² I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;^(C)
    apart from you I have no good thing.”^(D)
3 I say of the holy people^(E) who are in the land,^(F)
    “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
⁴ Those who run after other gods^(G) will suffer^(H) more and more.
    I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
    or take up their names^(I) on my lips.

⁵ Lord, you alone are my portion^(J) and my cup;^(K)
    you make my lot^(L) secure.
⁶ The boundary lines^(M) have fallen for me in pleasant places;
    surely I have a delightful inheritance.^(N)
7 I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;^(O)
    even at night^(P) my heart instructs me.
⁸ I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
    With him at my right hand,^(Q) I will not be shaken.^(R)

⁹ Therefore my heart is glad^(S) and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest secure,^(T)
10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,^(U)
    nor will you let your faithful^[b] one^(V) see decay.^(W)
11 You make known to me the path of life;^(X)
    you will fill me with joy in your presence,^(Y)
    with eternal pleasures^(Z) at your right hand.^(AA)

³ Though you probe my heart,^(AH)
    though you examine me at night and test me,^(AI)
you will find that I have planned no evil;^(AJ)
    my mouth has not transgressed.^(AK)
4 Though people tried to bribe me,
    I have kept myself from the ways of the violent
    through what your lips have commanded.
⁵ My steps have held to your paths;^(AL)
    my feet have not stumbled.^(AM)

⁶ I call on you, my God, for you will answer me;^(AN)
    turn your ear to me^(AO) and hear my prayer.^(AP)
7 Show me the wonders of your great love,^(AQ)
    you who save by your right hand^(AR)
    those who take refuge^(AS) in you from their foes.
⁸ Keep me^(AT) as the apple of your eye;^(AU)
    hide me^(AV) in the shadow of your wings^(AW)
9 from the wicked who are out to destroy me,
    from my mortal enemies who surround me.^(AX)

¹⁰ They close up their callous hearts,^(AY)
    and their mouths speak with arrogance.^(AZ)
11 They have tracked me down, they now surround me,^(BA)
    with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
¹² They are like a lion^(BB) hungry for prey,^(BC)
    like a fierce lion crouching in cover.

¹³ Rise up,^(BD) Lord, confront them, bring them down;^(BE)
    with your sword rescue me from the wicked.
¹⁴ By your hand save me from such people, Lord,
    from those of this world^(BF) whose reward is in this life.^(BG)
May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies;
    may their children gorge themselves on it,
    and may there be leftovers^(BH) for their little ones.

¹⁵ As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face;
    when I awake,^(BI) I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.^(BJ)

² The Lord is my rock,^(BM) my fortress^(BN) and my deliverer;^(BO)
    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,^(BP)
    my shield^[d](BQ) and the horn^[e] of my salvation,^(BR) my stronghold.

³ I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,^(BS)
    and I have been saved from my enemies.^(BT)
4 The cords of death^(BU) entangled me;
    the torrents^(BV) of destruction overwhelmed me.
⁵ The cords of the grave coiled around me;
    the snares of death^(BW) confronted me.

⁶ In my distress^(BX) I called to the Lord;^(BY)
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;^(BZ)
    my cry came^(CA) before him, into his ears.
⁷ The earth trembled^(CB) and quaked,^(CC)
    and the foundations of the mountains shook;^(CD)
    they trembled because he was angry.^(CE)
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;^(CF)
    consuming fire^(CG) came from his mouth,
    burning coals^(CH) blazed out of it.
⁹ He parted the heavens and came down;^(CI)
    dark clouds^(CJ) were under his feet.
¹⁰ He mounted the cherubim^(CK) and flew;
    he soared^(CL) on the wings of the wind.^(CM)
11 He made darkness his covering,^(CN) his canopy^(CO) around him—
    the dark rain clouds of the sky.
¹² Out of the brightness of his presence^(CP) clouds advanced,
    with hailstones^(CQ) and bolts of lightning.^(CR)
13 The Lord thundered^(CS) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.^[f]
14 He shot his arrows^(CT) and scattered the enemy,
    with great bolts of lightning^(CU) he routed them.^(CV)
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
    and the foundations^(CW) of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke,^(CX) Lord,
    at the blast of breath from your nostrils.^(CY)

¹⁶ He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
    he drew me out of deep waters.^(CZ)
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,^(DA)
    from my foes, who were too strong for me.^(DB)
18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,^(DC)
    but the Lord was my support.^(DD)
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;^(DE)
    he rescued me because he delighted in me.^(DF)

²⁰ The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;^(DG)
    according to the cleanness of my hands^(DH) he has rewarded me.^(DI)
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;^(DJ)
    I am not guilty of turning^(DK) from my God.
²² All his laws are before me;^(DL)
    I have not turned away from his decrees.
²³ I have been blameless^(DM) before him
    and have kept myself from sin.
²⁴ The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,^(DN)
    according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

²⁵ To the faithful^(DO) you show yourself faithful,^(DP)
    to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
²⁶ to the pure^(DQ) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.^(DR)
27 You save the humble^(DS)
    but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.^(DT)
28 You, Lord, keep my lamp^(DU) burning;
    my God turns my darkness into light.^(DV)
29 With your help^(DW) I can advance against a troop^[g];
    with my God I can scale a wall.

³⁰ As for God, his way is perfect:^(DX)
    The Lord’s word is flawless;^(DY)
    he shields^(DZ) all who take refuge^(EA) in him.
³¹ For who is God besides the Lord?^(EB)
    And who is the Rock^(EC) except our God?
³² It is God who arms me with strength^(ED)
    and keeps my way secure.^(EE)
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;^(EF)
    he causes me to stand on the heights.^(EG)
34 He trains my hands for battle;^(EH)
    my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
³⁵ You make your saving help my shield,
    and your right hand sustains^(EI) me;
    your help has made me great.
³⁶ You provide a broad path^(EJ) for my feet,
    so that my ankles do not give way.^(EK)

³⁷ I pursued my enemies^(EL) and overtook them;
    I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
³⁸ I crushed them^(EM) so that they could not rise;^(EN)
    they fell beneath my feet.^(EO)
39 You armed me with strength^(EP) for battle;
    you humbled my adversaries^(EQ) before me.
⁴⁰ You made my enemies turn their backs^(ER) in flight,
    and I destroyed^(ES) my foes.
⁴¹ They cried for help, but there was no one to save them^(ET)—
    to the Lord, but he did not answer.^(EU)
42 I beat them as fine as windblown dust;^(EV)
    I trampled them^[h] like mud in the streets.
⁴³ You have delivered me from the attacks of the people;
    you have made me the head of nations.^(EW)
People I did not know^(EX) now serve me,
⁴⁴     foreigners^(EY) cower before me;
    as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
⁴⁵ They all lose heart;^(EZ)
    they come trembling^(FA) from their strongholds.^(FB)

⁴⁶ The Lord lives!^(FC) Praise be to my Rock!^(FD)
    Exalted be God^(FE) my Savior!^(FF)
47 He is the God who avenges^(FG) me,
    who subdues nations^(FH) under me,
⁴⁸     who saves^(FI) me from my enemies.^(FJ)
You exalted me above my foes;
    from a violent man^(FK) you rescued me.
⁴⁹ Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;^(FL)
    I will sing^(FM) the praises of your name.^(FN)

⁵⁰ He gives his king great victories;
    he shows unfailing love to his anointed,^(FO)
    to David^(FP) and to his descendants forever.^(FQ)