¹ Hear my cry, God. Listen to my prayer.

² 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.

³ For you have been a refuge for me, a strong tower from the enemy.

⁴ I will dwell in your tent forever. I will take refuge in the shelter of your wings. Selah.

⁵ For you, God, have heard my vows. You have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

⁶ You will prolong the king's life; his years shall be for generations.

⁷ He shall be enthroned in God's presence forever. Appoint your loving kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

⁸ So I will sing praise to your name forever, that I may fulfill my vows daily. For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthan. A Psalm by David.

¹ My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.

² He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress-- I will never be greatly shaken.

³ How long will you assault a man, would all of you throw him down, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

⁴ 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.

⁵ My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.

⁶ He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken.

⁷ With God is my salvation and my honor. The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

⁸ Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ Don't trust in oppression. Don't become vain in robbery. If riches increase, don't set your heart on them.

¹¹ God has spoken once; twice I have heard this, that power belongs to God.

¹² Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work. A Psalm by David, when he was in the desert of Judah.

¹ 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.

² So I have seen you in the sanctuary, watching your power and your glory.

³ Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.

⁴ So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name.

⁵ My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,

⁶ when I remember you on my bed, and think about you in the night watches.

⁷ For you have been my help. I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.

⁸ My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.

⁹ But those who seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

¹⁰ They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food.

¹¹ But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

¹ Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

² Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;

³ who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,

⁴ to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.

⁵ They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, "Who will see them?"

⁶ They plot injustice, saying, "We have made a perfect plan!" Surely man's mind and heart are cunning.

⁷ But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.

⁸ Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.

⁹ All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, and shall wisely ponder what he has done.

¹⁰ The righteous shall be glad in Yahweh, and shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him! For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song.