Hold them accountable for all their sins! Do not vindicate them!

For Solomon. O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions! Grant the king’s son the ability to make fair decisions!

You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you fed him to the people who live along the coast.

He rained down manna for them to eat; he gave them the grain of heaven.

He drove his enemies back; he made them a permanent target for insults.

O Lord, show us your loyal love! Bestow on us your deliverance!

I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, the most exalted of the earth’s kings.

The birds of the sky live beside them; they chirp among the bushes.

You give food to them and they receive it; you open your hand and they are filled with food.

saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”

He handed the territory of nations over to them, and they took possession of what other peoples had produced,

He announced that he would do mighty deeds for his people, giving them a land that belonged to other nations.

The heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth he has given to mankind.

The wicked lay a trap for me, but I do not wander from your precepts.

How will he severely punish you, you deceptive talker?

May he not allow your foot to slip! May your protector not sleep!

to the one who gives food to all living things, for his loyal love endures.

He gives food to the animals, and to the young ravens when they chirp.

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

indeed, if you call out for discernment – raise your voice for understanding –