Those who anticipate my defeat attack me all day long. Indeed, many are fighting against me, O Exalted One.

Where are your earlier faithful deeds, O Lord, the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David?

Praise the Lord! How blessed is the one who obeys the Lord, who takes great delight in keeping his commands.

In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.

May they be like the grass on the rooftops which withers before one can even pull it up,

How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,

Make vows to the Lord your God and repay them! Let all those who surround him bring tribute to the awesome one!

Your eyes saw me when I was inside the womb. All the days ordained for me were recorded in your scroll before one of them came into existence.

Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the Lord.

By David; a well-written song. How blessed is the one whose rebellious acts are forgiven, whose sin is pardoned!

You godly ones, shout for joy because of the Lord! It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise.

For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, the Lord delivers him.

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

God, the one who has reigned as king from long ago, will hear and humiliate them. (Selah) They refuse to change, and do not fear God.

who loves me and is my stronghold, my refuge and my deliverer, my shield and the one in whom I take shelter, who makes nations submit to me.

For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help

The Lord’s precepts are fair and make one joyful. The Lord’s commands are pure and give insight for life.

Yes, you are the one who brought me out from the womb and made me feel secure on my mother’s breasts.

The one whose deeds are blameless and whose motives are pure, who does not lie, or make promises with no intention of keeping them.

Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land.