¹ <To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord. Of David.> The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.

¹⁸ There is no fear of God before their eyes.

¹ <To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord, of David, who said the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord made him free from the hand of all his haters, and from the hand of Saul; and he said,> I will give you my love, O Lord, my strength.

³³ Make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for by its fruit you will get knowledge of the tree.

³⁴ You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.

²⁴ For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong,

¹ Paul, a servant of God, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, in agreement with the faith of the saints of God and the full knowledge of what is true in harmony with religion,

¹⁶ They say that they have knowledge of God, while by their acts they are turning their backs on him; they are hated by all, hard-hearted, and judged to be without value for any good work.

¹ Simon Peter, a servant and Apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who with us have a part in the same holy faith in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:

¹ Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and the brother of James, to those of God's selection who have been made holy by God the Father and are kept safe for Jesus Christ:

¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave him so that his servants might have knowledge of the things which will quickly take place: and he sent and made it clear by his angel to his servant John;

¹⁶ By their fruits you will get knowledge of them. Do men get grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?

¹⁷ Even so, every good tree gives good fruit; but the bad tree gives evil fruit.

¹⁸ It is not possible for a good tree to give bad fruit, and a bad tree will not give good fruit.

¹⁹ Every tree which does not give good fruit is cut down and put in the fire.

²⁰ So by their fruits you will get knowledge of them.

¹³ This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.

¹¹ Even a child may be judged by his doings, if his work is free from sin and if it is right.

¹¹ And Abraham said, Because it seemed to me that there was no fear of God in this place, and that they might put me to death because of my wife.

⁵ So death came to Moses, the servant of the Lord, there in the land of Moab, as the Lord had said.

¹³ And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, May the blessing of the Lord be with you: I have done what was ordered by the Lord.

¹⁴ And Samuel said, What then is this sound of the crying of sheep and the noise of oxen which comes to my ears?

¹ <A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.> Lord, you have been our resting-place in all generations.

¹ Let the Lord be praised. Happy is the man who gives honour to the Lord, and has great delight in his laws.

¹² And in your mercy put an end to my haters, and send destruction on all those who are against my soul; for I am your servant.

¹³ The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

⁶ By mercy and good faith evil-doing is taken away: and by the fear of the Lord men are turned away from evil.

¹ James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, sends words of love to the twelve tribes of the Jews living in all parts of the earth.