Why did you break down its walls, so that all who pass by pluck its fruit?

All who pass by have robbed him; he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors.

But then one passes by, and suddenly they have disappeared! I looked for them, but they could not be found.

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

He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. Let us rejoice in him there!

May he grant your heart’s desire; may he bring all your plans to pass!

Turn your angry gaze away from me, so I can be happy before I pass away.

You walked through the sea; you passed through the surging waters, but left no footprints.

As they pass through the Baca Valley, he provides a spring for them. The rain even covers it with pools of water.

Those who pass by will not say, “May you experience the Lord’s blessing! We pronounce a blessing on you in the name of the Lord.”

Yes, in your eyes a thousand years are like yesterday that quickly passes, or like one of the divisions of the nighttime.

Surely one sees that even wise people die; fools and spiritually insensitive people all pass away and leave their wealth to others.

“O Lord, help me understand my mortality and the brevity of life! Let me realize how quickly my life will pass!

You allowed men to ride over our heads; we passed through fire and water, but you brought us out into a wide open place.

The days of our lives add up to seventy years, or eighty, if one is especially strong. But even one’s best years are marred by trouble and oppression. Yes, they pass quickly and we fly away.

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have mercy on me, O God! Have mercy on me! For in you I have taken shelter. In the shadow of your wings I take shelter until trouble passes.

and led Israel through its midst, for his loyal love endures,

People are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears.

For look, the kings assemble; they advance together.

He established them so they would endure; he issued a decree that will not be revoked.