¹The Lord is my shepherd; *I shall not be in want.

²He makes me lie down in green pastures *and leads me beside still waters.

³He revives my soul *and guides me along right pathways for his Name’s sake.

⁴Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil; *for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

⁵You spread a table before me in the presence of those who trouble me; *you have anointed my head with oil, and my cup is running over.

⁶Surely your goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, *and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

¹The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear? *the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid?

²When evildoers came upon me to eat up my flesh, *it was they, my foes and my adversaries, who stumbled and fell.

³Though an army should encamp against me, *yet my heart shall not be afraid;

⁴And though war should rise up against me, *yet will I put my trust in him.

⁵One thing have I asked of the Lord; one thing I seek; *that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life;

⁶To behold the fair beauty of the Lord *and to seek him in his temple.

⁷For in the day of trouble he shall keep me safe in his shelter; *he shall hide me in the secrecy of his dwelling and set me high upon a rock.

⁸Even now he lifts up my head *above my enemies round about me.

⁹Therefore I will offer in his dwelling an oblation with sounds of great gladness; *I will sing and make music to the Lord.

¹⁰Hearken to my voice, O Lord, when I call; *have mercy on me and answer me.

¹¹You speak in my heart and say, “Seek my face.” *Your face, Lord, will I seek.

¹²Hide not your face from me, *nor turn away your servant in displeasure.

¹³You have been my helper; cast me not away; *do not forsake me, O God of my salvation.

¹⁴Though my father and my mother forsake me, *the Lord will sustain me.

¹⁵Show me your way, O Lord; *lead me on a level path, because of my enemies.

¹⁶Deliver me not into the hand of my adversaries, *for false witnesses have risen up against me, and also those who speak malice.

¹⁷What if I had not believed that I should see the goodness of the Lord *in the land of the living!

¹⁸O tarry and await the Lord’s pleasure; be strong, and he shall comfort your heart; *wait patiently for the Lord.

¹As the deer longs for the water-brooks, *so longs my soul for you, O God.

²My soul is athirst for God, athirst for the living God; *when shall I come to appear before the presence of God?

³My tears have been my food day and night, *while all day long they say to me, “Where now is your God?”

⁴I pour out my soul when I think on these things; *how I went with the multitude and led them into the house of God,

⁵With the voice of praise and thanksgiving, *among those who keep holy-day.

⁶Why are you so full of heaviness, O my soul? *and why are you so disquieted within me?

⁷Put your trust in God; *for I will yet give thanks to him, who is the help of my countenance, and my God.

¹God is our refuge and strength, *a very present help in trouble.

²Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be moved, *and though the mountains be toppled into the depths of the sea;

³Though its waters rage and foam, *and though the mountains tremble at its tumult.

⁴The Lord of hosts is with us; *the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

⁵There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, *the holy habitation of the Most High.

⁶God is in the midst of her; she shall not be overthrown; *God shall help her at the break of day.

⁷The nations make much ado, and the kingdoms are shaken; *God has spoken, and the earth shall melt away.

⁸The Lord of hosts is with us; *the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

⁹Come now and look upon the works of the Lord, *what awesome things he has done on earth.

¹⁰It is he who makes war to cease in all the world; *he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear, and burns the shields with fire.

¹¹“Be still, then, and know that I am God; *I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth.”

¹²The Lord of hosts is with us; *the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

¹Lord, you have been our refuge *from one generation to another.

²Before the mountains were brought forth, or the land and the earth were born, *from age to age you are God.

³You turn us back to the dust and say, *“Go back, O child of earth.”

⁴For a thousand years in your sight are like yesterday when it is past *and like a watch in the night.

⁵You sweep us away like a dream; *we fade away suddenly like the grass.

⁶In the morning it is green and flourishes; *in the evening it is dried up and withered.

⁷For we consume away in your displeasure; *we are afraid because of your wrathful indignation.

⁸Our iniquities you have set before you, *and our secret sins in the light of your countenance.

⁹When you are angry, all our days are gone; *we bring our years to an end like a sigh.

¹⁰The span of our life is seventy years, perhaps in strength even eighty; *yet the sum of them is but labor and sorrow, for they pass away quickly and we are gone.

¹¹Who regards the power of your wrath? *who rightly fears your indignation?

¹²So teach us to number our days *that we may apply our hearts to wisdom.

¹³Return, O Lord; how long will you tarry? *be gracious to your servants.

¹⁴Satisfy us by your loving-kindness in the morning; *so shall we rejoice and be glad all the days of our life.

¹⁵Make us glad by the measure of the days that you afflicted us *and the years in which we suffered adversity.

¹⁶Show your servants your works *and your splendor to their children.

¹⁷May the graciousness of the Lord our God be upon us; *prosper the work of our hands; prosper our handiwork.

¹Lord, you have been our refuge *from one generation to another.

²Before the mountains were brought forth, or the land and the earth were born, *from age to age you are God.

³You turn us back to the dust and say, *“Go back, O child of earth.”

⁴For a thousand years in your sight are like yesterday when it is past *and like a watch in the night.

⁵You sweep us away like a dream; *we fade away suddenly like the grass.

⁶In the morning it is green and flourishes; *in the evening it is dried up and withered.

⁷For we consume away in your displeasure; *we are afraid because of your wrathful indignation.

⁸Our iniquities you have set before you, *and our secret sins in the light of your countenance.

⁹When you are angry, all our days are gone; *we bring our years to an end like a sigh.

¹⁰The span of our life is seventy years, perhaps in strength even eighty; *yet the sum of them is but labor and sorrow, for they pass away quickly and we are gone.

¹¹Who regards the power of your wrath? *who rightly fears your indignation?

¹²So teach us to number our days *that we may apply our hearts to wisdom.

¹Hallelujah! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, *for his mercy endures for ever.

²Who can declare the mighty acts of the Lord *or show forth all his praise?

³Happy are those who act with justice *and always do what is right!

⁴Remember me, O Lord, with the favor you have for your people, *and visit me with your saving help;

⁵That I may see the prosperity of your elect and be glad with the gladness of your people, *that I may glory with your inheritance.

¹I love the Lord, because he has heard the voice of my supplication, *because he has inclined his ear to me whenever I called upon him.

²The cords of death entangled me; the grip of the grave took hold of me; *I came to grief and sorrow.

³Then I called upon the Name of the Lord: *“O Lord, I pray you, save my life.”

⁴Gracious is the Lord and righteous; *our God is full of compassion.

⁵The Lord watches over the innocent; *I was brought very low, and he helped me.

⁶Turn again to your rest, O my soul. *for the Lord has treated you well.

⁷For you have rescued my life from death, *my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.

⁸I will walk in the presence of the Lord *in the land of the living.

⁹I believed, even when I said, “I have been brought very low.” *In my distress I said, “No one can be trusted.”

¹⁰How shall I repay the Lord *for all the good things he has done for me?

¹¹I will lift up the cup of salvation *and call upon the Name of the Lord.

¹²I will fulfill my vows to the Lord *in the presence of all his people.

¹³Precious in the sight of the Lord *is the death of his servants.

¹⁴O Lord, I am your servant; *I am your servant and the child of your handmaid; you have freed me from my bonds.

¹⁵I will offer you the sacrifice of thanksgiving *and call upon the Name of the Lord.

¹⁶I will fulfill my vows to the Lord *in the presence of all his people,

¹⁷In the courts of the Lord’s house, *in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

¹I lift up my eyes to the hills; *from where is my help to come?

²My help comes from the Lord, *the maker of heaven and earth.

³He will not let your foot be moved *and he who watches over you will not fall asleep.

⁴Behold, he who keeps watch over Israel *shall neither slumber nor sleep;

⁵The Lord himself watches over you; *the Lord is your shade at your right hand,

⁶So that the sun shall not strike you by day, *nor the moon by night.

⁷The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; *it is he who shall keep you safe.

⁸The Lord shall watch over your going out and your coming in, *from this time forth for evermore.

¹Out of the depths have I called to you, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice; *let your ears consider well the voice of my supplication.

²If you, Lord, were to note what is done amiss, *O Lord, who could stand?

³For there is forgiveness with you; *therefore you shall be feared.

⁴I wait for the Lord; my soul waits for him; *in his word is my hope.

⁵My soul waits for the Lord, more than watchmen for the morning, *more than watchmen for the morning.

⁶O Israel, wait for the Lord, *for with the Lord there is mercy;

⁷With him there is plenteous redemption, *and he shall redeem Israel from all their sins.

¹Lord, you have searched me out and known me; *you know my sitting down and my rising up; you discern my thoughts from afar.

²You trace my journeys and my resting-places *and are acquainted with all my ways.

³Indeed, there is not a word on my lips, *but you, O Lord, know it altogether.

⁴You press upon me behind and before *and lay your hand upon me.

⁵Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; *it is so high that I cannot attain to it.

⁶Where can I go then from your Spirit? *where can I flee from your presence?

⁷If I climb up to heaven, you are there; *if I make the grave my bed, you are there also.

⁸If I take the wings of the morning *and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

⁹Even there your hand will lead me *and your right hand hold me fast.

¹⁰If I say, “Surely the darkness will cover me, *and the light around me turn to night,”

¹¹Darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day; *darkness and light to you are both alike.

⁷If I climb up to heaven, you are there; *if I make the grave my bed, you are there also.

⁸If I take the wings of the morning *and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

⁹Even there your hand will lead me *and your right hand hold me fast.

¹⁰If I say, “Surely the darkness will cover me, *and the light around me turn to night,”

¹¹Darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day; *darkness and light to you are both alike.

¹²For you yourself created my inmost parts; *you knit me together in my mother’s womb.

¹I cry to the Lord with my voice; *to the Lord I make loud supplication.

²I pour out my complaint before him *and tell him all my trouble.

³When my spirit languishes within me, you know my path; *in the way wherein I walk they have hidden a trap for me.

⁴I look to my right hand and find no one who knows me; *I have no place to flee to, and no one cares for me.

⁵I cry out to you, O Lord; *I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”

⁶Listen to my cry for help, for I have been brought very low; *save me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me.