For you give me confidence, O Lord; O Lord, I have trusted in you since I was young.

O God, you have taught me since I was young, and I am still declaring your amazing deeds.

We do not see any signs of God’s presence; there are no longer any prophets and we have no one to tell us how long this will last.

At the sound of your battle cry, O God of Jacob, both rider and horse “fell asleep.”

Certainly your angry judgment upon men will bring you praise; you reveal your anger in full measure.

I said, “During the night I will remember the song I once sang; I will think very carefully.” I tried to make sense of what was happening.

The Ephraimites were armed with bows, but they retreated in the day of battle.

He rained down meat on them like dust, birds as numerous as the sand on the seashores.

As they pass through the Baca Valley, he provides a spring for them. The rain even covers it with pools of water.

I am oppressed and have been on the verge of death since my youth. I have been subjected to your horrors and am numb with pain.

the plague that comes in the darkness, or the disease that comes at noon.

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

He remembered his covenant with them, and relented because of his great loyal love.

The sailors rejoiced because the waves grew quiet, and he led them to the harbor they desired.

May no one show him kindness! May no one have compassion on his fatherless children!

In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.

It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.

A song of ascents. “Since my youth they have often attacked me,” let Israel say.

“Since my youth they have often attacked me, but they have not defeated me.

May they be like the grass on the rooftops which withers before one can even pull it up,