Shuppim and Hosah were assigned the west gate, along with the Shalleketh gate on the upper road. One guard was adjacent to another.

As a cloud is dispersed and then disappears, so the one who goes down to the grave does not come up again.

For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help

The Lord’s precepts are fair and make one joyful. The Lord’s commands are pure and give insight for life.

Yes, you are the one who brought me out from the womb and made me feel secure on my mother’s breasts.

The one whose deeds are blameless and whose motives are pure, who does not lie, or make promises with no intention of keeping them.

Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land.

The river’s channels bring joy to the city of God, the special, holy dwelling place of the sovereign One.

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

For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. For God alone I patiently wait; he is the one who delivers me.

They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast, “Who will see them?”

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

O Lord our God, you answered them. They found you to be a forgiving God, but also one who punished their sinful deeds.

but when the hot wind blows by, it disappears, and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew.

By David. The Lord, my protector, deserves praise – the one who trains my hands for battle, and my fingers for war,

But the one who listens to me will live in security, and will be at ease from the dread of harm.

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.

The mouth of an adulteress is like a deep pit; the one against whom the Lord is angry will fall into it.

The one who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever takes care of his master will be honored.

When there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but the one who keeps the law, blessed is he!