3 Sing a new song to him.

Play beautifully and joyfully on stringed instruments.

4 The word of Yahweh is correct, and everything he does is trustworthy.

5 Yahweh loves righteousness and justice.

His mercy fills the earth.

6 The heavens were made by the word of Yahweh and all the stars by the breath of his mouth.

7 He gathers the water in the sea like a dam and puts the oceans in his storehouses.

8 Let all the earth fear Yahweh.

Let all who live in the world stand in awe of him.

9 He spoke, and it came into being.

He gave the order, and there it stood.

10 Yahweh blocks the plans of the nations.

He frustrates the schemes of the people of the world.

11 Yahweh's plan stands firm forever.

His thoughts stand firm in every generation.

12 Blessed is the nation whose Elohim is Yahweh.

Blessed are the people he has chosen as his own.

13 Yahweh looks down from heaven.

He sees all of Adam's descendants.

14 From the place where he sits enthroned, he looks down upon all who live on earth.

15 The one who formed their hearts understands everything they do.

16 No king achieves a victory with a large army.

No warrior rescues himself by his own great strength.

17 Horses are not a guarantee for victory.

Their great strength cannot help someone escape.

18 Yahweh's eyes are on those who fear him, on those who wait with hope for his mercy 19 to rescue their souls from death and keep them alive during a famine.

20 We wait for Yahweh.

He is our help and our Magen .

21 In him our hearts find joy.

In his holy name we trust.

22 Let your mercy rest on us, O Yahweh , since we wait with hope for you.

Psalm 34a By David when he pretended to be insane in the presence of Abimelech; Abimelech threw him out, so David left.

1 I will thank Yahweh at all times.

My mouth will always praise him.

2 My soul will boast about Yahweh.

Those who are oppressed will hear it and rejoice.

3 Praise Yahweh's greatness with me.

Let us highly honor his name together.

4 I went to Yahweh for help.

He answered me and rescued me from all my fears.

5 All who look to him will be radiant.b Their faces will never be covered with shame.

6 Here is a poor man who called out.

Yahweh heard him and saved him from all his troubles.

7 The Messenger of Yahweh camps around those who fear him, and he rescues them.

8 Taste and see that Yahweh is good.

Blessed is the person who takes refuge in him.

9 Fear Yahweh, you holy people who belong to him.

Those who fear him are never in need.

10 Young lions go hungry and may starve, but those who seek Yahweh's help have all the good things they need.

11 Come, children, listen to me.

I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.

12 Which of you wants a full life?

Who would like to live long enough to enjoy good things?

13 Keep your tongue from saying evil things and your lips from speaking deceitful things.

14 Turn away from evil, and do good.

Seek peace, and pursue it!

15 Yahweh's eyes are on righteous people.

His ears hear their cry for help.

16 Yahweh confronts those who do evil in order to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.

17 Righteous people cry out.

Yahweh hears and rescues them from all their troubles.

18 Yahweh is near to those whose hearts are humble.

He saves those whose spirits are crushed.

19 The righteous person has many troubles, but Yahweh rescues him from all of them.

20 Yahweh guards all of his bones.

Not one of them is broken.

21 Evil will kill wicked people, and those who hate righteous people will be condemned.

22 Yahweh protects the souls of his servants.

All who take refuge in him will never be condemned.

Psalm 35 By David.

1 O Yahweh, attack those who attack me.

Fight against those who fight against me.

2 Use your shields, both small and large.

Arise to help me.

3 Hold your spear to block the way of those who pursue me.

Say to my soul, "I am your savior."

4 Let those who seek my life be put to shame and disgraced.

Let those who plan my downfall be turned back in confusion.

5 Let them be like husks blown by the wind as the Messenger of Yahweh chases them.

6 Let their path be dark and slippery as the Messenger of Yahweh pursues them.

7 For no reason they hid their net in a pit.

For no reason they dug the pit to trap me.

8 Let destruction surprise them.

Let the net that they hid catch them.

Let them fall into their own pit and be destroyed.

9 My soul will find joy in Yahweh and be joyful about his salvation.

10 All my bones will say, "O Yahweh, who can compare with you?

You rescue the weak person from the one who is too strong for him and weak and needy people from the one who robs them."

11 Malicious people bring charges against me.

They ask me things I know nothing about.

12 I am devastated because they pay me back with evil instead of good.

13 But when they were sick, I wore sackcloth.

I humbled myself with fasting.

When my prayer returned unanswered, 14 I walked around as if I were mourning for my friend or my brother.

I was bent over as if I were mourning for my mother.

15 Yet, when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together.

They gathered together against me.

Unknown attackers tore me apart without stopping.

16 With crude and abusive mockers, they grit their teeth at me.

17 O Adonay , how long will you look on?