even there your hand would guide me, your right hand would grab hold of me.

All who pass by have robbed him; he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors.

If you, O Lord, were to keep track of sins, O Lord, who could stand before you?

Remain loyal to the Lord, you chosen people of his, for his loyal followers lack nothing!

O God, arrogant men attack me; a gang of ruthless men, who do not respect you, seek my life.

I will not even consider doing what is dishonest. I hate doing evil; I will have no part of it.

I am depressed, so I will pray to you while I am trapped here in the region of the upper Jordan, from Hermon, from Mount Mizar.

In your distress you called out and I rescued you. I answered you from a dark thundercloud. I tested you at the waters of Meribah. (Selah)

All of the thriving people of the earth will join the celebration and worship; all those who are descending into the grave will bow before him, including those who cannot preserve their lives.

For the music director, a psalm by the Korahites. Listen to this, all you nations! Pay attention, all you inhabitants of the world!

You lead me in the path of life; I experience absolute joy in your presence; you always give me sheer delight.

He will surely give me shelter in the day of danger; he will hide me in his home; he will place me on an inaccessible rocky summit.

When you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver and with glittering gold.

The Lord is God and he has delivered us. Tie the offering with ropes to the horns of the altar!

It emerges from the distant horizon, and goes from one end of the sky to the other; nothing can escape its heat.

For the music director; by the Korahites; according to the alamoth style; a song. God is our strong refuge; he is truly our helper in times of trouble.

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David. Do you rulers really pronounce just decisions? Do you judge people fairly?

Those who pass by will not say, “May you experience the Lord’s blessing! We pronounce a blessing on you in the name of the Lord.”

Even when I must walk in the midst of danger, you revive me. You oppose my angry enemies, and your right hand delivers me.

Yet you have battered us, leaving us a heap of ruins overrun by wild dogs; you have covered us with darkness.