1 Song of ascent. David. God! my heart was not haughty, nor were my eyes lifted up, and I did not enter into the great things that were beyond my reach. 2 Have I not humbled and comforted my soul, as a child weaned from its mother's breast? my soul was in me like a child weaned from the breast. 3 Let Israel trust in the Lord from now on and forever.

1 Song of ascent. David. How good and how pleasant it is for the brothers to live together! 2 It is like precious oil on the head, flowing down on the beard, Aaron's beard, dripping down on the hems of his garment; 3 as the dew of Hermon, which descendeth upon the mounts of Zion: for there the Lord hath commanded blessing and life for ever.

1 Song of ascent. Bless the Lord now, all the servants of the Lord standing in the house of the Lord during the night. 2 Lift up your hands to the sanctuary, and bless the Lord. 3 The Lord of Zion, who made the heavens and the earth, will bless you.

11. Good and Evil in the Face of God (Psalms 11, 13, 14, 25, 33-35, 40, 51, 72, 91, 100, 108, 111, 126, 127)

1 To the head of the choir. On an eight-string one. Psalm of David. 2 Save me, O Lord, for the righteous is no more, for there is none faithful among the sons of men. 3 Every man speaks lies to his neighbor; the lips are flattering, they speak from a pretended heart. 4 The Lord will destroy all flattering lips, 5 those who say, "With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; Who is our master"? 6 For the affliction of the poor, and the groaning of the poor, I will now arise, saith the Lord, I will put in safety him whom they seek to catch. 7 The words of the Lord are pure words, silver cleansed from the earth in the furnace, refined seven times. 8 Thou, O Lord, shalt keep them, thou shalt keep them from this generation for ever. 9 The wicked walk everywhere, when the least of the sons of men have been exalted.

1 The fool said in his heart, [There is no God]. They have become depraved, they have committed abominable deeds; there is no one who does good. 2 The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, that he might see if there was one who understood and sought God. 3 All have deviated, have become equally useless; there is no one who does good, there is none. 4 Shall not all those who do iniquity, who devour my people as they eat bread, and who do not call upon the Lord, be brought to their senses? 5 There they will fear fear, for God is in the generation of the righteous. 6 Ye have laughed at the thought of the poor man, that the Lord is his hope. 7 When the Lord shall restore the captivity of his people, then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall rejoice.

1 Lord! who can dwell in Thy tabernacle? who can dwell on Thy holy mountain? 2 He that walketh blamelessly, and doeth righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart; 3 He who does not slander with his tongue, nor do evil to his sincere, nor receive reproach against his neighbor4 4 4 He in whose eyes the outcast is despised, but who glorifies those who fear the Lord. who swears, even to an evil one, does not betray him; 5 Whosoever giveth not his money on interest, nor receiveth gifts against the innocent. He who does this will never be shaken.

1 Judge me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and trusting in the Lord, I will not be shaken. 2 Tempt me, O Lord, and try me; melt my inward parts and my heart, 3 for Thy mercy is before my eyes, and I have walked in Thy truth, 4 I have not sat with deceitful men, neither will I go with deceitful ones. 5 I have hated the assembly of the wicked, and I will not sit with the wicked; 6 I will wash my hands in innocence, and go round about thy altar, O Lord, 7 to proclaim with a voice of praise, and to tell all thy wonders. 8 Lord! I have loved the abode of Thy house, and the dwelling place of Thy glory. 9 Destroy not my soul with sinners, nor my life with the bloodthirsty, 10 who have wickedness in their hands, and whose right hand is full of bribery. 11 But I walk in my integrity; deliver me, and have mercy on me. 12 My foot stands on a straight path; I will bless the Lord in the congregations.