The Old Hymns (Psalms) Book 1

The Old Hymns (Psalms)


Book 1

1 [1-6] Blessed are those who don’t stand with the ungodly or take the advice of unrepentant sinners, nor sit with those who ridicule others, but their joy is in the Word of Yahweh; they think on Your Word day and night. They’re like an evergreen tree growing by the river, that yields fruit in season; whatever they do will prosper. The ungodly aren’t so, but are like trash that blows away in the wind. The ungodly or sinful won’t stand in the judgment, or with good people. For Yahweh knows the way of godly people, but the way of the ungodly will come to an end.

2 [1-9] Why do the ungodly rage, and people imagine meaningless things? The rulers of the earth set themselves up, taking counsel together against Yahweh and against God’s Anointed One, saying, “Let’s break away from them, and reject their influence on us.” You, oh God, who sits in heaven, will laugh: Yahweh will hate them. Then You’ll speak to them in Your anger, and upset them with great unhappiness, saying, “I’ve set My Savior on My holy hill of Jerusalem.” I’ll declare the decree “Yahweh has said to Me, You are My Firstborn; Today, I’ve brought You forth. Ask of Me, and I’ll give You the peoples of the world for Your inheritance, and the furthermost parts of the earth for Your possession. You’ll break them with a strong hand; You’ll break them in pieces like a broken jug.”

[10-12] So be wise now, you who are in power: learn, you judges of the earth. Minister to Yahweh and celebrate with fear and trembling, showing a reverent respect. Kiss the Firstborn, or God may become angry, and you’ll die in the way, when the anger of God is provoked only a little. Blessed are all those that put their trust in the Firstborn of God.

3 [1-4] A Hymn of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. Yahweh, how they’ve multiplied that trouble me! There are so many that stand up against me. There are so many that say of me, “There’s no help for you in God.” Selah! But You, oh Yahweh, keep me safe; You are my glory, for You lift my spirits. I cried out to Yahweh, who heard me from the holy hill of God. Selah!

[5-8] I lay down and slept, and then I awoke; for it was Yahweh who kept me safe. So I won’t be afraid of all the people that have surrounded me and set themselves against me. Awake, oh Yahweh; save me, oh my God: for You’ve slapped all my enemies in the face; You’ve broken the teeth of the ungodly. Only Yahweh can save: Your blessings are on Your people. Selah!

4 [1-3] To the first musician for stringed instruments, A Hymn of David. Listen to me when I call, oh God, who helps me to do what’s right: You’ve made me great when I was upset; have mercy on me, and hear my prayer. Oh children of humanity, how long will you turn my glory into shame? How long will you love meaningless things, and look for lies? Selah! But know that Yahweh has set apart those that are godly for God’s own people: Yahweh, You’ll hear me when I call on You.

[4-8] Stand in awe, and don’t sin: think with your own heart when you’re in your bed, and be still. Selah! Give your gifts of goodness, and put your trust in Yahweh. There are many that say, “Who will show us what’s good?” Yahweh, shine the light of Your face on us. You’ve made my heart glad, even more than when my income increased. I’ll lie down peacefully and sleep, because only You, oh Yahweh, can make me safe.

5 [1-6] To the first musician for flutes, A Hymn of David. Listen to the words of my prayer, oh Yahweh, think on my plans. Listen to my voice, my Savior, and my God: for I’ll only pray to You. You’ll hear my voice in the morning, oh Yahweh; in the morning I’ll look up and pray to You, because You aren’t a God that enjoys sinfulness, nor will You allow unrepentant sinners to come into Your presence. Stupid people won’t stand in Your sight, because You hate all those who do evil. You’ll destroy those who don’t tell the truth, hating those bloodthirsty and lying people.

[7-12] But as for me, I’ll come into the House of God in the greatness of Your mercy, and in awe of You, I’ll worship in the holy House of God. Lead me, oh Yahweh, show me the right way. Because of my enemies; make Your way clear to me. There’s no loyalty in their words; they’re sinful to the core of their being; their mouths are as open graves, flattering others with their words. Destroy them, oh God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out for the sins they have stored up; for they’ve rebelled against You. But let all those that put their trust in You celebrate: let them shout for joy always, because You defend them: let them that love Your Name be joyful in You. You, oh Yahweh will bless godly people; with grace You’ll come to their defense.

6 [1-5] To the first musician for stringed instruments, A Hymn of David. Oh Yahweh, don’t warn me in Your anger, nor punish me in Your fury. Have mercy on me, oh Yahweh; for I’m weak: oh Yahweh, heal me; for my body is full of troubles. My soul is also very confused: oh Yahweh, but how long will You wait? Return, oh Yahweh, save my soul: oh save me for Your mercies' sake. For in death there’s no memory of You: in the grave who will give You thanks?

[6-10] I’m tired of groaning; all night long I drench my bed with tears. My eyes are burning because of grief; they age because of all my enemies. Leave me alone, all you mean spirited people; for Yahweh has heard the sound of my crying. Yahweh has heard my request; Yahweh will receive my prayer. Let all my enemies be ashamed and frustrated: let them turn back and be unexpectedly ashamed.

7 [1-5] A poem of David, which he sang to Yahweh, about the words of Cush, the Benjamite. Oh Yahweh my God, in You I put my trust: free me and save me from all those that abuse me, in case they tear my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there’s no one to save me. Oh Yahweh my God, if I’ve done this thing; if there’s sin in my hands; if I’ve done evil to those that were at peace with me; then let my enemies abuse my soul, and take it; yes, let them trample down my life on the earth, and lay my honor in the dust, even though I’ve released those who are my enemies without cause. Selah!

[6-8] Awake, oh Yahweh, in Your anger, raise Yourself up because of the fury of my enemies, and awake for me to the judgment that You’ve allowed, so the congregation of the church will surround You and for their sakes take back Your power. Yahweh will judge the people: judge me, oh Yahweh, according to what I’ve done right, and according to my honesty.

[9-17] Oh let the evil of the sinful come to an end; but establish good people: for those who do what’s right, God tests the hearts and minds of godly people. My only defense is God, who saves good-hearted people. God judges godly people, but is always angry with the ungodly. If they don’t change their ways, You’ll sharpen and prepare Your weapons, making them ready. You’ve also prepared instruments of death; planning their aim against those who abuse me. See, they labor with sin, having conceived trouble, and birthed lies. They made a grave, and dug it, and have fallen into the very hole they dug. The trouble they caused will comeback to them, and their violence will be repaid to them. I’ll praise You, oh Yahweh according to Your goodness, and will sing praise to the Name of Yahweh, Most High.

8 [1-4] To the first musician on harp, A Hymn of David. Oh Yahweh, our God, how amazing is Your Name in the whole world! You’ve set Your glory above the heavens! You’ve ordained praise to boldly come out of the mouths of babies and nursing children, because of Your enemies, to stop their sinful judgments. When I think on Your heavens, the creations of Your hands, the moon and the stars, which You’ve put into place, I wonder, “What is humanity, that You are mindful of us? And the children of humanity, that You visit them?”

[5-9] For You’ve made us a little lower than the angels, and have crowned us with glory and honor. You give us power over the creations of Your hands; You’ve put everything in our control, the wild animals of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatever else lives in the seas. Oh Yahweh, our God, how amazing is Your Name in the whole world!

9 [1-7] To the first musician, to the tune of: To Die for the Son, A Hymn of David. I’ll praise You, oh Yahweh, with my whole heart; I’ll tell of all Your awesome acts. I’ll be glad and celebrate in You: I’ll sing praise to Your Name, oh Yahweh, Most High. When my enemies are turned back, they fall down as dead at Your presence. For You’ve maintained my right and my cause; You judge rightly from Your throne. You’ve corrected the ungodly, You’ve destroyed the sinful, and You’ve erased their name forever. Everything You’ve destroyed will come to an eternal end, and You’ve destroyed the cities of Your enemies and their memory has died with them, but Yahweh will live forever and has prepared the throne for judgment.

[8-11] Yahweh will judge the world rightly, honestly ministering judgment to the people. Yahweh will be a refuge for those who are kept down, a safe haven in times of trouble. And those that know Your Name will put their trust in You: for You, oh Yahweh, haven’t abandoned those that look for You. We sing praises to Yahweh, who inhabits Jerusalem: Tell the people everything Yahweh does.

[12-15] When blood is called for, Yahweh remembers those who have humility, never forgetting their cry. Have mercy on me, oh Yahweh; think on my trouble which I suffer of those that hate me, You, who have lifted me up from the doors of death, so that I can bring You praise in the public places of the people of Jerusalem: I’ll celebrate in how You saved me. The ungodly are put in the grave that they made: in the trap which they hid, their own feet are taken.

[16-20] Yahweh, You are known by the judgment You make: the sinful are caught in the acts of their own hands. Selah! The sinful will have their share of hell, along with all the nations that forget God. For the needy won’t always be forgotten: the expectations of the poor won’t lie dormant forever. Awake, oh Yahweh; don’t let evil people win: let the ungodly be judged in Your sight. Put them in fear, oh Yahweh: that the leaders of nations will know themselves to be but human beings. Selah!

10 [1-10] Why are You so far off, oh Yahweh? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble? In their pride, the sinful abuse the poor, so let them be taken by their own plans they expect to happen to others. For the sinful bragged about what they wanted to happen, and approved the greedy ones, which Yahweh hated. The sinful, through their prideful ways, won’t look for God, who isn’t in their thoughts at all. Their ways are always dreadful; they cannot understand Your judgments: they mocked at all of their enemies. They’ve said in their heart, I won’t be upset: for I’ll never have any trouble. Their mouths are full of cursing and lies and fraud: trouble and emptiness are in their words. They sit in the hang outs of the cities: in secret places they murder the innocent: their eyes are set against the poor to take advantage of them. They secretly wait as a lion in a den to catch the poor, catching them, when they lure them into their trap. They crouch, hiding themselves, so that the poor will fall by their strongest.

[11-18] They’ve said in their hearts, “God has forgotten: the face of God is turned away and will never see it.” Awake, oh Yahweh; oh God, lift up Your hand and don’t forget those who have humility. Why do the sinful reject God? They’ve said in their hearts, “Yahweh won’t call for justice.” You’ve seen it; You watch the trouble they cause and their spite in order to pay them back for what they’ve done: the poor put themselves in Yahweh’s hands; You are the helper of the single parent’s child. Break the strength of the ungodly evil ones: look for their evil till You find none left. Yahweh is the Savior forever and ever: the ungodly will all die out of the land. Yahweh, You’ve heard what those who have humility want: You prepare their heart; You listen, in order to do justice for the single parent’s child and those who are kept down, so that the people of the earth can’t keep down them any more.

11 [1-3] To the first musician, A Hymn of David. In Yahweh I put my trust, so why do you say to me, “Fly away like a bird to the mountaintop?” See, the sinful get their weapons ready, taking aim, so that they can secretly shoot at godly people. If they won’t fight fair, what can godly people do?

[4-7] Yahweh, whose eyes see and watch the children of humanity, is in the holy House of God; yes, Yahweh’s throne is in heaven. Yahweh tests godly people, but hates the sinful and those that love violence. Yahweh will rain fire and burning sulfur with a horrible downpour to catch the sinful, which will be only what they deserve. Yahweh, who isn’t prejudiced, loves fairness; Certainly, God’s face sees godly people.

12 [1-4] To the first musician on lyre, A Hymn of David. Help us, oh Yahweh; for the godly people are disappearing and the faithful are dying out from among the children of humanity. Evil people lie to their neighbors, talking with flattering words and a double heart. Yahweh will shut up all flattering words, and mouths that speak meaningless things, who have said, “We’ll win with our mouths; nothing but our own words rule over us! “

[5-8] Yahweh says, “Now I’ll awake, because of those who are kept down of the poor and the sighing of the needy, and I’ll make them safe from those that take advantage of them.” The Words of Yahweh are good words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, that has been purified seven times. You’ll keep Your Word, oh Yahweh; You’ll save them from this evil generation forever. When evil people are in power, the evil ones are everywhere.

13 [1-2] To the first musician, A Hymn of David. Will You forget me forever, oh Yahweh? How long will You hide Your face from me? How long will I counsel myself, my heart daily sorrowing? How long will my enemies have power over me?

[3-6] Listen to me and think about me, oh Yahweh, my God: lift up my eyes, before I die, or my enemy might say, “I’ve won against you;” and those that abuse me celebrate when I’m gone. But I’ve trusted in Your mercy; and my heart will celebrate in Your saving grace. I’ll sing praises to Yahweh, because You’ve been gracious to me.

14 [1-3] To the first musician, A Hymn of David. Stupid people have said in their heart, “There is no God.” They’re evil, and have done horrible things; none of them does any good. Yahweh looks down from heaven on the children of humanity, to see if anyone understands, and searches for God. They’ve all turned away, and are all together filthy. No one does any good; no, not even one.

[4-7] Are all those who keep on sinning stupid, who consume my people like eating a piece of bread, and never call on Yahweh? They’re in great fear: for they know God only stays with godly people. The sinful shamefully disgrace all the plans of the poor, but Yahweh is their safe haven. Oh that the saving of Israel would come out of Jerusalem! When You, oh Yahweh, bring freedom back to Your people, they will all be glad and celebrate.

15 [1-5] A Hymn of David. Yahweh, who will grace Your House of God? Who will stay on Your holy hill? Those that are faultless, acting well, and who have honest hearts; Those that don’t backstab, nor act badly toward their neighbor, nor accuse their neighbor falsely; and in whose eyes evil persons are judged as evil; but those that respect Yahweh are honored; Those that keep their promises without changing their minds, even when it hurts them; Those that lend out their money without charging interest, and don’t take bribes against the innocent; Those that do these kinds of things will never be upset.

16 [1-4] A Poem of David. Keep me safe, oh God: for I place all my trust in You. Oh my soul, you’ve said to Yahweh, “You are my God: my goodness is nothing without You; But all my joy is in the worthy ones, the saintly people, who are here on earth.” Those who worship other things will have much sorrow: I’ll never taste what they offer, nor speak their names with my mouth.

[5-11] Yahweh is my inheritance and my reward: You always keep what I’ve earned safe. The boundary lines are set for me in pleasant places; yes, I’ve a very good heritage. I’ll bless Yahweh, who counsels my heart all night long. I keep Yahweh always before me: God is at my side, so I won’t be upset. So my heart is glad and my soul celebrates: my body will rest in hope also; for You won’t leave My soul in hell; nor will You let Your Holy One decay. You’ll show me the path of life: in Your presence is complete joy; at Your side is everlasting pleasure.

17 [1-5] A Prayer of David. Listen, oh Yahweh, pay attention the goodness of my cry, hear my prayer, words that aren’t made in untruthfullness. Let me be judged in Your presence; let Your eyes see that things are fair. You’ve proved my heart; You’ve visited me in my dreams; You’ve tried me, and have found nothing; I’ve settled in my heart that my mouth won’t sin. By Your Word, I’ve kept myself from the ways of the devil, as I thought about the words of other people. Keep me going in Your ways, so that my footsteps are sure.

[6-12] I’ve called on You, because I know You’ll listen to me, God: so listen to me, and hear my prayer. Show Your awesome loving kindness, God, who saves by Your strong hand those who put their trust in You, from all those that rise up against them. Let me be favored in Your sight and hide me in the shade of Your Spirit, from the sinful who keep me down and from the deadly enemies that surround me. They speak proudly with their stubborn hearts. They’ve overcome me in my steps: crouching low; like young lions greedy for prey, and as if they were stalking in hidden places.

[13-15] Awake, oh Yahweh, disappoint them and overthrow them: save my soul from the sinful by Your judgment, from people which are in Your power, oh Yahweh, from the people of the world which have their portion in this life and whose belly You’ve filled with good things, who having many children, leave the rest of their inheritance to their grandchildren. As for me, I’ll see Your face because I’ve done what’s right, and I’ll be satisfied when I awake with Your likeness.

18 [1-3] To the first musician, A Hymn of David, the child of God, that spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that God freed him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul, who said, “I love You, oh Yahweh, my strength.” Yahweh, You are my rock to stand on, and my refuge which surrounds me, and my deliverer from my enemies; my God, my strength, in whom I trust; my belt that protects me, the horn I blow to save me, and my safe haven. I’ll call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised: so I’ll be saved from my enemies.

[4-15] The sorrows of death overtook me, and the rush of ungodly people made me afraid. The sorrows of hell overtook me: the traps of death captured me. In my trouble I called on Yahweh, and cried out to my God, who heard my voice out of the House of God, and listened to my cry. Then the earth quaked; the foundations of the hills were opened and shaken, because God was angry. Then God exhaled smoke and fire, in which the flames consumed everything ignited by them. God opened the heavens, coming down with dark smoke underneath, riding on a heavenly thing, and flying on the wind, making darkness the hiding place of God, with a cloak of dark waters and the thick clouds of the skies all around. But the brightness that surrounded God was followed by the thick clouds that passed, with hail stones and flashes of lightening. The noise of Yahweh rumbled in the heavens, and then the voice of the Most High God spoke through the hail stones and flashes of light. Yes, God sent out bolts of electricity, scattering the enemies, shooting out like flashes of lightning, and destroyed them. Then the outlets of water were seen, and the heart of the earth was uncovered at Your Word, oh Yahweh, from the release of Your exhaust.

[16-24] God sent from above, taking hold of me, and drawing me up out of much water, delivering me from my strong enemies, and from those who hated me, which were too strong for me, and who had shamed me in the day of my misfortune, but You, oh Yahweh, were my stay. You brought me out into a large place and freed me, because You delighted in me. Yahweh, You rewarded me according to my goodness; according to the cleanness of my heart You’ve repaid me, because I’ve kept the ways of Yahweh, and haven’t done evil by not worshiping my God. For all Your Words were with me, and I didn’t put any of them away from me. I was also good before You, and I kept myself from my sin. So You, oh Yahweh, have repaid me according to my goodness, according to the cleanness of my heart in Your eyes.

[25-30] With the merciful, You show Yourself to be merciful; with those who do what’s right You show Yourself to be perfectly good; With the blameless You show Yourself to be blameless; and with those who won’t change their ways You’ll show Yourself to be unmercifully just. For You save the people who are abused; and bring down those who think they are better than others. You burn like a candle in my soul: Yahweh, my God, brightens my darkness. For by You I’ve run through a multitude of enemies; and by my God I’ve leaped over many barriers. The way of God is perfect: the Words of Yahweh have been tried: You are a covering to all those that trust in You.

[31-40] For who is God but Yahweh? or who can be a rock but our God? God provides me with strength, and makes my way perfect. Yahweh makes my feet like a deer’s hoofs, and keeps me safe on my mountaintops. God teaches my hands to fight, so that my arms are strengthened. You’ve also covered me with Your saving grace, Your hand holds me up, and You come to my aid to make me great. You’ve multiplied my steps under me, so that my feet have never slipped. I’ve pursued my enemies, and overtaken them and I didn’t turn back until they were all gone. I’ve wounded those that weren’t able to rise, who were fallen under my feet. For You’ve provided me with the strength for all my struggles: You’ve subdued under me those that rose up against me. You’ve also given me the rulers of my enemies; that I might destroy those that hate me.

[41-45] They cried, but there was none to save them: they even cried to Yahweh, but You didn’t answer them. Then I beat them as small as the dust before the wind and I threw them out as dust in the street. You’ve freed me from the hostility of those people; and You’ve given me control over them: a people that I never would have thought would be subject to me. As soon as they hear of me, they obey my orders: the ungodly submit themselves to me. The ungodly will lose heart, and be scared out of their hiding places.

[46-50] Yahweh lives; my rock is blessed; let praise come only to the God who saves me. It’s God that takes revenge for me, and disciplines the people under me. You free me from those of my enemies who keep me down: yes, You lift me up above those that rise up against me: You’ve taken me away from violent people. So I’ll give thanks to You, oh Yahweh, among the people, and we’ll sing praises to Your Name. You give great freedom and mercy to Your anointed ruler, David, and to his descendants forever.

19 [1-6] To the first musician, A Hymn of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the environment reveals all Your creations. Daily, its story is told, and nightly it shows all its wondrous knowledge. There’s no dialect or language, where it can’t be understood. Its announcement goes out through the whole world and calls out to the end of the world. You’ve set in it a covering for the light, which is as a bridegroom coming out of the wedding chamber, and celebrates as a champion running a race, going from one end of heaven to the other, its course all the way to the end of the sky, and nothing is untouched by its rays.

[7-10] The Word of Yahweh God is perfect, changing the soul: the commandments of Yahweh are sure, making the naive wise. The decrees of Yahweh are right, celebrating the heart: the testimony of Yahweh is pure, enlightening the eyes. The respect of Yahweh is holy, and lasts forever: the judgments of Yahweh are completely true and good. They’re to be wanted more than gold, yes, more than much fine gold: They’re sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

[11-14] Likewise, by them are Your children warned, and there’s great reward in the keeping them. Who can understand their own errors? Cleanse me from my unknown faults. Keep me from the sins that I keep on doing also; don’t let them have power over me: then I’ll be good, and I’ll be innocent from great sins. Let the words of my mouth, and the prayers of my heart, be acceptable in Your sight, oh Yahweh, my strength, and my Savior.

20 [1-5] To the first musician, A Hymn of David. Let Yahweh hear you in the day of trouble; Let the Name of God defend you; sending you help from the House of God, and strengthening you out of Jerusalem; and remember all your offerings, fully accepting your holy sacrifices; Selah! May Yahweh give you the hopes of your heart, and perfect all your plans. We’ll celebrate when you’re saved, and set up our signs in the Name of our God: May Yahweh God give you everything you ask for.

[6-9] Now I know that You save Your anointed and will answer from the holy heavens with a strong hand of lifesaving strength. Some trust in armored vehicles, and some in a swift means of transportation, but we’ll trust in the Name of Yahweh, our God. They’re fallen down, but we’re raised up, and will stand strong in goodness. Give victory, oh Yahweh, let the leader hear us when we call.

21 [1-7] To the first musician, A Hymn of David. I’ll celebrate in Your strength, oh Yahweh; how greatly I will celebrate when You save me! You’ve given me the very thing my heart wanted, and haven’t withheld any of my requests. Selah! For You amaze me with blessings of goodness: You set a golden crown on my head. I asked life of You, and You gave it to me, even eternal life. My fame is made great in how You saved me; honor and majesty You’ve given me. For You’ve made me most blessed forever; You’ve made me very glad with Your look. For I trust in Yahweh, and through the mercy of the Most High God, I won’t be upset.

[8-17] Your hand will find all Your enemies: Your strong hand will find all those that hate You. You’ll make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your anger: Yahweh, You’ll overcome them with Your anger, and the fire will consume them. You’ll destroy their children from the earth, and their grandchildren from among the children of humanity. For they intended evil against You: they made mischievous plans, which they weren’t able to do, so You’ll make them turn back, when You prepare Your weapons against them. May You be made well-known, oh Yahweh, for Your mighty power: so we’ll sing and praise Your victory.

22 [1-5] To the first musician, to the tune of The Doe of the Dawn, A Hymn of David. My God, My God, why have You left Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, and from the sound of My voice? Oh My God, I cry in the daytime, but You don’t hear; and in the night and I’m still not silent. But You are holy, the One who lives in the praises of Your people. Our parents trusted in You: they trusted, and You saved them. They cried to You, and were set free: they trusted in You, and were never confused.

[6-10] But I’m a spineless creature, and no human being; blamed and hated by these people. All those that see Me laugh at me: sticking out their lips, shaking their heads saying, “You trusted on Yahweh, thinking that God would save You: let Yahweh save You, seeing God delights in You.” But You are the One who took Me out of the womb: You made Me hope when I nursed on My mother's breasts. I was dedicated to You from the womb: You are My God from My conception.

[11-21] Don’t be far from Me; for trouble is near; and there’s none to help. Many strong ones have overtaken Me: and they have surrounded Me. Their mouths gape open at Me, as ravenous, roaring lions. I’m poured out like water, and all My bones are out of joint: My heart is like wax, melted in the midst of My bowels. My strength is dried up like a piece of pottery; and My mouth clings to My jaws; and You’ve brought Me into the dust of death. For these dogs have overtaken Me: the assembly of the sinful has enclosed Me: they pierced My hands and My feet. I can see all My bones as they look and stare at Me. They divided My clothes among them, and placed bets on My coat. But don’t be far from Me, oh Yahweh: oh My strength, help Me quickly. Deliver My soul from the blade; My very life from the power of these sinners. Save Me from these lion's mouths: for You’ve heard Me cry out from the power of these brute wild animals.

[22-31] I’ll declare Your Name to My people: in the midst of the congregation I’ll praise You. You who respect Yahweh, all you children of God, praise, glorify, and respect God. Yahweh, You haven’t hated them, nor hated the troubles of those who are abused; nor have You turned Your face away from them; but when they cried to You, You heard. So I’ll praise You in the great congregation: I’ll pay My vows before those that respect You. Those with humility will eat and be satisfied: those that look for Yahweh will praise God and their spirit will live forever. Everyone in the world will remember and turn to Yahweh, and all the people of the nations will worship before You. For the ends of the earth are Yahweh's, and God rules among all the nations. All those that are living on the earth will eat and worship: all those who are buried in the earth will bow before You, none keeping their own soul alive. The children of generations yet to come will minister to You and be counted as children of God. They’ll come and speak of Your goodness to a people that is still to be born in the future, saying that You alone have done all this.

23 [1-4] A Hymn of David. Yahweh, You are my life saver, so I need nothing else. I rest in a peaceful land, for You bring me to calm and refreshing waters. You revive my soul, leading me in the right direction for Your Name’s sake. Yes, even if I walk through the deepest valley, in the darkest shadows, even to the brink of death, I won’t be afraid of anything: for You always walk with me, leading, defending, and comforting me. You keep me safe in the sight of all my enemies, anointing me with Your Spirit as with oil; helping me until my blessings overflow. Your grace and mercy will certainly follow me for the rest of my life, and I’ll stay in Your presence, oh Yahweh, forever.

24 [1-5] A Hymn of David. The earth is Yahweh's, and everything it is filled with; the whole world, and all those that live in it. For God has founded it on the seas, and settled it on the ocean floor. Who will ascend into the hill of Yahweh? Or who will stand in the Holy Sanctuary? The One who has clean hands, and an innocent heart; that hasn’t been proud, or made lying promises. The One who will receive the blessing from Yahweh, and goodness from the God who saves.

[6-10] This is the generation of those that look for the Savior, that look for Your face, oh Jacob. Selah! Open the gates; open up the doors of eternity; and the glorious Savior will come in. Who is this glorious Savior? Yahweh, strong and mighty; Yahweh, victorious in crusades. Open the gates; open up the doors of eternity; and the glorious Savior will come in. Who is this glorious Savior? Yahweh, Leader of the heavenly hosts, is the glorious Savior. Selah!

25 [1-5] A Hymn of David. Oh Yahweh, I lift up my soul to You. Oh my God, I trust in You: Don’t let me be ashamed, don’t let my enemies triumph over me. Yes, let none that pray to You be ashamed; only let those who are immoral and without excuse be ashamed. Show me Your paths, oh Yahweh; teach me Your ways. Lead me in Your truth, and teach me: for You are the God who saves me; I pray to You all day long.

[6-10] Remember, oh Yahweh, Your tender mercies and Your love; which are everlasting. Don’t remember the sins of my childhood, nor my rebellions: according to Your mercy, remember me for Your goodness' sake, oh Yahweh. Yahweh, You are the Good and Perfect One, who teaches the sinful in Your way. You guide those who have humility in their good judgments, and teach them the way of godliness. All the ways of Yahweh are mercy and truth to those that keep the Words of Your promises.

[11-16] For Your Name's sake, oh Yahweh, forgive my sins; for they’re too many to count. Who are those that respect Yahweh? Yahweh, You’ll teach them in the way You choose. Their souls will prosper; and their children will inherit the earth. Yahweh, Your secrets are with those that respect You, who reveals to them the truths of the Promise. My eyes are forever looking toward Yahweh; for You’ll bring me out of trouble. Turn to me, and have mercy on me; for I’m lonely and abused.

[17-22] The troubles of my heart are multiplied: oh Yahweh, bring me out of my troubles. See all my misery and my pain; and forgive all my sins. Think about my many enemies; who hate me with a cruel hatred. Oh keep my soul, and save me: Don’t let me be ashamed; for I put my trust in You. Let my goodness and my honesty save me; for I serve You. Redeem Your people, oh God, out of all their troubles.

26 [1-7] A Hymn of David. Judge me, oh Yahweh; for I’ve done what was right: I’ve trusted in You so I won’t slip up. Watch me, oh Yahweh, and prove me; test my mind and my heart. For I see Your eternal love, and I walk in Your truth. I haven’t sat with people who think they are better than others, nor do I go with lying ones. I hate the gatherings of evildoers; and I won’t sit with unrepentant sinners. I’ll wash my hands in innocence: so I may come to Your altar, oh Yahweh: So that I can publish with a voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all Your wondrous acts.

[8-12] Yahweh, I’ve loved the environment of Your House of God, and the place where You are made known. Don’t collect my soul with the sinful, or take my life with bloodthirsty people, whose hands are full of trouble and bribery. As for me, I’ll do what’s right, so free me and be merciful to me. My feet stand in a holy place: I’ll bless Yahweh God in the congregation of the people.

27 [1-5] A Hymn of David. Yahweh is my light and the One who saves me; so who should I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life; so what should I be afraid of? When the sinful, even my enemies and those who come against me, came to attack my body, they stumbled and fell. Though many should come against me, my heart won’t fear: though disputes should rise against me, in this I’ll be confident: I’ve wanted of Yahweh one thing and that I’ll look for; that I can come into the House of God everyday of my life, to ask for and to see the loveliness of Yahweh God in the House of God. For in the time of trouble You’ll hide me in Your shelter: in the safe haven of Your House of God, You’ll hide me and will set me up on a rock.

[6-11] And when I’m lifted up above my enemies who surround me, I’ll offer in Your House of God, offerings of joy; I’ll sing, yes, I’ll sing praises to Yahweh. Listen, oh Yahweh, when I cry aloud: have mercy also on me, and answer me. When You said, “Look for my face;” my heart said to You, “Your face, oh Yahweh, I’ll look for.” Don’t hide Your face far from me; Don’t put the one who worship’s You away in anger: You’ve been my help; Don’t leave me, or give up on me, oh God, for You are the One who saves me. When my parents give up on me, then Yahweh will take me up. Teach me Your way, oh Yahweh, and lead me in a plain path, because of my enemies.

[12-14] Don’t hand me over to the will of my enemies: for false witnesses have risen up against me, along with those who speak cruelly of me. I would have given up, if I hadn’t believed I would see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living. Have courage and wait on Yahweh, and God will strengthen your heart: wait, I say, on Yahweh.

28 [1-5] A Hymn of David. Oh Yahweh, my rock, I’ll cry to You: Don’t be silent to me, because if You are, I’ll be just like those that are buried in a grave. Listen to the sound of my prayer when I cry to You, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy House of God. Don’t lead me away with the sinful, who speak peacefully to their neighbors, yet with lies and trouble waiting in their hearts. Punish them for what they’ve done, according to all the evil things they’ve done: reward them for their actions; give them just what they deserve; because they don’t respect what You’ve done or the creations of the hands of Yahweh; destroy them forever.

[6-9] May Yahweh be blessed, because You’ve heard the sound of my prayer. Yahweh is my strength and my defense; my heart trusted in You, and I’m helped: so my heart greatly celebrates; and with my song I’ll praise You. Yahweh, You are the strength of Your people, and the saving strength of Your anointed. Save Your people, and bless Your inheritance: provide for them and uphold them forever.

29 [1-5] A Hymn of David. Give to Yahweh, You, who are strong, give to Yahweh, the glory of your strength. Give to Yahweh the glory due to the Name of God; worship Yahweh in the loveliness of holiness. The voice of Yahweh is heard across the oceans: the God of glory rumbles, echoing over the seas. The voice of Yahweh is strong and majestic. The voice of Yahweh snaps the cedars into; yes, Yahweh snaps the cedars of Lebanon completely into.

[6-11] Yahweh makes the volcanoes erupt. The voice of Yahweh spews fiery flames. The voice of Yahweh shakes the desert; the wilderness rumbles. The voice of Yahweh makes the doe to bear, and the forests to drop their leaves, and everyone tells of the glory of God in the House of God. Yahweh rules over the waves of the sea; yes, oh Yahweh sits a Savior forever. Yahweh, You give strength to Your people; Yahweh, You bless Your people with peace.

30 [1-6] A Hymn sung at the dedication of the house of David. I’ll worship You, oh Yahweh; for You’ve held me up, and haven’t allowed my enemies to celebrate over me. Oh Yahweh my God, I cried to You, and You’ve healed me. Oh Yahweh, You’ve raised up my soul from death: You’ve kept me alive, that I shouldn’t be buried in the grave. Sing to Yahweh, You people of God, and give thanks when you remember the holiness of God. For God’s anger lasts only a little while; but in God’s grace is life: tears may last through the night, but joy comes with the new dawn. When I did well, I said, I’ll never be upset.

[7-12] Yahweh, by Your grace You’ve made my mountain to stand strong: You hid Your face, and I was troubled. I cried to You and prayed, oh Yahweh: What profit is there in my death, when I die? Shall the dust praise You? Will it declare Your truth? Listen, oh Yahweh, and have mercy on my soul: Yahweh, help me. You’ve turned my sadness into dancing: You’ve taken my mourning clothes from me, and strengthened me with gladness; to the end that I can sing praise to You when I’m made known, and I won’t be silent. Oh Yahweh my God, I’ll give thanks to You forever.

31 [1-5] To the first musician, A Hymn of David. In You, oh Yahweh, I place my trust; let me never be ashamed: save me in Your goodness. Listen to me; save me quickly: be my rock, a safe haven to defend me. For You are my rock and my stronghold; so for Your Name's sake lead me, and guide me. Pull me out of the trap that’s been secretly set for me: for You are my strength. Into Your hands I place My spirit: You’ve bought Me back, oh Yahweh, God of truth.

[6-10] I’ve hated those that honor empty lies, but I trust in Yahweh. I’ll be glad and celebrate in Your mercy: for You’ve thought about my trouble; You’ve known my soul in hard times and haven’t let me be caught by the hand of the enemy: You’ve let me go free. Have mercy on me, oh Yahweh, for I’m in trouble: my eyes are consumed with grief, yes, my soul and my body. For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength fails me because of my sin, and my body is consumed.

[11-14] I was accused by my enemies, but especially by my neighbors, and I was a fear to all my acquaintances: those that saw me outside fled from me. I’m forgotten as a dead person out of mind: I’m like a broken jar. I’ve heard the lies of many, fear being everywhere, while they all made their plans together against me, and planned how to take my life. But I trusted in You, oh Yahweh: I said, “You are my God.”

[15-20] My time is in Your hand: save me from the hand of my enemies, and from those that abuse me. Make Your face to shine on me: save me for Your mercies' sake. Don’t let me be ashamed, oh Yahweh; for I’ve called on You: let the sinful be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave. Let lying words be put to silence; which proudly and critically speak dreadful things against godly people. Oh how great are Your mercies, which You’ve laid up for those who respect You; which You’ve created for those that trust in You from the children of humanity! You’ll hide them in the shade of Your Spirit from the pride of humanity, secretly keeping them in a safe haven from the troubles of evil words.

[21-24] May Yahweh be blessed: for You’ve shown me Your awesome kindness when I was attacked in my city. For I said in my haste, I’m hidden from Your eyes: Yet You heard the voice of my prayer when I cried to You. Oh love Yahweh, everyone of God: for Yahweh saves the faithful, and amply repays those who think they are better than others. Have good courage, and God will strengthen Your heart, all You that hope in Yahweh.

32 [1-5] A Hymn of David, A Poem of Teaching. Blessed are those whose sins are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed are the people to whom Yahweh doesn’t accuse of sin, and in whose spirit there’s no lies. When I kept silent, my body grew old through my loud crying all day long. For day and night Your hand was heavy on me: my sweat turned into the drought of summer. Selah! I acknowledged my sin to You, my sin I haven’t hid. I said, “I’ll confess my sins to Yahweh;” and You forgave the wrongs of my sin. Selah!

[6-11] For this, every one that is godly should pray to You while You can still be found: surely when the flood waters of the ocean waves rises; it won’t come near to them. You are my hiding place; You’ll save me from trouble; You’ll surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah! Yahweh says, “I’ll train You and teach You in the way which You should go: I’ll guide You with my watchful eye.” So don’t be like a horse or a mule, having no understanding, whose mouth must be harnessed with the bit and bridle, for anyone to come near you. The sinful will have many sorrows, but those that trust in Yahweh, will have mercy encamp around them. Be glad in Yahweh, and celebrate, you who are good, and shout for joy, all you goodhearted people.

33 [1-5] Celebrate in Yahweh, oh you good people: for praises are pleasant for godly people. Praise Yahweh with the harp: sing to God with the violin and all the stringed instruments. Sing to Yahweh a new song, playing skillfully and loudly. For the Words of Yahweh are right; and all the acts of God are done in truth. God loves goodness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of Yahweh.

[6-9] By the word of Yahweh the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breath of God. God set the boundaries of the seas and the oceans in their places. Let the whole world respect Yahweh: let all the people of the world stand in awe of You. For You spoke and it was done; You said it, and it stood fast.

[10-15] Yahweh brings the counsel of the ungodly to naught, making their plans come to nothing. The counsel of Yahweh stands forever, the thoughts of God’s heart to all generations. Blessed are the nations whose God is Yahweh, and the people that God has chosen for an inheritance. Yahweh looks from heaven and watches all the children of humanity. From the heavens You look on all the people of the earth. You make their hearts alike and think about all their acts.

[16-22] There’s no ruler that is saved by the greatness of an army, neither is a strong person freed by great strength. It’s an arrogant thing to depend on swift transportation for safety: and none will be saved by their great strength. See, the eyes of Yahweh are on those that respect God, on those that hope in God’s mercy to save their soul from death, and to keep them alive when there’s a lack of food. Our souls wait for Yahweh: You are our help and our defense. For our hearts will celebrate in You, because we have trusted in Your holy Name. Let Your mercy, oh Yahweh, be on us, according to our hope in You.

34 [1-7] A Hymn of David, when God changed his behavior before Abimelech; who drove him away when he left. I’ll bless Yahweh at all times: Your praises will always be in my mouth. My soul will boast in Yahweh: those who have humility will be glad when they hear it. Oh glorify Yahweh with me, and let’s make God’s Name known together. I sought You, oh Yahweh, and You heard me, and freed me from all my fears. Their hoping faces looked to God, and weren’t ashamed. The poor people cried, and Yahweh heard them, and saved them out of all their troubles. The angel of Yahweh encamps around those that respect God, and delivers them.

[8-14] Experience God and see that Yahweh is good: blessed are the people that trust in God. Respect Yahweh, people of God: for there’s no lack to those that give their respect to God. Even young lions may lack, and suffer hunger, but those that look for Yahweh won’t lack any good thing. Come, children, and listen to me: I’ll teach you the respect of Yahweh. Who are those that want life, and want many days, so that they can see good times? Keep your mouth from evil, and your words from speaking lies. Stop doing evil, do good things, and keep looking for peace.

[15-22] Yahweh watches over godly people and listens to their cry. The face of Yahweh is against those that do evil, in order to remove any memory of them from the earth. Godly people cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. Yahweh comes near to those that have broken hearts; and saves those that have changed spirits. Many are the troubles of godly people, but Yahweh delivers them from every one of them. You keep safe all the bones of My body: none of them are broken. Evil will kill the sinful, and those that hate godly people will be separated from them. Yahweh redeems the souls of the children of God, and none of those that trust in You will be separated.

35 [1-9] A Hymn of David. Plead my case, oh Yahweh, with those that dispute with me: fight against those that attack me. Take hold of Your weapons, and stand up for my help. Draw them out, and block the way of those that abuse me: say to my soul, “I will save you.” Let them be confused and put to shame, all those that look for my soul: make those that try to hurt me turn back and be brought to confusion. Let them be as trash in the wind, and let the avenging angel of Yahweh chase them. Let their way be dark and dangerous, and let the angel of Yahweh abuse them. They’ve hid a trap for me in a grave for no reason, which they’ve dug for my soul without cause. Let destruction come on them unexpectedly; and let the trap that they’ve hid catch them: into that very destruction let them fall. And my soul will be joyful in Yahweh: I’ll celebrate when You save me.

[10-16] My very soul will say, oh Yahweh, who is like You, who delivers the poor from those who are too strong for them, yes, the poor and the needy from those that would ruin them? False witnesses rose up and accused me of things that I had nothing to do with. They rewarded me evil for good to the ruin of my soul. But as for me, when they were sick, I mourned and humbled my soul with fasting; and when my prayers returned unanswered, I behaved myself as though they had been my best friend or family: I grieved, as those that mourn for their own parents. But in my adversity they celebrated, and gathered themselves together: yes, these abusive people gathered themselves together against me, and I didn’t know it; they come at me to no end: Like hypocritical troublemakers at a feast, they grit their teeth at me.

[17-22] My God, how long will You look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my very life from these wild animals. I’ll give You thanks in the great congregations: I’ll praise You among many people. Don’t let those that are my enemies wrongfully celebrate over me; or let them, who hate me with no reason wink their eye. They don’t speak peace, but make lying plans against the peaceful people in this land. Yes, they openly accused me, saying, Aha, aha, we saw it. You’ve seen this, oh Yahweh, so don’t keep silent: oh God, don’t be far from me.

[23-28] Awake Yourself, awake to judge my case, my God, my Savior. Judge me, oh Yahweh my God, according to Your goodness; and don’t let them celebrate over me. Don’t let them say in their hearts, “Yes, this is exactly what we wanted:” Don’t let them say, “We’ve put You in Your place.” Let those that celebrate my hurt be ashamed and brought together in confusion: let those who make themselves great against me be adorned with shame and dishonor. Let those who favor my good cause shout for joy, and be glad: yes, let those who are pleased with the well-being of God’s subject, say always, “Let Yahweh be glorified;” and my mouth will speak of Your goodness and of Your praise always.

36 [1-4] To the first musician, A Hymn of David, the subject of Yahweh. I say in my heart, concerning the evil of sinners, who have no respect for God in their eyes: “They flatter themselves in their own eyes, until people find out how disgusting their sin is. The words of their mouth are full of sin and lies: they have stopped trying to be wise, or to do anything good. They devise trouble on their bed, setting themselves up in ways that aren’t good; not hating evil.”

[5-9] Your mercy, oh Yahweh, is stretched out like the heavens; and Your faithfulness is as far reaching as the clouds. Your goodness is as high as the great mountains; Your judgments are as deep as the oceans: oh Yahweh, You save both people and wild animals. How excellent is Your love, oh God! So the children of humanity put their trust in the shade of Your Spirit. They’re greatly filled with the goodness of Your House of God; and You’ll give them drink from the river of Your joy. You are the fountain of life: for it is by Your light that we see.

[10-12] Oh continue to love those that know You; and give Your goodness to goodhearted people. Don’t let the prideful come against me, and don’t let the sinful upset me. See there, those who practice sin have fallen down; and when they’re down, they won’t be able to get up again.

37 [1-7] A Hymn of David. Don’t worry because of evildoers, or be jealous of those who practice sin, for they’ll soon be cut down like the grass, and withered as a dry herb. Trust in Yahweh, and do good things; so that you’ll stay in the land and not be hungry. Celebrate also in Yahweh; and God will give you everything your heart wants. Give your plans to Yahweh; trusting in God; and God will bring it to pass, and bring forward your goodness and your judgment as the light of midday. Rest in Yahweh, waiting patiently: Don’t worry yourself because of those who prosper in their way, bringing sinful plans to pass.

[8-15] Cease from anger, and give up your rage: Don’t allow yourself to do evil in any way. For evildoers will be moved out of their place, but those that pray to Yahweh, will inherit the earth. Just a little while longer, and the sinful won’t exist: yes, you’ll carefully think about their place, and it won’t exist. But those who have humility will inherit the earth; and will enjoy themselves in a wealth of peace. The sinful plot against good people, and grit their teeth at them. My God will laugh at them: for God sees that their day is coming. The sinful have drawn out blades, and have weapons ready, to keep down the poor and needy, and to slay those of good behavior. Their blade will enter into their own heart, and their weapons will be broken.

[16-22] A little that a good person has is better than the riches of many sinful people. The sinful will lose their control, but Yahweh upholds godly people. Yahweh knows the days of godly people, and their inheritance will be forever. They won’t be ashamed in evil times, and in the days of need they will be satisfied. But the sinful will die, and the enemies of Yahweh will be as a burning field: They will be consumed by smoke, and die out. The sinful borrows, and doesn’t pay it back, but godly people show mercy, and give. For those who are blessed will inherit the earth; and those that are cursed will be moved out of their place.

[23-28] The steps of godly people are ordered by Yahweh, who delights in their way. Though they fall, they won’t be all together disheartened: for You, oh Yahweh uphold them with Your strong hand. I’ve been young, and now I’m old; yet I haven’t seen godly people given up on, or their children begging for food. They’re ever merciful, and lend to those in need; and their children are blessed. Leave from evil, and do good things; and live forever, for Yahweh loves good judgment, and doesn’t give up on the people of God; they’re saved forever, but the children of the sinful will be moved out of their place.

[29-34] Godly people will inherit the land, and stay in it forever. The mouth of godly people speaks wisdom, and their words have good judgment. The Word of God is in their heart; so none of their steps will slip. The sinful watch godly people, and try to destroy them, but Yahweh won’t leave them in their hand, nor condemn them when they’re judged. Wait on Yahweh, and keep your way, and God will uplift you to inherit the land when the sinful are moved out of their place; Wait, you’ll see it.

[35-40] I’ve seen the sinful in great power, and spreading themselves like an evergreen tree. Yet they passed away, and weren’t there anymore: yes, I sought them, but they couldn’t be found. Mark the godly, and watch them: for those people will end with a peaceful life. The sinful will be destroyed together in the end: they’ll be completely moved out of their place. But the salvation of godly people is of Yahweh: You are their strength in the time of trouble. Yahweh, You’ll help them and save them: You’ll save them from the sinful, and free them, because they trust in You.

38 [1-7] A Hymn of David, to bring to remembrance. Oh Yahweh, don’t warn me in Your anger or discipline me in Your heated rage. For You pierce my soul and Your hand puts great pressure on me. There’s no wellness in my body because of Your anger; nor is there any rest in my body because of my sin. For my sins are over my head: as a heavy load, they’re too heavy for me. My wounds have a stench and are rotten because of my stupidity. I’m troubled; I’m humbled greatly; I go about mourning all day long. For my insides are filled with a loathsome disease, and there’s no soundness in my body.

[8-12] I’m very tired and broken: I’ve moaned because the bitterness of my heart. My God, all my requests are before You; and my complaints aren’t hidden from You. My heart pants, my strength fails me: as for the light of my eyes, it’s gone from me. My lovers and my friends stand away from my sores; and my kin people stand far off, as well. Those who look for my life set traps for me, and those that try to hurt me speak mischievous things, while planning their lies all day long.

[13-22] But I, as a deaf person, didn’t hear; and I was as a dumb person that doesn’t speak. So I was as those that don’t hear, and in whose mouth is no shame. For I hope in You, oh Yahweh: You’ll hear, oh Yahweh, my God. For I said, “Listen to me, or they’ll celebrate over me: whenever my foot slips, and magnify themselves against me. For I’m ready to break, and my sorrows are always before me. So, I’ll tell of my sin; I’ll be sorry for my sin.” But my enemies are lively and strong, and those that hate me are wrongfully multiplied. They that give back evil for good are also my enemies; because I follow the things that are good. Don’t leave me, oh Yahweh: oh my God, don’t be far from me. Help me quickly, oh my God, my salvation.

39 [1-5] To the first musician, a laudatory, A Hymn of David. I said, “I’ll be careful of my ways, that I don’t sin with my mouth: I’ll keep my mouth as if it was harnessed with a bridle, while the sinful are before me.” I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from speaking good things; and my sorrow troubled me. My heart was hot within me, and while I was thinking, I burned with fury and then spoke, “Yahweh, make me to know my end, and the length of my days, whatever it is; so that I can know how frail I am. See, You’ve made my days short; and my age is as nothing before You: everyone at their best state is altogether dying.” Selah!

[6-11] Surely everyone walks in an arrogant show, uselessly storing up riches, not knowing who will get them. And now, my God, what do I wait for? My hope is in You. Free me from all my sins: don’t make me the blame of stupid people. I was dumb, and didn’t open my mouth; because it was You who did it. Remove this punishment from me, for I’m consumed by the blow of Your hand. You make attractiveness consume away like a moth eaten piece of clothing, when with a warning, You correct people for sin, and surely everyone is worthless. Selah!

[12-13] Listen to my prayer, oh Yahweh, and hear my cry; don’t hold Your peace at my tears: for I’m like a stranger with You, and a wanderer, as all my ancestors were. Oh spare me, so that I can recover my strength, before I die, and live no more.

40 [1-4] To the first musician, A Hymn of David. I waited patiently for You, oh Yahweh; and You listened to me, and heard my cry. You brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the muddy clay, and set my feet on a rock, and settled my way. You’ve put a new song in my mouth, even praises to my God: many will see it, and be warned, and will trust in Yahweh. Blessed are the people who make Yahweh their trust, and don’t favor those who think they are better than others, nor those who turn aside to lies.

[5-10] Oh Yahweh, my God, many are the wonderful acts which You’ve done, and Your thoughts which are toward us cannot be recalled in order to You: for if I tried to tell them all, they’re more than I can count. You didn’t want sacrifice and offerings; You’ve opened my ears: sacrifice and offerings You never required. Then I said, “See, I come: in the volume of the book it’s written of me, I enjoy doing Your will, oh my God: yes, Your Words are within my heart. I’ve preached goodness in the great congregation, not holding back my words, oh Yahweh, for You know it. I haven’t hid Your goodness in my heart; I’ve told Your faithfulness and Your saving grace: I haven’t concealed Your love and Your truth from the great congregation.

[11-17] Don’t withhold Your tender mercies from me, oh Yahweh: let Your love and Your truth always save me. More evils than I can count have overtaken me, my sins have taken hold of me so that I’m not able to look up; They’re more than the hairs of my head, so my heart fails me. Be pleased, oh Yahweh, to save me: oh Yahweh, hurry to help me. Let those who look for my soul to destroy it be ashamed and confused; let those that wish evil on me be driven back and put to shame. Let those that say to me, “Aha, aha” be deserted for the punishment of their shame. Let all those that look for You celebrate and be glad in You: let those who love the fact that You’ve saved them say always, “oh Yahweh, let us make you known.” But I’m poor and needy; yet my God thinks of me: You are my help and my deliverer; don’t be long, oh my God.

41 [1-3] To the first musician, A Hymn of David. Blessed are those that have compassion on the poor: Yahweh will save them in their time of trouble. Yahweh will save them, keeping them alive and blessing them on the earth, and won’t leave them to the will of their enemies. Yahweh will strengthen them on the bed of suffering, making up their beds in sickness.

[4-8] I said, oh Yahweh, be merciful to me: heal my soul; for I’ve sinned against You. My enemies speak evil of me, so when will they die and their name die out? And if they come to see me, they speak arrogant lies, collecting sins in their hearts, and when they go away, they tell it all. All that hate me whisper together against me, devising my hurt. They say that an evil disease is clinging to me; and now that I’m sick, they say I’ll rise up no more.

[9-13] Yes, even My own close friend that I always trusted in, which ate of My food, has risen up against Me. But You, oh Yahweh, be merciful to Me, and raise Me up, that I can avenge Myself of them. By this I know, that You are gracious to Me, because My enemies won’t triumph over Me. And as for Me, You uphold Me in My goodness, and set Me before Your face forever. May Yahweh be blessed, God of Israel, from eternity, to eternity. Amen and Amen.