Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.

who said, “Let’s take over the pastures of God!”

I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have revived me.

The Lord is just; he cut the ropes of the wicked.”

People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

All day long they cause me trouble; they make a habit of plotting my demise.

Deliver by your power and answer me, so that the ones you love may be safe.

Certainly your angry judgment upon men will bring you praise; you reveal your anger in full measure.

Do you accomplish amazing things for the dead? Do the departed spirits rise up and give you thanks? (Selah)

The godly grow like a palm tree; they grow high like a cedar in Lebanon.

The king is strong; he loves justice. You ensure that legal decisions will be made fairly; you promote justice and equity in Jacob.

Deliver by your power and answer me, so that the ones you love may be safe.

which cannot fill the reaper’s hand, or the lap of the one who gathers the grain!

By David. The Lord, my protector, deserves praise – the one who trains my hands for battle, and my fingers for war,

Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

Indeed, the scepter of a wicked king will not settle upon the allotted land of the godly. Otherwise the godly might do what is wrong.

It is vain for you to rise early, come home late, and work so hard for your food. Yes, he can provide for those whom he loves even when they sleep.

For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a prayer of David written to instruct others. It was written when he fought against Aram Naharaim and Aram-Zobah. That was when Joab turned back and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. O God, you have rejected us. You suddenly turned on us in your anger. Please restore us!