1 No Senhor me refugio.
Como dizeis, pois, à minha alma:
Foge, como pássaro, para o teu monte?
2 Porque eis aí os ímpios, armam o arco,
dispõem a sua flecha na corda,
para, às ocultas, dispararem contra os retos de coração.
3 Ora, destruídos os fundamentos,
que poderá fazer o justo?
4 O Senhor está no seu santo templo;
nos céus tem o Senhor seu trono;
os seus olhos estão atentos, as suas pálpebras sondam os filhos dos homens.
5 O Senhor põe à prova ao justo e ao ímpio;
mas, ao que ama a violência, a sua alma o abomina.
6 Fará chover sobre os perversos brasas de fogo e enxofre,
e vento abrasador será a parte do seu cálice.
7 Porque o Senhor é justo, ele ama a justiça;
os retos lhe contemplarão a face.
1 In Jehovah do I take refuge:
How say ye to my soul,
Flee as a bird to your mountain;
2 For, lo, the wicked bend the bow,
They make ready their arrow upon the string,
That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart;
3 If the foundations be destroyed,
What can the righteous do?
4 Jehovah is in his holy temple;
Jehovah, his throne is in heaven;
His eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
5 Jehovah trieth the righteous;
But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
6 Upon the wicked he will rain snares;
Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.
7 For Jehovah is righteous; he loveth righteousness:
The upright shall behold his face.
1 In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: "Flee like a bird to your mountain.
2 For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
3 When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?"
4 The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.
5 The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion.
6 On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.
7 For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face.