<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments, according to the <i>sheminithi> style;<n id="2" /> a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry"><sc>Lordsc>, do not rebuke me in your anger!p> <p class="poetry">Do not discipline me in your raging fury!<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song<n id="2" /> by David.p> <p class="poetry">Listen, O God, to my prayer!p> <p class="poetry">Do not ignore<n id="3" /> my appeal for mercy!p>

<p class="poetry">Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">So I made a vow in my anger,p> <p class="poetry">&#8216;They will never enter into the resting place I had set aside for them.&#8217;&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">They will be thrown down the side of a cliff by their judges.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">They<n id="2" /> will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director, according to the <i>gittithi> style;<n id="2" /> a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, our Lord,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">how magnificent<n id="4" /> is your reputation<n id="5" /> throughout the earth!p> <p class="poetry">You reveal your majesty in the heavens above!<n id="6" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; according to the <i>alumoth-labbeni> style;<n id="2" /> a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">I will thank the <sc>Lordsc> with all my heart!p> <p class="poetry">I will tell about all your amazing deeds!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Yes,<n id="1" /> he struck a rock and water flowed out,p> <p class="poetry">streams gushed forth.p> <p class="poetry">But can he also give us food?p> <p class="poetry">Will he provide meat for his people?&#8221;p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of Asaph.p> <p class="poetry">I will cry out to God<n id="2" /> and call for help!p> <p class="poetry">I will cry out to God and he will pay attention<n id="3" /> to me.p>

<p class="poetry">He is like<n id="1" /> a tree planted by flowing streams;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">it<n id="3" /> yields<n id="4" /> its fruit at the proper time,<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">and its leaves never fall off.<n id="6" />p> <p class="poetry">He succeeds in everything he attempts.<n id="7" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; according to the tune &#8220;Morning Doe;&#8221;<n id="2" /> a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">I groan in prayer, but help seems far away.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">By the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s decree<n id="1" /> the heavens were made;p> <p class="poetry">by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">I was once young, now I am old.p> <p class="poetry">I have never seen a godly man abandoned,p> <p class="poetry">or his children<n id="1" /> forced to search for food.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do not hand the life of your dove<n id="1" /> over to a wild animal!p> <p class="poetry">Do not continue to disregard<n id="2" /> the lives of your oppressed people!p>

<p class="poetry">before the <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">For he comes to judge the earth!p> <p class="poetry">He judges the world fairly,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and the nations in a just manner.p>

<p class="poetry">As a demonstration of your loyal love,<n id="1" /> destroy my enemies!p> <p class="poetry">Annihilate<n id="2" /> all who threaten my life,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">for I am your servant.p>

<p class="poetry">Indeed,<n id="1" /> the scepter of a wicked king<n id="2" /> will not settle<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">upon the allotted land of the godly.p> <p class="poetry">Otherwise the godly mightp> <p class="poetry">do what is wrong.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">may the <sc>Lordsc> remove them,<n id="2" /> along with those who behave wickedly!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">May Israel experience peace!<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Those who pass by will not say,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;May you experience the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s blessing!p> <p class="poetry">We pronounce a blessing on you in the name of the <sc>Lordsc>.&#8221;p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; according to the <i>machalathi> style;<n id="2" /> a well-written song<n id="3" /> by David.p> <p class="poetry">Fools say to themselves,<n id="4" /> &#8220;There is no God.&#8221;<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">They sin and commit evil deeds;<n id="6" />p> <p class="poetry">none of them does what is right.<n id="7" />p>