Confidence in Yahweh’s Righteousness

For the music director. Of David.

1 In Yahweh I have taken refuge;

how can you say to my soul,

“Flee to your mountain like a bird”?

2 For look: The wicked string the bow.

They have fitted their arrow to the string,

to shoot from the darkness

at the upright of heart.

3 When the foundations are destroyed

what can the righteous do?

4 Yahweh is in his holy temple;

Yahweh is in the heavens on his throne.

His eyelids see;

they test the children of humankind.

5 Yahweh tests the righteous,

but the wicked and the lover of violence

his soul hates.

6 He will rain coalson the wicked.

Burning sulfur and scorching wind

will be the portion of their cup.

7 For Yahweh is righteous;

he loves righteous deeds.

The upright shall see his face.