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¹O give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His compassion and lovingkindness endure forever!

²Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

³And gathered them from the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.

⁴They wandered in the wilderness in a [solitary] desert region; And did not find a way to an inhabited city.

⁵Hungry and thirsty, They fainted.

⁶Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He rescued them from their distresses.

⁷He led them by the straight way, To an inhabited city [where they could establish their homes].

⁸Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

⁹For He satisfies the parched throat, And fills the hungry appetite with what is good.

¹⁰Some dwelt in darkness and in the deep (deathly) darkness, Prisoners [bound] in misery and chains,

¹¹Because they had rebelled against the precepts of God And spurned the counsel of the Most High.

¹²Therefore He humbled their heart with hard labor; They stumbled and there was no one to help.

¹³Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them from their distresses.

¹⁴He brought them out of darkness and the deep (deathly) darkness And broke their bonds apart.

¹⁵Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

¹⁶For He has shattered the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron apart.

¹⁷Fools, because of their rebellious way, And because of their sins, were afflicted.

¹⁸They detested all kinds of food, And they drew near to the gates of death.

¹⁹Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them from their distresses.

²⁰He sent His word and healed them, And rescued them from their destruction.

²¹Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

²²And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And speak of His deeds with shouts of joy!

²³Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters;

²⁴They have seen the works of the LORD, And His wonders in the deep.

²⁵For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, Which lifted up the waves of the sea.

²⁶They went up toward the heavens [on the crest of the wave], they went down again to the depths [of the watery trough]; Their courage melted away in their misery.

²⁷They staggered and trembled like a drunken man, And were at their wits' end [all their wisdom was useless].

²⁸Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He brought them out of their distresses.

²⁹He hushed the storm to a gentle whisper, So that the waves of the sea were still.

³⁰Then they were glad because of the calm, And He guided them to their desired haven (harbor).

³¹Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

³²Let them exalt Him also in the congregation of the people, And praise Him at the seat of the elders.

³³He turns rivers into a wilderness, And springs of water into a thirsty ground;

³⁴A productive land into a [barren] salt waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

³⁵He turns a wilderness into a pool of water And a dry land into springs of water;

³⁶And there He has the hungry dwell, So that they may establish an inhabited city,

³⁷And sow fields and plant vineyards, And produce an abundant harvest.

³⁸Also He blesses them so that they multiply greatly, And He does not let [the number of] their cattle decrease.

³⁹When they are diminished and bowed down (humbled) Through oppression, misery, and sorrow,

⁴⁰He pours contempt on princes And makes them wander in a pathless wasteland.

⁴¹Yet He sets the needy securely on high, away from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.

⁴²The upright see it and rejoice; But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth.

⁴³Who is wise? Let him observe and heed these things; And [thoughtfully] consider the lovingkindness of the LORD.

¹A Song. A Psalm of David. O God, my heart is steadfast [with confident faith]; I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my soul.

²Awake, harp and lyre; I will awaken the dawn!

³I will praise and give thanks to You, O LORD, among the people; And I will sing praises to You among the nations.

⁴For Your lovingkindness is great and higher than the heavens; Your truth reaches to the skies.

⁵Be exalted [in majesty], O God, above the heavens, And Your glory above all the earth.

⁶That Your beloved [ones] may be rescued, Save with Your right hand, and answer me!

⁷God has spoken in His holiness: "I will rejoice, I will portion out Shechem [as I divide Canaan among My people], And measure out the Valley of Succoth.

⁸"Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet of My head [My stronghold, My defense]; Judah is My scepter.

⁹"Moab is My washbowl; Over Edom I will throw My shoe [to show Edom is Mine]; Over Philistia I will shout [in triumph]."

¹⁰Who will bring me into the fortified city [of Petra]? Who will lead me to Edom?

¹¹Have You not rejected us, O God? And will You not go out, O God, with our armies?

¹²Give us help against the adversary, For deliverance by man is in vain [a worthless hope].

¹³With God we will do valiantly, For it is He who will trample down our enemies.

¹To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise! Do not keep silent,

²For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

³They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And have fought against me without a cause.

⁴In return for my love, they attack me, But I am in prayer.

⁵They have repaid me evil for good, And hatred for my love.

⁶Appoint a wicked man against him, And let an attacker stand at his right hand [to kill him].

⁷When he enters into dispute, let wickedness come about. Let his prayer [for help] result [only] in sin.

⁸Let his days be few; And let another take his office.

⁹Let his children be fatherless And his wife a widow.

¹⁰Let his children wander and beg; Let them seek their food and be driven far from their ruined homes.

¹¹Let the creditor seize all that he has, And let strangers plunder the product of his labor.

¹²Let there be no one to extend kindness to him, Nor let anyone be gracious to his fatherless children.

¹³Let his descendants be cut off, And in the following generation let their name be blotted out.

¹⁴Let the wickedness of his fathers be remembered by the LORD; And do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.

¹⁵Let them be before the LORD continually, That He may cut off their memory from the earth;

¹⁶Because the man did not remember to show kindness, But persecuted the suffering and needy man, And the brokenhearted, to put them to death.

¹⁷He also loved cursing, and it came [back] to him; He did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.

¹⁸He clothed himself with cursing as with his garment, And it seeped into his inner self like water And like [anointing] oil into his bones.

¹⁹Let it be to him as a robe with which he covers himself, And as a sash with which he is constantly bound.

²⁰Let this be the reward of my attackers from the LORD, And of those who speak evil against my life.

²¹But You, O GOD, the Lord, show kindness to me, for Your name's sake; Because Your lovingkindness (faithfulness, compassion) is good, O rescue me;

²²For I am suffering and needy, And my heart is wounded within me.

²³I am vanishing like a shadow when it lengthens and fades; I am shaken off like the locust.

²⁴My knees are unsteady from fasting; And my flesh is gaunt and without fatness.

²⁵I also have become a reproach and an object of taunting to others; When they see me, they shake their heads [in derision].

²⁶Help me, O LORD my God; Save me according to Your lovingkindness—

²⁷And let them know that this is Your hand; You, LORD, have done it.

²⁸Let them curse, but You bless. When adversaries arise, let them be ashamed, But let Your servant rejoice.

²⁹Let my attackers be clothed with dishonor, And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.

³⁰I will give great praise and thanks to the LORD with my mouth; And in the midst of many I will praise Him.

³¹For He will stand at the right hand of the needy, To save him from those who judge his soul.

¹A Psalm of David. The LORD (Father) says to my Lord (the Messiah, His Son), "Sit at My right hand Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet [subjugating them into complete submission]."

²The LORD will send the scepter of Your strength from Zion, saying, "Rule in the midst of Your enemies."

³Your people will offer themselves willingly [to participate in Your battle] in the day of Your power; In the splendor of holiness, from the womb of the dawn, Your young men are to You as the dew.

⁴The LORD has sworn [an oath] and will not change His mind: " You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek."

⁵The LORD is at Your right hand, He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.

⁶He will execute judgment [in overwhelming punishment] among the nations; He will fill them with corpses, He will crush the chief men over a broad country.

⁷He will drink from the brook by the wayside; Therefore He will lift up His head [triumphantly].

¹Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!) I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart, In the company of the upright and in the congregation.

²Great are the works of the LORD, Studied by all those who delight in them.

³Splendid and majestic is His work, And His righteousness endures forever.

⁴He has made His wonderful acts to be remembered; The LORD is gracious and merciful and full of loving compassion.

⁵He has given food to those who fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence]; He will remember His covenant forever.

⁶He has declared and made known to His people the power of His works, In giving them the heritage of the nations.

⁷The works of His hands are truth and [absolute] justice; All His precepts are sure (established, reliable, trustworthy).

⁸They are upheld forever and ever; They are done in [absolute] truth and uprightness.

⁹He has sent redemption to His people; He has ordained His covenant forever; Holy and awesome is His name—[inspiring reverence and godly fear].

¹⁰The [reverent] fear of the LORD is the beginning (the prerequisite, the absolute essential, the alphabet) of wisdom; A good understanding and a teachable heart are possessed by all those who do the will of the Lord; His praise endures forever.