The godless at heart nourish anger, they do not cry out even when he binds them.

He delivers the afflicted by their afflictions, he reveals himself to them by their suffering.

Get ready for a difficult task like a man; I will question you and you will inform me!

to satisfy a devastated and desolate land, and to cause it to sprout with vegetation?

Do you count the months they must fulfill, and do you know the time they give birth?

Can you count on it to bring in your grain, and gather the grain to your threshing floor?

“Get ready for a difficult task like a man. I will question you and you will inform me!

To the Lord I cried out, and he answered me from his holy hill. (Selah)

You destroy liars; the Lord despises violent and deceitful people.

For you make them retreat when you shoot your arrows at them.

My heart tells me to pray to you, and I do pray to you, O Lord.

Rely on the Lord! Be strong and confident! Rely on the Lord!

Then you turned my lament into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and covered me with joy.

I will boast in the Lord; let the oppressed hear and rejoice!

I sought the Lord’s help and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.

Evil people self-destruct; those who hate the godly are punished.

For they do not try to make peace with others, but plan ways to deceive those who are unsuspecting.

The princess looks absolutely magnificent, decked out in pearls and clothed in a brocade trimmed with gold.

God says this to the evildoer: “How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant?

Day and night they walk around on its walls, while wickedness and destruction are within it.