May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends!

In the camp they resented Moses, and Aaron, the Lord’s holy priest.

“What profit is there in taking my life, in my descending into the Pit? Can the dust of the grave praise you? Can it declare your loyalty?

Our ancestors in Egypt failed to appreciate your miraculous deeds, they failed to remember your many acts of loyal love, and they rebelled at the sea, by the Red Sea.

Our cattle will be weighted down with produce. No one will break through our walls, no one will be taken captive, and there will be no terrified cries in our city squares.

Tremble with fear and do not sin! Meditate as you lie in bed, and repent of your ways! (Selah)

for he is too proud to recognize and give up his sin.

They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.

He made the moon to mark the months, and the sun sets according to a regular schedule.

You will eat what you worked so hard to grow. You will be blessed and secure.

I will remember and weep! For I was once walking along with the great throng to the temple of God, shouting and giving thanks along with the crowd as we celebrated the holy festival.

They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the Lord helped me.

For he spoke, and it came into existence, he issued the decree, and it stood firm.

Deliver me from all my sins of rebellion! Do not make me the object of fools’ insults!

Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me.

He ordered flies to come; gnats invaded their whole territory.

The Lord values the lives of his faithful followers.

You open your hand, and fill every living thing with the food they desire.

He despises a reprobate, but honors the Lord’s loyal followers. He makes firm commitments and does not renege on his promise.

Then we will shout for joy over your victory; we will rejoice in the name of our God! May the Lord grant all your requests!