<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; by David.p> <p class="poetry">Fools say to themselves,<n id="2" /> &#8220;There is no God.&#8221;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">They sin and commit evil deeds;<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">none of them does what is right.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">He<n id="1" /> does not slander,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">or do harm to others,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">or insult his neighbor.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">He does not charge interest when he lends his money.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">He does not take bribes to testify against the innocent.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">The one who lives like this<n id="3" /> will never be upended.p>

<p class="poetry">Love the <sc>Lordsc>, all you faithful followers<n id="1" /> of his!p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> protects those who have integrity,p> <p class="poetry">but he pays back in full the one who acts arrogantly.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, my God, you have accomplished many things;p> <p class="poetry">you have done amazing things and carried out your purposes for us.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">No one can thwart you!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">I want to declare them and talk about them,p> <p class="poetry">but they are too numerous to recount!<n id="3" />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>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A psalm.p> <p class="poetry">Sing to the <sc>Lordsc> a new song,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">for he performs<n id="3" /> amazing deeds!p> <p class="poetry">His right hand and his mighty armp> <p class="poetry">accomplish deliverance.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">For he never bothered to show kindness;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">he harassed the oppressed and needy,p> <p class="poetry">and killed the disheartened.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">At that time we laughed loudlyp> <p class="poetry">and shouted for joy.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">At that time the nations said,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;The <sc>Lordsc> has accomplished great things for these people.&#8221;p>