Why do you look the other way, and ignore the way we are oppressed and mistreated?

Smile on your servant! Teach me your statutes!

“Son of man, turn toward the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them:

“Son of man, turn toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

“Son of man, turn toward Sidon and prophesy against it.

“Son of man, turn toward Mount Seir, and prophesy against it.

We pray earnestly night and day to see you in person and make up what may be lacking in your faith.

but who pays back those who hate him as they deserve and destroys them. He will not ignore those who hate him but will repay them as they deserve!

Who is a wise person? Who knows the solution to a problem? A person’s wisdom brightens his appearance, and softens his harsh countenance.

Hide them in the dust together, imprison them in the grave.

Who can open the doors of its mouth? Its teeth all around are fearsome.

O God, take notice of our shield! Show concern for your chosen king!

For the sake of David, your servant, do not reject your chosen king!

Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water.

But the Lord opposes evildoers and wipes out all memory of them from the earth.

O God, restore us! Smile on us! Then we will be delivered!

O God, invincible warrior, restore us! Smile on us! Then we will be delivered!

O Lord God, invincible warrior, restore us! Smile on us! Then we will be delivered!

O Lord, why do you reject me, and pay no attention to me?

Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see you again, but now God has allowed me to see your children too.”