Evil people self-destruct; those who hate the godly are punished.

You ascend on high, you have taken many captives. You receive tribute from men, including even sinful rebels. Indeed the Lord God lives there!

For the music director; a well-written song by David. It was written when Doeg the Edomite went and informed Saul: “David has arrived at the home of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God’s loyal love protects me all day long!

A psalm of David, written to get God’s attention. O Lord, do not continue to rebuke me in your anger! Do not continue to punish me in your raging fury!

We do not see any signs of God’s presence; there are no longer any prophets and we have no one to tell us how long this will last.

The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.

For the music director; by the Korahites, a well-written song. O God, we have clearly heard; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in ancient times.

Yet God will make you a permanent heap of ruins. He will scoop you up and remove you from your home; he will uproot you from the land of the living. (Selah)

For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm, a song. May God show us his favor and bless us! May he smile on us! (Selah)

I will express my thanks to you with a stringed instrument, praising your faithfulness, O my God! I will sing praises to you accompanied by a harp, O Holy One of Israel!

I will listen to what God the Lord says. For he will make peace with his people, his faithful followers. Yet they must not return to their foolish ways.

Everyone rejects God; they are all morally corrupt. None of them does what is right, not even one!

The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.

But the Lord does not surrender the godly, or allow them to be condemned in a court of law.

Everyone rejects God; they are all morally corrupt. None of them does what is right, not even one!

Throw your burden upon the Lord, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be upended.

The godly will rejoice in the Lord and take shelter in him. All the morally upright will boast.

During his days the godly will flourish; peace will prevail as long as the moon remains in the sky.

Certainly the godly will give thanks to your name; the morally upright will live in your presence.