“Can a corrupt government (throne) be allied with You Oh God – a government that brings on misery by its policies (decrees)? "The wicked band together against those who live by Your laws, and they condemn the innocent to ruin and to death. They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting. They oppress and crush Your people. They kill and murder and think You don’t notice or care!
“Take notice all you senseless ones – all you fools! When will you become wise?
"Does He who fashioned the ear not hear? Does He who formed the eye not see? Does He who disciplines nations not punish? The Lord knows all human plans; He knows that they are futile.
“You Oh God, are the fortress of those whom You deem righteous, of those who look to You as their Rock of all ages, the Rock in whom they take refuge. Blessed is the one You teach from Your Law; Your Law is above all laws!
“You grant Your people relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked. For You will not forsake Your people. When anxiety was great within me, Your consolation brought me joy! When I said, ‘My foot is slipping!’ Your unfailing love, Lord, supported me. I called to the Lord, and He answered me. For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations.“You, Oh God, guard the lives of Your faithful ones and deliver them from the hand of the wicked. Your light shines on the righteous and joy on the upright in heart.
“The Lord has made His salvation known and revealed His righteousness to the nations! Therefore, no one will stand before Him with any excuse. He has revealed His love and laws. From everlasting to everlasting - He is God, and there is no other.
“Your holiness, Oh Lord, adorns Your house for endless days. You love true justice, and Your equity is full of Your pure wisdom. Your rulings, Lord, stand firm; Your supreme equity overthrows the proud and arrogant. Your Supremacy was established forever.
“The Lord is a God who avenges. O God who avenges, shine forth! Rise up, Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve. How long, Oh God, how long will the wicked be jubilant and get away with their acts of evil? Judgment will again be founded on God’s righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it. You Oh God, You will repay the wicked for what they have done and destroy them for their wicked rejection of You.
“The Lord reigns, He is robed in majesty and armed with strength. By His wisdom the world is established, firm and secure. Your throne, Oh God, is from all eternity. For the Lord is the great God above all gods, the great King above all kings. In His hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to Him. The seas are His and His hands formed the dry lands. He is Creator!
“Come, let us bow down in worship, before the Lord our Maker! Sing to the Lord, praise His Name; proclaim His salvation day after day. For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise! He is to be feared above all gods; for all the gods of the nations are worthless idols. Those who worship idols forfeit God’s love and the grace that could be theirs.
“Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for HE COMES, He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness. Therefore, hate that which is evil; for those who love the Lord hate evil as He hates evil. Hate what faithless people do, have no part in that which is perverse.
“The children of Your faithful ones will live in Your presence; their descendants will be established before You.
“Praise the Lord, Oh my soul; all my inmost being will praise His Holy Name!”