Therefore just as through  ¹one man  ²sin entered into the  ³world, and through sin, death; and thus  ⁴death passed on to all men because all have sinned —

For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not  ¹charged to one's account when there is no law.

But  ¹death reigned from  ²Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned after the likeness of Adam's  ³transgression, who is a  ⁴type of Him who was to come.

But it is not that as the offense was, so also the gracious gift is; for if by the offense of the one the many died, much more the grace of God and the free gift in grace of the one  ¹man Jesus Christ have  ²abounded to the many.

And it is not that as through one who sinned, so also the free  ¹gift is; for the judgment was out of one offense unto condemnation, but the gracious gift is out of many offenses unto justification.

For if by the offense of the one death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the  ¹abundance of grace and of the gift of  ²righteousness will  ³reign in  ⁴life through the One, Jesus Christ.

So then as it was through one offense unto condemnation to all men, so also it was through one  ¹righteous act unto justification of  ²life to all men.

For just as through the disobedience of one man the many were  ¹constituted sinners, so also through the  ²obedience of the One the many will be  ¹constituted righteous.

And the law entered in alongside that the offense might abound; but where sin  ¹abounded, grace has super-abounded,

In order that just as  ¹sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through  ²righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

To the choir director. Of David

In Jehovah have I taken refuge. How can you say to my soul,
Flee to  ¹the mountains like a bird?

For behold, the wicked bend the bow;
They ready their arrow on the string
To shoot in the dark at the upright in heart.

When the foundations are destroyed,
What will the righteous man do?

Jehovah is in His holy temple;
Jehovah — His throne is in heaven.
His eyes behold;
His  ¹eyelids try the sons of men.

Jehovah tries the righteous man;
But the wicked man and him who loves violence, His soul hates.

He will rain down snares upon the wicked;
Fire and brimstone and a scorching wind will be the portion of their cup.

For Jehovah is righteous; He loves righteous deeds.
The upright man will behold His face.

To the choir director: on the octave. A Psalm of David

Save, O Jehovah; for the faithful man is no more,
For the trustworthy have vanished from among the sons of men.

Each man speaks falsehood with his neighbor;
With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

May Jehovah cut off all the flattering lips,
The tongue speaking great things,

Those who said, With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are our own: Who is our lord?

Because of the devastation of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy,
I will now arise, says Jehovah;
I will set him in the safety that he longs for.

The words of Jehovah are pure words,
Silver refined in a furnace on the earth,
Purified seven times.

You, O Jehovah, will keep them;
You will guard them from this generation forever.

The wicked go about all around,
While vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

To the choir director. A Psalm of David

How long, O Jehovah? Will You forget me continually?
How long will You hide Your face from me?

How long will I bear concern in my soul
And sorrow in my heart day after day?
How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

Consider and answer me, O Jehovah my God;
Enlighten my eyes lest I sleep the sleep of death,

Lest my enemy say, I have prevailed against him,
And my adversaries exult when I am shaken.

But I trust in Your lovingkindness;
My heart will exult in Your salvation;

will sing to Jehovah,
For He has dealt bountifully with me.

To the choir director. Of David

The fool has said in his heart,
There is no God.
They are corrupt; they commit abominable deeds;
There is none who does good.

Jehovah looked down from heaven
Upon the sons of men
To see if there was anyone who had insight,
Who seeks after God.

They have all turned aside;
They are together perverse.
There is none who does good;
There is not even one.

Have they no knowledge, all the workers of iniquity,
Who eat up my people as they would eat up bread
And do not call upon Jehovah?

There they were in great fear,
For God is among the generation of the righteous.

You put the counsel of the afflicted to shame,
But Jehovah is their refuge.

Oh that the salvation of Israel might come forth from Zion!
When Jehovah turns the captivity of His people,
Jacob will exult, Israel will rejoice.

A Psalm of David

 ¹O Jehovah, who may sojourn in Your  ²tent?
Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?

 ¹He who walks in integrity
And does righteousness
And speaks truth from his heart.

He does not slander with his tongue;
He does not do evil to his friend,
Nor does he take up a reproach against his neighbor.

In his eyes a reprobate is despised,
But he honors those who fear Jehovah.
Should he swear to his harm,
He does not change.

He does not lend his money on interest,
Nor accept a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things will not be shaken forever.

A  ¹Michtam of David

 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.