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He lieth in waite secretly as a lyon in his denne, he lieth in wait to catch the poore: he doth catch the poore when he draweth him into his net.

He croucheth, and humbleth himselfe, that the poore may fall by his strong ones.

Hee hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face, hee will neuer see it.

Wherefore doeth the wicked contemne God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.

Breake thou the arme of the wicked, and the euill man: seeke out his wickednes, till thou finde none.

The Lord is King for euer and euer: the heathen are perished out of his land.

The Lord is in his holy Temple, the Lords Throne is in heauen: his eyes beholde, his eye lids trie the children of men.

The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loueth violence, his soule hateth.

For the righteous Lord loueth righteousnesse: his countenance doeth behold the vpright.

They speake vanitie euery one with his neighbour: with flattering lips, and with a double heart do they speake.

[To the chiefe musician, A Psalme of Dauid.] The foole hath sayd in his heart, There is no God: they are corrupt, they haue done abominable workes, there is none that doeth good.

You haue shamed the counsell of the poore; because the Lord is his refuge.

O that the saluation of Israel were come out of Sion! when the Lord bringeth backe the captiuitie of his people, Iacob shall reioyce, and Israel shalbe glad.

Hee that walketh vprightly, and worketh righteousnesse, and speaketh the trueth in his heart.

Hee that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doth euill to his neighbour, nor taketh vp a reproach against his neighbour.

In whose eies a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that feare the Lord: he that sweareth to his owne hurt, and changeth not.

He that putteth not out his money to vsury, nor taketh reward against the innocent: he that doth these things, shall neuer be moued.

Like as a lyon that is greedie of his pray, and as it were a yong lyon lurking in secret places.

[To the chiefe musicion, a psalme of Dauid, the seruant of the Lord, who spake vnto the Lord the words of this song, in the day that the Lord deliuered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,] I will loue thee, O Lord, my strength.

In my distresse I called vpon the Lord, and cryed vnto my God: hee heard my voyce out of his temple, and my crie came before him, euen into his eares.