They open their mouths to devour me like a roaring lion that rips its prey.

They invade like lumberjacks swinging their axes in a thick forest.

O Lord, place a guard on my mouth! Protect the opening of my lips!

He makes the barren woman of the family a happy mother of children. Praise the Lord!

A psalm; a song for the Sabbath day. It is fitting to thank the Lord, and to sing praises to your name, O sovereign One!

For observing the festival is a requirement for Israel; it is an ordinance given by the God of Jacob.

This brought him a reward, an eternal gift.

The Lord said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have made a promise on oath to David, my servant:

For the music director; by David. In the Lord I have taken shelter. How can you say to me, “Flee to a mountain like a bird!

Offer to the Lord a song of thanks! Sing praises to our God to the accompaniment of a harp!

How desolate they become in a mere moment! Terrifying judgments make their demise complete!

I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; I will not permit evil.

Yes, wild dogs surround me – a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.

A song, a psalm of Asaph. O God, do not be silent! Do not ignore us! Do not be inactive, O God!

A song, a psalm of David. I am determined, O God! I will sing and praise you with my whole heart.

he digs a pit and then falls into the hole he has made.

The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord’s promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

A well-written song by David, when he was in the cave; a prayer. To the Lord I cry out; to the Lord I plead for mercy.

For I am like a wineskin dried up in smoke. I do not forget your statutes.

Sons born during one’s youth are like arrows in a warrior’s hand.