To the choirmaster. Of David.

    The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
        They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds;
        there is none who does good.
    
    
    The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man,
        to see if there are any who understand,
        who seek after God.
    
    
    They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt;
        there is none who does good,
        not even one.
    
    
    Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers
        who eat up my people as they eat bread
        and do not call upon the LORD?
    
    
    There they are in great terror,
        for God is with the generation of the righteous.
    You would shame the plans of the poor,
        but the LORD is his refuge.
    
    
    Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
        When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people,
        let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
    
    
    A Psalm of David.

    O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent?
        Who shall dwell on your holy hill?
    
    
    He who walks blamelessly and does what is right
        and speaks truth in his heart;
    who does not slander with his tongue
        and does no evil to his neighbor,
        nor takes up a reproach against his friend;
    in whose eyes a vile person is despised,
        but who honors those who fear the LORD;
    who swears to his own hurt and does not change;
    who does not put out his money at interest
        and does not take a bribe against the innocent.
    He who does these things shall never be moved.
    
    
    A Miktam of David.

    Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
    I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord;
        I have no good apart from you.”
    
    
    As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
        in whom is all my delight.
    
    
    The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply;
        their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
        or take their names on my lips.
    
    
    The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup;
        you hold my lot.
    The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
        indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
    
    
    I bless the LORD who gives me counsel;
        in the night also my heart instructs me.
    I have set the LORD always before me;
        because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
    
    
    Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices;
        my flesh also dwells secure.
    For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
        or let your holy one see corruption.
    
    
    You make known to me the path of life;
        in your presence there is fullness of joy;
        at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
    
    
    A Prayer of David.

    Hear a just cause, O LORD; attend to my cry!
        Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!
    From your presence let my vindication come!
        Let your eyes behold the right!
    
    
    You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night,
        you have tested me, and you will find nothing;
        I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.
    With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips
        I have avoided the ways of the violent.
    My steps have held fast to your paths;
        my feet have not slipped.
    
    
    I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God;
        incline your ear to me; hear my words.
    Wondrously show your steadfast love,
        O Savior of those who seek refuge
        from their adversaries at your right hand.
    
    
    Keep me as the apple of your eye;
        hide me in the shadow of your wings,
    from the wicked who do me violence,
        my deadly enemies who surround me.
    
    
    They close their hearts to pity;
        with their mouths they speak arrogantly.
    They have now surrounded our steps;
        they set their eyes to cast us to the ground.
    He is like a lion eager to tear,
        as a young lion lurking in ambush.
    
    
    Arise, O LORD! Confront him, subdue him!
        Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,
    from men by your hand, O LORD,
        from men of the world whose portion is in this life.
    You fill their womb with treasure;
        they are satisfied with children,
        and they leave their abundance to their infants.
    
    
    As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness;
        when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness. (ESV)