I learned long ago that you ordained your rules to last.

Violent men perjure themselves, and falsely accuse me.

I keep track of every bird in the hills, and the insects of the field are mine.

I know, Lord, that your regulations are just. You disciplined me because of your faithful devotion to me.

You rescue me from a hostile army; you make me a leader of nations; people over whom I had no authority are now my subjects.

But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest.

By this I know that you are pleased with me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.

My enemies will turn back when I cry out to you for help; I know that God is on my side.

I will tell about your justice, and all day long proclaim your salvation, though I cannot fathom its full extent.

He decreed it as a regulation in Joseph, when he attacked the land of Egypt. I heard a voice I did not recognize.

Yes, I know the Lord is great, and our Lord is superior to all gods.

I know that the Lord defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.

Now I am sure that the Lord will deliver his chosen king; he will intervene for him from his holy heavenly temple, and display his mighty ability to deliver.