeter also than honey

and drippings of the honeycomb.

11  Moreover, by them is your servant warned;

in keeping them there is great reward.

12  Who can discern his errors?

Declare me innocent from ^khidden faults.

13  Keep back your servant also from ^lpresumptuous sins;

let them not have ^mdominion over me!

Then I shall be blameless,

and innocent of great transgression.

14  ⁿLet the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart

be acceptable in your sight,

O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

1  ^oMay the Lord answer you in the day of trouble!

May the ^pname of the God of Jacob protect you!

2  May he send you help from the sanctuary

and give you support from Zion!

3  May he remember all your offerings

and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah

4  May he ^qgrant you your heart’s desire

and fulfill all your plans!

5  May we shout for joy over your salvation,

and in the name of our God set up our banners!

May the Lord fulfill all your petitions!

6  Now I know that the Lord saves his ^ranointed;

he will answer him from his holy heaven

with the saving might of his right hand.

7  ^sSome trust in chariots and some in ^thorses,

but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

8  They collapse and fall,

but we rise and stand upright.

9  O Lord, save the king!

May he answer us when we call.