<p class="poetry">Rest once more, my soul,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">for the <sc>Lordsc> has vindicated you.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For the sake of David, your servant,p> <p class="poetry">do not reject your chosen king!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Their life&#8217;s breath departs, they return to the ground;p> <p class="poetry">on that day their plans die.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">May all my enemies be humiliated<n id="1" /> and absolutely terrified!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">May they turn back and be suddenly humiliated!p>

<p class="poetry">If a person<n id="1" /> does not repent, God sharpens his sword<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and prepares to shoot his bow.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> rewarded me for my godly deeds;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">he took notice of my blameless behavior.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The law of the <sc>Lordsc> is perfectp> <p class="poetry">and preserves one&#8217;s life.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">The rules set down by the <sc>Lordsc><n id="2" /> are reliable<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and impart wisdom to the inexperienced.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Pay them back for their evil deeds!p> <p class="poetry">Pay them back for what they do!p> <p class="poetry">Punish them!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">When they were sick, I wore sackcloth,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and refrained from eating food.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">(If I am lying, may my prayers go unanswered!)<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">My enemies will turn back when I cry out to you for help;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I know that God is on my side.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The kings of Tarshish<n id="1" /> and the coastlands will offer gifts;p> <p class="poetry">the kings of Sheba<n id="2" /> and Seba<n id="3" /> will bring tribute.p>

<p class="poetry">Pay back our neighbors in full!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">May they be insulted the same way they insulted you, O Lord!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">O God, invincible warrior,<n id="1" /> come back!p> <p class="poetry">Look down from heaven and take notice!p> <p class="poetry">Take care of this vine,p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; written by the Korahites, a psalm.p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, you showed favor to your land;p> <p class="poetry">you restored the well-being of Jacob.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For justice will prevail,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and all the morally upright<n id="2" /> will be vindicated.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">He will pay them back for their sin.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">He will destroy them because of<n id="2" /> their evil;p> <p class="poetry">the <sc>Lordsc> our God will destroy them.p>

<p class="poetry">When you ignore them, they panic.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">When you take away their life&#8217;s breath, they diep> <p class="poetry">and return to dust.p>

<p class="poetry">He threatened<n id="1" /> to destroy them,p> <p class="poetry">but<n id="2" /> Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and turned back his destructive anger.<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A song of ascents.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">When the <sc>Lordsc> restored the well-being of Zion,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">we thought we were dreaming.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> made a reliable promise to David;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">he will not go back on his word.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">He said,<n id="3" /> &#8220;I will place one of your descendants<n id="4" /> on your throne.p>