1  O YHWH, our Lord, how glorious is Thy name in all the earth! whose majesty is rehearsed above the heavens.

title  For the end, concerning the wine-presses, a Psalm of David.

1  O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful is thy name in all the earth! for thy magnificence is exalted above the heavens.

2  Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast Thou founded strength, because of Thine adversaries; that Thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

Ps8:2  Out of the mouths of babes and infants, you have perfected praise, because of your enemies, so that you may destroy the enemy and the revenger.

3  When I behold Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which Thou hast established;

3  For I will regard the heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon and stars, which thou hast established.

Ps8:3  For I will behold your heavens, the works of your fingers: the moon and the stars, which you have founded.

4  What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that Thou thinkest of him?

5  Yet Thou hast made him but little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

5  Thou madest him a little less than angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour;

Ps8:5  You reduced him to a little less than the Angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor,

6  Thou hast made him to have dominion over the works of Thy hands; Thou hast put all things under His feet

6  and thou hast set him over the works of thy hands: thou hast put all things under his feet

Ps8:6  and you have set him over the works of your hands.

7  Sheep and oxen, all of them, yea, and the beasts of the field;

Ps8:7  You have subjected all things under his feet, all sheep and oxen, and in addition: the beasts of the field,

7  All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the wilderness;

8  The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea; whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

Ps8:8  the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, which pass through the paths of the sea.

9  O YHWH, our Lord, how glorious is Thy name in all the earth!

9  O Lord our Lord, how wonderful is thy name in all the earth!

Ps8:9  O Lord, our Lord, how admirable is your name throughout all the earth!

9:2  I will be glad and exult in Thee; I will sing praise to Thy name, O Most High

Ps9:2  I will rejoice and exult in you. I will sing a psalm to your name, O Most High.

9:3  When mine enemies are turned back, they stumble and perish at Thy presence;

Ps9:3  For my enemy will be turned back. They will be weakened and perish before your face.

9:4  For Thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sattest upon the throne as the righteous Judge.

Ps9:4  For you have accomplished my judgment and my cause. You have sat upon the throne that judges justice.

9:5  Thou hast rebuked the nations, Thou hast destroyed the wicked, Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.

Ps9:5  You have rebuked the Gentiles, and the impious one has perished. You have deleted their name in eternity and for all generations.

9:6  O thou enemy, the waste places are come to an end for ever; and the cities which thou didst uproot, their very memorial is perished.

6  The swords of the enemy have failed utterly; and thou hast destroyed cities: their memorial has been destroyed with a noise,

6  My enemies have been annihilated by the sword for ever; and thou hast destroyed the villages and their very memory hath perished.

9:7  But YHWH is enthroned for ever; He hath established His throne for judgment.

7  but the Lord endures for ever: he has prepared his throne for judgement.

Ps9:7  But the Lord remains in eternity. He has prepared his throne in judgment.

9:8  And He will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister judgment to the peoples with equity.

8  And he shall judge the world in righteousness and the people in uprightness.

9:9  YHWH also will be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble;

9  The Lord also is become a refuge for the poor, a seasonable help, in affliction.

Ps9:9  And the Lord has become a refuge for the poor, a helper in opportunity, in tribulation.

9:10  And they that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee; for thou, YHWH, hast not forsaken them that seek Thee.

10  And let them that know thy name hope in thee: for thou, O Lord, hast not failed them that diligently seek thee.

Ps9:10  And may they hope in you, who know your name. For you have not abandoned those seeking you, Lord.

9:11  Sing praises to YHWH, who dwelleth in Zion; declare among the peoples His doings.

Ps9:11  Sing a psalm to the Lord, who dwells in Zion. Announce his study among the Gentiles.

9:12  For He that avengeth blood hath remembered them; He hath not forgotten the cry of the humble.

12  For he remembered them, in making inquisition for blood: he has not forgotten the supplication of the poor.

Ps9:12  Because of those who yearned for their blood, he has remembered them. He has not forgotten the cry of the poor.

9:13  Be gracious unto me, O YHWH, behold mine affliction at the hands of them that hate me; Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;

13  Have mercy upon me, O Lord; look upon my affliction which I suffer of mine enemies, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death

Ps9:13  Have mercy on me, Lord. See my humiliation from my enemies.

9:14  That I may tell of all Thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion, that I may rejoice in Thy salvation.

Ps9:14  You lift me up from the gates of death, so that I may announce all your praises at the gates of the daughter of Zion.

9:15  The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

15  The heathen are caught in the destruction which they planned: in the very snare which they hid is their foot taken.

Ps9:15  I will exult in your salvation. The Gentiles have become trapped in the ruin that they made. Their foot has been caught in the same snare that they themselves had hidden.

9:16  YHWH hath made Himself known, He hath executed judgment, the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah

16  The Lord is known as executing judgements: the sinner is taken in the works of his hands. A song of Pause.

16  The LORD makes known the judgment which he executes; the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.

9:17  The wicked shall return to the nether-world, even all the nations that forget God.

17  Let sinners be driven away into Hades, even all the nations that forget God.

Ps9:17  The sinners will be turned into Hell: all the Gentiles who have forgotten God.

9:18  For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.

18  For the poor shall not be forgotten for ever: the patience of the needy ones shall not perish for ever.

Ps9:18  For the poor will not be forgotten in the end. The patience of the poor will not perish in the end.

9:19  Arise, O YHWH, let not man prevail; let the nations be judged in Thy sight.

19  Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged before thee.

Ps9:19  Rise up, Lord: do not let man be strengthened. Let the Gentiles be judged in your sight.

9:20  Set terror over them, O YHWH; let the nations know they are but men. Selah

20  Appoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: let the heathen know that they are men. Pause.

10:2  Through the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued, they are taken in the devices that they have imagined.

Ps9:22  While the impious is arrogant, the poor is enflamed. They are held by the counsels that they devise.

10:3  For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and the covetous vaunteth himself, though he contemn YHWH.

3  Because the sinner praises himself for the desires of his heart; and the unjust one blesses himself.

Ps9:23  For the sinner is praised by the desires of his soul, and the iniquitous is blessed.

10:4  The wicked, in the pride of his countenance , saith : 'He will not require'; all his thoughts are: 'There is no God.'

4  The sinner has provoked the Lord: according to the abundance of his pride he will not seek after him : God is not before him.

10:5  His ways prosper at all times; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight; as for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.

5  His ways are profane at all times; thy judgements are removed from before him: he will gain the mastery over all his enemies.

Ps9:25  God is not before his sight. His ways are stained at all times. Your judgments are removed from his face. He will be master of all his enemies.

10:6  He saith in his heart: 'I shall not be moved, I who to all generations shall not be in adversity.'

6  For he has said in his heart, I shall not be moved, continuing without evil from generation to generation.

6  He says in his heart, I shall not be moved from generation to generation; for he conceives evil.

10:7  His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

7  Whose mouth is full of cursing, and bitterness, and fraud: under his tongue are trouble and pain.

10:8  He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in secret places doth he slay the innocent; his eyes are on the watch for the helpless.

8  He lies in wait with rich men in secret places, in order to slay the innocent: his eyes are set against the poor.

Ps9:28  He sits in ambush, with resources in hidden places, so that he may execute the innocent.

10:9  He lieth in wait in a secret place as a lion in his lair, he lieth in wait to catch the poor; he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him up in his net.

Ps9:29  His eyes catch sight of the poor. He lies in ambush, in hiding like a lion in his den. He lies in ambush, so that he may seize the poor, to seize the poor as he draws him in.

9  He lies in wait to snare the poor by drawing him into his net.

10:10  He croucheth, he boweth down, and the helpless fall into his mighty claws.

Ps9:30  With his snare, he will bring him down. He will crouch down and pounce, when he has power over the poor.

10  He shall be humbled and overthrown, and in his bones there shall be sickness and pain.

10:11  He hath said in his heart: 'God hath forgotten; He hideth His face; He will never see.'

11  For he has said in his heart, God has forgotten: he has turned away his face so as never to look.

11  He says in his heart, God has forgotten; he has turned away his face; he will never see it.

10:12  Arise, O YHWH; O God, lift up Thy hand; forget not the humble.

12  Arise, O Lord God; let thy hand be lifted up: forget not the poor.

Ps9:32  O Lord God, rise up. Let your hand be exalted. Do not forget the poor.

10:13  Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, and say in his heart: 'Thou wilt not require'?

Ps9:33  How has the impious one provoked God? For he has said in his heart, “He will not inquire.”

13  Why does the wicked provoke God? He says in his heart, God does not seek vengeance.

10:14  Thou hast seen; for Thou beholdest trouble and vexation, to requite them with Thy hand; unto Thee the helpless committeth himself; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

14  Thou seest it; for thou dost observe trouble and wrath, to deliver them into thy hands: the poor has been left to thee; thou wast a helper to the orphan.

Ps9:34  You do see, for you examine hardship and sorrow, so that you may deliver them into your hands. The poor one has been abandoned to you. You will be a helper to the orphan.

10:15  Break Thou the arm of the wicked; and as for the evil man, search out his wickedness, till none be found.

Ps9:35  Break the arm of the sinner and the malicious. His sin will be sought, and it will not be found.

10:16  YHWH is King for ever and ever; the nations are perished out of His land.

16  The Lord shall reign for ever, even for ever and ever: ye Gentiles shall perish out his land.

16  The LORD is King for ever and ever; the Gentiles are perished out of his land.

10:17  YHWH, Thou hast heard the desire of the humble: Thou wilt direct their heart, Thou wilt cause Thine ear to attend;

17  The Lord has heard the desire of the poor: thine ear has inclined to the preparation of their heart;

17  LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the poor; thine ear hath heard the preparation of their heart;

10:18  To right the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.

11:1  For the Leader. A Psalm of David. In YHWH have I taken refuge; how say ye to my soul: 'Flee thou! to your mountain, ye birds'?

title  Unto the end. A Psalm of David.

1  I trust in the Lord. How can you say to my soul, “Sojourn to the mountain, like a sparrow.”

1  IN the LORD put I my trust; how say you to me, Flee as a bird to the mountains?

11:2  For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, they have made ready their arrow upon the string, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

2  For behold the sinners have bent their bow, they have prepared their arrows for the quiver, to shoot privily at the upright in heart.

11:3  When the foundations are destroyed, what hath the righteous wrought?

3  For they have pulled down what thou didst frame, but what has the righteous done?

3  For if they have destroyed the foundations which the LORD has prepared, what can the righteous do?

11:4  YHWH is in His holy temple, YHWH, His throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids try, the children of men.

4  The Lord is in his holy temple, as for the Lord, his throne is in heaven: his eyes look upon the poor, his eyelids try the sons of men.

11:5  YHWH trieth the righteous; but the wicked and him that loveth violence His soul hateth.

5  The Lord tries the righteous and the ungodly: and he that loves unrighteousness hates his own soul.

Ps10:5  The Lord questions the just and the impious. Yet he who loves iniquity, hates his own soul.

11:6  Upon the wicked He will cause to rain coals; fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.

6  He shall rain upon sinners snares, fire, and brimstone, and a stormy blast shall be the portion of their cup.

11:7  For YHWH is righteous, He loveth righteousness; the upright shall behold His face.

7  For the Lord is righteous, and loves righteousness; his face beholds uprightness.

Ps10:7  For the Lord is just, and he has chosen justice. His countenance has beheld equity.

12:1  Help, YHWH; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

title  For the end, A Psalm of David, upon the eighth.

1  Save me, O Lord; for the godly man has failed; for truth is diminished from among the children of men.

1  SAVE, O LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for faith hath disappeared from the earth.

12:2  They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour; with flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.

Ps11:2  They have been speaking emptiness, each one to his neighbor; they have been speaking with deceitful lips and a duplicitous heart.

12:3  May YHWH cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things!

3  Let the Lord destroy all the deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaks great words

Ps11:3  May the Lord scatter all deceitful lips, along with the tongue that speaks malice.

12:4  Who have said: 'Our tongue will we make mighty; our lips are with us: who is lord over us?'

Ps11:4  They have said: “We will magnify our tongue; our lips belong to us. What is Lord to us?”

4  For they have said, With our tongue will we prevail: our lips are our own; who is lord over us?

12:5  'For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise', saith YHWH; 'I will set him in safety at whom they puff.'

5  Because of the misery of the poor, and because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord, I will set them in safety; I will speak to them thereof openly.

5  Because of the oppression of the poor and the groans of the needy, now will I arise, says the LORD; and I will bring salvation openly.

12:6  The words of YHWH are pure words, as silver tried in a crucible on the earth, refined seven times.

6  The oracles of the Lord are pure oracles; as silver tried in the fire, proved in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

Ps11:6  The eloquence of the Lord is pure eloquence, silver tested by fire, purged from the earth, refined seven times.

12:7  Thou wilt keep them, O YHWH; Thou wilt preserve us from this generation for ever.

7  Thou, O Lord, shalt keep us, and shalt preserve us, from this generation, and for ever.

Ps11:7  You, O Lord, will preserve us, and you will guard us from this generation into eternity.

12:8  The wicked walk on every side, when vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

13:2  How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart by day? How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

2  How long can I take counsel in my soul, sorrowing in my heart throughout the day?

3  How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

13:3  Behold Thou, and answer me, O YHWH my God; lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

3  Look on me, hearken to me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep in death;

3  Consider and hear me, O LORD my God; lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep in death,

13:4  Lest mine enemy say: 'I have prevailed against him'; lest mine adversaries rejoice when I am moved.

4  lest at any time mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him: my persecutors will exult if ever I should be moved.

13:5  But as for me, in Thy mercy do I trust; my heart shall rejoice in Thy salvation.

5  But I have hoped in thy mercy; my heart shall exult in thy salvation.

5  But I have hoped in your mercy. My heart will exult in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, who assigns good things to me. And I will sing psalms to the name of the Lord Most High.

13:6  I will sing unto YHWH, because He hath dealt bountifully with me.

6  I will sing to the Lord who has dealt bountifully with me, and I will sing psalms to the name of the Lord most high.

14:1  For the Leader. A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart: 'There is no God'; they have dealt corruptly, they have done abominably; there is none that doeth good.

title  For the end, Psalm of David.

1  The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, and become abominable in their devices; there is none that does goodness, there is not even so much as one.

1  THE fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have been defiled by their own devices; there is none that does good.

14:2  YHWH looked forth from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any man of understanding, that did seek after God.

2  The Lord looked down from heaven upon the sons of men, to see if there were any that understood, or sought after God.

2  The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men, to see if there were any who were considering or seeking God.

14:3  They are all corrupt, they are together become impure; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

3  They are all gone out of the way, they are together become good for nothing, there is none that does good, no not one. Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; their feet are swift to shed blood: destruction and misery are in their ways; and the way of peace they have not known: there is no fear of God before their eyes.

3  They have all gone astray; together they have become useless. There is no one who does good; there is not even one.

14:4  'Shall not all the workers of iniquity know it, who eat up My people as they eat bread, and call not upon YHWH?'

4  Their throat is an open sepulcher. With their tongues, they have been acting deceitfully; the venom of asps is under their lips. Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.

4  They recognized not the workers of iniquity, who devour my people as one eats bread; and they called not upon the LORD.

14:5  There are they in great fear; for God is with the righteous generation.

5  There were they alarmed with fear, where there was no fear; for God is in the righteous generation.

5  Their feet are swift to shed blood. Grief and unhappiness are in their ways; and the way of peace, they have not known.

14:6  Ye would put to shame the counsel of the poor, but YHWH is his refuge.

6  Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his hope.

6  There is no fear of God before their eyes.

14:7  Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When YHWH turneth the captivity of His people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

7  Who will bring the salvation of Israel out of Sion? when the Lord brings back the captivity of his people, let Jacob exult, and Israel be glad.

7  Who will grant the salvation of Israel from Zion? When the Lord turns away the captivity of his people, Jacob will exult, and Israel will rejoice.

15:1  A Psalm of David. YHWH, who shall sojourn in Thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell upon Thy holy mountain?

1  LORD, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? who shall inhabit thy holy mountain?

15:2  He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh truth in his heart;

2  He that walks blameless, and works righteousness, who speaks truth in his heart.

2  He who walks without blemish and who works justice.

15:3  That hath no slander upon his tongue, nor doeth evil to his fellow, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour;

3  Who has not spoken craftily with is tongue, neither has done evil to his neighbour, nor taken up a reproach against them that dwelt nearest to him.

3  He that deceives not with his tongue, nor does evil to his neighbor, nor accepts a bribe from his neighbor;

15:4  In whose eyes a vile person is despised, but he honoureth them that fear YHWH; he that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not;

4  In his sight an evil-worker is set at nought, but he honours them that fear the Lord. He swears to his neighbour, and disappoints him not.

4  In his sight, the malicious one has been reduced to nothing, but he glorifies those who fear the Lord. He who swears to his neighbor and does not deceive.

15:5  He that putteth not out his money on interest, nor taketh a bribe against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

5  He has not lent his money on usury, and has not received bribes against the innocent. He that does these things shall never be moved.

5  He who has not given his money in usury, nor accepted bribes against the innocent. He who does these things will be undisturbed for eternity.

16:1  Michtam of David. Keep me, O God; for I have taken refuge in Thee.

title  A writing of David.

1  Keep me, O Lord; for I have hoped in thee.

1  PRESERVE me, O God; for in thee do I put my trust.

16:2  I have said unto YHWH: 'Thou art my Lord; I have no good but in Thee';

2  I said to the Lord, Thou art my Lord; for thou has no need of my goodness.

2  I have said to the Lord: “You are my God, so you have no need of my goodness.”

16:3  As for the holy that are in the earth, they are the excellent in whom is all my delight.

3  On behalf of the saints that are in his land, he has magnified all his pleasure in them.

3  I said it also to the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

16:4  Let the idols of them be multiplied that make suit unto another; their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take their names upon my lips.

4  Their weaknesses have been multiplied; afterward they hasted. I will by no means assemble their bloody meetings, neither will I make mention of their names with my lips.

16:5  O YHWH, the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup, Thou maintainest my lot.

5  The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou art he that restores my inheritance to me.

16:6  The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

6  The lots have fallen upon me with clarity. And, indeed, my inheritance has been very clear to me.

6  My portion of the land fell to me in goodly places; yea, I have been pleased with my heritage.

16:7  I will bless YHWH, who hath given me counsel; yea, in the night seasons my reins instruct me.

7  I will bless the Lord, who has bestowed understanding upon me. Moreover, my temperament has also corrected me, even through the night.

7  I will bless the LORD, for he has given me counsel; my intuition also guides me during the night.

16:8  I have set YHWH always before me; surely He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

8  I foresaw the Lord always before my face; for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.

8  I have made provision for the Lord always in my sight. For he is at my right hand, so that I may not be disturbed.

16:9  Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; my flesh also dwelleth in safety;

9  Because of this, my heart has been joyful, and my tongue has exulted. Moreover, even my body will rest in hope.

16:10  For Thou wilt not abandon my soul to the nether-world; neither wilt Thou suffer Thy godly one to see the pit.

10  because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

10  For you will not abandon my soul to Hell, nor will you allow your holy one to see corruption.

16:11  Thou makest me to know the path of life; in Thy presence is fulness of joy, in Thy right hand bliss for evermore.

11  Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou wilt fill me with joy with thy countenance: at thy right hand there are delights for ever.

11  You have made known to me the ways of life; you will fill me with joy by your countenance. At your right hand are delights, even to the end.

17:1  A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O YHWH, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer from lips without deceit.

1  HEAR, O Holy LORD, and consider my supplication; give ear unto my prayer that proceedeth not out of deceitful lips.

17:2  Let my judgment come forth from Thy presence; let Thine eyes behold equity.

17:3  Thou hast tried my heart, Thou hast visited it in the night; Thou hast tested me, and Thou findest not that I had a thought which should not pass my mouth.

3  Thou has proved mine heart; thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me as with fire, and unrighteousness has not been found in me: I am purposed that my mouth shall not speak amiss.

3  You have tested my heart and visited it by night. You have examined me by fire, and iniquity has not been found in me.

17:4  As for the doings of men, by the word of Thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.

4  Therefore, may my mouth not speak the works of men. I have kept to difficult ways because of the words of your lips.

4  Through the conversation of my lips thou hast kept me from evil ways.

17:5  My steps have held fast to Thy paths, my feet have not slipped.

5  Perfect my steps in your paths, so that my footsteps may not be disturbed.

5  Thou hast strengthened my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.

17:6  As for me, I call upon Thee, for Thou wilt answer me, O God; incline Thine ear unto me, hear my speech.

6  I have cried, for thou heardest me, O God: incline thine ear to me, and hearken to my words.

6  I have cried out because you, O God, have listened to me. Incline your ear to me and heed my words.

17:7  Make passing great Thy mercies, O Thou that savest by Thy right hand from assailants them that take refuge in Thee.

7  Shew the marvels of thy mercies, thou that savest them that hope in thee.

7  Make your mercies wonderful, for you save those who hope in you.

17:8  Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me in the shadow of Thy wings,

8  From those who resist your right hand, preserve me like the pupil of your eye. Protect me under the shadow of your wings,

17:9  From the wicked that oppress, my deadly enemies, that compass me about.

9  from the face of the ungodly that have afflicted me: mine enemies have compassed about my soul.

9  From the sinners who plunder me, from the enemies of my soul who surround me.

17:10  Their gross heart they have shut tight, with their mouth they speak proudly.

10  They have enclosed themselves with their own fat: their mouth has spoken pride.

10  Silence their mouth, for they have spoken vanity.

17:11  At our every step they have now encompassed us; they set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.

11  They have now cast me out and compassed me round about: they have set their eyes so as to bow them down to the ground.

11  They have praised me, and now have surrounded me; they have determined to bury me in the ground.

17:12  He is like a lion that is eager to tear in pieces, and like a young lion lurking in secret places.

12  They laid wait for me as a lion ready for prey, and like a lion’s whelp dwelling in secret places.

12  They have taken me, like a lion ready for the prey, and like a young lion dwelling in hiding.

17:13  Arise, O YHWH, confront him, cast him down; deliver my soul from the wicked, by Thy sword;

13  Arise, O Lord, prevent them, and cast them down: deliver my soul from the ungodly: draw thy sword,

13  Rise up, O Lord, arrive before him and displace him. Deliver my soul from the impious one: your spear from the enemies of your hand.

17:14  From men, by Thy hand, O YHWH, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life, and whose belly Thou fillest with Thy treasure; who have children in plenty, and leave their abundance to their babes.

14  because of the enemies of thine hand: O Lord, destroy them from the earth; scatter them in their life, though their belly has been filled with thy hidden treasures: they have been satisfied with uncleanness, and have left the remnant of their possessions to their babes.

17:15  As for me, I shall behold Thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Thy likeness.

15  But I shall appear in righteousness before thy face: I shall be satisfied when thy glory appears.

15  But as for me, I will appear before your sight in justice. I will be satisfied when your glory appears.

18:1  And he said: I love thee, O YHWH, my strength.

title  For the end, a Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord; the words which he spoke to the Lord, even the words of this Song, in the day in which the Lord delivered him out the hand of all his enemies, and out the hand of Saul: and he said

1  I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.

1  I WILL love thee, O LORD, my strength and my trust;

18:2  YHWH is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in Him I take refuge; my shield, and my horn of salvation, my high tower.

2  The Lord is my firm support, and my refuge, and my deliverer; my God is my helper, I will hope in him; he is my defender, and the horn of my salvation, and my helper.

2  My refuge and my deliverer is the mighty God in whom I trust; he is my helper and the horn of my salvation and my glorious refuge.

18:3  Praised, I cry, is YHWH, and I am saved from mine enemies.

3  I will call upon the Lord with praises, and I shall be saved from mine enemies.

Ps17:3  Praising, I will call upon the Lord. And I will be saved from my enemies.

18:4  The cords of Death compassed me, and the floods of Belial assailed me.

Ps17:4  The sorrows of death surrounded me, and the torrents of iniquity dismayed me.

4  For the pains of death surrounded me, and the rush of ungodly men have confused me.

18:5  The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of Death confronted me.

5  The pangs of hell came round about me: the snares of death prevented me.

18:6  In my distress I called upon YHWH, and cried unto my God; out of His temple He heard my voice, and my cry came before Him unto His ears.

6  And when I was afflicted I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: he heard my voice out of this holy temple, and my cry shall enter before him, even into his ears.

Ps17:6  In my tribulation, I called upon the Lord, and I cried out to my God. And he listened to my voice from his holy temple. And my cry in his presence entered into his ears.

18:7  Then the earth did shake and quake, the foundations also of the mountains did tremble; they were shaken, because He was wroth.

Ps17:7  The earth was shaken, and it trembled. The foundations of the mountains were disturbed, and they were shaken, because he was angry with them.

18:8  Smoke arose up in His nostrils, and fire out of His mouth did devour; coals flamed forth from Him.

8  There went up a smoke in his wrath, and fire burst into a flame at his presence: coals were kindled at it.

Ps17:8  A smoke ascended by his wrath, and a fire flared up from his face: coals were kindled by it.

18:9  He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and thick darkness was under His feet.

Ps17:9  He bent the heavens, and they descended. And darkness was under his feet.

18:10  And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, He did swoop down upon the wings of the wind.

10  And he mounted on cherubs and flew: he flew on the wings of winds.

Ps17:10  And he ascended upon the cherubim, and he flew: he flew upon the feathers of the winds.

18:11  He made darkness His hiding-place, His pavilion round about Him; darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

11  And he made darkness his secret place: round about him was his tabernacle, even dark water in the clouds of the air.

Ps17:11  And he set darkness as his hiding place, with his tabernacle all around him: dark waters in the clouds of the air.

18:12  At the brightness before Him, there passed through His thick clouds hailstones and coals of fire.

12  Out of the brightness of his shadow his clouds rained hailstones and coals of fire.

18:13  YHWH also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High gave forth His voice; hailstones and coals of fire.

13  The Lord also thundered from heaven, and the Highest uttered his voice.

Ps17:13  And the Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice: hail and coals of fire.

18:14  And He sent out His arrows, and scattered them; and He shot forth lightnings, and discomfited them.

Ps17:14  And he sent forth his arrows and scattered them. He multiplied lightnings, and he set them in disarray.

18:15  And the channels of waters appeared, and the foundations of the world were laid bare, at Thy rebuke, O YHWH, at the blast of the breath of Thy nostrils.

Ps17:15  Then the fountains of waters appeared, and the foundations of the world were revealed, by your rebuke, O Lord, by the inspiration of the Spirit of your wrath.

15  Then the brooks appeared, and the foundations of the world were laid open at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thine anger.

18:16  He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.

18:17  He delivered me from mine enemy most strong, and from them that hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

17  He will deliver me from my mighty enemies, and from them that hate me; for they are stronger than I.

Ps17:17  He rescued me from my strongest enemies, and from those who hated me. For they had been too strong for me.

18:18  They confronted me in the day of my calamity; but YHWH was a stay unto me.

18  They prevented me in the day of mine affliction: but the Lord was my stay against them.

Ps17:18  They intercepted me in the day of my affliction, and the Lord became my protector.

18:19  He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because He delighted in me.

19  And he brought me out into a wide place: he will deliver me, because he has pleasure in me.

Ps17:19  And he led me out, into a wide place. He accomplished my salvation, because he willed me.

18:20  YHWH rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath He recompensed me.

20  And the Lord will recompense me according to my righteousness; even according to the purity of my hands will he recompense me.

Ps17:20  And the Lord will reward me according to my justice, and he will repay me according to the purity of my hands.

18:21  For I have kept the ways of YHWH, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

Ps17:21  For I have preserved the ways of the Lord, and I have not behaved impiously before my God.

18:22  For all His ordinances were before me, and I put not away His statutes from me.

Ps17:22  For all his judgments are in my sight, and his justice, I have not pushed away from me.

18:23  And I was single-hearted with Him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

23  I was also blameless before him, and I carefully kept myself from my sins.

18:24  Therefore hath YHWH recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes.

24  And the Lord shall recompense me according to my righteousness, and according to the purity of my hands before his eyes.

18:25  With the merciful Thou dost show Thyself merciful, with the upright man Thou dost show Thyself upright;

25  With the holy thou wilt be holy; and with the innocent man thou wilt be innocent.

25  With the pure thou shalt be pure; with an upright man thou shalt be upright.

18:26  With the pure Thou dost show Thyself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.

26  And with the excellent man thou wilt be excellent; and with the perverse thou wilt shew frowardness.

26  With the clean thou shalt be clean; and from the crooked thou shalt turn aside.

18:27  For Thou dost save the afflicted people; but the haughty eyes Thou dost humble.

27  For thou wilt save the lowly people, and wilt humble the eyes of the proud.

Ps17:27  For you will save the humble people, but you will bring down the eyes of the arrogant.

18:28  For Thou dost light my lamp; YHWH my God doth lighten my darkness.

Ps17:28  For you illuminate my lamp, O Lord. My God, enlighten my darkness.

18:29  For by Thee I run upon a troop; and by my God do I scale a wall.

Ps17:29  For in you, I will be delivered from temptation; and with my God, I will climb over a wall.

29  For through thee I have pursued a band of robbers; and through my God have I leaped over a fence.

18:30  As for God, His way is perfect; the word of YHWH is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in Him.

30  As for my God, his way is perfect: the oracles of the Lord are tried in the fire; he is a protector of all them that hope in him.

18:31  For who is God, save YHWH? And who is a Rock, except our God?

31  For there is no God save the LORD; and there is no one who is mighty like our God.

18:32  The God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way straight;

32  It is God that girds me with strength, and has made my way blameless

Ps17:32  It is God who has wrapped me with virtue and made my way immaculate.

18:33  Who maketh my feet like hinds', and setteth me upon my high places;

33  who strengthens my feet as hart’s feet, and sets me upon high places.

Ps17:33  It is he who has perfected my feet, like the feet of deer, and who stations me upon the heights.

18:34  Who traineth my hands for war, so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.

Ps17:34  It is he who trains my hands for battle. And you have set my arms like a bow of brass.

18:35  Thou hast also given me Thy shield of salvation, and Thy right hand hath holden me up; and Thy condescension hath made me great.

35  And thou hast made me secure in my salvation: and thy right hand has helped me, and thy correction has upheld me to the end; yea, thy correction itself shall instruct me.

Ps17:35  And you have given me the protection of your salvation. And your right hand sustains me. And your discipline has corrected me unto the end. And your discipline itself will teach me.

18:36  Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.

36  Thou has made room for my goings under me, and by footsteps did not fail.

Ps17:36  You have expanded my footsteps under me, and my tracks have not been weakened.

18:37  I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them; neither did I turn back till they were consumed.

37  I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; and I will not turn back until they are consumed.

Ps17:37  I will pursue my enemies and apprehend them. And I will not turn back until they have failed.

18:38  I have smitten them through, so that they are not able to rise; they are fallen under my feet.

38  I will dash them to pieces and they shall not be able to stand: they shall fall under my feet.

Ps17:38  I will break them, and they will not be able to stand. They will fall under my feet.

18:39  For Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

Ps17:39  And you have wrapped me with virtue for the battle. And those rising up against me, you have subdued under me.

18:40  Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, and I did cut off them that hate me.

40  And thou has made mine enemies turn their backs before me; and thou hast destroyed them that hated me.

Ps17:40  And you have given the back of my enemies to me, and you have destroyed those who hated me.

18:41  They cried, but there was none to save; even unto YHWH, but He answered them not.

Ps17:41  They cried out, but there was none to save them, to the Lord, but he did not heed them.

41  They shall cry, but there will be none to save them; they shall beg the LORD, but he will not answer them.

18:42  Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.

42  I will grind them as the mud of the streets: and I will beat them small as dust before the wind.

Ps17:42  And I will crush them into dust before the face of the wind, so that I will obliterate them like the mud in the streets.

18:43  Thou hast delivered me from the contentions of the people; Thou hast made me the head of the nations; a people whom I have not known serve me.

43  Deliver me from the gain sayings of the people: thou shalt make me head of the Gentiles: a people whom I knew not served me,

Ps17:43  You will rescue me from the contradictions of the people. You will set me at the head of the Gentiles.

18:44  As soon as they hear of me, they obey me; the sons of the stranger dwindle away before me.

44  at the hearing of the ear they obeyed me: the strange children lied to me.

Ps17:44  A people I did not know has served me. As soon as their ears heard, they were obedient to me.

18:45  The sons of the stranger fade away, and come trembling out of their close places.

Ps17:45  The sons of foreigners have been deceitful to me, the sons of foreigners have grown weak with time, and they have wavered from their paths.

45  Strangers shall halt and shall be hindered from walking in their paths.

18:46  YHWH liveth, and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be the God of my salvation;

46  The Lord lives; and blessed be my God; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.

18:47  Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, and subdueth peoples under me.

47  It is God that avenges me, and has subdued the nations under me;

Ps17:47  O God, who vindicates me and who subdues the people under me, my liberator from my enraged enemies.

18:48  He delivereth me from mine enemies; yea, Thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.

48  my deliverer from angry enemies: thou shalt set me on high above them that rise up against me: thou shalt deliver me from the unrighteous man.

Ps17:48  And you will exalt me above those who rise up against me. From the iniquitous man, you will rescue me.

18:49  Therefore I will give thanks unto Thee, O YHWH, among the nations, and will sing praises unto Thy name.

49  Therefore will I confess to thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and sing to thy name.

Ps17:49  Because of this, O Lord, I will confess to you among the nations, and I will compose a psalm to your name

18:50  Great salvation giveth He to His king; and showeth mercy to His anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore.

50  God magnifies the deliverances of his king; and deals mercifully with David his anointed, and his seed, for ever.

Ps17:50  magnifying the salvation of his king, and showing mercy to David, his Christ, and to his offspring, even for all time.

19:2  Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night revealeth knowledge;

2  Day to day utters speech, and night to night proclaims knowledge.

Ps18:2  Day proclaims the word to day, and night to night imparts knowledge.

19:3  There is no speech, there are no words, neither is their voice heard.

Ps18:3  There are no speeches or conversations, where their voices are not being heard.

19:4  Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath He set a tent for the sun,

4  Their voice is gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.

19:5  Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run his course.

5  In the sun he has set his tabernacle; and he comes forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber: he will exult as a giant to run his course.

Ps18:5  He has placed his tabernacle in the sun, and he is like a bridegroom coming out of his bedroom. He has exulted like a giant running along the way;

19:6  His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it; and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

Ps18:6  his departure is from the summit of heaven. And his course reaches all the way to its summit. Neither is there anyone who can hide himself from his heat.

19:7  The law of YHWH is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of the YHWH is sure, making wise the simple.

7  The law of the Lord is perfect, converting souls: the testimony of the Lord is faithful, instructing babes.

19:8  The precepts of YHWH are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the YHWH is pure, enlightening the eyes.

8  The ordinances of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is bright, enlightening the eyes.

Ps18:8  The justice of the Lord is right, rejoicing hearts. The precepts of the Lord are brilliant, enlightening the eyes.

19:9  The fear of YHWH is clean, enduring for ever; the ordinances of the YHWH are true, they are righteous altogether;

9  The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring for ever and ever: the judgements of the Lord are true, and justified altogether.

19:10  More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

10  To be desired more than gold, and much precious stone: sweeter also than honey and the honey-comb.

Ps18:10  desirable beyond gold and many precious stones, and sweeter than honey and the honeycomb.

19:11  Moreover by them is Thy servant warned; in keeping of them there is great reward.

11  For thy servant keeps to them: in the keeping of them there is great reward.

Ps18:11  For, indeed, your servant keeps them, and in keeping them, there are many rewards.

19:12  Who can discern his errors? Clear Thou me from hidden faults.

12  Who will understand his transgressions? purge thou me from my secret sins.

Ps18:12  Who can understand transgression? From my hidden faults, cleanse me, O Lord,

19:13  Keep back Thy servant also from presumptuous sins, that they may not have dominion over me; then shall I be faultless, and I shall be clear from great transgression.

13  And spare thy servant the attack of strangers: if they do not gain the dominion over me, then shall I be blameless, and I shall be clear from great sin.

Ps18:13  and from those of others, spare your servant. If they will have no dominion over me, then I will be immaculate, and I will be cleansed from the greatest transgression.

19:14  Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before Thee, O YHWH, my Rock, and my Redeemer.

14  So shall the sayings of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be pleasing continually before thee, O Lord my helper, and my redeemer.

Ps18:14  And the eloquence of my mouth will be so as to please, along with the meditation of my heart, in your sight, forever, O Lord, my helper and my redeemer.

20:2  Send forth thy help from the sanctuary, and support thee out of Zion;

2  Send thee help from the sanctuary, and aid thee out of Sion.

Ps19:2  May he send you help from the sanctuary and watch over you from Zion.

20:3  Receive the memorial of all thy meal-offerings, and accept the fat of thy burnt-sacrifice; Selah

3  Remember all thy sacrifice, and enrich thy whole-burnt-offering. Pause.

Ps19:3  May he be mindful of all your sacrifices, and may your burnt-offerings be fat.

20:4  Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.

Ps19:4  May he grant to you according to your heart, and confirm all your counsels.

4  May the LORD grant you according to your own heart, and fulfil all your counsel.

20:5  We will shout for joy in thy victory, and in the name of our God we will set up our standards; YHWH fulfil all thy petitions.

5  We will exult in thy salvation, and in the name of our God shall we be magnified: the Lord fulfil all thy petitions.

Ps19:5  We will rejoice in your salvation, and in the name of our God, we will be magnified.

20:6  Now know I that YHWH saveth His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven with the mighty acts of His saving right hand.

Ps19:6  May the Lord fulfill all your petitions. Now I know that the Lord has saved his Christ. He will hear him from his holy heaven. The salvation of his right hand is in his power.

6  Henceforth it is known that the LORD has saved his anointed; and has heard him from his holy heaven and saved with the strength of his right hand.

20:7  Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; but we will make mention of the name of YHWH our God.

7  Some glory in chariots, and some in horses: but we will glory in the name of the Lord our God.

20:8  They are bowed down and fallen; but we are risen, and stand upright.

Ps19:8  They have been bound, and they have fallen. But we have risen up, and we have been set upright.

20:9  Save, YHWH; let the King answer us in the day that we call.

9  O Lord, save the king: and hear us in whatever day we call upon thee.

21:2  Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and the request of his lips Thou hast not withholden. Selah

Ps20:2  You have granted him the desire of his heart, and you have not cheated him of the wish of his lips.

21:3  For Thou meetest him with choicest blessings; Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.

3  For thou hast prevented him with blessings of goodness: thou has set upon his head a crown of precious stone.

Ps20:3  For you have gone ahead of him with blessings of sweetness. You have placed a crown of precious stones on his head.

21:4  He asked life of Thee, Thou gavest it him; even length of days for ever and ever.

Ps20:4  He petitioned you for life, and you have granted him length of days, in the present time, and forever and ever.

21:5  His glory is great through Thy salvation; honour and majesty dost Thou lay upon him.

Ps20:5  Great is his glory in your salvation. Glory and great adornment, you will lay upon him.

21:6  For Thou makest him most blessed for ever; Thou makest him glad with joy in Thy presence.

6  For thou wilt give him a blessing for ever and ever: thou wilt gladden him with joy with thy countenance.

Ps20:6  For you will give him as a blessing forever and ever. You will make him rejoice with gladness in your presence.

21:7  For the king trusteth in YHWH, yea, in the mercy of the Most High; he shall not be moved.

Ps20:7  Because the king hopes in the Lord, and in the mercy of the Most High, he will not be disturbed.

21:8  Thy hand shall be equal to all thine enemies; thy right hand shall overtake those that hate thee.

Ps20:8  May your hand be found by all your enemies. May your right hand discover all those who hate you.

8  Your hand shall overcome all your enemies; your right hand shall overcome those that hate you.

21:9  Thou shalt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger; YHWH shall swallow them up in His wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

Ps20:9  You will make them like an oven of fire, in the time of your presence. The Lord will stir them up with his wrath, and fire will devour them.

9  You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of your wrath; the LORD shall consume them in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

21:10  Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

Ps20:10  You will destroy their fruit from the earth and their offspring from the sons of men.

21:11  For they intended evil against thee, they imagined a device, wherewith they shall not prevail.

Ps20:11  For they have turned evils upon you; they have devised plans, which they have not been able to accomplish.

11  For they have planned evil against you; they conceived a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

21:12  For thou shalt make them turn their back, thou shalt make ready with thy bowstrings against the face of them.

Ps20:12  For you will make them turn their back; with your remnants, you will prepare their countenance.

12  For you shall place a scar on them; and you shall make ready your array against their faces.

21:13  Be Thou exalted, O YHWH, in Thy strength; so will we sing and praise Thy power.

Ps20:13  Be exalted, Lord, by your own power. We will play music and sing psalms to your virtues.