1Hear my voice, God, in my complaint.
Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
2Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked,
from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;
3who sharpen their tongue like a sword,
and aim their arrows, deadly words,
4to shoot innocent men from ambushes.
They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.
5They encourage themselves in evil plans.
They talk about laying snares secretly.
They say, “Who will see them?”
6They plot injustice, saying, “We have made a perfect plan!”
Surely man’s mind and heart are cunning.
7But God will shoot at them.
They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.
8Their own tongues shall ruin them.
All who see them will shake their heads.
9All mankind shall be afraid.
They shall declare the work of God,
and shall wisely ponder what he has done.
10The righteous shall be glad in Yahweh,
and shall take refuge in him.
All the upright in heart shall praise him!
1Praise waits for you, God, in Zion.
To you shall vows be performed.
2You who hear prayer,
to you all men will come.
3Sins overwhelmed me,
but you atoned for our transgressions.
4Blessed is one whom you choose, and cause to come near,
that he may live in your courts.
We will be filled with the goodness of your house,
your holy temple.
5By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us,
God of our salvation.
You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth,
of those who are far away on the sea;
6Who by his power forms the mountains,
having armed yourself with strength;
7who stills the roaring of the seas,
the roaring of their waves,
and the turmoil of the nations.
8They also who dwell in faraway places are afraid at your wonders.
You call the morning’s dawn and the evening with songs of joy.
9You visit the earth, and water it.
You greatly enrich it.
The river of God is full of water.
You provide them grain, for so you have ordained it.
10You drench its furrows.
You level its ridges.
You soften it with showers.
You bless it with a crop.
11You crown the year with your bounty.
Your carts overflow with abundance.
12The wilderness grasslands overflow.
The hills are clothed with gladness.
13The pastures are covered with flocks.
The valleys also are clothed with grain.
They shout for joy!
They also sing.