Total darkness waits to receive his treasures; a fire which has not been kindled will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.

“How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? How often does their misfortune come upon them? How often does God apportion pain to them in his anger?

Is it your opinion that God should recompense it, because you reject this? But you must choose, and not I, so tell us what you know.

How much less, then, when you say that you do not perceive him, that the case is before him and you are waiting for him!

For the music director, according to the gittith style; a psalm of David. O Lord, our Lord, how magnificent is your reputation throughout the earth! You reveal your majesty in the heavens above!

He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.

The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven. His eyes watch; his eyes examine all people.

By David. Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have integrity, and I trust in the Lord without wavering.

Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction!

May the Lord protect him and save his life! May he be blessed in the land! Do not turn him over to his enemies!

Then I will go to the altar of God, to the God who gives me ecstatic joy, so that I express my thanks to you, O God, my God, with a harp.

It is lofty and pleasing to look at, a source of joy to the whole earth. Mount Zion resembles the peaks of Zaphon; it is the city of the great king.

because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

May he send help from heaven and deliver me from my enemies who hurl insults! (Selah) May God send his loyal love and faithfulness!

For the music director; according to the gittith style; by Asaph. Shout for joy to God, our source of strength! Shout out to the God of Jacob!

The Lord takes notice of us, he will bless – he will bless the family of Israel, he will bless the family of Aaron.

Indeed I am composed and quiet, like a young child carried by its mother; I am content like the young child I carry.

When someone’s prosperity increases, those who consume it also increase; so what does its owner gain, except that he gets to see it with his eyes?

The Lover to His Beloved: If you do not know, O most beautiful of women, simply follow the tracks of my flock, and pasture your little lambs beside the tents of the shepherds.

All of them are skilled with a sword, well-trained in the art of warfare. Each has his sword at his side, to guard against the terrors of the night.