1  He who dwells in ^athe shelter of the Most High

will abide in ^bthe shadow of the Almighty.

2  I will say¹ to the Lord, “My ^crefuge and my ^dfortress,

my God, in whom I ^etrust.”

3  For he will deliver you from ^fthe snare of the fowler

and from the deadly pestilence.

4  He will ^gcover you with his pinions,

and under his ^hwings you will ⁱfind refuge;

his ^jfaithfulness is ^ka shield and buckler.

5  ^lYou will not fear ^mthe terror of the night,

nor the arrow that flies by day,

6  nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,

nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.

7  A thousand may fall at your side,

ten thousand at your right hand,

but it will not come near you.

8  You will only look with your eyes

and ⁿsee the recompense of the wicked.

9  Because you have made the Lord your ^odwelling place—

the Most High, who is my ^crefuge²—

10  ^pno evil shall be allowed to befall you,

^qno plague come near your tent.

11  ^rFor he will command his ^sangels concerning you

to ^tguard you in all your ways.

12  On their hands they will bear you up,

lest you ^ustrike your foot against a stone.

13  You will tread on ^vthe lion and the ^wadder;

the young lion and ^xthe serpent you will ^ytrample underfoot.

14  “Because he ^zholds fast to me in love, I will deliver him;

I will protect him, because he ^aknows my name.

15  When he ^bcalls to me, I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble;

I will rescue him and ^chonor him.

16  With ^dlong life I will satisfy him

and ^eshow him my salvation.”

1  ^fIt is good to give thanks to the Lord,

to sing praises to your name, ^gO Most High;

2  to declare your ^hsteadfast love in ⁱthe morning,

and your ^hfaithfulness by ⁱnight,

3  to the music of ^jthe lute and ^jthe harp,

to the melody of ^jthe lyre.

4  For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your ^kwork;

at ^lthe works of your hands I sing for joy.

5  How ^mgreat are your works, O Lord!

Your ⁿthoughts are very ^odeep!

6  The stupid man cannot know;

the fool cannot understand this:

7  that though ^pthe wicked sprout like grass

and all ^qevildoers flourish,

they are doomed to destruction forever;

8  but you, O Lord, are ^ron high forever.

9  For behold, your enemies, O Lord,

for behold, your enemies shall perish;

all evildoers shall be ^sscattered.

10  But you have exalted my ^thorn like that of ^uthe wild ox;

you have ^vpoured over me³ fresh oil.

11  My ^weyes have seen the downfall of my enemies;

my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.

12  ^xThe righteous flourish like the palm tree

and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

13  They are planted in the house of the Lord;

they flourish in ^ythe courts of our God.

14  They still bear fruit in old age;

they are ever full of sap and green,

15  ^zto declare that the Lord is upright;

he is my ^arock, and there is ^bno unrighteousness in him.

1  ^cThe Lord reigns; he is ^drobed in majesty;

the Lord is ^erobed; he has ^fput on strength as his belt.

^gYes, the world is established; ^hit shall never be moved.

2  ⁱYour throne is established from of old;

^jyou are from everlasting.

3  ^kThe floods have lifted up, O Lord,

the floods have lifted up their voice;

the floods lift up their roaring.

4  Mightier than the thunders of many waters,

mightier than the waves of the sea,

^lthe Lord ^mon high is mighty!

5  Your ⁿdecrees are very trustworthy;

^oholiness befits your house,

O Lord, forevermore.

1  O Lord, God of ^pvengeance,

O God of vengeance, ^qshine forth!

2  ^rRise up, O ^sjudge of the earth;

repay to the ^tproud what they deserve!

3  O Lord, ^uhow long shall the wicked,

how long shall ^vthe wicked exult?

4  They pour out their ^warrogant words;

all ^xthe evildoers boast.

5  They ^ycrush your people, O Lord,

and afflict your heritage.

6  They kill ^zthe widow and the sojourner,

and murder ^zthe fatherless;

7  ^aand they say, “The Lord does not see;

the God of Jacob does not perceive.”

8  ^bUnderstand, O dullest of the people!

Fools, when will you be wise?

9  ^cHe who planted the ear, does he not hear?

He who formed the eye, does he not see?

10  He who ^ddisciplines the nations, does he not rebuke?

He who ^eteaches man knowledge—

11  ^fthe Lord—knows the thoughts of man,

that they are ^gbut a breath.⁴

12  ^hBlessed is the man whom you ⁱdiscipline, O Lord,

and whom you teach out of your law,

13  to give him ^jrest from ^kdays of trouble,

until ^la pit is dug for the wicked.

14  ^mFor the Lord will not forsake his ⁿpeople;

he will not abandon his ⁿheritage;

15  for ^ojustice will return to the righteous,

and all the upright in heart will ^pfollow it.

16  ^qWho rises up for me against the wicked?

Who stands up for me against evildoers?

17  ^rIf the Lord had not been my help,

my soul would soon have lived in the land of ^ssilence.

18  When I thought, ^t“My foot slips,”

your steadfast love, O Lord, ^uheld me up.

19  When the cares of my heart are many,

your consolations cheer my soul.

20  Can ^wwicked rulers be allied with you,

those who frame⁵ injustice by ^xstatute?

21  They ^yband together against the life of the righteous

and condemn ^zthe innocent to death.⁶

22  But the Lord has become my ^astronghold,

and my God ^bthe rock of my ^crefuge.

23  He will bring back on them ^dtheir iniquity

and ^ewipe them out for their wickedness;

the Lord our God will wipe them out.

1  ^xThe Lord reigns, ^ylet the earth rejoice;

let the many ^zcoastlands be glad!

2  ^aClouds and thick darkness are all around him;

^brighteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

3  ^cFire goes before him

and burns up his adversaries all around.

4  His ^dlightnings light up the world;

the earth sees and ^etrembles.

5  The mountains ^fmelt like ^gwax before the Lord,

before ^hthe Lord of all the earth.

6  ⁱThe heavens proclaim his righteousness,

and all ^jthe peoples see his glory.

7  All worshipers of images are ^kput to shame,

who make their boast in ^lworthless idols;

^mworship him, all you gods!

8  Zion hears and ⁿis glad,

and the daughters of Judah rejoice,

because of your judgments, O Lord.

9  For you, O Lord, are ^omost high over all the earth;

you are exalted far above ^pall gods.

10  O you who love the Lord, ^qhate evil!

He ^rpreserves the lives of his ^ssaints;

he ^tdelivers them from the hand of the wicked.

11  ^uLight ^vis sown¹ for the righteous,

and joy for the upright in heart.

12  ^wRejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,

and ^xgive thanks to his holy name!

1  Oh sing to the Lord ^ya new song,

for he has done ^zmarvelous things!

His ^aright hand and his holy arm

have worked salvation for him.

2  The Lord has ^bmade known his salvation;

he has ^crevealed his righteousness in ^dthe sight of the nations.

3  He has ^eremembered his ^fsteadfast love and faithfulness

to the house of Israel.

All ^gthe ends of the earth have seen

^hthe salvation of our God.

4  ⁱMake a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;

^jbreak forth into joyous song and sing praises!

5  Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,

with the lyre and the ^ksound of melody!

6  With ^ltrumpets and the sound of ^mthe horn

ⁱmake a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!

7  ⁿLet the sea roar, and ^oall that fills it;

^othe world and those who dwell in it!

8  Let the rivers ^pclap their hands;

let ^qthe hills sing for joy together

9  before the Lord, for he comes

to ^rjudge the earth.

He will judge the world with righteousness,

and the peoples with equity.

1  ^sThe Lord reigns; ^tlet the peoples tremble!

He ^usits enthroned upon the cherubim; ^vlet the earth quake!

2  The Lord is ^wgreat in Zion;

he is ^xexalted over all the peoples.

3  Let them praise your ^ygreat and awesome name!

^zHoly is he!

4  ^aThe King in his might ^bloves justice.²

You have established equity;

you have executed justice

and righteousness in Jacob.

5  ^cExalt the Lord our God;

^dworship at his ^efootstool!

^zHoly is he!

6  ^fMoses and Aaron were among his ^gpriests,

Samuel also was among those who ^hcalled upon his name.

They ⁱcalled to the Lord, and he answered them.

7  In ^jthe pillar of the cloud he spoke to them;

they ^kkept his testimonies

and the statute that he gave them.

8  O Lord our God, you answered them;

you were ^la forgiving God to them,

but ^man avenger of their wrongdoings.

9  Exalt the Lord our God,

and worship at his ⁿholy mountain;

for the Lord our God is holy!