I beat them to death; they fall at my feet.

They cry out, but there is no one to help them; they cry out to the Lord, but he does not answer them.

To you they cried out, and they were saved; in you they trusted and they were not disappointed.

You do not deliver me over to the power of the enemy; you enable me to stand in a wide open place.

Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.

But the Lord does not surrender the godly, or allow them to be condemned in a court of law.

But you rejected and embarrassed us! You did not go into battle with our armies.

You sold your people for a pittance; you did not ask a high price for them.

Wealthy people do not understand; they are like animals that perish.

Disaster is within it; violence and deceit do not depart from its public square.

in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.

He preserves our lives and does not allow our feet to slip.

I was ignorant and lacked insight; I was as senseless as an animal before you.

For victory does not come from the east or west, or from the wilderness.

You held my eyelids open; I was troubled and could not speak.

I asked, “Will the Lord reject me forever? Will he never again show me his favor?

because they did not have faith in God, and did not trust his ability to deliver them.

Despite all this, they continued to sin, and did not trust him to do amazing things.

They were not really committed to him, and they were unfaithful to his covenant.

He remembered that they were made of flesh, and were like a wind that blows past and does not return.