1  In thee, O YHWH, have I taken refuge; let me never be ashamed; deliver me in Thy righteousness.

title  For the end, a Psalm of David, an utterance of extreme fear.

1  O Lord, I have hoped in thee; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness and rescue me.

title  Unto the end. A Psalm of David according to an ecstasy.

1  In you, Lord, I have hoped; let me never be confounded. In your justice, deliver me.

2  Incline Thine ear unto me, deliver me speedily; be Thou to me a rock of refuge, even a fortress of defence, to save me.

Ps30:2  Incline your ear to me. Hasten to rescue me. Be for me a protector God and a house of refuge, so as to accomplish my salvation.

3  For Thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for Thy name's sake lead me and guide me.

3  For thou art my strength and my refuge; and thou shalt guide me for thy name’s sake, and maintain me.

Ps30:3  For you are my strength and my refuge; and for the sake of your name, you will lead me and nourish me.

4  Bring me forth out of the net that they have hidden for me; for Thou art my stronghold.

Ps30:4  You will lead me out of this snare, which they have hidden for me. For you are my protector.

4  Pull me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me; for thou art my protector.

5  Into Thy hand I commit my spirit; Thou hast redeemed me, O YHWH, Thou God of truth.

5  Into thine hands I will commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.

Ps30:5  Into your hands, I commend my spirit. You have redeemed me, O Lord, God of truth.

6  I hate them that regard lying vanities; but I trust in YHWH.

6  Thou has hated them that idly persist in vanities: but I have hoped in the Lord.

Ps30:6  You have hated those who practice emptiness to no purpose. But I have hoped in the Lord.

7  I will be glad and rejoice in Thy lovingkindness; for Thou hast seen mine affliction, Thou hast taken cognizance of the troubles of my soul,

7  I will exult and be glad in thy mercy: for thou hast looked upon mine affliction; thou hast saved my soul from distresses.

Ps30:7  I will exult and rejoice in your mercy. For you have looked upon my humility; you have saved my soul from needfulness.

8  And Thou hast not given me over into the hand of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a broad place.

Ps30:8  And you have not enclosed me in the hands of the enemy. You have set my feet in a spacious place.

9  Be gracious unto me, O YHWH, for I am in distress; mine eye wasteth away with vexation, yea, my soul and my body.

9  Pity me, O Lord, for I am afflicted: my eye is troubled with indignation, my soul and by belly.

Ps30:9  Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am troubled. My eye has been disturbed by wrath, along with my soul and my gut.

10  For my life is spent in sorrow, and my years in sighing; my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are wasted away.

Ps30:10  For my life has fallen into sorrow, and my years into sighing. My virtue has been weakened in poverty, and my bones have been disturbed.

11  Because of all mine adversaries I am become a reproach, yea, unto my neighbours exceedingly, and a dread to mine acquaintance; they that see me without flee from me.

Ps30:11  I have become a disgrace among all my enemies, and even more so to my neighbors, and a dread to my acquaintances. Those who catch sight of me, flee away from me.

11  I have become a reproach to my neighbors and a dread to my acquaintances: they that saw me on the street fled from me.

12  I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind; I am like a useless vessel.

12  I have been forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am become as a broken vessel.

Ps30:12  I have become forgotten, like one dead to the heart. I have become like a damaged utensil.

13  For I have heard the whispering of many, terror on every side; while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

13  For I heard the slander of many that dwelt round about: when they were gathered together against me, they took counsel to take my life.

Ps30:13  For I have heard the harsh criticism of many who linger in the area. While assembled together against me in that place, they deliberated on how to take away my life.

14  But as for me, I have trusted in Thee, O YHWH; I have said: 'Thou art my God.'

14  But I hoped in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my God.

15  My times are in Thy hand; deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

15  My lots are in thy hands: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies,

Ps30:15  My fate is in your hands. Rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from those who are persecuting me.

16  Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; save me in Thy lovingkindness.

16  and from them that persecute me. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me in thy mercy.

Ps30:16  Shine your face upon your servant. Save me in your mercy.

17  O YHWH, let me not be ashamed, for I have called upon Thee; let the wicked be ashamed, let them be put to silence in the nether-world.

17  O Lord, let me not be ashamed, for I have called upon thee: let the ungodly be ashamed, and brought down to Hades.

Ps30:17  Do not let me be confounded, Lord, for I have called upon you. Let the impious be ashamed and be drawn down into Hell.

18  Let the lying lips be dumb, which speak arrogantly against the righteous, with pride and contempt.

Ps30:18  May deceitful lips be silenced: those that speak iniquity against the just, in arrogance and in abusiveness.

18  Let the lips of the wicked be silent; for they speak falsely and disdainfully against the righteous.

19  Oh how abundant is Thy goodness, which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee; which Thou hast wrought for them that take their refuge in Thee, in the sight of the sons of men!

19  How abundant is the multitude of thy goodness, O Lord, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee! thou hast wrought it out for them that hope on thee, in the presence of the sons of men.

Ps30:19  How great is the multitude of your sweetness, O Lord, which you keep hidden for those who fear you, which you have perfected for those who hope in you, in the sight of the sons of men.

20  Thou hidest them in the covert of Thy presence from the plottings of man; Thou concealest them in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

Ps30:20  You hide them in the concealment of your face, from the disturbance of men. You protect them in your tabernacle, from the contradiction of tongues.

20  Hide them in the citadel of thy presence from the tumult of men; with thy shadow guard them from contention.

21  Blessed be YHWH; for He hath shown me His wondrous lovingkindness in an entrenched city.

21  Blessed be the Lord: for he has magnified his mercy in a fortified city.

Ps30:21  Blessed is the Lord. For he has shown his wonderful mercy to me, in a fortified city.

22  As for me, I said in my haste: 'I am cut off from before Thine eyes'; nevertheless Thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto Thee.

Ps30:22  But I said in the excess of my mind: “I have been cast away from the glance of your eyes.” And so, you heeded the voice of my prayer, while I was still crying out to you.

23  O love YHWH, all ye His godly ones; the YHWH preserveth the faithful, and plentifully repayeth him that acteth haughtily.

23  Love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord seeks for truth, and renders a reward to them that deal very proudly.

23  O love the LORD, all you his righteous ones; for the LORD preserves the faithful, and rewards the wicked according to their works.

24  Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all ye that wait for YHWH.

24  Be of good courage, and let your heart be strengthened, all ye that hope in the Lord.

Ps30:24  Act manfully, and let your heart be strengthened, all you who hope in the Lord.

32:2  Happy is the man unto whom YHWH counteth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

2  Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin, and whose mouth there is no guile.

32:3  When I kept silence, my bones wore away through my groaning all the day long.

3  Because I kept silence, my bones waxed old, from my crying all the day.

32:4  For day and night Thy hand was heavy upon me; my sap was turned as in the droughts of summer. Selah

4  For, day and night, your hand was heavy upon me. I have been converted in my anguish, while still the thorn is piercing.

32:5  I acknowledged my sin unto Thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid; I said: 'I will make confession concerning my transgressions unto YHWH'--and Thou, Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah

5  I have acknowledged my offense to you, and I have not concealed my injustice. I said, “I will confess against myself, my injustice to the Lord,” and you forgave the impiety of my sin.

32:6  For this let every one that is godly pray unto Thee in a time when Thou mayest be found; surely, when the great waters overflow, they will not reach unto him.

6  Therefore shall every holy one pray to thee in a fit time: only in the deluge of many waters they shall not come nigh to him.

6  For this, everyone who is holy will pray to you in due time. Yet truly, in a flood of many waters, they will not draw near to him.

32:7  Thou art my hiding-place; Thou wilt preserve me from the adversary; with songs of deliverance Thou wilt compass me about. Selah

7  You are my refuge from the tribulation that has surrounded me. You are my exultation: rescue me from those who are surrounding me.

32:8  'I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go; I will give counsel, Mine eye being upon thee.'

8  I will give you understanding, and I will instruct you in this way, in which you will walk. I will fix my eyes upon you.

8  I have made you to understand and have led you on the way which you shall take; I will follow you with my eyes.

32:9  Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, that they come not near unto thee.

9  Do not become like the horse and the mule, which have no understanding. Their jaws are constrained with bit and bridle, so as not to draw near to you.

9  Be not as the horse or as the mule, which have no understanding, which must be subdued with bit and bridle from their youth; no one goes near them.

32:10  Many are the sorrows of the wicked; but he that trusteth in YHWH, mercy compasseth him about.

10  The wicked has many sorrows; but he that trusts in the LORD, mercy shall surround him.

32:11  Be glad in YHWH, and rejoice, ye righteous; and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

11  Rejoice in the Lord and exult, you just ones, and glory, all you upright of heart.

33:1  Rejoice in YHWH, O ye righteous, praise is comely for the upright.

title  A Psalm of David.

1  Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; praise becomes the upright.

1  A Psalm of David. Exult in the Lord, you just ones; together praise the upright.

33:2  Give thanks unto YHWH with harp, sing praises unto Him with the psaltery of ten strings.

2  Praise the Lord on the harp; platy to him on a psaltery of ten strings.

2  Confess to the Lord with stringed instruments; sing psalms to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.

33:3  Sing unto Him a new song; play skilfully amid shouts of joy.

3  Sing to him a new song. Sing psalms to him skillfully, with loud exclamation.

33:4  For the word of YHWH is upright; and all His work is done in faithfulness.

33:5  He loveth righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the lovingkindness of YHWH.

5  He loves mercy and judgement; the earth is full the mercy of the Lord.

33:6  By the word of YHWH were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.

6  By the word of the Lord, the heavens were established, and all their power, by the Spirit of his mouth

33:7  He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; He layeth up the deeps in storehouses.

7  Who gathers the waters of the sea as in a bottle; who lays up the deeps in treasuries.

7  gathering together the waters of the sea, as if in a container, placing the depths in storage.

33:8  Let all the earth fear YHWH; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

33:9  For He spoke, and it was; He commanded, and it stood.

33:10  YHWH bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

10  The Lord frustrates the counsels of the nations; he brings to nought also the reasonings of the peoples, and brings to nought the counsels of princes.

33:11  The counsel of YHWH standeth for ever, the thoughts of His heart to all generations.

11  But the counsel of the Lord endures for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.

33:12  Happy is the nation whose God is YHWH; the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance.

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

33:13  YHWH looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men;

13  The Lord looks out of heaven; he beholds all the sons of men.

13  The Lord has looked down from heaven. He has seen all the sons of men.

33:14  From the place of His habitation He looketh intently upon all the inhabitants of the earth;

14  He looks from his prepared habitation on all the dwellers on the earth;

14  From his well-prepared dwelling place, he has gazed upon all who dwell on the earth.

33:15  He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, that considereth all their doings.

15  who fashioned their hearts alone; who understands all their works.

33:16  A king is not saved by the multitude of a host; a mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

16  The king is not saved by great power, nor will the giant be saved by his many powers.

33:17  A horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth it afford escape by its great strength.

17  A horse is vain for safety; neither shall he be delivered by the greatness of his power.

17  The horse is false safety; for he will not be saved by the abundance of his powers.

33:18  Behold, the eye of YHWH is toward them that fear Him, toward them that wait for His mercy;

18  Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him and on those who hope in his mercy,

33:19  To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

19  so as to rescue their souls from death and to feed them during famine.

33:20  Our soul hath waited for YHWH; He is our help and our shield.

20  Our soul remains with the Lord. For he is our helper and protector.

33:21  For in Him doth our heart rejoice, because we have trusted in His holy name.

21  For our heart shall rejoice in him, and we have hoped in his holy name.

33:22  Let Thy mercy, O YHWH, be upon us, according as we have waited for Thee.

22  Let your mercy be upon us, O Lord, just as we have hoped in you.

34:1  I will bless YHWH at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

title  A Psalm of David, when he changed his countenance before Abimelech; and he let him go, and he departed.

1  I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall be continually in my mouth.

1  To David, when he changed his appearance in the sight of Abimelech, and so he dismissed him, and he went away.

2  I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise will be ever in my mouth.

34:2  My soul shall glory in YHWH; the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

2  My soul shall boast herself in the Lord: let the meek hear, and rejoice.

2  In the Lord, my soul will be praised. May the meek listen and rejoice.

34:3  O magnify YHWH with me, and let us exalt His name together.

3  Magnify ye the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.

34:4  I sought YHWH, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

4  I sought the Lord diligently, and he hearkened to me, and delivered me from all my sojournings.

34:5  They looked unto Him, and were radiant; and their faces shall never be abashed.

5  Approach him and be enlightened, and your faces will not be confounded.

34:6  This poor man cried, and YHWH heard, and saved him out of all his troubles.

34:7  The angel of YHWH encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them.

7  The host of angels of the LORD encamps round about them that worship him, and delivers them.

34:8  O consider and see that YHWH is good; happy is the man that taketh refuge in Him.

8  Taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man who hopes in him.

8  O taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man that trusts in him.

34:9  O fear YHWH, ye His holy ones; for there is no want to them that fear Him.

9  Fear the Lord, all ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

9  The rich have become poor and suffer hunger;

34:10  The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they that seek YHWH want not any good thing.

10  The rich have become poor and hungry: but they that seek the Lord diligently shall not want any good thing. Pause.

10  They that seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.

34:11  Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of YHWH.

11  Come forward, sons. Listen to me. I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

11  Come, you children, listen to me, and I will teach you reverence for the LORD.

34:12  Who is the man that desireth life, and loveth days, that he may see good therein?

12  What man is there that desires life, loving to see good days?

12  Which is the man who wills life, who chooses to see good days?

34:13  Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

13  Prohibit your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.

34:14  Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

14  Turn away from evil, and do good. Inquire about peace, and pursue it.

34:15  The eyes of YHWH are toward the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry.

34:16  The face of YHWH is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

16  but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to destroy their memorial from the earth. The righteous cried, and the Lord hearkened to them,

16  But the countenance of the Lord is upon those who do evil, to perish the remembrance of them from the earth.

34:17  They cried, and YHWH heard, and delivered them out of all their troubles.

17  and delivered them out of all their afflictions.

17  The just cried out, and the Lord heard them, and he freed them from all their tribulations.

34:18  YHWH is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

18  The Lord is near to them that are of a contrite heart; and will save the lowly in spirit.

34:19  Many are the ills of the righteous, but YHWH delivereth him out of them all.

34:20  He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken.

20  The Lord preserves all of their bones, not one of them shall be broken.

34:21  Evil shall kill the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall be held guilty.

21  The death of sinners is evil: and they that hate righteousness will go wrong.

21  The death of a sinner is very harmful, and those who hate the just will fare badly.

34:22  YHWH redeemeth the soul of His servants; and none of them that take refuge in Him shall be desolate.

22  The Lord will redeem the souls of his servants: and none of those that hope in him shall go wrong.

22  The LORD redeems the soul of his servants, and none of them that trust in him shall be condemned.

35:2  Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise up to my help.

2  Take hold of weapons and a shield, and rise up in assistance to me.

35:3  Draw out also the spear, and the battle-axe, against them that pursue me; say unto my soul: 'I am Thy salvation.'

3  Bring forth a sword, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say to my soul, I am thy salvation.

35:4  Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion that seek after my soul; let them be turned back and be abashed that devise my hurt.

4  Let them that seek my soul be ashamed and confounded: let them that devise evils against me be turned back and put to shame.

4  Let them be confounded and in awe, who pursue my soul. Let them be turned back and be confounded, who think up evil against me.

35:5  Let them be as chaff before the wind, the angel of YHWH thrusting them.

5  May they become like dust before the face of the wind, and let the Angel of the Lord hem them in.

35:6  Let their way be dark and slippery, the angel of YHWH pursuing them.

6  May their way become dark and slippery, and may the Angel of the Lord pursue them.

35:7  For without cause have they hid for me the pit, even their net, without cause have they digged for my soul.

7  For, without cause, they have concealed their snare for me unto destruction. Over nothing, they have rebuked my soul.

7  For they have dug pits for me and have spread a snare for my soul.

35:8  Let destruction come upon him unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself; with destruction let him fall therein.

8  Let a snare which they know not come upon them; and the gin which they hid take them; and let them fall into the very same snare.

8  Let the snare, of which he is ignorant, come upon him, and let the deception, which he has hidden, take hold of him: and may he fall into that very snare.

35:9  And my soul shall be joyful in YHWH; it shall rejoice in His salvation.

9  But my soul shall exult in the Lord: it shall delight in his salvation.

9  My soul shall be joyful in God; it shall rejoice in his salvation.

35:10  All my bones shall say: 'YHWH, who is like unto Thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?'

10  All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like you?” He rescues the needy from the hand of the stronger one, the indigent and the poor from those who plunder him.

35:11  Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I know not.

11  Unfair witnesses have risen up, interrogating me about things of which I am ignorant.

35:12  They repay me evil for good; bereavement is come to my soul.

12  They repaid me evil for good, to the deprivation of my soul.

12  They rewarded me evil for good, and they destroyed my reputation among men.

35:13  But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth, I afflicted my soul with fasting; and my prayer, may it return into mine own bosom.

13  But I, when they troubled me, put on sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting: and my prayer shall return to my own bosom.

35:14  I went about as though it had been my friend or my brother; I bowed down mournful, as one that mourneth for his mother.

14  I behaved agreeably towards them as if it had been our neighbour or brother: I humbled myself as one mourning and sad of countenance.

14  Like a neighbor, and like our brother, so did I please; like one mourning and contrite, so was I humbled.

35:15  But when I halt they rejoice, and gather themselves together; the abjects gather themselves together against me, and those whom I know not; they tear me, and cease not;

15  Yet they rejoiced against me, and plagues were plentifully brought against me, and I knew it not: they were scattered, but repented not.

15  During my misery they gathered together and rejoiced; yea, they gathered together against me for a long time, and I knew it not;

35:16  With the profanest mockeries of backbiting they gnash at me with their teeth.

16  They tempted me, they sneered at me most contemptuously, they gnashed their teeth upon me.

16  They have been scattered, yet they were unremorseful. They have tested me. They scoffed at me with scorn. They gnashed their teeth over me.

35:17  Lord, how long wilt Thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, mine only one from the lions.

17  Lord, when will you look down upon me? Restore my soul from before their malice, my only one from before the lions.

35:18  I will give Thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise Thee among a numerous people.

18  I will confess to you in a great Church. I will praise you among a weighty people.

35:19  Let not them that are wrongfully mine enemies rejoice over me; neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

19  May those who are my unjust adversaries not be glad over me: those who have hated me without cause, and who nod agreement with their eyes.

19  Let mine enemies not rejoice over me, nor the mockers who hate me for no reason; they wink with their eyes but they do not salute.

35:20  For they speak not peace; but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

20  For to me they spoke peaceably, but imagined deceits in their anger.

20  Against the meek of the earth, they devise mischievous things.

35:21  Yea, they open their mouth wide against me; they say: 'Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.'

21  And they opened wide their mouth upon me; they said Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it.

35:22  Thou hast seen, O YHWH; keep not silence; O Lord, be not far from me.

22  You have seen, O Lord, do not be silent. Lord, do not depart from me.

35:23  Rouse Thee, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

35:24  Judge me, O YHWH my God, according to Thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.

24  Judge me according to your justice, O Lord, my God, and do not let them be glad over me.

35:25  Let them not say in their heart: 'Aha, we have our desire'; let them not say: 'We have swallowed him up.'

25  Do not let them say in their hearts, “Well, well, to our soul.” Neither let them say, “We have devoured him.”

35:26  Let them be ashamed and abashed together that rejoice at my hurt; let them be clothed with shame and confusion that magnify themselves against me.

26  Let them be confounded and ashamed together that rejoice at my afflictions: let them be clothed with shame and confusion that speak great swelling words against me.

35:27  Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that delight in my righteousness; yea, let them say continually: 'Magnified be YHWH, who delighteth in the peace of His servant.'

27  Let them exult and rejoice, who wish my justice, and let them ever say, “The Lord be magnified,” who will the peace of his servant.

35:28  And my tongue shall speak of Thy righteousness, and of Thy praise all the day.

28  And so my tongue will express your justice: your praise all day long.

36:1  Transgression speaketh to the wicked, methinks-- there is no fear of God before his eyes.

title  For the end, by David the servant of the Lord.

1  The transgressor, that he may sin, says within himself, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

36:2  For it flattereth him in his eyes, until his iniquity be found, and he be hated.

Ps35:2  For he has acted deceitfully in his sight, such that his iniquity will be found to be hatred.

2  He is unwilling to see his sins forgiven, or to hate them.

36:3  The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit; he hath left off to be wise, to do good.

36:4  He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

4  He devises iniquity on his bed; he gives himself to every evil way; and does not abhor evil.

Ps35:4  He has been considering iniquity on his bed. He has set himself on every way that is not good; moreover, he has not hated evil.

36:5  Thy lovingkindness, O YHWH, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the skies.

5  O Lord, thy mercy is in the heaven; and thy truth reaches to the clouds.

Ps35:5  Lord, your mercy is in heaven, and your truth is even to the clouds.

36:6  Thy righteousness is like the mighty mountains; Thy judgments are like the great deep; man and beast Thou preservest, O YHWH.

Ps35:6  Your justice is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are a great abyss. Men and beasts, you will save, O Lord.

36:7  How precious is Thy lovingkindness, O God! and the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Thy wings.

7  How hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God! so the children of men shall trust in the shelter of thy wings.

Ps35:7  How you have multiplied your mercy, O God! And so the sons of men will hope under the cover of your wings.

36:8  They are abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy house; and Thou makest them drink of the river of Thy pleasures.

8  They shall be fully satisfied with the fatness of thine house; and thou shalt cause them to drink of the full stream of thy delights.

Ps35:8  They will be inebriated with the fruitfulness of your house, and you will give them to drink from the torrent of your enjoyment.

36:9  For with Thee is the fountain of life; in Thy light do we see light.

Ps35:9  For with you is the fountain of life; and within your light, we will see the light.

36:10  O continue Thy lovingkindness unto them that know Thee; and Thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

10  Extend thy mercy to them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

Ps35:10  Extend your mercy before those who know you, and your justice to these, who are upright in heart.

36:11  Let not the foot of pride overtake me, and let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.

Ps35:11  May arrogant feet not approach me, and may the hand of the sinner not disturb me.

36:12  There are the workers of iniquity fallen; they are thrust down, and are not able to rise.

12  There have all the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast out, and shall not be able to stand.

Ps35:12  In that place, those who work iniquity have fallen. They have been expelled; they were not able to stand.

37:2  For they shall soon wither like the grass, and fade as the green herb.

2  For they will quickly wither away like dry grass, and in like manner to kitchen herbs, they will soon droop.

37:3  Trust in YHWH, and do good; dwell in the land, and cherish faithfulness.

3  Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and thou shalt be fed with the wealth of it.

37:4  So shalt thou delight thyself in YHWH; and He shall give thee the petitions of thy heart.

4  Delight in the Lord, and he will grant to you the petitions of your heart.

37:5  Commit thy way unto YHWH; trust also in Him, and He will bring it to pass.

5  Disclose thy way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

5  Reveal your way to the Lord, and hope in him, and he will accomplish it.

37:6  And He will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy right as the noonday.

6  And he will bring forth your justice like the light, and your judgment like the midday.

6  He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noonday.

37:7  Resign thyself unto YHWH, and wait patiently for Him; fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

7  Be subject to the Lord and pray to him. Do not choose to compete with him who prospers in his way, with the man who does injustice.

7  Seek the LORD, and pray before him; envy not the man who does evil, and prospers in his way.

37:8  Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.

8  Cease from wrath and leave behind rage. Do not choose to imitate the malicious.

37:9  For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait for YHWH, they shall inherit the land.

9  For those who are malicious will be exterminated. But those who remain with the Lord, these will inherit the land.

37:10  And yet a little while, and the wicked is no more; yea, thou shalt look well at his place, and he is not.

10  Yet still a little while, and the sinner will not be. And you will search his place and find nothing.

10  For yet a little while, and the wicked shall be no more: yea, you shall look for his place, and you shall not find it.

37:11  But the humble shall inherit the land, and delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

11  But the meek shall inherit the earth, and they will delight in the multitude of peace.

37:12  The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth at him with his teeth.

12  The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him.

37:13  YHWH doth laugh at him; for He seeth that his day is coming.

13  But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come.

13  The LORD shall laugh at him; for he sees that his day is coming.

37:14  The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow; to cast down the poor and needy, to slay such as are upright in the way;

14  Sinners have drawn their swords, they have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy one, and to slay the upright in heart.

14  The sinners have drawn the sword, they have bent their bow, so as to cast down the poor and the needy, so as to massacre the upright of heart.

37:15  Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

15  Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken.

37:16  Better is a little that the righteous hath than the abundance of many wicked.

16  A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners.

16  A little that a righteous man has is better than the great riches of the wicked.

37:17  For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but YHWH upholdeth the righteous.

17  For the arms of sinners will be crushed, but the Lord confirms the just.

37:18  YHWH knoweth the days of them that are wholehearted; and their inheritance shall be for ever.

18  The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever.

37:19  They shall not be ashamed in the time of evil; and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

19  They will not be confounded in an evil time; and in days of famine, they will be satisfied

37:20  For the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of YHWH shall be as the fat of lambs--they shall pass away in smoke, they shall pass away.

20  For the sinners shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord at the moment of their being honoured and exalted have utterly vanished like smoke.

20  for sinners will perish. Truly, the adversaries of the Lord, soon after they have been honored and exalted, will fade away, in the same way that smoke fades away.

37:21  The wicked borroweth, and payeth not; but the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

21  The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives.

21  The sinner will lend and not release, but the just one shows compassion and donates.

37:22  For such as are blessed of Him shall inherit the land; and they that are cursed of Him shall be cut off.

22  For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed.

22  For those who bless him will inherit the earth, but those who curse him will perish.

37:23  It is of YHWH that a man's goings are established; and He delighted in his way.

23  The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way.

23  The steps of a good man are established by the LORD; he sets his course.

37:24  Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for YHWH upholdeth his hand.

24  When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand.

37:25  I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

25  I was once young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.

37:26  All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

26  He shows compassion and lends, all day long, and his offspring will be in blessing.

26  But he is ever merciful and lends; and his offspring is blessed.

37:27  Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

27  Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever.

37:28  For YHWH loveth justice, and forsaketh not His saints; they are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

28  For the Lord loves judgement, and will not forsake his saints; they shall be preserved for ever: the blameless shall be avenged, but the seed of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.

37:29  The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

29  But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever.

29  But the just will inherit the earth, and they will dwell upon it forever and ever.

37:30  The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh justice.

37:31  The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps slide.

37:32  The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

32  The sinner considers the just one and seeks to put him to death.

37:33  YHWH will not leave him in his hand, nor suffer him to be condemned when he is judged.

33  But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged.

33  The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

37:34  Wait for YHWH, and keep His way, and He will exalt thee to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

34  Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are destroyed, thou shalt see it.

34  Wait for the Lord, and keep to his way. And he will exalt you, so as to inherit the land that you may seize. When the sinners will have passed away, then you shall see.

37:35  I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a leafy tree in its native soil.

35  I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Libanus.

35  For I have seen the wicked boasting and spreading himself like stout forest trees;

37:36  But one passed by, and, lo, he was not; yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

36  Yet I passed by, and lo! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found.

36  And I passed by, and behold, he was not. And I sought him, and his place was not found.

37:37  Mark the man of integrity, and behold the upright; for there is a future for the man of peace.

37  Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceable man.

37  Uphold the perfect and select the upright; for there is a good end for peaceful men.

37:38  But transgressors shall be destroyed together; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.

38  But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.

38  But the unjust will be destroyed together: the allotments of the impious will pass away.

37:39  But the salvation of the righteous is of YHWH; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

37:40  And YHWH helpeth them, and delivereth them; He delivereth them from the wicked, and saveth them, because they have taken refuge in Him.

40  And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: and he shall rescue them from sinners, and save them, because they have hoped in him.

38:1  O YHWH, rebuke me not in Thine anger; neither chasten me in Thy wrath.

title  A Psalm of David for remembrance concerning the Sabbath-day.

1  O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath, neither chasten me in thine anger.

38:2  For Thine arrows are gone deep into me, and Thy hand is come down upon me.

2  For thy weapons are fixed in me, and thou hast pressed thy hand heavily upon me.

Ps37:2  For your arrows have been driven into me, and your hand has been confirmed over me.

38:3  There is no soundness in my flesh because of Thine indignation; neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.

3  For there is no health in my flesh because of thine anger; there is no peace to my bones because of my sins.

Ps37:3  There is no health in my flesh before the face of your wrath. There is no peace for my bones before the face of my sins.

38:4  For mine iniquities are gone over my head; as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

4  For my transgressions have gone over mine head: they have pressed heavily upon me like a weighty burden.

Ps37:4  For my iniquities have walked over my head, and they have been like a heavy burden weighing upon me.

38:5  My wounds are noisome, they fester, because of my foolishness.

5  My bruises have become noisome and corrupt, because of my foolishness.

Ps37:5  My sores have putrefied and been corrupted before the face of my foolishness.

38:6  I am bent and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day.

6  I have been wretched and bowed down continually: I went with a mourning countenance all the day.

Ps37:6  I have become miserable, and I have been bent down, even to the end. I have walked with contrition all day long.

38:7  For my loins are filled with burning; and there is no soundness in my flesh.

Ps37:7  For my loins have been filled with illusions, and there is no health in my flesh.

7  My loins are filled with trembling, and there is no peace in my body.

38:8  I am benumbed and sore crushed; I groan by reason of the moaning of my heart.

8  I have been afflicted and brought down exceedingly: I have roared for the groaning of my heart.

8  I am feeble and miserable; I have groaned because of the despair of my heart.

38:9  Lord, all my desire is before Thee; and my sighing is not hid from Thee.

9  But all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hidden from thee.

Ps37:9  O Lord, all my desire is before you, and my groaning before you has not been hidden.

38:10  My heart fluttereth, my strength faileth me; as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

10  My heart is troubled, my strength has failed me; and the light of mine eyes is not with me.

Ps37:10  My heart has been disturbed. My strength has abandoned me, and the light of my eyes has abandoned me, and it is not with me.

38:11  My friends and my companions stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

Ps37:11  My friends and my neighbors have drawn near and stood against me. And those who were next to me stood far apart. And those who sought my soul used violence.

11  My neighbors and my friends stood aside from my grief; and my kinsmen stood off.

38:12  They also that seek after my life lay snares for me; and they that seek my hurt speak crafty devices, and utter deceits all the day.

12  While they pressed hard upon me that sought my soul: and they that sought my hurt spoke vanities, and devised deceits all the day.

Ps37:12  And those who sought evil accusations against me were speaking emptiness. And they practiced deceitfulness all day long.

38:13  But I am as a deaf man, I hear not; and I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

13  But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and was as a dumb man not opening his mouth.

Ps37:13  But, like someone deaf, I did not hear. And I was like someone mute, not opening his mouth.

38:14  Yea, I am become as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no arguments.

14  And I was as a man that hears not, and who has no reproofs in his mouth.

Ps37:14  And I became like a man who does not hear, and who has no reproofs in his mouth.

38:15  For in Thee, O YHWH, do I hope; Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.

Ps37:15  For in you, Lord, I have hoped. You will listen to me, O Lord my God.

38:16  For I said: 'Lest they rejoice over me; when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.'

Ps37:16  For I said, “Lest at any time, my enemies might rejoice over me,” and, “While my feet are being shaken, they have spoken great things against me.”

16  Because I said, Hear me, lest they rejoice over me; they scoff at me when my feet waver.

38:17  For I am ready to halt, and my pain is continually before me.

Ps37:17  For I have been prepared for scourges, and my sorrow is ever before me.

17  I am prepared to suffer, and my sorrow is continually with me.

38:18  For I do declare mine iniquity; I am full of care because of my sin.

Ps37:18  For I will announce my iniquity, and I will think about my sin.

38:19  But mine enemies are strong in health; and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

Ps37:19  But my enemies live, and they have been stronger than me. And those who have wrongfully hated me have been multiplied.

38:20  They also that repay evil for good are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.

20  They that reward evil for good slandered me; because I followed righteousness.

Ps37:20  Those who render evil for good have dragged me down, because I followed goodness.

38:21  Forsake me not, O YHWH; O my God, be not far from me.

Ps37:21  Do not forsake me, O Lord my God. Do not depart from me.

38:22  Make haste to help me, O YHWH, my salvation.

22  Draw nigh to my help, O Lord of my salvation.

22  Abide to help me and save me.

39:2  I was dumb with silence; I held my peace, had no comfort; and my pain was held in check.

2  I was dumb, and humbled myself, and kept silence from good words; and my grief was renewed.

2  I was dumb and sorrowful, I was wretched, I held myself aloof, even from good; and my sorrow was multiplied.

39:3  My heart waxed hot within me; while I was musing, the fire kindled; then spoke I with my tongue

Ps38:3  My heart grew hot within me, and, during my meditation, a fire would flare up.

3  My heart was hot within me; and my body was on fire; then spoke I with my tongue,

39:4  'YHWH, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; let me know how short-lived I am.

Ps38:4  I spoke with my tongue, “O Lord, make me know my end, and what the number of my days will be, so that I may know what is lacking to me.”

4  LORD, show me mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know my destiny.

39:5  Behold, Thou hast made my days as hand-breadths; and mine age is as nothing before Thee; surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. Selah

Ps38:5  Behold, you have made my days measurable, and, before you, my substance is as nothing. Yet truly, all things are vanity: every living man.

39:6  Surely man walketh as a mere semblance; surely for vanity they are in turmoil; he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

Ps38:6  So then, truly man passes by like an image; even so, he is disquieted in vain. He stores up, and he knows not for whom he will gather these things.

6  Because every man walks as an image, he disappears as a breath; he buries treasures and knows not who shall gather them.

39:7  And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope, it is in Thee.

7  And now what is my expectation? is it not the Lord? and my ground of hope is with thee. Pause.

7  Henceforth, what is my hope except in thee, O LORD?

39:8  Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the base.

Ps38:8  Rescue me from all my iniquities. You have handed me over as reproach to the foolish.

39:9  I am dumb, I open not my mouth; because Thou hast done it.

9  I was dumb, and opened not my mouth; for thou art he that made me.

Ps38:9  I was silenced, and I did not open my mouth, because it was you who acted.

39:10  Remove Thy stroke from off me; I am consumed by the blow of Thy hand.

10  Remove thy scourges from me: I have fainted by reason of the strength of thine hand.

Ps38:10  Remove your scourges from me.

39:11  With rebukes dost Thou chasten man for iniquity, and like a moth Thou makest his beauty to consume away; surely every man is vanity. Selah

Ps38:11  I fall short at corrections from the strength of your hand. For you have chastised man for iniquity. And you have made his soul shrink away like a spider. Nevertheless, it is in vain that any man be disquieted.

39:12  Hear my prayer, O YHWH, and give ear unto my cry; keep not silence at my tears; for I am a stranger with Thee, a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

12  O Lord, hearken to my prayer and my supplication: attend to my tears: be not silent, for I am a sojourner in the land, and a stranger, as all my fathers were.

Ps38:12  O Lord, heed my prayer and my supplication. Pay attention to my tears. Do not be silent. For I am a newcomer with you, and a sojourner, just as all my fathers were.

39:13  Look away from me, that I may take comfort, before I go hence, and be no more.'

13  Spare me, that I may be refreshed, before I depart, and be no more.

Ps38:13  Forgive me, so that I may be refreshed, before I will go forth and be no more.

40:2  He brought me up also out of the tumultuous pit, out of the miry clay; and He set my feet upon a rock, He established my goings.

2  And he brought me up out of a pit of misery, and from miry clay: and he set my feet on a rock, and ordered my goings aright.

Ps39:2  And he heard my prayers and he led me out of the pit of misery and the quagmire. And he stationed my feet upon a rock, and he directed my steps.

40:3  And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God; many shall see, and fear, and shall trust in YHWH.

Ps39:3  And he sent a new canticle into my mouth, a song to our God. Many will see, and they will fear; and they will hope in the Lord.

3  And he has put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God, that many shall see it and rejoice and trust in the LORD.

40:4  Happy is the man that hath made YHWH his trust, and hath not turned unto the arrogant, nor unto such as fall away treacherously.

4  Blessed is the man whose hope is in the name of the Lord, and who has not regarded vanities and false frenzies.

40:5  Many things hast Thou done, O YHWH my God, even Thy wonderful works, and Thy thoughts toward us; there is none to be compared unto Thee! If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be told.

5  O Lord my God, thou hast multiplied thy wonderful works, and in thy thoughts there is none who shall be likened to thee: I declared and spoke of them: they exceeded number.

Ps39:5  You have accomplished your many wonders, O Lord my God, and there is no one similar to you in your thoughts. I have announced and I have spoken: they are multiplied beyond number.

40:6  Sacrifice and meal-offering Thou hast no delight in; mine ears hast Thou opened; burnt-offering and sin-offering hast Thou not required.

6  Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not; but a body hast thou prepared me: whole-burnt-offering and sacrifice for sin thou didst not require.

6  Sacrifices and offerings thou didst not desire; but as for me, I now have understanding; burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

40:7  Then said I: 'Lo, I am come with the roll of a book which is prescribed for me;

7  Then I said, Behold, I come: in the volume of the book it is written concerning me,

Ps39:7  Then I said, “Behold, I draw near.” At the head of the book, it has been written of me

40:8  I delight to do Thy will, O my God; yea, Thy law is in my inmost parts.'

8  I desired to do thy will, O my God, and thy law in the midst of mine heart.

Ps39:8  that I should do your will. My God, I have willed it. And your law is in the midst of my heart.

40:9  I have preached righteousness in the great congregation, lo, I did not refrain my lips; O YHWH, Thou knowest.

Ps39:9  I have announced your justice in a great Church: behold, I will not restrain my lips. O Lord, you have known it.

40:10  I have not hid Thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared Thy faithfulness and Thy salvation; I have not concealed Thy mercy and Thy truth from the great congregation.

Ps39:10  I have not concealed your justice within my heart. I have spoken your truth and your salvation. I have not concealed your mercy and your truth from a great assembly.

40:11  Thou, O YHWH, wilt not withhold Thy compassions from me; let Thy mercy and Thy truth continually preserve me.

Ps39:11  O Lord, do not take your tender mercies far from me. Your mercy and your truth ever sustain me.

40:12  For innumerable evils have compassed me about, mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart hath failed me.

Ps39:12  For evils without number have surrounded me. My iniquities have taken hold of me, and I was not able to see. They have been multiplied beyond the hairs of my head. And my heart has forsaken me.

40:13  Be pleased, O YHWH, to deliver me; O LORD, make haste to help me.

Ps39:13  Be pleased, O Lord, to rescue me. Look down, O Lord, to help me.

40:14  Let them be ashamed and abashed together that seek after my soul to sweep it away; let them be turned backward and brought to confusion that delight in my hurt.

14  Let those that seek my soul, to destroy it, be ashamed and confounded together; let those that wish me evil be turned backward and put to shame.

Ps39:14  Let them together be confounded and awed, who seek after my soul to steal it away. Let them be turned back and be in awe, who wish evils upon me.

40:15  Let them be appalled by reason of their shame that say unto me: 'Aha, aha.'

Ps39:15  Let them bear their confusion all at once, who say to me, “Well, well.”

40:16  Let all those that seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee; let such as love Thy salvation say continually: 'YHWH be magnified.'

Ps39:16  Let all who seek you exult and rejoice over you. And let those who love your salvation always say, “May the Lord be magnified.”

40:17  But, as for me, that am poor and needy, YHWH will account it unto me; Thou art my help and my deliverer; O my God, tarry not.

17  But I am poor and needy; the Lord will take care of me; thou art my helper, and my defender, O my God, delay not.

Ps39:17  But I am a beggar and poor. The Lord has been concerned about me. You are my helper and my protector. My God, do not delay.