But evil men will die; the Lord’s enemies will be incinerated – they will go up in smoke.

This collection of the prayers of David son of Jesse ends here.

So he caused them to die unsatisfied and filled with terror.

Yes, we are consumed by your anger; we are terrified by your wrath.

כ (Kaf) I desperately long for your deliverance. I find hope in your word.

My eyes grow tired as I wait for your promise to be fulfilled. I say, “When will you comfort me?”

My eyes grow tired as I wait for your deliverance, for your reliable promise to be fulfilled.

Angrily wipe them out! Wipe them out so they vanish! Let them know that God rules in Jacob and to the ends of the earth! (Selah)

I chase my enemies and catch them; I do not turn back until I wipe them out.

Please stop wounding me! You have almost beaten me to death!

Do not reject me in my old age! When my strength fails, do not abandon me!

My flesh and my heart may grow weak, but God always protects my heart and gives me stability.

Why do you remain inactive? Intervene and destroy him!

They have almost destroyed me here on the earth, but I do not reject your precepts.

For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle.

I am exhausted from shouting for help; my throat is sore; my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.

May my accusers be humiliated and defeated! May those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace!

Yes, throughout all our days we experience your raging fury; the years of our lives pass quickly, like a sigh.

For my days go up in smoke, and my bones are charred like a fireplace.

I desperately want to be in the courts of the Lord’s temple. My heart and my entire being shout for joy to the living God.