They were unfaithful and acted as treacherously as their ancestors; they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow.

As for the singers, as well as the pipers – all of them sing within your walls.

He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above; as secure as the earth, which he established permanently.

I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God as long as I exist!

He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise,

I will praise the Lord as long as I live! I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist!

He gave their land as an inheritance, as an inheritance to Israel his people.

People will fear you as long as the sun and moon remain in the sky, for generation after generation.

The wicked turn aside from birth; liars go astray as soon as they are born.

Do to them as you did to Midian – as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River!

and listened to me. As long as I live, I will call to him when I need help.

As soon as they see, they are shocked; they are terrified, they quickly retreat.

I will give him an eternal dynasty, and make his throne as enduring as the skies above.

I was ignorant and lacked insight; I was as senseless as an animal before you.

including all the sheep and cattle, as well as the wild animals,

He sent swarms of biting insects against them, as well as frogs that overran their land.

As far as the eastern horizon is from the west, so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions from us.

He rained down meat on them like dust, birds as numerous as the sand on the seashores.

I mourned for them as I would for a friend or my brother. I bowed down in sorrow as if I were mourning for my mother.

During his days the godly will flourish; peace will prevail as long as the moon remains in the sky.