Certainly you made my mind and heart; you wove me together in my mother’s womb.

Examine me, O Lord, and test me! Evaluate my inner thoughts and motives!

I am forgotten, like a dead man no one thinks about; I am regarded as worthless, like a broken jar.

The Lord makes this promise on oath and will not revoke it: “You are an eternal priest after the pattern of Melchizedek.”

Yes, they devise a unified strategy; they form an alliance against you.

They devise unjust schemes; they disguise a well-conceived plot. Man’s inner thoughts cannot be discovered.

I will remember the works of the Lord. Yes, I will remember the amazing things you did long ago!

They did not remember what he had done, how he delivered them from the enemy,

He gives food to his faithful followers; he always remembers his covenant.

The wicked prepare to kill me, yet I concentrate on your rules.

May he take notice of your offerings; may he accept your burnt sacrifice! (Selah)

Yes, my spirit was bitter, and my insides felt sharp pain.

I will think about all you have done; I will reflect upon your deeds!”

Take notice of this, you ignorant people! You fools, when will you ever understand?

When worries threaten to overwhelm me, your soothing touch makes me happy.

to those who keep his covenant, who are careful to obey his commands.

Yes, he remembered the sacred promise he made to Abraham his servant.

I find delight in your statutes; I do not forget your instructions.

ז (Zayin) Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.

I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have revived me.