The countries are assembled all around you; take once more your rightful place over them!

for the wicked seem to be everywhere, when people promote evil.

foreigners lose their courage; they shake with fear as they leave their strongholds.

Such godly people are rewarded by the Lord, and vindicated by the God who delivers them.

who are always ready to do wrong or offer a bribe.

The Lord deserves praise, for he has heard my plea for mercy!

Sinful rebels are totally destroyed; evil men have no future.

May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” be humiliated and disgraced!

Deliver me from evildoers! Rescue me from violent men!

The pastures in the wilderness glisten with moisture, and the hills are clothed with joy.

Praise our God, you nations! Loudly proclaim his praise!

However, God heard; he listened to my prayer.

O Lord who rules over all, how blessed are those who trust in you!

O Lord, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!

Written by the Korahites; a psalm, a song. The Lord’s city is in the holy hills.

You make mankind return to the dust, and say, “Return, O people!”

They conspire against the blameless, and condemn to death the innocent.

They provide water for all the animals in the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

He ordered flies to come; gnats invaded their whole territory.

They grumbled in their tents; they did not obey the Lord.