salm 1

1. Happy the man who has not walked in the council of the wicked, or stood in
the paths of sinners, or taken a seat in the band of mockers.
2. Instead his pleasure is in the law of the LORD, and in his Torah he meditates
day and night.
3. And he will be like a living tree planted by streams of water, whose fruit
ripens in due course, and its leaves do not fall, and all its branches that grow
ripen and flourish.
4. Not so the wicked; instead, they are like the chaff that the storm-wind will
drive.
5. Therefore the wicked will not be acquitted[1] in the great day,[2] nor sinners in
the band of the righteous,
6. Because the path of the righteous is manifest in the LORDs presence, but the
paths of the wicked will perish.

Psalm 2
1. Why are the Gentiles disturbed, and the nations murmuring vanity?
2. The kings[3] of the earth arise and the rulers will join together to rebel in
the LORDs presence, and to strive against his Anointed.
3. They say,[4] Let us break their bonds, and let us throw off their chains from
us.
4. The one who sits in heaven will laugh; the word of the LORD will mock at
them.
5. Then he will speak to them in his strength, and in his wrath he will frighten
them.
6. I have anointed my king, and appointed him over my sanctuary.[5]
7. I will tell of the covenant of the LORD. He said:[6] You are as dear to me as a
son to a father (abba), pure as if this day I had created you.
8. Ask me and I will give the riches of the Gentiles as your inheritance, the
rulers of[7] the ends of the earth as your holding.
9. You will shatter them as with a rod of iron, like a potters vessel you will
break them.
10. And now, O kings, grow wise; accept discipline, O princes of the earth.
11. Worship in the presence of the LORD with fear, and pray with trembling.
12. Accept instruction lest he be angry, and you lose your way; for his
wrath[8] will tarry a little. Happy all who trust in his word!

Psalm 3
1. A psalm of David, when he fled from the presence of Absalom his son.
2. O LORD, how many are my oppressors, many who arise against me.
3. Many say to my soul, There is no redemption for him in God forever.
4. But you, O LORD, are a shield over me, my glory and the one who raises my
head.
5. I pray [with] my voice in the presence of the LORD; he will accept[9] my
prayer from the mount of his sanctuary forever.
6. I lay down, and I slept; I awoke, because the LORD sustains me.
7. I will not be afraid of the strife[10] of people who have gathered against me all
around.
8. Arise, O LORD, redeem me, O my God; for you have struck all my enemies
on their cheek, you have broken the teeth of the wicked.
9. Redemption is from the presence of the LORD; your blessings are to your
people forever.

Psalm 4
1. For praise, with melodies. A hymn of David.
2. At the time of my prayer, accept [it] from me, O God of my righteousness; at
the time of distress, you relieved me; pity me and accept my prayer.
3. O sons of men, why is my glory for humiliation? You will love vanity; you will
seek falsehood forever.
4. And they will know,[11] for the LORD has separated the righteous man[12] for
himself; the LORD will accept the prayer of David when he calls to him.
5. Tremble for him, and do not sin; utter your petition with your mouth and
your request in your heart; and pray upon your beds and remember the days
of death forever.
6. Subdue your impulses and it will be reckoned to you as a righteous sacrifice;
and hope in the LORD.
7. Many say, Who will show us good? Lift on us the light of your countenance,
O LORD.
8. You have placed joy in my heart when their grain and their wine has
increased.
9. In peace I both lay down and sleep, because you alone are the LORD; in
security you will make me dwell.

Psalm 5
1. For praise, with dancing. A hymn of David.
2. Hear my utterance, O LORD, consider my murmuring.
3. Hear the sound of my petition, my king and God, for I will pray in your
presence.
4. O LORD, in the morning hear my voice; in the morning I set myself before you
and keep watch.
5. Because you are not a God who takes pleasure in[13] wickedness; evil did not
abide with you.
6. Scoffers shall not stand before your eyes; you hate all deeds[14] of falsehood.
7. You will destroy tellers of lies; the LORD will loath the man who sheds
innocent blood and the deceiver.
8. And I, through your great goodness, will enter your house; I will bow down to
your holy temple in awe of you.
9. O LORD, guide me by your righteousness; because of my hymn, make firm
your paths before me.
10. Because there is no reliability in the mouths of the wicked; their bodies are
full of tumult; like Sheol, their throat is open; their tongues flatter.
11. God has accused them; they will be done away with by their counsel; for
their great sin he overturned them, for they rebelled against your command.
12. And all who trust in your word will rejoice forever; they will give praise and
you will protect them; and those who love your name will rejoice in you.[15]
13. Because you will bless the righteous, O LORD; as with a shield, you will
crown him with good will.

Psalm 6
1. For praise; with melodies on the harp of eight strings. A hymn of David.
2. O LORD, do not humble[16] me in your anger; and do not punish me in your
wrath.
3. Pity me, O LORD,[17] for I am weak; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are
terrified.
4. And my soul is greatly terrified; and you, O LORD, when will you give me
relief?
5. Turn, O LORD, save my soul, redeem me for the sake of your goodness.
6. For there is no memory of you in death; in Sheol who will give you thanks?
7. I am wearied with my groaning; I will speak[18] in my sorrow every night on
my bed; I will drown my couch with my tears.
8. My eye is dark from my trouble; it is worn out by all my oppressors.[19]
9. Leave me, all doers of falsehood; for the LORD has heard[20] the sound of my
weeping.
10. My petition[21] has been heard in the LORDs presence; the LORD will accept
my prayer.
11. All of my enemies will be ashamed and very afraid; they will turn and be
ashamed in an instant.

Psalm 7
1. A rendition of the thanksgiving of David, who gave praise to the LORD; for he
spoke a song about the ruin of Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin.
2. O LORD my God, I have trusted in your word; deliver me from all my
persecutors and save me.
3. Lest he crush my soul like a lion; he will tear and there is no one who will
deliver me.
4. O LORD my God, if I have made this song with evil intent, if there is
oppression in my hand,
5. If I have repaid my ally with evil, or thrust away my oppressor for nothing,
6. May the enemy pursue my soul, and may he overtake and trample my life to
the ground, and may my honor rest in the dust forever.
7. Arise, O LORD, in your might; be lifted up in anger against my oppressors;
and bring hastily to me the justice that you commanded.
8. The gathering of the nations will surround you; because of it return to the
place of your presence.
9. The word of the LORD will judge the Gentiles; judge me, O LORD, by my merit,
and for my innocence recompense me.
10. Now may the evil of the wicked perish; and let the righteous be firmly
established; and the righteous God examines hearts and minds.[22]
11. My shield is on God, redeemer of the upright of heart.
12. God is the righteous judge, and in might is angry at the wicked every day.
13. If one does not repent and reverence him,[23] his sword is whetted, his bow
drawn and ready.
14. On his account, he has prepared the weapons of death; he will make his
arrows for those who pursue the righteous.
15. Behold, he will be in pains with falsehood, and will conceive trouble, and
give birth to falsehood.
16. He has dug a pit and deepened it; and he fell in the pit he made.
17. His misery will return on his head; and on his pate his rapacity will descend.
18. I will thank[24] the LORD according to his righteousness; and I will praise the
name of God Most High.

Psalm 8
1. For praise, on the lyre that he brought from Gath. A hymn of David.
2. O God[25] our master, how lofty is your name and praiseworthy in all the
earth, you who have placed your splendor above the heavens.
3. From the mouth of children and infants you have established strength
because of your oppressors, to bring to naught the enemy and the violent
man.
4. Because I see your heavens, the works of your fingers, the moon and the
stars that you have fixed in place,
5. What is a son of man, because you will remember his deeds, and a son of
man, because you will punish him?
6. And you have made him a little less than the angels, and you will crown him
with glory and brightness.
7. You made him ruler over the works of your hands; all things you have placed
under his feet.
8. Sheep and oxen, all of them, and also the beasts of the field.
9. The birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and Leviathan, who passes
along[26] the paths of the sea.
10. O God our master, how lofty and praiseworthy is your name in all the earth!

Psalm 9
1. For praise, concerning the death of the man[27] who went out between the
armies. A hymn of David. ANOTHER TARGUM: For praise, concerning the
sweetness of the sound by a son. A hymn of David.
2. I will sing praise in the LORDs presence with all my heart; I will tell all of
your miracles.
3. I will be glad and rejoice in your word; I will praise your name, O Most High.
4. When my enemies turn back, they will stumble and perish before you.
5. Because you have accomplished my vindication and my judgment; you sat
down on the throne of the righteous judge.
6. You rebuked the peoples of the Philistines; you destroyed Goliath the wicked;
their name you erased forever and ever.
7. And when the enemy fell, his forces were obliterated, and their fortresses
were laid waste forever, and as for their cities, you destroyed the memory of
them forever.
8. But as for the word of the LORD, his seat is in the highest heaven forever; he
has established his throne for judgment.
9. And he shall judge the people of the earth in righteousness; he will judge the
Gentiles in uprightness.
10. And the word of the LORD will be strength to the poor, strength in times of
distress.
11. And those who know your name will look at[28] your hope[29], because you
have not abandoned those who seek you, O LORD.
12. Sing praise before the LORD who made his presence rest in Zion; tell his
deeds among the Gentiles.
13. For he avenges the innocent blood; he remembers the, he does not
neglect[30] the complaint of the humble.
14. Pity me, O LORD; see my pain caused by my enemies[31], you who lift me up
from the entrances of death.
15. So that I may tell all your praises[32] in the entrances of the gates of the
assembly of Zion; I will exult in your redemption.
16. The peoples have sunk in the pit that they made; in the very net they
concealed, their feet are caught.
17. Manifest before the LORD is the judgement he executed: through the works
of his hands,[33] the wicked man stumbled, the righteous will rejoice forever.
18. The wicked will return to Sheol, all the Gentiles who neglected[34] the fear
of the LORD.
19. For the needy man is not forever neglected;[35] the hope of the humble
will not perish forever.
20. Arise, O LORD, may the wicked son of man not grow strong, may the Gentiles
be judged in your presence.
21. Put, O LORD, fear on them; let the peoples know that they are a son of man
forever.

Psalm 10
1. Why, O LORD, will you stand afar off, hide yourself in the dwelling of the holy
ones in the times of distress?
2. In brutality[36] the wicked man will pursue the poor man; they will be caught
in the scheme[37] that they plotted to carry out.
3. For the wicked man is praised for the craving of his soul; he who blesses the
violent man abhors the word of the LORD.
4. The wicked man in the grossness of his spirit will not seek God, and he will
say in his heart that his thoughts are not manifest in the presence of
the LORD.
5. His ways prosper at all times; your judgments are far from his sight; he will
rebuke all his oppressors.
6. He will say in his heart, I will not be shaken from doing evil for all
generations.
7. His mouth is curses, full of guile and deceit; under his tongue is misery and
falsehood.
8. He will sit in the hiding places of the courtyards; in secret places he will kill
the innocent; he will hide his eyes against the poor.
9. He will lie in wait in secret places like a lion in his covert; he will lie in wait
to seize the poor man; he will seize the poor man when he is drawn into his
trap.
10. The poor man will be crushed, and sink down, and he will fall into the power
of his hiding places.
11. He will say in his heart, God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he does
not see forever.
12. Arise, O LORD,[38] fulfill the oath of your hand, do not forget the humble.
13. Why has the wicked man abhorred God? He will say[39] in his heart, It will
not be sought after.[40]
14. It is manifest in your presence, because you will inflict misery and
wrath upon the wicked man; look carefully to pay a good reward to the
righteous by your hand; the poor will place their hope on you; you have been
a helper to the orphan.
15. Break the arm of the wicked; and let the evil seek their wickedness, [and]
not find it.
16. The LORD is king forever and ever; the Gentiles have perished[41] from his
land.
17. The desire of the humble is heard in your presence, O LORD; strengthen their
heart, incline your ear.[42]
18. To judge the orphan and poor man; may the sons of men not again be
shattered before the wicked of the earth.

Psalm 11
1. A hymn of David. In the word of the LORD I have hoped; how do you say to my
soul, wander to the mountain[43] like a bird?
2. For behold, the wicked bend the bow, fixing their arrows on the string to
shoot in darkness at the firm[44] of heart.
3. For if the foundations are shattered, why did the virtuous do good?[45]
4. The LORD is in his holy temple; Gods[46] throne is in the highest heavens; his
eyes see, his eyelids examine, the sons of men.
5. God[47] examines the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and those who
love rapacity.
6. He will bring down rains of retribution on the wicked, coals of fire and
brimstone; a violent storm-wind is the portion of their cup.
7. For the LORD is righteous, he loves righteousness,[48] the honest man will look
upon his countenance.

Psalm 12
1. For praise, on the lyre of eight strings. A hymn of David.
2. Redeem, O LORD, for the good[49] are annihilated; for the faithful have ceased
from the sons of men.
3. They speak lies, each to his fellow, lips are flattering; in their heart they
deceive, and with a lying heart they speak.
4. The LORD will destroy from the world all flattering lips, the tongue that
speaks arrogance.
5. Those who deny the essence, who say, By our tongue we shall prevail, our
lips are with us, who is our master?
6. Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the cry of the needy, now I
will arise,[50] says the LORD; I will give redemption to my people, but against
the wicked I will give testimony of evil.
7. The words of the LORD are pure words, silver[51] purified in the furnace on the
ground, refined seven times.
8. You, O LORD, will keep the righteous; you will protect them[52] from
this evil generation forever.
9. All around the wicked walk, like a leech that sucks the blood of the sons of
men.
Psalm 13
1. For praise, a hymn of David.
2. How long, O LORD, will you neglect me forever? How long will you hide the
splendor of your face from me?
3. How long will I put warnings in my soul, suffering in my heart daily? How
long will my enemy vaunt himself over me?
4. Pay heed and receive my prayer, O LORD my God; illumine my eyes by your
Torah, lest I sin and sleep with those who deserve death.
5. Lest the evil impulse[53] should say, I have taken control of him, [lest] my
oppressors rejoice because I stray[54] from your paths.
6. But I have placed my trust in your goodness, my heart will rejoice in your
redemption; I will give praise in the LORDs presence because he rewards
me with good things.

Psalm 14
1. For praise; in the spirit of prophecy through David. The fool[55] said in his
heart, There is no rule of God on the earth. They corrupted their deeds,
they despised goodness and found iniquity. There is none who does good.
2. The LORD looked down from heaven on the sons of men[56] to see if there was
any wise man seeking instruction from the presence of the LORD.
3. All alike have turned backward, they have become lax; there is none who
does good, there is not even one.
4. Do they not know, all doers of falsehood? Those among my people who dine
have dined on bread [and] not blessed the name of the LORD.
5. There they became afraid[57] because the word of the LORD is in the
generation of the righteous.
6. You will despise the counsel of the poor man,[58] because he has placed his
hope in the LORD.
7. Who will produce from Zion the redemption of Israel? When the LORD brings
back the exile of his people, Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.

Psalm 15
1. A hymn of David. O LORD, who is worthy to dwell in your tabernacle, who is
worthy[59] to abide on the mountain of your sanctuary?
2. One who walks in integrity, and does righteous deeds, and speaks truth in his
heart.
3. He does not slander with his tongue, he causes no harm to his fellow, and he
bears no shame[60] against his neighbor.
4. Who despises the contemptible to his face, but honors those who fear
the LORD; who will swear to do harm to himself and does not change.[61]
5. He has not given his money at interest; he has not accepted a bribe against
the innocent; one who does these things will never be moved.[62]
Psalm 16
1. An honest inscription of David. Protect me, O God, because I have
hoped[63] in your word.
2. You have spoken you, my soul in the presence of the LORD. You are my
God, truly my goodness is not present without you.
3. To the holy ones that are in the in the land they have declared the might of
my power from the beginning; and as for those proud of their good deeds,
my good will is for them.
4. But the wicked multiply their idols; afterwards they hurry to make their
sacrifices. I will not receive favorably their libations or the blood of their
sacrifices, nor will I mention their name with my lips.
5. The LORD is the portion of my cup and my share; you will support[64] my lot.
6. The lots have fallen pleasantly for me; indeed, a beautiful inheritance is
mine.
7. I will bless the LORD, who has counseled me; even at night my
mind[65] disciplines me.
8. I have placed the LORD[66] before me always, for his presence rests on me;[67] I
shall not be shaken.
9. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; besides, my flesh shall
dwell in security.
10. For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, you will not hand over your
innocent one to see corruption.[68]
11. You will tell me the way of life; abundance of joy is in the presence of your
face; pleasant things are at your right hand forever.

Psalm 17
1. A prayer of David. Accept, O LORD, my entreaty;[69] in righteousness hear my
praise; you will incline your ear to my prayer, since my lips are without guile.
2. From your presence my judgment shall come forth; your eyes will behold
honesty.
3. You have tested my heart; you have visited me at night; you have
purified[70] me [and] not found corruption. [If] I thought of evil, it has not
passed my mouth.
4. Truly you have rebuked the deeds of the sons of men by the word of your
lips; I have kept [myself from] the ways of audacity.
5. Support my steps in your path, lest my feet be shaken.
6. I have called you because you will receive my prayer, O God; incline your ear,
receive my prayer.[71]
7. Display your goodness,[72] O redeemer of those who hope;[73] from those who
rise up against them by your right hand.
8. Guard me like the circle[74] that is in the middle of the eye; in the shadow of
your presence you will hide me.
9. From the presence of the wicked, those who harm me; my enemies, in the
desire of their soul, surround me.
10. Their wealth has increased, their fat covers [them], their mouth has spoken
arrogantly.
11. Our steps now have surrounded us; their eyes are fixed to extend throughout
the land.
12. He resembles a lion who yearns to tear, or a jungle-cat that dwells in secret
places.
13. Arise, O LORD,[75] forestall him, strike him down; deliver my soul from the
wicked man who deserves death by your sword.
14. And the righteous who hand over their souls on your account, O LORD, to
death[76] in the land, their portion is in eternal life, and their bellies will be
filled with your good store; children will be satisfied, and they will leave their
surplus[77] to their children.
15. I in truth will see your countenance, I will be satisfied at the time that I
awake, from the glory of your face.

Psalm 18
1. For praise. About the miracles that occurred to the servant of the LORD,
David, who sang in prophecy in the presence of the LORD the words of this
song about all the days that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his
enemies and from the sword of Saul.
2. And he said: I will love you, O LORD, my strength.
3. O LORD, my strength and my security and the one who delivers me; the God
who has chosen me has brought me near to fear him;[78] my shield, from
whose presence is given me strength and redemption over my enemies; my
security.
4. David said in praise: I pray in the LORDs presence, and from my enemies he
redeems me.
5. Distress has surrounded me, like a woman who sits on the birthstool and has
no strength to give birth and so is in danger of death; a band of abusive men
has terrified me.
6. Armies of sinners have surrounded me; those armed with deadly
weapons have confronted me.
7. When I am in distress, I pray in the presence of the LORD; and in the
presence of my God I make supplication; and he accepts my prayer from his
temple,[79] and my petition in his presence is received by his ears,and is
granted.
8. The earth trembled and shook and the foundations of the mountains tottered,
and split, for he was angry with it.
9. The arrogance of Pharaoh[80] went up like smoke;[81] then he sent his anger
like a burning fire that consumes[82] before him; his rebuke burns at his
utterance like coals of fire.
10. And he bent down the heavens, and his glory was manifested, a dark cloud a
path before him.
11. So he was manifested in his strength over swift cherubs; and he proceeded
in might on the wings of the storm-wind.
12. And he made his presence dwell in the mist, and surrounded himself with
the clouds of his glory as a covering; and he made favorable rains to fall on
his people, and mighty waters from the massed clouds of darkness on the
wicked from the eternal heights.
13. From the splendor of his glory the clouds of heaven passed by in
rebuke like the coals of fire and burning hail from his word.
14. And the LORD gave a shout from heaven, and the Most High raised up his
utterance; he cast hail and coals of fire.
15. And he sent his word like arrows, and scattered them; [he sent] many
lightning bolts, and confounded them.
16. And the depths of the sea[83] became visible, and the pillars of the world were
uncovered at the rebuke of the LORD,78 from the utterance of your mighty
wrath.
17. He sent his prophets, [he who is] a mighty king who reigns in strength;[84] he
took me [and] delivered me from many Gentiles.
18. He delivered me from my enemies, for they are strong; from my foes, for
they prevailed against me.
19. They confronted me in the day of my wandering; but the word
of the LORD was my support.
20. And he brought me out to a broad place, he delivered me because he was
pleased with me.[85]
21. The LORD will requite me[86] according to my merit; according to the
cleanness of my hands he will answer me.
22. For I have kept the proper ways in the LORDs presence; and I have
not walked in evil before the LORD.[87]
23. For all his judgments are revealed in my sight, to do them; and his covenants
I will not remove[88] from me.
24. And I was[89] blameless in fear of him; and I kept my soul from sins.
25. And the LORD rewarded me according to my merit; according to the
cleanness of my hands in the presence of his word.
26. With Abraham, who was found pious in your presence, you showed much
mercy; with his seed, Isaac, who was complete in fear of you, you
completed your favorable word.[90]
27. With Jacob, who was pure[91] in your presence, you chose his sons from all
the Gentiles, and separated his seed from all that is unfit; but with Pharaoh
 and his seed, and the Egyptians who thought evil thoughts against your
people,[92] you confounded them in their thoughts.
28. Because you are going to redeem the people, the house of Israel, who are
esteemed[93] among the peoples in exile; and by your word you will abase the
mighty nations who prevail over them.
29. For you will light the lamp of Israel that was extinguished in the exile, for
you are the lord of the light of Israel. The LORD my God will bring me out of
darkness into light;[94] he will show me his eternal consolation which is to
come to the righteous.
30. For by your word I will pass through armies; and by the word of my God I
will subdue mighty citadels.
31. God [is he] whose ways are true; the Torah of the LORD is pure; he is a shield
to all who trust in him.[95]
32. For because of the miracle and deliverance that you will perform for your
Messiah, and for the remnants of your people who will remain, all the
Gentiles, nations, and tongues will confess and say, There is no God but
the LORD, for there is none besides you; and your people[96] will say, There is
none mighty except our God.
33. God, who girds on me a belt in strength, and makes blameless my way.
34. Who makes my feet[97] like hinds; and he will sustain me in my stronghold.
35. Who teaches my hands to do battle, and who makes my arms as strong as a
bronze bow.
36. And you have given me strength and redemption; and your right hand will
help me; and by your word you have multiplied me.
37. You have broadened[98] my steps in my place, and my knee has not buckled.
38. I will pursue my enemies; [now] have I destroyed them, and I did not return
until I finished them off.[99]
39. I will destroy them,[100] and they are unable to rise; and the slain have fallen
under the soles of my feet.
40. And you have girded me with strength as a belt to do battle; you have
defeated beneath me the Gentiles who rise up to do me harm.
41. And my foes you have broken in my presence; you have made them turn tail;
[thus] my enemies I will destroy.
42. They seek help, but they have no redeemer; they pray in the presence of
the LORD, but he does not accept their prayer.
43. I have crushed[101] them like clods of earth before the storm-wind; and like
the mud of the streets I have trodden them.
44. You will deliver me from the discords of the Gentiles; you will keep me[102] by
my destiny a benefactor at the head of the Gentiles; a people that I did not
know shall worship me.
45. At the hearing of the ear, they will obey me; the sons of the peoples[103] will
desert in my presence.
46. The sons of the peoples103 above will perish, and will go into exile from
their palaces.
47. The LORD lives, and blessed is the mighty one; for from his presence
strength and redemption are given to me; and exalted is God, the strength
of my redemption.
48. It is God who works retribution for me, and defeats beneath me the
Gentiles who arise to do me harm.
49. He delivers[104] me from my foes; indeed against those who arise to do me
harm you will make me prevail; you will deliver me from Gog and the armies
of rapacious Gentiles with him.
50. Because of this, I will give praise in your presence among the Gentiles,
O LORD; and I will sing praises to your name.
51. He works abundant redemption with his king, and shows favor to his
Anointed, to David and his seed forever.

Psalm 19
1. For praise; a psalm of David.
2. Those who behold the heavens tell of the glory of the LORD; those who gaze
at the sky recount the works of his hands.
3. Day to day tells more of the word; but night to night tells less knowledge.
4. There is no utterance of complaint, and there are no words of confusion, for
their voice is not heard.
5. The line of their conversation reaches through the whole earth, and their
words to the end of the world. In them [the heavens] he placed
a splendid dwelling for the sun.
6. And he, in the morning, when he comes forth, will come forth like a
groom who comes out of his canopy, and in splendor will rejoice like a warrior
to run the course.[105]
7. His rising is at the ends of the earth, and his might reaches to all their edges;
and there is none who can hide from his heat.
8. The Torah of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of
the LORD is reliable, making wise the fool.
9. The commands of the LORD are upright, gladdening the heart; the command
of the LORD is bright, enlightening the eyes.
10. The fear of the LORD is pure, lasting forever; the judgments of the LORD are
faithfulness; they are altogether just.
11. More desirable than gold or than much fine gold; and more pleasant than
honey or the sweet honeycombs.
12. Truly your servant has been careful for them, to observe them; because of
this, he was made ruler of Israel.
13. Who knows unwitting sins? And from secret faults make me innocent.
14. Truly from the arrogant deliver your servant, that they may not rule over me;
then I will be without blemish, and I will be innocent of great sin.
15. Let the utterances of my mouth and the thought of my mind be acceptable in
your presence, O LORD, my strength and my redeemer.

Psalm 20
1. For praise; a psalm of David.
2. May the LORD receive your prayer in the day of trouble, may the name of the
God of Jacob lift you up.[106]
3. May he send your help from his sanctuary, and from Zion give you aid.
4. May he remember all your offerings, and may your whole-offerings drip with
fat forever.
5. May he give you according to your desires, and may he fulfill all your
counsel.
6. Your people[107] will say, Let us give praise for your redemption, and in the
name of our God we will be mustered; may the LORD fulfill all your requests.
7. Now I know that the LORD has redeemed his anointed; he has accepted his
prayer from his holy dwelling in the heavens; in might is the redemption of
his right hand.
8. Some by chariots, and some by horses, but we will swear by the name of
the LORD our God.
9. They have stooped and fallen, but we have remained upright and become
strong.[108]
10. O LORD, redeem us, mighty king, accept our prayer in the day we call out.

Psalm 21
1. For praise; a psalm of David.
2. O LORD, in your strength the King Messiah will rejoice,[109] and how greatly
will he exult in your redemption!
3. You have given him the desire of his soul; and you have not withheld the
expression of his lips forever.
4. For you will make good blessings go before him; you will place on his head a
crown of refined gold.
5. Eternal life he asked of you; you gave him length of days forever and ever.
6. Great is his glory in your redemption; praise and splendor you will place on
him.
7. Because you will give him blessings forever; you will gladden him with the
gladness that is from your presence.
8. Because the King Messiah hopes in the LORD;[110] and through the favor of the
Most High he is not shaken.
9. The blow of your hand will reach all your foes; the vengeance of your right
hand will find all your enemies.
10. You will make them like a fiery furnace[111] at the time of your anger, O LORD;
in his anger he will swallow them up and the inferno of Gehenna will
consume them.[112]
11. You will make their children perish from the earth, and their progeny from
the sons of men.
12. Because they plotted evil against you, they thought evil thoughts, but they
could not prevail against you.
13. Because for your people you made them one porter in the ropes of your
tabernacle;[113] you will prepare their way before them.[114]
14. Stand up, O LORD, in your might; let us sing praise and dance[115] in your
strength.

Psalm 22
1. For praise; concerning the strength of the regular morning sacrifice; a psalm
of David.
2. My God, my God, why have you left me far from my redemption? are the
words of my outcry.
3. O God, I call by day and you will not accept my prayer; and by night I have
no quiet
4. But you are holy, who make the world rest on the psalms of Israel.[116]
5. Our fathers hoped in you;[117] they hoped in your word, and you saved them.
6. In your presence they prayed and were saved; and on you[118] they relied, and
were not disappointed.
7. But I am a feeble worm, not a rational man; the reproach of the sons of men,
and the butt of the Gentiles.
8. All who see me will gloat over[119] me, attacking[120] with their lips; they will
shake[121] their heads.
9. Let him give praise[122] in the presence of the LORD; and he has delivered him,
he saved him[123] because he favored him.
10. Because you took me out of the womb; you gave me hope[124] on my mothers
breasts.
11. By your aid[125] I was pulled forth from [her] bowels; from my mothers womb
you are my God.
12. Be not far from me, for trouble is near, for there is no redeemer.[126]
13. The Gentiles have surrounded me, who are like many[127] bulls; the princes of
Mathnan[128] have hemmed me in.
14. They open their mouths at me like a roaring and ravaging lion.
15. Like water I am poured out; all my bones are crushed; my heart is melting
like wax[129] within my bowels.
16. My strength[130] has dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue is stuck to my
palate; and you have brought me to the grave.
17. Because the wicked[131] have surrounded me, who are like many dogs; a
gathering of evildoers has hemmed me in, biting my hands and feet like a
lion.
18. I will tell of all the wounds of my bones;[132] those who see me despise me.
19. They divide my clothing for themselves; and for my cloak they will cast lots.
20. You, O LORD, do not be far off; O my strength,[133] hurry to my aid.
21. Save my soul from those who slay with the sword; from the power of the
dog[134] [save] the breath of my body.
22. Redeem me from the mouth of the lion;[135] and from kings who are strong
and tall[136] as a bull you have received my prayer.
23. I will tell of the might of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the
assembly I will praise you.
24. O you who fear the LORD, sing praise in his presence; all the seed of Jacob,
give him glory; and be afraid of him, all you seed of Israel.
25. For he does not despise or scorn the prayer of the poor; and he has
not removed his presence from their midst; and when they pray in his
presence, he accepts [their prayer].
26. My psalm in the assembly of many people is from you; I will fulfill my vows
before those who fear him.
27. The humble will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will sing
praise in his presence; the spirit of prophecy will dwell in the thoughts
of your hearts forever.
28. All the ends of the earth will remember his offerings[137] and will repent in
the presence of the LORD; and all the families of the Gentiles will bow down
before you.
29. For kingship is from the presence of the LORD, and he rules over the
Gentiles.
30. All who are fat on earth have eaten and bowed down; all who descend to
the grave prostrate themselves before him; but the soul of the wicked shall
not live.
31. The seed of Abraham will worship in his presence; and they will tell the
mighty greatness of the LORD to a later generation.
32. Their children will return[138] and recount his generosity; to his people yet to
be born [they will recount] the wonders he performed.

Psalm 23
1. A psalm of David. It is the LORD who fed his people in the wilderness; they
did not lack anything.
2. In a place of thirst he will settle me in pleasant grass; he led me to the
waters of rest.
3. He will restore my soul with manna;[139] he led me in the paths of
righteousness[140] for the sake of his name.[141]
4. Indeed, when I go into exile by the plain of the shadow of death, I will fear no
evil; for your word is my help, your straight staff and your Torah, they will
comfort me.
5. You have set before me a high table of manna in front of my oppressors; you
have fattened my body with stuffed fowl, and with anointing oil [you have
fattened] the heads of my priests; my goblet is wide.
6. Indeed grace and favor will follow me all the days of my life, while I sit in the
sanctuary of the LORD for length of days.

Psalm 24
1. Of David. A Psalm. Behold,[142] the earth and its creatures[143] are the LORDs,
the world and those who dwell in it.
2. For he set a foundation on the seas[144] and fixed it firmly on the rivers.
3. Who will ascend[145] the mount of the LORDs sanctuary? And who will stand in
his holy place?
4. One with clean hands and a pure mind, who has not sworn to a lie[146] to
make himself guilty, and who has not made an oath in guile.
5. He will receive blessings from the presence of the LORD, and generosity from
God his redemption.
6. This is the generation that seeks him, that looks for his countenance, O
Jacob, forever!
7. Lift up, O sanctuary gates, your heads; and stand erect, O eternal entrances,
that the glorious king may enter.
8. Who is this glorious king? The LORD, strong and mighty, the LORD, a
mighty ruler and one who wages battle.
9. Lift up your heads, O gates of the Garden of Eden; and stand erect, O eternal
entrances, and the glorious king will enter.
10. Who is this glorious king? The LORD Sabaoth, he is the glorious king forever.

Psalm 25
1. Of David. Before you, O LORD, I lift up my soul in prayer.
2. O my God, in you[147] I have put my trust; I will not be disappointed; my foes
will not rejoice over me.
3. Truly, all who look to you[148] will not be disappointed; robbers and rogues will
be disappointed.
4. Show me your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths.
5. Lead me by your merit[149] and teach me, for you are God, my redemption; in
you I have placed my hope every day.
6. Remember your mercies, O LORD, and your favors, for they are eternal.
7. The sins of my youth and my transgressions do not remember; according to
your goodness remember me, because of your grace, O LORD.
8. Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he teaches sinners on the path.
9. He guides the humble in judgment; and teaches the humble his way.
10. All the ways of the LORD are kindness and truth to those who keep his
covenant and his testimony.
11. Because of your name, O LORD, you will forgive my sin, for it is great.
12. Who is the man who is reverent in the presence of the LORD? He will teach
him the way he has chosen.
13. His soul will lodge in kindness,[150] and his children will inherit the earth.
14. The mystery of the LORD is revealed to those who fear him; and his covenant
is to instruct them.
15. My eyes look always before the LORD, for he will bring my feet out of the
trap.
16. Look towards me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and afflicted.
17. The troubles of my heart have spread;[151] bring me out of my anguish.
18. See my pain and vexation, and forgive all my sins.
19. See my foes, for they have become many; and the enmity that the rapacious
have towards me.
20. Keep my soul and save me; I would not be disappointed because I hoped in
you.[152]
21. Innocence and honesty will guard me, for I hoped in your word.
22. Redeem Israel, O LORD,[153] from all his troubles.

Psalm 26
1. Of David. Judge me, O LORD, for I have walked in my innocence; and in
the LORD I have hoped [and] trusted;[154] I shall not be shaken.
2. Try me, O LORD, and prove me; purify my inmost thoughts.[155]
3. Because your goodness is before my eyes, and I have walked in your truth.
4. I have not reclined [to dine] with lying men; and I will not enter with those
who hide themselves to do evil.
5. I hate the gathering of evildoers, and with the wicked I will not recline [to
dine].
6. I will sanctify my hands by my merit, and I have gone around[156] your altar,
O LORD.
7. To make heard the sound of praise, and to tell of all your wonders.
8. O LORD, I love the dwelling of your sanctuary, and the place of your glorious
tabernacle.[157]
9. My soul will not gather with the sinners, nor my life with the men who
shed blood.
10. In whose hands is the purpose of sinning; their right hands are full of bribes.
11. But I will go about in my innocence; redeem me and have mercy on me.
12. My foot stands upright; in the gathering of the righteous I will bless
the LORD.

Psalm 27
1. Of David. The LORD[158] is my light and my redemption; whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the strength of my life; whom shall I fear?[159]
2. Whenever evildoers come near to me to destroy my flesh, my oppressors and
my foes they have stumbled and fallen.
3. If an army of the wicked encamps against me, my heart will not fear; if battle
rises against me, in this I place my hope.[160]
4. One thing I have sought from the presence of the LORD; that thing I will
continue to seek: that I should dwell in the sanctuary of the LORD all the days
of my life, to see the pleasantness of the LORD and to inquire in his temple.
5. For he will hide me in his shadow in the day of evil, he will conceal me in the
hiding place of his tabernacle, in a mighty fortress he will raise me up.
6. And now my head will be lifted up over my enemies round about;[161] and I
will slaughter acceptable sacrifices in his tabernacle;[162] I will sing praise and
be glad in the presence of the LORD.
7. Receive, O LORD, my prayer when I call,[163] and have mercy on me and pity
me.
8. To you my heart said, Seek my face; your countenance, O LORD, I will seek.
9. Do not remove your presence from me; do not turn in anger to your servant;
you have been my help; do not exile me and do not abandon me, O God my
redemption.
10. Because my father (abba) and my mother have abandoned me, but
the LORD[164] will gather me in.
11. Teach me, O LORD, your ways, and lead me by a straight path because of
my psalm.[165]
12. Do not hand me over to the will of my oppressors, for the false witnesses
have risen against me, and those who speak rapacity.
13. Had I not believed I would look on the goodness of the LORD in the land
of eternal life!
14. Hope in the LORD; strengthen and fortify your heart; and hope in the LORD.

Psalm 28
1. Of David. To you, O LORD, I cry; O my strength, do not be silent to me, lest,
when you are silent, I become like those who descend to the pit.
2. Accept the voice of my petition when I pray to you, whenever I spread my
hands in prayer before your holy temple.
3. Do not drag me away with the wicked or with those who do wrong; who
speak peace with their fellows, while evil is in their hearts.
4. Give[166] to them[167] according to their deeds, and according to their evil
deeds;[168] according to the works of their hands, repay[169] them; turn upon
them their retribution.
5. Because they do not understand the Torah of the LORD or the works of his
hands; he will tear them down and not rebuild them.
6. Blessed is the LORD[170] because he has accepted[171] the voice of my prayer.
7. The LORD is my strength and shield; on him my heart has set its hope;
[172]
and you have aided me,[173] and my heart exults; I will give thanks in his
presence by my psalm.
8. The LORD is their strength and might; he is the redemption of his anointed.
9. Redeem your people and bless your inheritance; feed them and support them
forever.

Psalm 29
1. A psalm of David. Give praise in the presence of the LORD, O bands of angels;
[174]
give glory and might in the LORDs presence.
2. Give the glory of his name in the presence of the LORD; bow down before
the LORD in the splendor of holiness.
3. The voice of the LORD is heard above the waters; in his
glorious might[175] the LORD called out over many waters.
4. The voice of the LORD is heard in strength; the voice of the LORD is heard in
splendor.
5. The voice of the LORD shatters cedars; the word of the LORD has shattered
the cedars of Lebanon.
6. And he made them jump like a calf Lebanon, and the Mount of Noisome
Fruit, like the young of oxen.
7. The voice of the LORD splits flames of fire.
8. The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the word of the LORD shakes the
wilderness[176] of Rekem.
9. The voice of the LORD impregnates the hinds, and makes the beasts of the
forest give birth;[177] and in his sanctuary[178] above, all his servants say,
Glory, in his presence.
10. In the generation of the Flood, the LORD sat on his throne of judgment to
take vengeance on them; and the LORD sat on the throne of mercy and saved
Noah; and he reigns over his children forever and ever.
11. The LORD gave the Torah to his people; the LORD will bless his people in
peace.

Psalm 30
1. A praise song for the dedication of the sanctuary. Of David.
2. I will praise[179] you, O LORD, for you made me stand erect, and did not let my
enemies rejoice over me.
3. O LORD my God, I prayed in your presence and you healed me.
4. O LORD, you raised my soul out of Sheol; you preserved me from going down
to the pit.[180]
5. Sing praise in the LORDs presence, you his devotees; and give thanks at the
invocation of his holy one.
6. For his anger is but a moment; eternal life is his good pleasure. In the
evening one goes to bed in tears, but in the morning one rises in praise.
7. And I said when I dwelt in trust,[181] I will never be shaken.
8. O LORD, by your will you prepared the mighty mountains; you removed your
presence, I became afraid.
9. In your presence, O LORD, I will cry out;[182] and to you, O my God, I will pray.
10. <And I said,>[183] What profit is there in my blood, when I descend to the
grave? Can those who descend to[184] the dust praise you?[185] Will they tell of
your faithfulness?[186]
11. Accept, O LORD, my prayer, and have mercy on me; O LORD, be my helper.
12. You turned my lament into my celebration; you loosened my sackcloth and
girded me with joy.
13. Because the nobles of the world will give you praise and not be silent,
O LORD my God, I [too] will give you praise.[187]

Psalm 31
1. For praise; a psalm of David.
2. In your word, O LORD, I have placed my hope; I will never be disappointed; by
your generosity save me.
3. Incline your ear to me, in haste save me. Be for me a strong fortress,
[188]
a fortified stronghold to redeem me.
4. For you are my strength and trust; and for the sake of your name, guide me
and sustain me.
5. Take me out of this net that they spread for me,[189] for you are my strength.
6. Into your hand I will place[190] my spirit; you have redeemed me, O LORD, true
God.
7. I hate those who observe practices that are like vanity and lies; but I have
relied on the LORD.[191]
8. I will rejoice and be glad in your kindness, for you have seen my affliction,
you know the troubles of my soul.
9. And you have not handed me over to the hand of my enemy; you have made
my feet stand in a broad place.
10. Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am in distress. My eye is wasted[192] from
agitation; my soul and my belly are destroyed.
11. For my life[193] is ended in misery, and my years in sighing; my strength has
failed because of my sin, and my limbs are used up.
12. I have become a more shameful[194] thing than all my oppressors, and more
so to my neighbors a fearful thing to those who know me, those who see me
in the street flee from my presence.
13. I am forgotten like a dead man from the mind;[195] I have become like a
broken vessel of the potter.
14. Because I have heard an evil report which many peoples say about me;
terror is all around when they gather together against me; they have planned
to take my soul.
15. But I have put my trust in you,[196] O LORD; I said, You are my God.
16. In your hand are the times of my redemption; save me from the hand of my
enemies and persecutors.
17. Shine your countenance on your servant; redeem me by your goodness.
18. O LORD, I will not be disappointed, for I have called upon you; let the wicked
be disappointed, let them be silent and descend to Sheol.[197]
19. Let the lips of[198] falsehood be stopped up, [the lips] that speak slander
against the righteous in pride and contempt.
20. How great is your goodness that you have hidden for those that fear you; you
have acted for those who hope in you, to pay them a good reward in front of
the sons of men.
21. You will hide them in a hiding place in the time of your anger from troops of
warriors; you will conceal them as in a shelter from the strife of tongues.
22. Blessed be the LORD, for he has exhibited his kindness to me in the walled
city.
23. And I thought[199] when I sought to flee, I have been eliminated from the
presence of your glory; [but] in truth you heard the sound of my prayer when
I made supplication to you.
24. Love the LORD, all his devotees; the LORD keeps the faithful from harm, and
pays back the haughty who act proudly.
25. Be strong, and let your mind[200] be sturdy, all you who have confidence in the
word of the LORD.

Psalm 32
1. Of David. Good counsel. David said, How blessed is the one[201] whose
impieties they forgive, whose sins they cover over.
2. How happy was Moses, son of Amram,[202] to whom the LORD did not reckon
his sins, because there was no guile in his spirit.
3. Because I have been silent from the words of Torah, my bones waste away
while I groan all day.
4. Because day and night your punishment is severe upon me, my moisture is
turned to, as it were, the hot wind of summer forever.
5. My sin I will tell you and my iniquity I have not covered. I said, I will confess
my rebellions in the presence of the LORD; and you forgave the iniquity of my
sin forever.
6. Because of this let every pious man pray in your presence[203] at the time
of his favor; indeed, at the time when many Gentiles come like waters, to him
they will not come near to do harm.
7. You are the LORD; hide me, from the oppressor[204] guard me; the joy of
salvation will surround me forever.
8. I will enlighten you and teach you; in this way you shall go; I will advise you
and put my eye upon you for good.
9. Do not be like a horse or mule who have no intelligence; both muzzle and
halter are its trappings to be kept silent; let it not come near you.
10. Many are the pains of the wicked; but favor will surround the one who trusts
in the LORD.
11. Rejoice in the word of the LORD, and be glad, O righteous; and give praise,
all you with upright hearts.[205]

Psalm 33
1. Give praise, O righteous, in the presence of the LORD; praise is seemly for the
upright.
2. Give thanks in the presence of the LORD with the lyre; with the harp of
ten strings give him praise.
3. Give praise in the presence of the LORD with a new song; praise[206] well with
a shout.
4. For the word of the LORD is right, and all his deeds are reliable.
5. He loves righteousness and justice; the goodness of the LORD fills the earth.
6. By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and by the breath of his
mouth, all their armies.
7. Who gathers as in a bottle the waters of the sea; he puts them in the
treasuries of the deeps.
8. In the presence of the LORD all who dwell on the earth will be afraid;[207] all
the inhabitants of the world will tremble because of him.
9. Because he says it, and it is; he commanded, and it took place.
10. The LORD shattered the counsel of the Gentiles, frustrated the plans of the
nations.
11. The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the thoughts of his heart for all
generations.
12. Happy is the man[208] whose god is the LORD, the people that he chose[209] for
his inheritance.
13. From heaven the LORD looked, he saw all the sons of men.
14. From the residence of his dwelling he looked out at all the inhabitants of the
earth.
15. Who created them, forming their heart together,[210] and discerning all their
deeds.
16. The king is not redeemed by the abundance of his forces; the warrior is not
saved by the abundance of his strength.
17. The horse is deceitful for redemption; and by the abundance of its strength
one is not saved.
18. Behold, the eye of the LORD sees those who fear him, those who hope for his
kindness.
19. To save their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
20. Our soul looks for the redemption of the LORD; he is our help and shield.
21. For our heart will rejoice in his word, because in his holy name we have
placed our trust.
22. May your goodness be upon us, O LORD, as we have put our hopes in you.

Psalm 34
1. Of David, when he disguised his intelligence before Abimelech, who
dismissed him, and he left.
2. I will bless the LORD at all times, his praise is always in my mouth.
3. My soul makes her boast in the word of the LORD; the humble will hear and
rejoice.
4. Ascribe greatness in the presence of the LORD with me, and we will exalt his
name together.
5. I sought instruction from the presence of the LORD and he answered me; and
from all my fears he delivered me.
6. They looked toward him and received light; and their faces were not
dismayed.
7. This poor one prayed; in the presence of the LORD it was heard, and he
redeemed him from all his troubles.
8. The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he saved
them.
9. Recognize and see that the LORD is good; happy the man who has placed his
trust in his word.
10. Have fear in the presence of the LORD, O you his holy ones; for there is
nothing lacking to those who fear him.
11. The sons of the lion became poor and were hungry; but those who seek the
instruction of the LORD lack no good thing.
12. Come, children, receive [teaching] from me; I will teach you the fear of
the LORD.
13. Who is the man who seeks life, loves days in order to see good?
14. Guard your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.
15. Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue after it.
16. The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous; and his ears, to
receive their prayer.
17. The face of the LORD is wrathful against evildoers, to expunge their memory
from the earth.
18. The righteous pray, and it is heard in the presence of the LORD; and from all
their trouble he has delivered them.
19. The LORD is near to the broken-hearted; and the lowly in spirit he will
redeem.
20. Many evils encounter the righteous man; and from all of them
the LORD delivers him.
21. He protects all his limbs; not one of them is broken.
22. The death of the wicked is bad, and those who hate the righteous man will
be condemned.
23. The LORD redeems the soul of his servants; and none who hope in his
word are condemned.

Psalm 35
1. Of David. Contend, O LORD, with those who contend against me; make war
against those who war against me.
2. Take up a shield and buckler, and arise as my help.
3. And draw the spear and fasten the scabbard; and be prepared to meet those
who pursue me; say to my soul, I am your redeemer.
4. Let those who seek my life be ashamed and embarrassed; let those who plot
my ruin shrink back and be subdued.
5. Let them be like chaff before the storm-wind, with the angel of
the LORD repelling [them].
6. May their paths be dark and murky, with the angel of the LORD pursuing
them.
7. For without cause they have spread before me a pit; their net they have
hidden for my soul without cause.
8. May a sudden calamity, unsuspected, overtake him; and may his net that he
spread catch him; let him suddenly fall in it.
9. But my soul will rejoice in the word of the LORD; it will be glad in his
redemption.
10. All my limbs will keep saying, O LORD, who is like you? who saves the
poor from the one stronger than he, and the poor and wretched from his
oppressor.
11. Rapacious witnesses stand up; those whom I have not known question me.
12. They repay me evil for good, seeking to bereave my soul.
13. But I, in the time of their illness, wore sackcloth; I afflicted my soul with
fasting; but my prayer will return to my bosom.
14. As if for my friend or brother, I went about like a mourner; like one who
mourns for his mother, I was bowed down in gloom.
15. But when I was stricken, they rejoiced and even gathered together against
me; the wicked, who belittle me with their words, and I knew it not, as if they
cut my skin without drawing blood.
16. With smooth words and haughtiness and mockery, they grind their teeth
against me.
17. O LORD, how long will you watch? Deliver my soul from their calamities, my
body from the lions whelps.
18. I will give thanks in your presence in the great assembly; among a mighty
people I will praise you.
19. Let not my enemies rejoice over me [with] a lie those who hate me without
cause, winking with their eyes.
20. For they do not speak peace; and against the righteous of the earth who
have rest in this world they plot devious things.
21. And they have opened their mouth wide against me [and] said, Joy! Joy! Our
eye has seen it!
22. You have seen, O LORD, do not be silent; O LORD, be not far from me.
23. Wake and be alert to my cause, O my God; the LORD is the victor in my
dispute.
24. Judge me by your generosity, O LORD my God, and they will not rejoice over
me.
25. Let them not say in their heart, Our soul is glad; lest they say, We
have finished him.
26. Let those who rejoice at my harm be ashamed and subdued together; let
those who vaunt themselves over me be clothed with shame and disgrace.
27. May those who seek my vindication be glad and rejoice and say always,
May the glory of the LORD be great, he who desires the peace of his
servant.
28. And my tongue will sing of your generosity, all the day of your praise.

Psalm 36
1. For praise. Of the servant of the LORD, David.
2. Rebellion said to the sinner within my heart,[211] There is no fear of
the LORD before his eyes.
3. Because he flatters him with his eyes to find sins, to hate instruction.
4. The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; he has ceased to be wise
in doing good.
5. Wickedness plots on his bed; he will take his stand in a way not good; he will
not reject evil.
6. O LORD, your goodness is in the heaven of heavens, your faithfulness reaches
to the skies.
7. Your righteousness[212] is as high as the great mountains; your judgments
are as deep as the great abyss; you will redeem both the sons of men and
beasts, O LORD.
8. How precious is your goodness, O LORD; and the sons of men will
dwell securely in the shadow of your presence.
9. They will drink deeply of the plenteous blessings of your house; and you will
let them drink of your pleasant fountain.
10. For with you are streams of living water; in the splendor[213] of your glory we
will see light.[214]
11. Extend your goodness over those who know you; and your generosity over
the upright of heart.
12. May the foot of the proud not reach me; and may the hands of the wicked
not make me wander.
13. There fell those who commit falsehood; they will be struck down, and will
not rise again.

Psalm 37
1. Of David. Have no desire for malefactors, to be like them; and do not be
jealous of those who commit oppression, to join with them.
2. Because their end will be like plants, quickly will they wither; and like the
green grass they will fall away.
3. Trust in the word of the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and be
strong[215] in faith.
4. And you will delight in the LORD, and he will give you the requests of your
heart.
5. Reveal to the LORD your ways, and trust in his word, and he will act.
6. And your righteousness will come out like light, and your judgment like
noonday.
7. Be quiet[216] in the presence of the LORD and wait for him; do not desire the
wicked man who prospers his way, the man who follows the counsel of
sinners.
8. Wait without anger and forsake wrath; do not long indeed to do evil.
9. For those who do evil will be destroyed; but those who hope in the word
of the LORD they will inherit the land.
10. And yet a little while, and there is no wicked man; you will look carefully at
his place, and he is not.
11. But the humble will inherit the land; and they will delight in the plenitude of
peace.
12. The wicked man plots harm against the righteous man, and grinds his teeth
against him.
13. The LORD will laugh at him, for he has seen, for the day of his ruin has come.
14. The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bows to kill the humble and
lowly, to slaughter the upright of way.
15. Their blade will enter their [own] heart, and their bows will break.
16. Better in the presence of the LORD is the smallness of the righteous man
than the multitude of many wicked men.
17. For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the word of the LORD supports
the righteous.
18. The days of the blameless are known in the LORDs presence, and their
inheritance will last forever.
19. They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, and in the days of famine they
are satisfied.
20. For the wicked will perish, and the enemies of the LORD are like the glory of
young sheep that at first are fattened but finally slaughtered likewise the
wicked will perish and be destroyed in the smoke of Gehenna.
21. The wicked borrows and does not repay; but the righteous is compassionate,
and gives.
22. For those who are blessed by his word will inherit the land; but those who
are cursed by death will be destroyed.
23. In the presence of the LORD the steps of a man are made firm, and he will
favor his ways.
24. For when he falls into sickness, he will not die, because the LORD is the
helper at his hand.
25. I was a boy, but have grown old; and I have not seen the righteous man
abandoned or his sons seeking bread because of want.
26. For all the day he is compassionate and lends; and his seed is for a blessing.
27. Turn from evil, and practice kindness, and abide for eternal life. ANOTHER
TARGUM: Turn from doing evil, O righteous man, and do good; because of
this you will abide forever.
28. For the LORD loves justice and will not abandon his pious ones; they are
protected forever; but the sons of the wicked will be destroyed.
29. The righteous will inherit the land, and will dwell on it forever.
30. The mouth of the righteous murmurs wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
31. The law (nimus) of his God is in his heart; his feet do not stumble.
32. The wicked man observes the righteous man and seeks to kill him.
33. The LORD will not abandon him into his hand, and will not find him guilty
when he is judged. ANOTHER TARGUM: When he stands in judgment.
34. Hope in the word of the LORD, and keep his way, and he will raise you up to
inherit the land; you will see the destruction of the wicked.
35. I have seen the wicked man, strong and mighty, like a native and leafy tree.
36. And he ceased from the world, and, behold, he is no more; and I sought him
but he was not found.
37. Preserve blamelessness, and behold[217] honesty; for the end of [such] a son
of man is peace.
38. But rebels will be destroyed together; the end of the wicked is destruction.
39. But the redemption of the righteous is from the presence of the LORD, their
strength in the time of trouble.
40. And the LORD helped them and saved them, he saved them from sinners; and
he will redeem them, for they trusted in his word.

Psalm 38
1. A psalm of David. A handful of incense, a good memorial for Israel.
2. O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger, and do not punish me in your wrath.
3. For your arrows have descended on me, and the blow of your hand rests
upon me.
4. There is no healing in my body because of your anger, no health in
my limbs because of my sin.
5. For my sins have mounted past my head; like a heavy burden, they were too
heavy for me.
6. My wounds stank, they decayed, because of my foolishness.
7. I am bent over, I am greatly bowed down; all the day I have gone about in
gloom.
8. For my loins are filled with burning,[218] and there is no healing in my body.
9. I have become faint and I have been humbled greatly; I moaned because of
the groaning of my heart.
10. O LORD, before you is all my desire; and my sighing is not hid[219] from you.
11. My heart has become hot; my strength has left me, and the light of my eyes
even they are not with me.
12. My friends and companions stood away from the sight of my plague; and my
relatives stand far off.
13. And those who seek my life have made traps; and those who seek my ruin
have uttered lies, and they murmur[220] deceit all the day.
14. But I am like a deaf man, I will not hear, like a mute who does not open his
mouth.
15. And I have become like a man who has never heard, and there is no rebuke
in his mouth.
16. For in your presence, O LORD, have I prayed; you will accept [my prayer],
O LORD my God.
17. For I said, Lest they rejoice over me. When my foot stumbled, they vaunted
themselves over me.
18. For I am prepared for disaster, and my pain is before me always.
19. For my sin I will relate, I will be troubled by my sin.
20. But my enemies, alive, have grown strong; those who hate me through deceit
are numerous.
21. And those who repay evil for good oppose me, because I have pursued good.
22. Do not forsake me, O LORD; my God, do not be far from me.
23. Hasten to my aid, O LORD, my redemption.

Psalm 39
1. For praise; concerning the guard of the sanctuary, according to Jeduthun. A
Psalm of David.
2. I said, I will keep my way from sinning by my tongue, I will keep a bridle for
my mouth, while there is a wicked man before me.
3. I was dumb, I was quiet, I kept away from the words of Torah; because of
this my pain contorts [me].[221]
4. My heart grew heated in my body; when I murmur, fire will burn; I spoke
with my tongue.
5. Make known to me the way of my end;[222] and the measure of my days, what
they are; I would know when I will cease from the world.
6. Behold, you have ordained my days to be swift, and my body is as nothing
before you. Truly all are considered to be nothing, but all the
righteous endure for eternal life.
7. Truly in the image of the LORD man goes about; truly for nothing they are
perplexed; he gathers and does not know why anyone gathers them.[223]
8. And now, why have I hoped, O LORD? My waiting is for you.
9. From all my rebellions deliver me; do not put on me the shame of the fool.
10. I have become mute, and I will not open my mouth, for you have done it.
11. Remove your plague from me; I am destroyed by the blow
of your mighty hand.
12. You punish a son of man with rebuke for sin; and you have dissolved
his body like wool that has been nibbled away; truly every son of man is as
nothing forever.
13. Receive my prayer, O LORD, and hear my supplication,[224] and to my tears do
not be silent; for I am like a foreigner with you, an alien like all my fathers.
14. Leave me alone, and I will depart, ere I go and exist no more.

Psalm 40
1. For praise. Of David, a psalm.
2. I truly hoped in the LORD, and he turned to me and received my supplication.
3. And he brought me up from the pit of turmoil, from the mire of filth; and he
set my feet on the rock, he made my steps firm.
4. And he put in my mouth a new psalm: Let there be praise before
the LORD our God, let many see and fear and hope in the word of the LORD.
5. Happy the man who made the LORD his confidence, and did not look toward
the disobedient and those who speak falsehood.
6. Many are the miracles that you have done, O LORD my God; your wonders
and favor[225] towards us are impossible to set out; I will recount and speak to
you your praise; they are too great to tell.
7. You do not want sacrifice and offering; you have scooped out ears for me to
hear your redemption; you have not asked for holocaust and sin offering.
8. Then I said, Behold, I have entered into eternal life, whenever I occupy
myself with the scroll of the book of Torah that was written for my sake.
9. I desire to do your will, O God; and your Torah is contained in my deepest
self.[226]
10. I have proclaimed righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I will not
withhold my lips; O LORD my God, you know [this].
11. I have not concealed your righteousness in my heart, I have uttered your
truth and your redemption; I have not kept back your goodness and
faithfulness in the great assembly.
12. Therefore you, O LORD, do not withhold your mercy from me; may your
goodness and truth always keep me.
13. For evils are strong[227] against me, until they are without number; my sins
have overtaken me and I cannot see; they are more numerous than the hairs
of my head; and my thoughts have left me.
14. Be pleased, O LORD, to save me; O LORD, hasten to my aid.
15. Those who seek to destroy my soul will be ashamed and confused together;
those who desire my ruin will turn back and be disgraced.
16. They will become senseless because of their shame those who say to me,
We have rejoiced at his ruin, we rejoiced at his misery.
17. All who seek you will rejoice and be glad in your word; and those who love
your redemption will say continually, Let the might of the LORD be
magnified.
18. But I am humble and poor, O LORD; let good be devised for me, you are my
help and salvation; O my God, do not delay.

Psalm 41
1. For praise; a psalm of David.
2. Happy the man who is wise to show mercy to the humble and poor on the day
of evil; the LORD will deliver him.
3. The LORD will keep him and preserve him and do well to him in the land; and
he will not hand him over to the will of his enemies.
4. The word of the LORD will aid him in his life, and be revealed to him on the
bed of his sickness to preserve him; you have reversed wholly his bed in the
time of his sickness and rebuke.[228]
5. I said: O LORD, have mercy on me; heal my soul, for I have sinned in your
presence.
6. My enemies will speak evil about me: When will he die and his name
perish?
7. And if he comes to welcome me, he will speak falsehood; in his mind he will
gather iniquity to himself, he will go outside [and] speak.
8. All my enemies speak together about me in secret, plotting ruin for me.
9. He will pour out on him the speech of an oppressor,[229] and will say, This
one who is sick will not get up again.
10. Even a man who seeks my welfare, in whom I trusted, feeding him my meal
he has cunningly prevailed over me.
11. But you, O LORD, have mercy on me, and raise me up from illness; and I will
pay them back.
12. By this I know that you have favored me, that my enemy has
not prevailed over me to cause harm.
13. But I, for my blamelessness you have sustained me; and you made me
stand in your presence forever.
14. Blessed be the name of the LORD God of Israel, from this world to the
world to come; the righteous will say, Amen and amen.

[1]
Be acquitted: stand.
[2]
Great day: + of judgment.
[3]
Kings: kingdoms.
[4]
They say: omit.
[5]
Sanctuary: Zion, my holy place.
[6]
He said: + to me.
[7]
The rulers of: omit.
[8]
Wrath: power.
[9]
He will accept: Tg lybqy suggests Heb ynn(y.
[10]
Strife: myriads.
[11]
They will know: Tg w(dyw suggests Heb w(dyw.
[12]
Righteous: pious.
[13]
Takes no pleasure in: does not desire.
[14]
Deeds: doers.
[15]
In you: in your word.
[16]
Humble: rebuke.
[17]
LORD: God.
[18]
I will speak: Tg llm) suggests Heb hxy
[18]
I will speak: Tg llm) suggests Heb hxy#).
[19]
Oppressors: distress.
[20]
Heard: accepted.
[21]
Petition: supplication.
[22]
Minds: lit. kidneys.
[23]
Repent and reverence him: lit., return to his fear.
[24]
Thank: give praise.
[25]
God: LORD.
[26]
Passes along: bursts from. (?)
[27]
The man: + the warrior.
[28]
Look at: trust in
[29]
Hope: word.
[30]
Neglect: forget.
[31]
Enemies: those who hate me.
[32]
Praises: miracles.
[33]
He executed: through the works of his hands: or he executed on the works of his hands.
[34]
Neglected: forgot.
[35]
Neglected: forgotten.
[36]
Brutality: pride.
[37]
Scheme: folly.
[38]
O LORD: + our God.
[39]
He will say: Tg rmyy suggests Heb rm)y.
[40]
It will not be sought after: you will not seek.
[41]
Have perished: will perish.
[42]
Incline your ear: + to their prayer.
[43]
The mountain: your mountain.
[44]
Firm: upright.
[45]
Virtuous do good: righteous do right.
[46]
Gods: the LORDs.
[47]
God: the word of the LORD.
[48]
Righteousness: virtue.
[49]
Good: righteous.
[50]
I will arise: + in judgment.
[51]
Silver: like silver.
[52]
You will protect them: Tg Nwnyr+nt suggests Heb Mrct.
[53]
Evil impulse: my enemy.
[54]
Stray: have strayed.
[55]
Fool: stupid man.
[56]
Men: Adam.
[57]
Became afraid: they worshipped a false god that is not proper to worship.
[58]
Poor: + who are humble, who rebuke them.
[59]
Worthy: deserves.
[60]
Shame: disgrace.
[61]
Change: reverse.
[62]
Moved: shaken.
[63]
Hoped: trusted.
[64]
Support: take care of.
[65]
Mind: lit., kidneys.
[66]
The LORD: the word of the LORD.
[67]
On me: at my right hand.
[68]
Corruption: place of corruption.
[69]
Entreaty: request.
[70]
Purified: tested.
[71]
Receive my prayer: hear my speech.
[72]
Goodness: merits.
[73]
Those who hope: + and avenge them.
[74]
The circle: the pupil of the circle.
[75]
LORD: God.
[76]
To death: + and are destroyed.
[77]
Surplus: profit.
[78]
To fear him: lit., to his fear.
[79]
From his temple: from his holy temple in heaven.
[80]
Pharaoh: + the wicked.
[81]
Like smoke: + before him.
[82]
Consumes: reading )yycy#ym.
[83]
Sea: following 2 Sam. 22:16.
[84]
In strength: + on high.
[85]
With me: + said David.
[86]
Requite me: repay me.
[87]
The LORD: my God.
[88]
I will not remove: or, he has not removed.
[89]
I was: I will be.
[90]
Cp. Vayyiqra Rabba 11,5.
[91]
Pure: walked in purity.
[92]
People: + Israel.
[93]
Esteemed: needy.
[94]
Into light: + and shine before me.
[95]
Him: his word.
[96]
People: + the house of Israel.
[97]
Feet: + swift.
 [98]
Broadened: multiplied.
[99]
Now havethem off: and I will overtake them, and not return until I have finished them
off. (The first targum assimilates the text to 2 Sam. 22:38; the second reflects the text of the
psalm.)
[100]
An assimilation to 2 Sam. 22:39.
[101]
Crushed: trampled.
[102]
You will keep me: you have appointed me.
[103]
Peoples: foreign peoples.
[104]
Delivers: redeems.
[105]
In splendor course: At midday he rejoices like a warrior who comes to run with
might on the way to his going down at evening.
[106]
Lift you up: strengthen you.
[107]
Your people: + the house of Israel.
[108]
Strong: + and the word of the LORD was humbled for us.
[109]
Rejoice: reign.
[110]
Hopes in the LORD: relies on the word of the LORD.
[111]
Fiery furnace: an oven that resembles a fiery furnace.
[112]
In his anger consume them: like a fire he will burn them and the flames of Gehenna
will obliterate them.
[113]
You made them tabernacle: translation uncertain.
[114]
You will before them: you will set out your Torah before him.
[115]
Dance: exult.
[116]
Psalms of Israel: or whose eternal throne is on the psalms of Israel.
[117]
Hoped in you: relied on your word.
[118]
You: your word.
[119]
Gloat over: laugh at.
[120]
Attacking: despising.
[121]
They will shake: and shaking.
[122]
Let him give praise: I have given praise.
[123]
The Aramaic text has perfects for the imperfects of the MT.
[124]
You gave me hope: [you were] my security.
[125]
Aid: word.
[126]
Redeemer: helper.
[127]
Many: + goring.
[128]
Mathnan: Buthnin.
[129]
Wax: guttering wax.
[130]
Strength: moisture.
[131]
The wicked: a band of sinners.
[132]
Bones: limbs.
 [133]
My strength: strength of my might.
[134]
Dog: wicked, who is like a dog.
[135]
The lion: the one mighty as a lion.
[136]
Tall: proud.
[137]
Offerings: miracles.
[138]
Return: come.
[139]
Manna: + and quail.
[140]
Righteousness: the righteous.
[141]
Name: mighty name.
[142]
Of the LORD. Behold: The earth is the LORDs. Such is the translation if )yh is read
for )h (behold).
[143]
Creatures: +and its fullness.
[144]
Seas: seven seas.
[145]
Ascend: is worthy to ascend.
[146]
To a lie: in vain.
[147]
You: your word.
[148]
Look to you: hope in your word.
[149]
Lead me by your merit: guide me in your truth.
[150]
Kindness: goodness of the world to come.
[151]
Reading Nyytp as 3rd fem. Pl. pf.
[152]
You: your word.
[153]
LORD: God.
[154]
And trusted: and in the word of the LORD I have put my trust.
[155]
Inmost thoughts: lit., kidneys and thoughts.
[156]
Have gone around: will go around.
[157]
Of your glorious tabernacle: designated for your glorious tabernacle.
[158]
The LORD: the word of the Lord.
[159]
Whom shall I fear: who will I be troubled by?
[160]
Hope: trust.
[161]
Round about: + me.
[162]
Tabernacle: + with a shout.
[163]
My prayer when I call: my voice [when] I pray.
[164]
The LORD: word of the LORD.
[165]
Psalm: + O LORD.
[166]
Give: repay.
[167]
Them: + O LORD.
[168]
Deeds: actions.
[169]
Repay: give to.
[170]
LORD: word of the LORD.
[171]
Received: heard.
[172]
On him hope: In his word my heart has placed its trust.
[173]
You have aided me: I have been helped.
[174]
Bands of angels: sons of gods.
[175]
Might: + the house of his presence.
[176]
The wilderness: the serpents in the wilderness.
[177]
Makes give birth: translation uncertain.
[178]
Sanctuary: temple of his sanctuary.
[179]
Praise: exalt.
[180]
Pit: grave.
[181]
Trust: security.
[182]
I will cry out: I cried out.
[183]
And I said: Zamora; main text omits..
[184]
Descend to: lie in.
[185]
Praise you: give thanks in your presence.
[186]
Faithfulness: truth.
[187]
Give you praise: give thanks in your presence.
[188]
A strong fortress: a rock, a strong fortress.
[189]
That they spread for me: that they hid for my sake.
[190]
Direct: deposit.
[191]
Relied on the LORD: Put my trust in your word, O LORD.
[192]
Wasted: darkened.
[193]
Life: days.
[194]
Shameful: dishonorable.
[195]
From the mind: who is given up from the heart.
[196]
You: your word.
[197]
Sheol: the grave.
[198]
Lips of: lips that speak.
[199]
Thought: lit, said.
[200]
Mind: heart.
[201]
One: son of man.
[202]
Moses son of Amram: a son of man.
[203]
In your presence: unto you.
[204]
From the oppressor: at your side.
[205]
Hearts: minds.
[206]
Praise: play.
[207]
All who afraid: all you who dwell on the earth, be afraid.
[208]
Man: son of man.
[209]
He chose: were sought.
[210]
Forming their heart together: translation uncertain.
[211]
Rebellion heart: translation uncertain.
[212]
Righteousness: + O God.
[213]
In the splendor: because of the light.
[214]
Light: at night.
[215]
Strong: busy.
[216]
Be quiet: + be patient.
[217]
See: + the way of.
[218]
Burning: emptiness(?).
[219]
Is not hid: I have not hid.
[220]
Murmur: speak.
[221]
Because me: translation uncertain.
[222]
Way of my end: to me, O LORD, my end.
[223]
He gathers them: translation uncertain.
[224]
Hear my supplication: incline your ear to my supplication.
[225]
Favor: thoughts.
[226]
In my deepest self: lit., in the midst of my bowels.
[227]
Are strong: have increased.
[228]
Rebuke: uncertain.
[229]
Oppressor: + and wicked man.