chase them with your gale winds, and terrify them with your windstorm.

For this reason I love your commands more than gold, even purest gold.

פ (Pe) Your rules are marvelous. Therefore I observe them.

Sons born during one’s youth are like arrows in a warrior’s hand.

So I will give you thanks before the nations, O Lord! I will sing praises to you!

The Lord is both kind and fair; that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live.

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

Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor.

For this reason I will praise you while I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.

Arrogance is their necklace, and violence their clothing.

Therefore they have more than enough food to eat, and even suck up the water of the sea.

So teach us to consider our mortality, so that we might live wisely.

A person’s life is like grass. Like a flower in the field it flourishes,

From the stream along the road he drinks; then he lifts up his head.

Your precepts give me discernment. Therefore I hate all deceitful actions.

You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. Therefore I love your rules.

Yes indeed, the man who fears the Lord will be blessed in this way.

Not so with the wicked! Instead they are like wind-driven chaff.

For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.

So my heart rejoices and I am happy; My life is safe.