If God puts no trust in His saints, and the heavens are not pure in His sight;

For You are not a Mighty God that delights in wickedness; nor shall evil dwell with You.

The boastful shall not stand in Your sight. You hate all doers of iniquity.

Jehovah is in His holy temple; Jehovah's throne is in Heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids examine the sons of men.

Upon the wicked He will rain snares, fire and brimstone; and a horrible tempest shall be the portion of their cup.

The eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry.

The face of Jehovah is against those who do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

but as He who called you is holy, you also become holy in all conduct,

because it is written, Be holy, because I am holy.

Why do You stand afar off, O Jehovah? Will You hide in times of distress?

The wicked in his pride persecutes the lowly; let them be caught in the plots that they have devised.

Break the arm of the wicked and the evil one; investigate his wickedness, until You find no more.

For I was jealous of the boastful, when I saw the peace of the wicked.

Righteous are You, O Jehovah, when I complain to You; yet let me speak with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all those who deceive with treachery at ease?

You have planted them; yea, they take root. They grow, yea, they bring forth fruit. You are near in their mouth, but far from their heart.

An intense vision is declared to me: The deceiver deals treacherously, and the plunderer devastates. Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media! I have caused all her sighing to cease.

Woe to the destroyer, and you have not been destroyed; and the betrayer, and they have not betrayed you. When you stop destroying, you shall be destroyed. When you stop betraying, they shall betray you.

For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house shall perish. Yet who knows whether you have attained unto the kingdom for such a time as this?

You have seen this, O Jehovah; do not keep silent; O Jehovah, do not be far from me.

Our God comes, and He is not silent; a fire shall devour before Him, and it shall be very stormy all around Him.

These things you have done, and I have kept silent; you thought that I was like yourself; but I will rebuke you, and set in order before your eyes.

i1 [A Song or Psalm of Asaph.] i0 par Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold Your peace, and do not be still, O Mighty God!

Open your mouth for the mute, for the judgment of all those sentenced to destruction.

Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the case of the poor and needy.

Will You restrain Yourself over these things, O Jehovah? Will You be silent and greatly afflict us?

Why do You show me evil, and You cause me to look upon toil? For destruction and violence are before me; and there is strife, and contention rises up.

On account of this the law has become feeble, and justice does not continue to go forth. For the wicked surrounds the righteous, so justice goes forth, perverted.

How much more, when wicked men have killed a righteous man in his own house on his bed? Therefore, shall I not now require his blood at your hand and remove you from the earth?

Thus Jehovah shall return his blood upon his own head, who has fallen upon two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, without the knowledge of my father David: Abner the son of Ner, the commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, the commander of the army of Judah.

The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.

The wicked have drawn out the sword and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to slaughter those who walk uprightly.

i1 [To the chief Musician. Jonathelemrechokim. Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.] i0 par Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up. Fighting daily, he oppresses me.

My enemies have panted after me daily; for they are many who proudly fight against me.

Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death;

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Son Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined to set Him free.

and killed the Prince of Life, whom God raised up from the dead, of which we are witnesses.