1  In the Lord I take refuge;

how can you say to my soul,

Flee like a bird to your mountain,

2  for behold, the wicked bend the bow;

they have fitted their arrow to the string

to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart;

3  if the foundations are destroyed,

what can the righteous do?¹

4  ^lThe Lord is in his holy temple;

the Lord’s throne is in heaven;

his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man.

5  The Lord tests the righteous,

but his soul ^mhates the wicked and the one who loves violence.

6  ⁿLet him rain coals on the wicked;

fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be the portion of their ^ocup.

7  For the Lord is righteous;

he loves righteous deeds;

^pthe upright shall ^qbehold his face.