he lurks in ambush like a lion in his thicket; he lurks that he may seize the poor; he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net.
To the choirmaster. Of David. In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to my soul, “Flee like a bird to your mountain,
Let him rain coals on the wicked; fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.
To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Save, O Lord, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.
Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times.
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
A Psalm of David. O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill?
who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend;
in whose eyes a vile person is despised, but who honors those who fear the Lord; who swears to his own hurt and does not change;
who does not put out his money at interest and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.
A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
A Prayer of David. Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry! Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!
He is like a lion eager to tear, as a young lion lurking in ambush.
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who addressed the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love you, O Lord, my strength.
He rode on a cherub and flew; he came swiftly on the wings of the wind.
He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me.
For you save a humble people, but the haughty eyes you bring down.
For by you I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall.
This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God?—
He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights.
He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip.
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,
which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O Lord, in your strength the king rejoices, and in your salvation how greatly he exults!
For you meet him with rich blessings; you set a crown of fine gold upon his head.
You will make them as a blazing oven when you appear. The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath, and fire will consume them.
To the choirmaster: according to The Doe of the Dawn. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by the people.
they open wide their mouths at me, like a ravening and roaring lion.
my strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to my jaws; you lay me in the dust of death.
For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet—
they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn, that he has done it.
A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
A Psalm of David. The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein,
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully.
For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock.
Teach me your way, O Lord, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.
A Psalm of David. Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.
A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple. I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me.
For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me!
Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me!
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