⁴ I do not ^(I)sit with men of ^(J)falsehood,
    nor do I consort with hypocrites.
⁵ I ^(K)hate the assembly of evildoers,
    and I will not sit with the wicked.

⁶ I ^(L)wash my hands in innocence
    and go around your altar, O Lord,
⁷ proclaiming thanksgiving aloud,
    and telling all your ^(M)wondrous deeds.

⁸ O Lord, I ^(N)love the habitation of your house
    and the place where your glory dwells.
^9 (O)Do not sweep my soul away with sinners,
    nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
¹⁰ in whose hands are evil devices,
    and whose right hands are full of ^(P)bribes.

¹¹ But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;
    redeem me, and be gracious to me.
¹² My foot stands on ^(Q)level ground;
    in ^(R)the great assembly I will bless the Lord.

⁴ Blessed is the man who ^(I)makes
    the Lord his trust,
who does not turn to the proud,
    to those who ^(J)go astray after a lie!
⁵ You have multiplied, O Lord my God,
    your ^(K)wondrous deeds and your ^(L)thoughts toward us;
    none can compare with you!
I will proclaim and tell of them,
    yet they are ^(M)more than can be told.

^6 (N)In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted,
    but you have given me an open ^(O)ear.^[a]
Burnt offering and sin offering
    you have not required.
⁷ Then I said, “Behold, I have come;
    in the scroll of the book it is written ^(P)of me:
^8 (Q)I delight to do your will, O my God;
    your law is ^(R)within my heart.”

⁹ I have told the glad news of deliverance^[b]
    in ^(S)the great congregation;
behold, I have not ^(T)restrained my lips,
    ^(U)as you know, O Lord.
¹⁰ I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart;
    I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation;
I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness
    from the great congregation.

¹¹ As for you, O Lord, you will not restrain
    your mercy from me;
your ^(V)steadfast love and your faithfulness will
    ever preserve me!
¹² For evils have ^(W)encompassed me
    beyond number;
my ^(X)iniquities have overtaken me,
    and I cannot ^(Y)see;
they are ^(Z)more than the hairs of my head;
    my heart ^(AA)fails me.

^13 (AB)Be pleased, O Lord, to ^(AC)deliver me!
    O Lord, ^(AD)make haste to help me!
^14 (AE)Let those be put to shame and disappointed altogether
    who seek to snatch away my life;
let those be ^(AF)turned back and brought to dishonor
    who delight in my hurt!
¹⁵ Let those be appalled because of their shame
    who ^(AG)say to me, “Aha, Aha!”

¹⁶ But may all who seek you
    rejoice and be glad in you;
may those who love your salvation
    ^(AH)say continually, “Great is the Lord!”
¹⁷ As for me, I am ^(AI)poor and needy,
    but ^(AJ)the Lord takes thought for me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
    do not delay, O my God!

³ The wicked are ^(D)estranged from the womb;
    they go astray from birth, speaking lies.
^4 (E)They have venom like the venom of a serpent,
    like the deaf adder that stops its ear,
⁵ so that it ^(F)does not hear the voice of charmers
    or of the cunning enchanter.

⁶ O God, ^(G)break the teeth in their mouths;
    tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!
⁷ Let them ^(H)vanish like water that runs away;
    when he ^(I)aims his arrows, let them be blunted.
⁸ Let them be like the snail ^(J)that dissolves into slime,
    like ^(K)the stillborn child who never sees the sun.
⁹ Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of ^(L)thorns,
    whether green or ablaze, may he ^(M)sweep them away!^[c]

^10 (N)The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance;
    he will ^(O)bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.
¹¹ Mankind will say, “Surely there is ^(P)a reward for the righteous;
    surely there is a God who ^(Q)judges on earth.”

⁴ Let me ^(G)dwell in your tent forever!
    Let me take refuge under ^(H)the shelter of your wings! Selah
⁵ For you, O God, have heard my vows;
    you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

^6 (I)Prolong ^(J)the life of the king;
    may his years endure to all generations!
⁷ May he be enthroned forever before God;
    appoint ^(K)steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him!

⁸ So will I ever sing praises to your name,
    as I ^(L)perform my vows day after day.

³ How long will all of you attack a man
    to batter him,
    like ^(S)a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
⁴ They only plan to thrust him down from his ^(T)high position.
    They take pleasure in falsehood.
^(U)They bless with their mouths,
    but inwardly they curse. Selah

⁵ For God alone, O ^(V)my soul, wait in silence,
    for my hope is from him.
^6 (W)He only is my rock and my salvation,
    my fortress; I shall not be shaken.
⁷ On God rests my ^(X)salvation and my glory;
    my mighty rock, ^(Y)my refuge is God.

^8 (Z)Trust in him at all times, O people;
    ^(AA)pour out your heart before him;
    God is ^(AB)a refuge for us. Selah

^9 (AC)Those of low estate are but a breath;
    those of high estate ^(AD)are a delusion;
in the balances they go up;
    ^(AE)they are together lighter than a breath.
¹⁰ Put no trust in extortion;
    ^(AF)set no vain hopes on robbery;
    ^(AG)if riches increase, set not your heart on them.

^11 (AH)Once God has spoken;
    ^(AI)twice have I heard this:
that ^(AJ)power belongs to God,
¹²     and that to you, O Lord, ^(AK)belongs steadfast love.
For you will ^(AL)render to a man
    according to his work.

^7 (K)But God shoots his arrow at them;
    they are wounded suddenly.
⁸ They are brought to ruin, with their own ^(L)tongues turned against them;
    all who ^(M)see them will ^(N)wag their heads.
⁹ Then all mankind ^(O)fears;
    they ^(P)tell what God has brought about
    and ponder what he has done.

¹⁰ Let ^(Q)the righteous one rejoice in the Lord
    and ^(R)take refuge in him!
Let all ^(S)the upright in heart exult!

^(AG)“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
    and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”