1  The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth His handiwork;

title  For the end, a Psalm of David.

1  The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims the work of his hands.

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.

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.

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.

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;

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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,

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.

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.

22:2  O my God, I call by day, but Thou answerest not; and at night, and there is no surcease for me.

Ps21:2  My God, I will cry out by day, and you will not heed, and by night, and it will not be foolishness for me.

22:3  Yet Thou art holy, O Thou that art enthroned upon the praises of Israel.

Ps21:3  But you dwell in holiness, O Praise of Israel.

3  For thou art holy, and Israel dwells under thy glory.

22:4  In Thee did our fathers trust; they trusted, and Thou didst deliver them.

4  Our fathers hoped in thee; they hoped, and thou didst deliver them.

Ps21:4  In you, our fathers have hoped. They hoped, and you freed them.

22:5  Unto Thee they cried, and escaped; in Thee did they trust, and were not ashamed.

Ps21:5  They cried out to you, and they were saved. In you, they hoped and were not confounded.

5  They cried unto thee and were delivered; they trusted in thee and were not confounded.

22:6  But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

Ps21:6  But I am a worm and not a man: a disgrace among men, and an outcast of the people.

22:7  All they that see me laugh me to scorn; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head

7  All that saw me mocked me: they spoke with their lips, they shook the head, saying,

Ps21:7  All those who saw me have derided me. They have spoken with the lips and shook the head.

22:8  'Let him commit himself unto YHWH! let Him rescue him; let Him deliver him, seeing He delighteth in him.'

8  He hoped in the Lord: let him deliver him, let him save him, because he takes pleasure in him.

22:9  For Thou art He that took me out of the womb; Thou madest me trust when I was upon my mother's breasts.

Ps21:9  For you are the one who has drawn me out of the womb, my hope from the breasts of my mother.

22:10  Upon Thee I have been cast from my birth; Thou art my God from my mother's womb.

10  I was cast on thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly.

Ps21:10  I have been thrown upon you from the womb; from the womb of my mother, you are my God.

22:11  Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

11  Stand not aloof from me; for affliction is near; for there is no helper.

Ps21:11  Do not depart from me. For tribulation is near, since there is no one who may help me.

22:12  Many bulls have encompassed me; strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

Ps21:12  Many calves have surrounded me; fat bulls have besieged me.

22:13  They open wide their mouth against me, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

Ps21:13  They have opened their mouths over me, just like a lion seizing and roaring.

13  Their mouths snarl against me, as a ravening and roaring lion.

22:14  I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is become like wax; it is melted in mine inmost parts.

Ps21:14  And so, I have been poured out like water, and all my bones have been scattered. My heart has become like wax, melting in the midst of my chest.

22:15  My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my throat; and Thou layest me in the dust of death.

Ps21:15  My strength has dried up like clay, and my tongue has adhered to my jaws. And you have pulled me down, into the dust of death.

22:16  For dogs have encompassed me; a company of evil-doers have inclosed me; like a lion, they are at my hands and my feet.

16  For many dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked doers has beset me round: they pierced my hands and my feet.

22:17  I may count all my bones; they look and gloat over me.

Ps21:17  They have numbered all my bones. And they have examined me and stared at me.

17  My bones ached with pain; they looked and stared upon me.

22:18  They part my garments among them, and for my vesture do they cast lots.

22:19  But Thou, O YHWH, be not far off; O Thou my strength, hasten to help me.

Ps21:19  But you, O Lord, do not take your help far from me; be attentive to my defense.

19  But, O LORD, be not thou far from me; O God, O God, abide to help me.

22:20  Deliver my soul from the sword; mine only one from the power of the dog.

Ps21:20  O God, rescue my soul from the spear, and my only one from the hand of the dog.

22:21  Save me from the lion's mouth; yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen do Thou answer me.

22:22  I will declare Thy name unto my brethren; in the midst of the congregation will I praise Thee.

Ps21:22  I will declare your name to my brothers. In the midst of the Church, I will praise you.

22  That I may declare thy name to my brethren; in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

22:23  'Ye that fear YHWH, praise Him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify Him; and stand in awe of Him, all ye the seed of Israel.

Ps21:23  You who fear the Lord, praise him. All the offspring of Jacob, glorify him.

22:24  For He hath not despised nor abhorred the lowliness of the poor; neither hath He hid His face from him; but when he cried unto Him, He heard.'

24  For he has not despised nor been angry at the supplication of the poor; nor turned away his face from me; but when I cried to him, he heard me.

Ps21:24  May all the offspring of Israel fear him. For he has neither spurned nor despised the pleas of the poor. Neither has he turned his face away from me. And when I cried out to him, he heeded me.

22:25  From Thee cometh my praise in the great congregation; I will pay my vows before them that fear Him.

25  My praise is of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

Ps21:25  My praise is with you, within a great church. I will pay my vows in the sight of those who fear him.

22:26  Let the humble eat and be satisfied; let them praise YHWH that seek after Him; may your heart be quickened for ever!

26  The poor shall eat and be satisfied; and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their heart shall live for ever.

Ps21:26  The poor will eat and be satisfied, and those who yearn for the Lord will praise him. Their hearts will live forever and ever.

22:27  All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto YHWH; and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before Thee.

Ps21:27  All the ends of the earth will remember, and they will be converted to the Lord. And all the families of the Gentiles will adore in his sight.

22:28  For the kingdom is YHWH'S; and He is the ruler over the nations.

Ps21:28  For the kingdom belongs to the Lord, and he will have dominion over the Gentiles.

22:29  All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship; all they that go down to the dust shall kneel before Him, even he that cannot keep his soul alive.

Ps21:29  All the fat of the earth have gnashed their teeth, and they have adored. In his sight, they will fall down, all those who descend to the ground.

29  All they that are hungry upon earth shall eat and worship before the LORD; all they that are buried shall kneel before him; my soul is alive to him.

22:30  A seed shall serve him; it shall be told of YHWH unto the next generation.

Ps21:30  And my soul will live for him, and my offspring will serve him.

30  An offspring shall serve him; the generations thereof shall proclaim the LORD.

22:31  They shall come and shall declare His righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that He hath done it.

31  And they shall report his righteousness to the people that shall be born, whom the Lord has made.

Ps21:31  There will be announced for the Lord a future generation, and the heavens will announce his justice to a people who will be born, whom the Lord has made.

23:2  He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters.

2  In a place of green grass, there he has made me dwell: he has nourished me by the water of rest.

2  He has settled me here, in a place of pasture. He has led me out to the water of refreshment.

23:3  He restoreth my soul; He guideth me in straight paths for His name's sake.

3  He has restored my soul: he has guided me into the paths of righteousness, for his name’s sake.

23:4  Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me.

4  Yea, even if I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will not be afraid of evils: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, these have comforted me.

4  For, even if I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evils. For you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they have given me consolation.

23:5  Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; Thou hast anointed my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

5  Thou has prepared a table before me in presence of them that afflict me: thou hast thoroughly anointed my head with oil; and thy cup cheers me like the best wine.

5  You have prepared a table in my sight, opposite those who trouble me. You have anointed my head with oil, and my cup, which inebriates me, how brilliant it is!

23:6  Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of YHWH for ever.

6  Thy mercy also shall follow me all the days of my life: and my dwelling shall be in the house of the Lord for a very long time.

6  And your mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and so may I dwell in the house of the Lord for length of days.

24:1  A Psalm of David. The earth is YHWH'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

title  A Psalm for David on the first day of the week.

1  The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof; the world, and all that dwell in it.

1  For the First Sabbath. A Psalm of David. The earth and all its fullness belong to the Lord: the whole world and all that dwells in it.

24:2  For He hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

2  He has founded it upon the seas, and prepared it upon the rivers.

2  For he has founded it upon the seas, and he has prepared it upon the rivers.

24:3  Who shall ascend into the mountain of YHWH? and who shall stand in His holy place?

3  Who shall go up to the mountain of the Lord, and who shall stand in his holy place?

24:4  He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not taken My name in vain, and hath not sworn deceitfully.

4  The innocent of hands and the clean of heart, who has not received his soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbor.

24:5  He shall receive a blessing from YHWH, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

5  He will receive a blessing from the Lord, and mercy from God, his Saviour.

24:6  Such is the generation of them that seek after Him, that seek Thy face, even Jacob. Selah

6  This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek the face of the God of Jacob. Pause.

24:7  Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors; that the King of glory may come in.

7  Lift up your gates, you princes, and be lifted up, eternal gates. And the King of Glory shall enter.

24:8  'Who is the King of glory?' 'YHWH strong and mighty, YHWH mighty in battle.'

8  Who is this king of Glory? the Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

24:9  Lift up your heads, O ye gates, yea, lift them up, ye everlasting doors; that the King of glory may come in.

9  Lift up your gates, you princes, and be lifted up, eternal gates. And the King of Glory shall enter.

24:10  'Who then is the King of glory?' 'YHWH of hosts; He is the King of glory.' Selah

10  Who is this king of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is this king of glory.

25:1  A Psalm of David. Unto Thee, O YHWH, do I lift up my soul.

1  Unto the end. A Psalm of David. To you, Lord, I have lifted up my soul.

1  UNTO thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.

25:2  O my God, in Thee have I trusted, let me not be ashamed; let not mine enemies triumph over me.

2  In you, my God, I trust. Let me not be put to shame.

25:3  Yea, none that wait for Thee shall be ashamed; they shall be ashamed that deal treacherously without cause.

3  And do not let my enemies laugh at me. For all who remain with you will not be confounded.

25:4  Show me Thy ways, O YHWH; teach me Thy paths.

4  May all those who act unjustly over nothing be confounded. O Lord, demonstrate your ways to me, and teach me your paths.

25:5  Guide me in Thy truth, and teach me; for Thou art the God of my salvation; for Thee do I wait all the day.

5  Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art God my Saviour: and I have waited on thee all the day.

5  Direct me in your truth, and teach me. For you are God, my Saviour, and I remain with you all day long.

25:6  Remember, O YHWH, Thy compassions and Thy mercies; for they have been from of old.

6  O Lord, remember your compassion and your mercies, which are from ages past.

6  Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they are from the beginning of the world.

25:7  Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; according to Thy mercy remember Thou me, for Thy goodness' sake, O YHWH.

7  Do not remember the offenses of my youth and my ignorances. Remember me according to your mercy, because of your goodness, O Lord.

25:8  Good and upright is YHWH; therefore doth He instruct sinners in the way.

8  The Lord is sweet and righteous. Because of this, he will grant a law to those who fall short in the way.

25:9  He guideth The humble in justice; and He teacheth the humble His way.

9  The meek will he guide in judgement: the meek will he teach his ways.

9  He will guide the meek in judgment, and he will teach the poor his way.

25:10  All the paths of YHWH are mercy and truth unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.

25:11  For Thy name's sake, O YHWH, pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.

11  For thy name’s sake, O Lord, do thou also be merciful to my sin; for it is great.

11  Because of your name, O Lord, you will pardon my sin, for it is great.

25:12  What man is he that feareth YHWH? him will He instruct in the way that He should choose.

12  Who is the man that fears the Lord? he shall instruct him in the way which he has chosen.

12  Which is the man who fears the Lord? He has established a law for him, on the way that he has chosen.

25:13  His soul shall abide in prosperity; and his seed shall inherit the land.

13  His soul will dwell upon good things, and his offspring will inherit the earth.

25:14  The counsel of YHWH is with them that fear Him; and His covenant, to make them know it.

14  The Lord is the strength of them that fear him; and his covenant is to manifest truth to them.

14  The LORD is mindful of them that worship him, and he will show them his covenant.

25:15  Mine eyes are ever toward YHWH; for He will bring forth my feet out of the net.

15  My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for he will pull my feet from the snare.

25:16  Turn Thee unto me, and be gracious unto me; for I am solitary and afflicted.

16  Look upon me, and have mercy upon me; for I am an only child and poor.

25:17  The troubles of my heart are enlarged; O bring Thou me out of my distresses.

17  The afflictions of my heart have been multiplied; deliver me from my distresses.

25:18  See mine affliction and my travail; and forgive all my sins.

18  Look upon mine affliction and my trouble; and forgive all my sins.

18  See my lowliness and my hardship, and release all my offenses.

25:19  Consider how many are mine enemies, and the cruel hatred wherewith they hate me.

19  Look upon mine enemies; for they have been multiplied; and they have hated me with unjust hatred.

19  Consider my enemies, for they have been multiplied, and they have hated me with an unjust hatred.

25:20  O keep my soul, and deliver me; let me not be ashamed, for I have taken refuge in Thee.

20  Keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I have hoped in thee.

20  Preserve my soul and rescue me. I will not be ashamed, for I have hoped in you.

25:21  Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for Thee.

21  The harmless and upright joined themselves to me: for I waited for thee, O Lord.

21  The innocent and the righteous have adhered to me, because I have remained with you.

25:22  Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.

22  God has saved Israel from all of his oppressors.

26:1  A Psalm of David. Judge me, O YHWH, for I have walked in mine integrity, and I have trusted in YHWH without wavering.

1  Unto the end. A Psalm of David. Judge me, Lord, for I have been walking in my innocence, and by hoping in the Lord, I will not be weakened.

1  JUDGE me, O LORD; for I have walked in my integrity; I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not waver.

26:2  Examine me, O YHWH, and try me; test my reins and my heart.

2  Prove me, O Lord, and try me; purify as with fire my reins and my heart.

26:3  For Thy mercy is before mine eyes; and I have walked in Thy truth.

3  For your mercy is before my eyes, and I am serene in your truth.

3  For thy lovingkindness is before my eyes, and I have walked in thy faith.

26:4  I have not sat with men of falsehood; neither will I go in with dissemblers.

26:5  I hate the gathering of evil doers, and will not sit with the wicked.

5  I have hated the assembly of wicked doers; and will not sit with ungodly men.

5  I have hated the congregation of evildoers; and have not sat with the wicked.

26:6  I will wash my hands in innocency; so will I compass Thine altar, O YHWH,

6  I have washed my hands clean, and I have gone around thy altar, O LORD,

26:7  That I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, and tell of all Thy wondrous works.

7  to hear the voice of praise, and to declare all thy wonderful works.

7  so that I may hear the voice of your praise and describe all your wonders.

26:8  YHWH, I love the habitation of Thy house, and the place where Thy glory dwelleth.

8  O Lord, I have loved the beauty of thy house, and the place of the tabernacle of thy glory.

8  LORD, I have loved the ritual of thy house and the place where thy glory dwelleth.

26:9  Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with men of blood;

9  Destroy not my soul together with the ungodly, nor my life with bloody men

9  O God, do not let my soul perish with the impious, nor my life with the men of blood,

26:10  In whose hands is craftiness, and their right hand is full of bribes.

26:11  But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity; redeem me, and be gracious unto me.

11  But I have walked in my innocence: redeem me, and have mercy upon me.

11  But as for me, I have been walking in my innocence. Redeem me, and have mercy on me.

26:12  My foot standeth in an even place; in the congregations will I bless YHWH.

12  My foot has stood firm in the straight path. In the churches, I will bless you, O Lord.

27:1  A Psalm of David. YHWH is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The YHWH is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

title  A Psalm of David, before he was anointed.

1  The Lord is my light and my Saviour; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the defender of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

1  THE LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

27:2  When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

2  Meanwhile, the guilty draw near to me, so as to eat my flesh. Those who trouble me, my enemies, have themselves been weakened and have fallen.

27:3  Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war should rise up against me, even then will I be confident.

3  Though an army should set itself in array against me, my heart shall not be afraid: though war should rise up against me, in this am I confident.

3  If entrenched armies were to stand together against me, my heart would not fear. If a battle were to rise up against me, I would have hope in this.

27:4  One thing have I asked of YHWH, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the YHWH all the days of my life, to behold the graciousness of the LORD, and to visit early in His temple.

27:5  For He concealeth me in His pavilion in the day of evil; He hideth me in the covert of His tent; He lifteth me up upon a rock.

5  For in the day of mine afflictions he hid me in his tabernacle: he sheltered me in the secret of his tabernacle; he set me up on a rock.

27:6  And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; and I will offer in His tabernacle sacrifices with trumpet-sound; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto YHWH.

6  And now, behold, he has lifted up mine head over mine enemies: I went round and offered in his tabernacle the sacrifice of joy; I will sing even sing psalms to the Lord.

6  He has exalted me upon the rock, and now he has exalted my head above my enemies. I have circled around and offered a sacrifice of loud exclamation in his tabernacle. I will sing, and I will compose a psalm, to the Lord.

27:7  Hear, O YHWH, when I call with my voice, and be gracious unto me, and answer me.

7  Hear, O Lord, my voice which I have uttered aloud: pity me, and hearken to me.

7  Hear my voice, O Lord, with which I have cried out to you. Have mercy on me, and hear me.

27:8  In Thy behalf my heart hath said: 'Seek ye My face'; Thy face, YHWH, will I seek.

8  My heart said to thee, I have diligently sought thy face: thy face, O Lord, I will seek.

8  My heart has spoken to you; my face has sought you. I yearn for your face, O Lord.

27:9  Hide not Thy face from me; put not Thy servant away in anger; Thou hast been my help; cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

9  Turn not thy face away from me, turn not thou away from thy servant in anger: be thou my helper, forsake me not; and, O God my Saviour, overlook me not.

9  Do not turn your face away from me. In your wrath, do not turn aside from your servant. Be my helper. Do not abandon me, and do not despise me, O God, my Saviour.

27:10  For though my father and my mother have forsaken me, YHWH will take me up.

10  For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord has taken me to himself.

10  Although my father and my mother have deserted me, the LORD has taken me up.

27:11  Teach me Thy way, O YHWH; and lead me in an even path, because of them that lie in wait for me.

11  Teach me, O Lord, in thy way, and guide me in a right path, because of mine enemies.

27:12  Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries; for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out violence.

12  Do not surrender me to the souls of those who trouble me. For unjust witnesses have risen up against me, and iniquity has lied to itself.

27:13  If I had not believed to look upon the goodness of YHWH in the land of the living!--

13  I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

13  But I have believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

27:14  Wait on YHWH; be strong, and let thy heart take courage; yea, wait thou for the YHWH.

14  Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and let thy heart be strengthened: yea wait on the Lord.

14  Trust in the LORD, and be of good courage; yea, trust in the LORD.

28:1  A Psalm of David. Unto thee, O YHWH, do I call; my Rock, be not Thou deaf unto me; lest, if Thou be silent unto me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

1  UNTO thee have I cried, O my God; be not silent to me, lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

28:2  Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto Thee, when I lift up my hands toward Thy holy Sanctuary.

2  Hearken to the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy temple.

28:3  Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity; who speak peace with their neighbours, but evil is in their hearts.

3  Draw not away my soul with sinners, and destroy me not with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace with their neighbours, but evils are in their hearts.

3  Do not draw me away together with sinners; and let me not perish with those who work iniquity, who speak peacefully to their neighbor, yet evils are in their hearts.

28:4  Give them according to their deeds, and according to the evil of their endeavours; give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.

4  Give to them according to their works and according to the wickedness of their inventions. Assign to them according to the works of their hands. Repay them with their own retribution.

4  Reward them according to their deeds and according to their evil doings.

28:5  Because they give no heed to the works of YHWH, nor to the operation of His hands; He will break them down and not build them up.

5  Because they have not attended to the works of the Lord, even to the works of his hands, thou shalt pull them down, and shalt not build them up.

5  Since they have not understood the works of the Lord and the works of his hands, you will destroy them, and you will not build them up.

28:6  Blessed be YHWH, because He hath heard the voice of my supplications.

6  Blessed be the Lord, for he has hearkened to the voice of my petition.

28:7  YHWH is my strength and my shield, in Him hath my heart trusted, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth, and with my song will I praise Him.

7  The Lord is my helper and my defender; my heart has hoped in him, and I am helped: my flesh has revived, and willingly will I give praise to him.

7  The LORD is my helper and my protector; my heart trusted in him, and I am happy; I will praise him with glorious song.

28:8  YHWH is a strength unto them; and He is a stronghold of salvation to His anointed.

8  The Lord is the strength of his people, and the saving defender of his anointed.

28:9  Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance; and tend them, and carry them for ever.

9  O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance, and reign over them and exalt them, even unto eternity.

29:1  A Psalm of David. Ascribe unto YHWH, O ye sons of might, ascribe unto the YHWH glory and strength.

title  A Psalm of David on the occasion of the solemn assembly of the Tabernacle.

1  Bring to the Lord, ye sons of God, bring to the Lord young rams; bring to the Lord glory and honour.

1  BRING unto the LORD the offspring of rams; bring unto the LORD glory and honour.

29:2  Ascribe unto YHWH the glory due unto His name; worship the YHWH in the beauty of holiness.

2  Bring to the Lord glory, due to his name; worship the lord in his holy court.

2  Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the court of his holy temple.

29:3  The voice of YHWH is upon the waters; the God of glory thundereth, even the YHWH upon many waters.

Ps28:2  The voice of the Lord is over the waters. The God of majesty has thundered. The Lord is over many waters.

29:4  The voice of YHWH is powerful; the voice of the YHWH is full of majesty.

Ps28:3  The voice of the Lord is in virtue. The voice of the Lord is in magnificence.

29:5  The voice of YHWH breaketh the cedars; yea, the YHWH breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

5  There is the voice of the Lord who breaks the cedars; the Lord will break the cedars of Libanus.

Ps28:4  The voice of the Lord shatters the cedars. And the Lord will shatter the cedars of Lebanon.

29:6  He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild-ox.

6  And he will beat them small, even Libanus itself, like a calf; and the beloved one is as a young unicorn.

Ps28:5  And it will break them into pieces, like a calf of Lebanon, and in the same way as the beloved son of the single-horned beast.

29:7  The voice of YHWH heweth out flames of fire.

7  There is a voice of the Lord who divides a flame of fire.

29:8  The voice of YHWH shaketh the wilderness; the YHWH shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.

8  A voice of the Lord who shakes the wilderness; the Lord will shake the wilderness of Cades.

Ps28:7  The voice of the Lord shakes the desert. And the Lord will quake the desert of Kadesh.

29:9  The voice of YHWH maketh the hinds to calve, and strippeth the forests bare; and in His temple all say: 'Glory.'

9  The voice of the Lord strengthens the hinds, and will uncover the thickets: and in his temple every one speaks of his glory.

Ps28:8  The voice of the Lord is preparing the stags, and he will reveal the dense woods. And in his temple, all will speak his glory.

29:10  YHWH sat enthroned at the flood; yea, YHWH sitteth as King for ever.

10  The Lord will dwell on the waterflood: and the Lord will sit a king for ever.

29:11  YHWH will give strength unto His people; YHWH will bless his people with peace.

11  The Lord will give strength to his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.

30:1  I will extol thee, O YHWH, for Thou hast raised me up, and hast not suffered mine enemies to rejoice over me.

title  For the end, a Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David.

1  I will exalt thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and not caused mine enemies to rejoice over me.

title  A Canticle Psalm. In dedication to the house of David.

1  I will extol you, Lord, for you have sustained me, and you have not allowed my enemies to delight over me.

30:2  O YHWH my God, I cried unto Thee, and Thou didst heal me;

Ps29:2  O Lord my God, I have cried out to you, and you have healed me.

2  O LORD, my God, I have sought thee, and thou hast healed me.

30:3  O YHWH, Thou broughtest up my soul from the nether-world; Thou didst keep me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

Ps29:3  Lord, you led my soul away from Hell. You have saved me from those who descend into the pit.

30:4  Sing praise unto YHWH, O ye His godly ones, and give thanks to His holy name.

4  Sing to the Lord, ye his saints, and give thanks for the remembrance of his holiness.

Ps29:4  Sing a psalm to the Lord, you his saints, and confess with remembrance of his holiness.

30:5  For His anger is but for a moment, His favour is for a life-time; weeping may tarry for the night, but joy cometh in the morning.

5  For anger is in his wrath, but life in his favour: weeping shall tarry for the evening, but joy shall be in the morning.

Ps29:5  For wrath is in his indignation, and life is in his will. Toward evening, weeping will linger, and toward morning, gladness.

30:6  Now I had said in my security: 'I shall never be moved.'

Ps29:6  But I have said in my abundance: “I will never be disturbed.”

6  In my security I said, I shall never be moved.

30:7  Thou hadst established, O YHWH, in Thy favour my mountain as a stronghold--Thou didst hide Thy face; I was affrighted.

7  O Lord, in thy good pleasure thou didst add strength to my beauty: but thou didst turn away thy face, and I was troubled.

Ps29:7  O Lord, in your will, you made virtue preferable to beauty for me. You turned your face away from me, and I became disturbed.

30:8  Unto Thee, O YHWH, did I call, and unto YHWH I made supplication

8  To thee, O Lord, will I cry; and to my God will I make supplication.

8  I cried to thee, O LORD, and unto the LORD I made supplication.

30:9  'What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise Thee? shall it declare Thy truth?

Ps29:9  What use would there be in my blood, if I descend into corruption? Will dust confess to you or announce your truth?

9  What profit is there in shedding my blood, when I go down to corruption? The dust will not praise thee and it will not declare thy truth.

30:10  Hear, O YHWH, and be gracious unto me; LORD, be Thou my helper.'

10  The Lord heard, and had compassion upon me; the Lord is become my helper.

Ps29:10  The Lord has heard, and he has been merciful to me. The Lord has become my helper.

30:11  Thou didst turn for me my mourning into dancing; Thou didst loose my sackcloth, and gird me with gladness;

11  Thou hast turned my mourning into joy for me: thou hast rent off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

Ps29:11  You have turned my mourning into gladness for me. You have cut off my sackcloth, and you have surrounded me with joy.

30:12  So that my glory may sing praise to Thee, and not be silent; O YHWH my God, I will give thanks unto Thee for ever.

Ps29:12  So then, may my glory sing to you, and may I not regret it. O Lord, my God, I will confess to you for eternity.

12  Therefore, I will sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD, my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

31:2  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.

31:3  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.

31:4  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.

31:5  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.

31:6  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.

31:7  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.

31:8  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.

31:9  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.

31:10  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.

31:11  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.

31:12  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.

31:13  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.

31:14  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.

31:15  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.

31:16  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.

31:17  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.

31:18  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.

31:19  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.

31:20  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.

31:21  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.

31:22  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.

31:23  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.

31:24  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.