¹Preserve me, O God, for I  ²take refuge in You.

 ¹I say to Jehovah,  ²You are my Lord;
No good have I beyond You;

As for the  ¹saints who are on the earth, they are the excellent;
All my delight is in them.

The sorrows of them who bartered for some other  ¹god will be multiplied;
Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer,
Nor will I take up their names upon my lips.

Jehovah is the  ¹portion of my inheritance and of my cup;
You maintain my lot.

The  ¹measuring lines have fallen on pleasant places for me;
Indeed the inheritance is beautiful to me.

I will bless Jehovah, who  ¹counsels me;
Indeed in the nights my inward parts instruct me.

I have  ¹set Jehovah before me continually;
Because He is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.

Therefore my heart rejoices and my  ¹glory exults;
Even my flesh  ²dwells securely.

For You will not abandon my  ¹soul to Sheol,
Nor let Your Holy One see the  ²pit.

You will make known to me the  ¹path of life;
In Your  ²presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand there are pleasures forever.

A Prayer of David

 ¹Hear, O Jehovah, what is righteous;
Give heed to my cry;
Give ear to my prayer,
Which is not made with lips of deceit.

May a judgment for me come forth from Your presence;
May Your eyes regard equity.

You have examined my heart; You have visited me by night;
You have tried me: You have found nothing.
I have resolved that my mouth will not transgress.

Regarding the works of man, by the word of Your lips,
I have kept myself from the paths of the violent man.

My steps have held fast to Your tracks;
My footsteps have not slipped.

I call on You, for You will answer me, O God;
Incline Your ear to me; hear my speaking.

Wondrously display Your  ¹lovingkindness,
You who save by Your right hand
Those who take refuge in You from them who rise up against them.

Guard me like the pupil of Your eye;
In the shadow of Your wings hide me

From the presence of the wicked who oppress me,
From my deadly enemies, who close in upon me.

They have shut up their fat hearts;
With their mouths they speak arrogantly.

Now they have surrounded  ¹us in our steps;
They have fixed their eyes on casting us down to the ground.

He is like a lion that is eager to tear,
And like a young lion lurking in hidden places.

Arise, O Jehovah,  ¹confront him; bring him down.
With Your sword rescue my soul from the wicked man,

From mortal men with Your hand, O Jehovah,
From mortal men of the world, whose portion is in this life,
And whose belly You fill with Your treasure;
They are satisfied with children,
And they leave their abundance for their little ones.

As for me, in  ¹righteousness I will behold Your face;
When I awake, I will be satisfied with Your likeness.

To the choir director. Of David, the servant of Jehovah, who  ¹spoke to Jehovah the words of this song on the day when Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul, and he said:

I love You, O Jehovah, my  ¹strength.

Jehovah is my crag and my fortress and my Deliverer;
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my high retreat.

I called upon Jehovah, who is worthy of praise,
And from my enemies I was saved.

The cords of death encompassed me;
And the torrents of destruction assailed me.

The cords of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.

In my distress I  ¹called upon Jehovah
And cried out to my God.
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry before Him came to His ears.

Then the earth shook and quaked,
And the foundations of the mountains trembled and shook about,
For He was furious.

Smoke went up from His nostrils,
And fire from His mouth devoured;
Coals blazed forth from Him.

He bowed the heavens and descended,
And deep darkness was under His feet.

He rode upon a cherub and did fly;
He darted upon the wings of the wind.

He made darkness His hiding place, His pavilion around Him:
Dark waterclouds, thick clouds of the skies.

Out of the brightness before Him there broke through His clouds
Hail and fiery coals.

Then Jehovah thundered in heaven,
And the Most High uttered His voice ¹.

And He sent forth His arrows and scattered  ¹my enemies;
And He shot forth lightning bolts and discomfited them.

The channels of the  ¹sea were seen,
And the foundations of the habitable land were laid bare
At Your rebuke, O Jehovah,
At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

He reached forth from on high; He took me;
He drew me out of great waters.

He delivered me from my strong enemy
And from those who hate me, for they were too mighty for me.

They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
But Jehovah became my support.

He brought me forth to a place broad and free;
He rescued me, for He took delight in me.

Jehovah has  ¹recompensed me according to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my hands He has  ¹repaid me.

For I have kept the ways of Jehovah
And have not acted wickedly by turning away from my God.

For all His judgments were before me,
And I did not turn His statutes away from me.

I was perfect toward Him,
And I kept myself from my iniquity.

Therefore Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

With the faithful You show Yourself faithful,
With a perfect man You show Yourself perfect,

With the pure You show Yourself pure,
And with the perverse You show Yourself contrary.

For it is You who save the afflicted people,
But the haughty eyes You bring down;

For it is You who light my lamp;
Jehovah my God lights up my darkness;

For by You I can run up against a troop;
Indeed by my God I can leap over a wall.

As for God — His way is perfect;
The word of Jehovah is tried.
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

For who is God other than Jehovah,
And who is a rock but our God?

The God who girds me with strength
And makes my way perfect,

Who makes my feet like hinds' feet
And sets me on my high places,

Who teaches my hands to wage war
So that my arms may bend a bronze bow.

And You have given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your right hand supports me;
And Your condescending gentleness has made me great.

You have broadened the places of my steps under me,
And my feet have not slipped.

I pursued my enemies and overtook them,
And I did not turn back until they were consumed.

I shattered them, so that they were not able to rise up;
They fell under my feet.

And You girded me with strength for war;
You brought down under me those who rose up against me.

You also made my enemies turn their back to me,
And I annihilated those who hated me.

They cried out, but there was no one to save them;
They cried out to Jehovah, but He did not answer them.

Then I beat them like dust before the wind;
Like the mud of the streets I  ¹pounded them.

You rescued me from the strivings of the people;
You have made me the head of the nations;
A people whom I had not known serves me.

At the mere hearing of a report, they obey me;
Foreigners come cringing to me;

Foreigners are discouraged
And come quaking out of their fortresses.

Jehovah lives; and blessed be my rock,
And exalted be the God of my salvation,

The God who executes vengeance for me
And subdues peoples under me,

Who rescues me from my enemies.
Indeed You exalted me above those who rise up against me;
From the violent man You delivered me.

Therefore I give thanks to You among the nations, O Jehovah;
And I will sing psalms to Your name.

It is He who magnifies salvation to His king
And executes lovingkindness to His anointed,
To David and to his  ¹seed forever.

To the choir director. A Psalm of David

The heavens declare the glory of God,
And the expanse proclaims the work of His hands.

Day to day pours forth speech,
And night to night tells out knowledge.

There is no speech and there are no words;
Their voice is not heard.

In all the earth their line has gone forth,
And their words to the end of the world.
In  ¹the heavens He has made a tent for the sun,

And he, like a bridegroom, goes forth from his canopy;
He rejoices like a mighty man running the course.

His going forth is from the end of the heavens,
And his circuit is unto their ends;
And there is nothing hidden from his heat.

The  ¹law of Jehovah is perfect,
Restoring the soul;
The  ¹testimony of Jehovah is faithful,
Making the simple wise;

The precepts of Jehovah are right,
Making the heart joyous;
The commandment of Jehovah is clear,
Enlightening the eyes;

The fear of Jehovah is pure,
Enduring forever;
The judgments of Jehovah are truth
And altogether righteous.

More to be desired are they than gold,
Even much refined gold;
Sweeter also than honey
And the drippings of the honeycomb.

Moreover by them Your servant is warned;
In keeping them there is much reward.

Who can discern his errors?
 ¹Clear me of my secret faults.

Also keep back Your servant from presumptuous sins;
Do not let them have dominion over me;
Then I will be blameless and cleared
Of great transgression.

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable before You,
O Jehovah, my rock and my Redeemer.

To the choir director. A Psalm of David

 ¹May Jehovah answer you in the day of trouble;
May the name of the God of Jacob set you on high.

May He send you help from the sanctuary
And support you from Zion.

May He remember all your meal offerings
And accept your burnt offering.Selah

May He give you according to your heart's desire
And fulfill all your intention.

May we shout victoriously in Your salvation
And raise the banner in the name of our God.
May Jehovah fulfill all your petitions.

Now I know
That Jehovah saves His anointed;
He will answer him from His holy heaven
With mighty acts of salvation from His right hand.

Some boast in chariots, and some in horses;
But we boast in the name of Jehovah our God.

They are humbled and fallen,
But we have risen and stand upright.

 ¹Save, O Jehovah!
May the king answer us when we call.