Excellent Lovingkindness of God

1 [(0)] For the leader. By David, the servant of ADONAI:

2 [(1)] Crime speaks to the wicked. I perceive this in my heart; before his eyes there is no fear of God.

3 [(2)] For, the way he sees it, crime makes his life easy — that is, until his wrongs are discovered; then, he is hated.

4 [(3)] His words are wrong and deceitful; he has stopped being wise and doing good.

5 [(4)] He devises trouble as he lies in bed; so set is he on his own bad way that he doesn’t hate evil.

6 [(5)] ADONAI, in the heavens is your grace; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

7 [(6)] Your righteousness is like the mountains of God, your judgments are like the great deep. You save man and beast, ADONAI.

8 [(7)] How precious, God, is your grace! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings,

9 [(8)] they feast on the rich bounty of your house, and you have them drink from the stream of your delights.

10 [(9)] For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.

11 [(10)] Continue your grace to those who know you and your righteousness to the upright in heart.

12 [(11)] Don’t let the foot of the proud tread on me or the hands of the wicked drive me away.

13 [(12)] There they lie fallen, those evildoers, flung down and unable to rise.