Psalm 1–41

The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked

1Blessed is the man¹

who ^awalks not in ^bthe counsel of the wicked,

nor stands in ^cthe way of sinners,

nor ^dsits in ^ethe seat of ^fscoffers;

²but his ^gdelight is in the law² of the Lord,

and on his ^hlaw he meditates day and night.

³He is like ⁱa tree

planted by ^jstreams of water

that yields its fruit in its season,

and its ^kleaf does not wither.

^lIn all that he does, he prospers.

⁴The wicked are not so,

but are like ^mchaff that the wind drives away.

⁵Therefore the wicked ⁿwill not stand in the judgment,

nor sinners in ^othe congregation of the righteous;

⁶for the Lord ^pknows ^qthe way of the righteous,

but the way of the wicked will perish.

The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed

2^rWhy do ^sthe nations rage¹

and the peoples plot in vain?

²The kings of the earth set themselves,

and the rulers take counsel together,

against the Lord and against his ^tAnointed, saying,

³“Let us ^uburst their bonds apart

and cast away their cords from us.”

⁴He who ^vsits in the heavens ^wlaughs;

the Lord holds them in derision.

⁵Then he will speak to them in his ^xwrath,

and terrify them in his fury, saying,

⁶“As for me, I have ^yset my King

on ^zZion, my ^aholy hill.”

⁷I will tell of the decree:

The Lord said to me, ^b“You are my Son;

today I have begotten you.

⁸Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,

and ^cthe ends of the earth your possession.

⁹You shall ^dbreak² them with ^ea rod of iron

and dash them in pieces like ^fa potter’s vessel.”

¹⁰Now therefore, O kings, be wise;

be warned, O rulers of the earth.

^11gServe the Lord with ^hfear,

and ⁱrejoice with ^htrembling.

^12jKiss ^kthe Son,

lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,

for his ^lwrath is quickly kindled.

^mBlessed are all who take refuge in him.

Save Me, O My God

3A Psalm of David, ⁿwhen he fled from Absalom his son.

¹O Lord, ^ohow many are my foes!

Many are ^prising against me;

²many are saying of my soul,

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

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

my glory, and ^tthe lifter of my head.

⁴I ^ucried aloud to the Lord,

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

⁵I ^xlay down and slept;

I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.

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

who have ^zset themselves against me all around.

^7aArise, O Lord!

Save me, O my God!

For you ^bstrike all my enemies on the cheek;

you ^cbreak the teeth of the wicked.

^8dSalvation belongs to the Lord;

your blessing be on your people! Selah

Answer Me When I Call

4To the ^echoirmaster: with ^estringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

¹Answer me when I call, O God of my ^frighteousness!

You have ^ggiven me relief when I was in distress.

Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

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

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

³But know that the Lord has ⁱset apart ^jthe godly for himself;

the Lord hears when I call to him.

^4kBe angry,² and do not sin;

^lponder in your own hearts ^mon your beds, and be silent. Selah

⁵Offer ⁿright sacrifices,

and put your ^otrust in the Lord.

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

^pLift up ^qthe light of your face upon us, O Lord!”

⁷You have put ^rmore joy in my heart

than they have when their grain and wine abound.

⁸In peace I will both ^slie down and sleep;

for you alone, O Lord, make me ^tdwell in safety.

Lead Me in Your Righteousness

5To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.

¹Give ear to my words, O Lord;

consider my ^ugroaning.

²Give attention to the sound of my cry,

my ^vKing and my God,

for ^wto you do I pray.

³O Lord, in ^xthe morning you hear my voice;

in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you¹ and ^ywatch.

⁴For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;

evil may not dwell with you.

⁵The ^zboastful shall not ^astand before your eyes;

you ^bhate all evildoers.

⁶You destroy those who speak ^clies;

the Lord abhors ^dthe bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

⁷But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,

will enter your house.

I will ^ebow down ^ftoward your ^gholy temple

in the fear of you.

^8hLead me, O Lord, in your righteousness

because of my enemies;

ⁱmake your way straight before me.

⁹For there is no truth in their mouth;

their inmost self is ^jdestruction;

^ktheir throat is ^lan open grave;

they ^mflatter with their tongue.

¹⁰ⁿMake them bear their guilt, O God;

let them ^ofall by their own counsels;

because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,

for they have rebelled against you.

¹¹But let all who ^ptake refuge in you ^qrejoice;

let them ever sing for joy,

and spread your protection over them,

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

¹²For you ^sbless the righteous, O Lord;

you ^tcover him with favor as with ^ua shield.

O Lord, Deliver My Life

6To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to ^vThe Sheminith.¹ A Psalm of David.

¹O Lord, ^wrebuke me not in your anger,

nor ^xdiscipline me in your wrath.

²Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing;

^yheal me, O Lord, ^zfor my bones are troubled.

³My ^asoul also is greatly troubled.

But you, O Lord—^bhow long?

⁴Turn, O Lord, deliver my life;

save me for the sake of your steadfast love.

⁵For in ^cdeath there is no remembrance of you;

in Sheol who will give you praise?

⁶I am ^dweary with my ^emoaning;

every night I flood my bed with tears;

I drench my couch with my weeping.

⁷My ^feye wastes away because of grief;

it grows weak because of all my foes.

^8gDepart from me, all you ^hworkers of evil,

for the Lord ⁱhas heard the sound of my weeping.

⁹The Lord has heard my ^jplea;

the Lord accepts my prayer.

¹⁰All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled;

they shall ^kturn back and be put to shame in a moment.

In You Do I Take Refuge

7A ^lShiggaion¹ of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjaminite.

¹O Lord my God, in you do I ^mtake refuge;

ⁿsave me from all my pursuers and deliver me,

²lest like ^oa lion they tear my soul apart,

rending it in pieces, with ^pnone to deliver.

³O Lord my God, ^qif I have done this,

if there is ^rwrong in my hands,

⁴if I have repaid ^smy friend² with evil

or ^tplundered my enemy without cause,

⁵let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it,

and let him ^utrample my life to the ground

and lay my glory in the dust. Selah

^6vArise, O Lord, in your anger;

^wlift yourself up against the fury of my enemies;

^xawake for me; you have appointed a judgment.

⁷Let the assembly of the peoples be gathered about you;

over it return on high.

⁸The Lord ^yjudges the peoples;

^zjudge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness

and according to the integrity that is in me.

⁹Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end,

and may you establish the righteous—

you who ^atest ^bthe minds and hearts,³

O righteous God!

¹⁰My shield is ^cwith God,

who saves ^dthe upright in heart.

¹¹God is ^ea righteous judge,

and a God who feels ^findignation every day.

¹²If a man⁴ does not repent, God⁵ will ^gwhet his sword;

he has ^hbent and ⁱreadied his bow;

¹³he has prepared for him his deadly weapons,

making his ^jarrows ^kfiery shafts.

¹⁴Behold, the wicked man ^lconceives evil

and is ^lpregnant with mischief

and gives birth to lies.

¹⁵He makes ^ma pit, digging it out,

and falls into the hole that he has made.

¹⁶His ⁿmischief returns upon his own head,

and on his own skull his violence descends.

¹⁷I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness,

and I will ^osing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.

How Majestic Is Your Name

8To the choirmaster: according to The ^pGittith.¹ A Psalm of David.

¹O Lord, our Lord,

how majestic is your ^qname in all the earth!

You have set your ^rglory above the heavens.

^2sOut of the mouth of babies and infants,

you have established ^tstrength because of your foes,

to still ^uthe enemy and the avenger.

³When I ^vlook at your heavens, the work of your ^wfingers,

the moon and the stars, ^xwhich you have set in place,

^4ywhat is man that you are ^zmindful of him,

and ^athe son of man that you ^bcare for him?

⁵Yet you have made him a little lower than ^cthe heavenly beings²

and crowned him with ^dglory and honor.

⁶You have given him ^edominion over the works of your hands;

^fyou have put all things under his feet,

⁷all sheep and oxen,

and also the beasts of the field,

⁸the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,

whatever passes along the paths of the seas.

⁹O Lord, our Lord,

how majestic is your name in all the earth!

I Will Recount Your Wonderful Deeds

9¹ To the choirmaster: according to Muth-labben.² A Psalm of David.

¹I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart;

I will recount all of your ^gwonderful deeds.

²I will be glad and ^hexult in you;

I will ⁱsing praise to your name, ^jO Most High.

³When my enemies turn back,

they stumble and perish before³ your presence.

⁴For you have ^kmaintained my just cause;

you have ^lsat on the throne, giving righteous judgment.

⁵You have ^mrebuked the nations; you have made the wicked perish;

you have ⁿblotted out their name forever and ever.

⁶The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins;

their cities you rooted out;

the very memory of them has perished.

⁷But the Lord sits enthroned forever;

he has established his throne for justice,

⁸and he ^ojudges the world with righteousness;

he ^pjudges the peoples with uprightness.

⁹The Lord is ^qa stronghold for ^rthe oppressed,

a stronghold in ^stimes of trouble.

¹⁰And those who ^tknow your name put their trust in you,

for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.

¹¹Sing praises to the Lord, who ^usits enthroned in Zion!

Tell among the peoples his ^vdeeds!

¹²For he who ^wavenges blood is mindful of them;

he ^xdoes not forget the cry of the afflicted.

^13yBe gracious to me, O Lord!

See my affliction from those who hate me,

O you who lift me up from ^zthe gates of death,

¹⁴that I may recount all your praises,

that in the gates of ^athe daughter of Zion

I may ^brejoice in your salvation.

¹⁵The nations have sunk in ^cthe pit that they made;

in ^dthe net that they hid,…