As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the sovereign One, and resides in the protective shadow of the mighty king –

You who love the Lord, hate evil! He protects the lives of his faithful followers; he delivers them from the power of the wicked.

He remains loyal and faithful to the family of Israel. All the ends of the earth see our God deliver us.

May the Lord be constantly aware of them, and cut off the memory of his children from the earth!

Then I will tell about all your praiseworthy acts; in the gates of Daughter Zion I will rejoice because of your deliverance.”

O Lord, of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should be concerned about them?

How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers!

the earth shakes, yes, the heavens pour down rain before God, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

He delivered them from the power of the one who hated them, and rescued them from the power of the enemy.

If I were to fly away on the wings of the dawn, and settle down on the other side of the sea,

My eyes grow dim from suffering; they grow weak because of all my enemies.

Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power of the wicked!

They acted like fools in their rebellious ways, and suffered because of their sins.

They lost their appetite for all food, and they drew near the gates of death.

and lays the beams of the upper rooms of his palace on the rain clouds. He makes the clouds his chariot, and travels along on the wings of the wind.

From the mouths of children and nursing babies you have ordained praise on account of your adversaries, so that you might put an end to the vindictive enemy.

He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing.

Rescue me from the guilt of murder, O God, the God who delivers me! Then my tongue will shout for joy because of your deliverance.

When Israel left Egypt, when the family of Jacob left a foreign nation behind,

From the brightness in front of him came hail and fiery coals.