Make me understand your ways, O Lord! Teach me your paths!

I was stone silent; I held back the urge to speak. My frustration grew;

You have given your loyal followers a rallying flag, so that they might seek safety from the bow. (Selah)

How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.

They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,

I say, “O my God, please do not take me away in the middle of my life! You endure through all generations.

See if there is any idolatrous tendency in me, and lead me in the reliable ancient path!

Look to the right and see! No one cares about me. I have nowhere to run; no one is concerned about my life.