The Lord will protect you from all harm; he will protect your life.

A song of ascents. I look up toward you, the one enthroned in heaven.

A song of ascents. O Lord, for David’s sake remember all his strenuous effort,

the sun to rule by day, for his loyal love endures,

the moon and stars to rule by night, for his loyal love endures,

How can we sing a song to the Lord in a foreign land?

How blessed will be the one who grabs your babies and smashes them on a rock!

You open your hand, and fill every living thing with the food they desire.

Extol the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!

Let them praise the name of the Lord, for he gave the command and they came into existence.

Praise the Lord from the earth, you sea creatures and all you ocean depths,

Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first fruits of all your crops;

The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin.

Yet if he is caught he must repay seven times over, he might even have to give all the wealth of his house.

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding a close relative,

rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and delighting in its people.

The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

The dice are thrown into the lap, but their every decision is from the Lord.

Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.

for the Lord will plead their case and will rob those who are robbing them.