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¹For the choir director: according to . A psalm of David. [1] I will thank the LORD with all my heart; I will declare all your wondrous works.

²I will rejoice and boast about you; I will sing about your name, Most High.

³When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before you.

⁴For you have upheld my just cause; you are seated on your throne as a righteous judge.

⁵You have rebuked the nations: You have destroyed the wicked; you have erased their name forever and ever.

⁶The enemy has come to eternal ruin. You have uprooted the cities, and the very memory of them has perished.

⁷But the LORD sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for judgment.

⁸And he judges the world with righteousness; he executes judgment on the nations with fairness.

⁹The LORD is a refuge for the persecuted, a refuge in times of trouble.

¹⁰Those who know your name trust in you because you have not abandoned those who seek you, LORD.

¹¹Sing to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim his deeds among the nations.

¹²For the one who seeks an accounting for bloodshed remembers them; he does not forget the cry of the oppressed.

¹³Be gracious to me, LORD; consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me. Lift me up from the gates of death,

¹⁴so that I may declare all your praises. I will rejoice in your salvation within the gates of Daughter Zion.

¹⁵The nations have fallen into the pit they made; their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.

¹⁶The LORD has made himself known; he has executed justice, snaring the wicked by the work of their hands. Higgaion. Selah

¹⁷The wicked will return to Sheol  — all the nations that forget God.

¹⁸For the needy will not always be forgotten; the hope of the oppressed will not perish forever.

¹⁹Rise up, LORD! Do not let mere humans prevail; let the nations be judged in your presence.

²⁰Put terror in them, LORD; let the nations know they are only humans. Selah

¹LORD, why do you stand so far away? Why do you hide in times of trouble?

²In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue their victims; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.

³For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings; the one who is greedy curses and despises the LORD.

⁴In all his scheming, the wicked person arrogantly thinks, “There’s no accountability, since there’s no God.”

⁵His ways are always secure; your lofty judgments have no effect on him; he scoffs at all his adversaries.

⁶He says to himself, “I will never be moved — from generation to generation without calamity.”

⁷Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth; trouble and malice are under his tongue.

⁸He waits in ambush near settlements; he kills the innocent in secret places. His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;

⁹he lurks in secret like a lion in a thicket. He lurks in order to seize a victim; he seizes a victim and drags him in his net.

¹⁰So he is oppressed and beaten down; helpless people fall because of the wicked one’s strength.

¹¹He says to himself, “God has forgotten; he hides his face and will never see.”

¹²Rise up, LORD God! Lift up your hand. Do not forget the oppressed.

¹³Why has the wicked person despised God? He says to himself, “You will not demand an account.”

¹⁴But you yourself have seen trouble and grief, observing it in order to take the matter into your hands. The helpless one entrusts himself to you; you are a helper of the fatherless.

¹⁵Break the arm of the wicked, evil person, until you look for his wickedness, but it can’t be found.

¹⁶The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations will perish from his land.

¹⁷LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble; you will strengthen their hearts. You will listen carefully,

¹⁸doing justice for the fatherless and the oppressed so that mere humans from the earth may terrify them no more.

¹For the choir director. Of David. [1] I have taken refuge in the LORD. How can you say to me, “Escape to the mountains like a bird!

²For look, the wicked string bows; they put their arrows on bowstrings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

³When the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”

⁴The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD—his throne is in heaven. His eyes watch; his gaze examines everyone.

⁵The LORD examines the righteous, but he hates the wicked and those who love violence.

⁶Let him rain burning coals and sulfur on the wicked; let a scorching wind be the portion in their cup.

⁷For the LORD is righteous; he loves righteous deeds. The upright will see his face.

¹For the choir director: according to . A psalm of David. [1] Help, LORD, for no faithful one remains; the loyal have disappeared from the human race.

²They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.

³May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaks boastfully.

⁴They say, “Through our tongues we have power; our lips are our own — who can be our master?”

⁵“Because of the devastation of the needy and the groaning of the poor, I will now rise up,” says the LORD. “I will provide safety for the one who longs for it.”

⁶The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times.

⁷You, LORD, will guard us; you will protect us from this generation forever.

⁸The wicked prowl all around, and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.

¹For the choir director. A psalm of David. [1] How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

²How long will I store up anxious concerns within me, agony in my mind every day? How long will my enemy dominate me?

³Consider me and answer, LORD my God. Restore brightness to my eyes; otherwise, I will sleep in death.

⁴My enemy will say, “I have triumphed over him,” and my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.

⁵But I have trusted in your faithful love; my heart will rejoice in your deliverance.

⁶I will sing to the LORD because he has treated me generously.

¹For the choir director. Of David. [1] The fool says in his heart, “There’s no God.” They are corrupt; they do vile deeds. There is no one who does good.

²The LORD looks down from heaven on the human race to see if there is one who is wise, one who seeks God.

³All have turned away; all alike have become corrupt. There is no one who does good, not even one.

⁴Will evildoers never understand? They consume my people as they consume bread; they do not call on the LORD.

⁵Then they will be filled with dread, for God is with those who are righteous.

⁶You sinners frustrate the plans of the oppressed, but the LORD is his refuge.

⁷Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come from Zion! When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

¹A psalm of David. [1] LORD, who can dwell in your tent? Who can live on your holy mountain?

²The one who lives blamelessly, practices righteousness, and acknowledges the truth in his heart  —

³who does not slander with his tongue, who does not harm his friend or discredit his neighbor,

⁴who despises the one rejected by the LORD but honors those who fear the LORD, who keeps his word whatever the cost,

⁵who does not lend his silver at interest or take a bribe against the innocent  — the one who does these things will never be shaken.

¹A of David. [1] Protect me, God, for I take refuge in you.

²I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have nothing good besides you.”

³As for the holy people who are in the land, they are the noble ones. All my delight is in them.

⁴The sorrows of those who take another god for themselves will multiply; I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, and I will not speak their names with my lips.

⁵LORD, you are my portion and my cup of blessing; you hold my future.

⁶The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

⁷I will bless the LORD who counsels me  — even at night when my thoughts trouble me.

⁸I always let the LORD guide me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

⁹Therefore my heart is glad and my whole being rejoices; my body also rests securely.

¹⁰For you will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful one to see decay.

¹¹You reveal the path of life to me; in your presence is abundant joy; at your right hand are eternal pleasures.

¹A prayer of David. [1] LORD, hear a just cause; pay attention to my cry; listen to my prayer — from lips free of deceit.

²Let my vindication come from you, for you see what is right.

³You have tested my heart; you have examined me at night. You have tried me and found nothing evil; I have determined that my mouth will not sin.

⁴Concerning what people do: by the words from your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.

⁵My steps are on your paths; my feet have not slipped.

⁶I call on you, God, because you will answer me; listen closely to me; hear what I say.

⁷Display the wonders of your faithful love, Savior of all who seek refuge from those who rebel against your right hand.

⁸Protect me as the pupil of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings

⁹from the wicked who treat me violently, my deadly enemies who surround me.

¹⁰They are uncaring; their mouths speak arrogantly.

¹¹They advance against me; now they surround me. They are determined to throw me to the ground.

¹²They are like a lion eager to tear, like a young lion lurking in ambush.

¹³Rise up, LORD! Confront him; bring him down. With your sword, save me from the wicked.

¹⁴With your hand, LORD, save me from men, from men of the world whose portion is in this life: You fill their bellies with what you have in store; their sons are satisfied, and they leave their surplus to their children.

¹⁵But I will see your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied with your presence.