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He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, although there are many who oppose me.

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God, who is enthroned forever, will hear, and answer them. Selah. They never change, who don’t fear God.

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He raises his hands against his friends. He has violated his covenant.

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His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

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Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.

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But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.

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For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A poem by David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

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Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.

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My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.

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When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.

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In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

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All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.

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They conspire and lurk, watching my steps, they are eager to take my life.

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Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.

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You number my wanderings. You put my tears into your bottle. Aren’t they in your book?

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Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this, that God is for me.

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In God, I will praise his word. In Yahweh, I will praise his word.

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I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

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Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you.

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For you have delivered my soul from death, and prevented my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.

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For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.

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Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, for my soul takes refuge in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, until disaster has passed.

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I cry out to God Most High, to God who accomplishes my requests for me.

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He will send from heaven, and save me, he rebukes the one who is pursuing me. Selah. God will send out his loving kindness and his truth.

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My soul is among lions. I lie among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

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Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above all the earth!

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They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into its midst themselves. Selah.

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My heart is steadfast, God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises.

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Wake up, my glory! Wake up, psaltery and harp! I will wake up the dawn.

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I will give thanks to you, Lord, among the peoples. I will sing praises to you among the nations.

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For your great loving kindness reaches to the heavens, and your truth to the skies.

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Be exalted, God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.

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For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David.

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Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?

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No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.

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The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

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Their poison is like the poison of a snake; like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,

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which doesn’t listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be.

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Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, Yahweh.

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Let them vanish as water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.

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Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun.

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Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.

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The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked;

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so that men shall say, “Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth.”

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For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.

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Deliver me from my enemies, my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me.

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Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men.

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For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, Yahweh.

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I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me!

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You, Yahweh God of Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah.

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They return at evening, howling like dogs, and prowl around the city.

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Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, “For,” they say, “who hears us?”

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But you, Yahweh, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations.

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Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower.

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My God will go before me with his loving kindness. God will let me look at my enemies in triumph.

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Don’t kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.

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For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter.

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Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. Let them know that God rules in Jacob, to the ends of the earth. Selah.

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At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.

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They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren’t satisfied.

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But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress.

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To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.

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For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A teaching poem by David, when he fought with Aram Naharaim and with Aram Zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

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God, you have rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been angry. Restore us, again.

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You have made the land tremble. You have torn it. Mend its fractures, for it quakes.

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You have shown your people hard things. You have made us drink the wine that makes us stagger.

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You have given a banner to those who fear you, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

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So that your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.

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God has spoken from his sanctuary: “I will triumph. I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth.

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Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is the defense of my head. Judah is my scepter.

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Moab is my wash basin. I will throw my shoe on Edom. I shout in triumph over Philistia.”

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Who will bring me into the strong city? Who has led me to Edom?

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Haven’t you, God, rejected us? You don’t go out with our armies, God.

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Give us help against the adversary, for the help of man is vain.

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Through God we shall do valiantly, for it is he who will tread down our adversaries.

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For the Chief Musician. For a stringed instrument. By David.

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Hear my cry, God. Listen to my prayer.

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From the end of the earth, I will call to you, when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

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For you have been a refuge for me, a strong tower from the enemy.

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I will dwell in your tent forever. I will take refuge in the shelter of your wings. Selah.

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For you, God, have heard my vows. You have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

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You will prolong the king’s life; his years shall be for generations.

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He shall be enthroned in God’s presence forever. Appoint your loving kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

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So I will sing praise to your name forever, that I may fulfill my vows daily.

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For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthan. A Psalm by David.

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My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.

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He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress– I will never be greatly shaken.

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How long will you assault a man, would all of you throw him down, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

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They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

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My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.

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He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken.

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With God is my salvation and my honor. The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

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Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.

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Surely men of low degree are just a breath, and men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath.

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Don’t trust in oppression. Don’t become vain in robbery. If riches increase, don’t set your heart on them.

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God has spoken once; twice I have heard this, that power belongs to God.

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Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work.

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A Psalm by David, when he was in the desert of Judah.

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God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.

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So I have seen you in the sanctuary, watching your power and your glory.