When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.

O Lord, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.

O Lord, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack! (Selah)

For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. I decided, “I will watch what I say and make sure I do not sin with my tongue. I will put a muzzle over my mouth while in the presence of an evil man.”

You love justice and hate evil. For this reason God, your God has anointed you with the oil of joy, elevating you above your companions.

Certainly spending just one day in your temple courts is better than spending a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the entrance to the temple of my God than live in the tents of the wicked.