1 Blessed isthe man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of
sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his delight isin the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his
season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
4 The ungodly arenot so: but arelike the chaff which the wind driveth away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the
righteous.
6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD,
and against his anointed, saying,
3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou artmy Son; this day have I
begotten thee.
8 Ask of me, and I shall give theethe heathen forthine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of
the earth forthy possession.
9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's
vessel.
10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish fromthe way, when his wrath is kindled but a
little. Blessed areall they that put their trust in him.
1 <<A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.>> LORD, how are they increased that
trouble me! many arethey that rise up against me.
2 Many there bewhich say of my soul, There isno help for him in God. Selah.
3 But thou, O LORD, arta shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
4 I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselvesagainst me round
about.
7 Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies uponthe cheek
bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
8 Salvation belongethunto the LORD: thy blessing isupon thy people. Selah.
1 <<To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.>> Hear me when I call, O God of my
righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I wasin distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my
prayer.
2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye turnmy glory into shame? how longwill ye love vanity,
andseek after leasing? Selah.
3 But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when
I call unto him.
4 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.
6 There bemany that say, Who will shew us anygood? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy
countenance upon us.
7 Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time thattheir corn and their wine

increased.
8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
1 <<To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.>> Give ear to my words, O LORD,
consider my meditation.
2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayerunto
thee, and will look up.
4 For thou artnot a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
7 But as for me, I will come intothy house in the multitude of thy mercy: andin thy fear will I
worship toward thy holy temple.
8 Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before
my face.
9 For there isno faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part isvery wickedness; their throat
isan open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the
multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because
thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
12 For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as witha
shield.
1 <<To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.>> O LORD, rebuke me
not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
2 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I amweak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.
3 My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?
4 Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake.
5 For in death there isno remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
6 I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my
tears.
7 Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.
8 Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.
9 The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.
10 Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return andbe ashamed suddenly.
1 <<Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the
Benjamite.>> O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me,
and deliver me:
2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending itin pieces, while there isnone to deliver.
3 O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;
4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that
without cause is mine enemy:)
5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth,
and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
6 Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake
for me tothe judgment thatthou hast commanded.
7 So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return
thou on high.
8 The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and
according to mine integrity that isin me.

9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous
God trieth the hearts and reins.
10 My defence isof God, which saveth the upright in heart.
11 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wickedevery day.
12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the
persecutors.
14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth
falsehood.
15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch whichhe made.
16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon
his own pate.
17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of
the LORD most high.
1 <<To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.>> O LORD our Lord, how excellent is
thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine
enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast
ordained;
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and
honour.
6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all thingsunder
his feet:
7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoeverpasseth through the paths of the
seas.
9 O LORD our Lord, how excellent isthy name in all the earth!
1 <<To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David.>> I will praise thee, O LORD, with
my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
3 When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.
4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.
5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name
for ever and ever.
6 O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their
memorial is perished with them.
7 But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in
uprightness.
9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken
them that seek thee.
11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the
humble.
13 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I sufferof them that hate me, thou
that liftest me up from the gates of death: