⁶ By Yahweh's word, the heavens were made; all their army by the breath of his mouth.

⁷ He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses.

⁸ Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

⁹ For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.

¹⁰ Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

¹¹ The counsel of Yahweh stands fast forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

¹³ Yahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.

¹⁴ From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,

¹⁵ he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works.

¹⁶ There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

¹⁷ A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power.

¹⁸ Behold, Yahweh's eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness;

¹⁹ to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine.

²⁰ Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield.

²¹ For our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

²² Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, since we have hoped in you. By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

¹ I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.

² My soul shall boast in Yahweh. The humble shall hear of it, and be glad.

³ Oh magnify Yahweh with me. Let us exalt his name together.

⁴ I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

⁵ They looked to him, and were radiant. Their faces shall never be covered with shame.

⁶ This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

⁷ The angel of Yahweh encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.

⁸ Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

⁹ Oh fear Yahweh, you his saints, for there is no lack with those who fear him.

¹⁰ The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.

¹¹ Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.

¹² Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?

¹³ Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.

¹⁴ Depart from evil, and do good. seek peace, and pursue it.

¹⁵ Yahweh's eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.

¹⁶ Yahweh's face is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth.

¹⁷ The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.

²⁰ He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.

²¹ Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

²² Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned. By David.

¹ Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.

² Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help.

³ Brandish the spear and block those who pursue me. Tell my soul, "I am your salvation."

⁴ Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded.

⁵ Let them be as chaff before the wind, Yahweh's angel driving them on.

⁶ Let their way be dark and slippery, Yahweh's angel pursuing them.

⁷ For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.

⁸ Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction.

⁹ My soul shall be joyful in Yahweh. It shall rejoice in his salvation.

¹⁰ All my bones shall say, "Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?"

¹¹ Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don't know about.

¹² They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.

¹³ But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into my own bosom.

¹⁴ I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as one who mourns his mother.

¹⁵ But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I didn't know it. They tore at me, and didn't cease.

¹⁶ Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed their teeth at me.

¹⁷ Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, my precious life from the lions.

¹⁸ I will give you thanks in the great assembly. I will praise you among many people.

¹⁹ Don't let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes.

²⁰ For they don't speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

²¹ Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, "Aha! Aha! Our eye has seen it!"