Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear,

The godly grow like a palm tree; they grow high like a cedar in Lebanon.

He opened up a rock and water flowed out; a river ran through dry regions.

As for his people, he turned a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into springs of water.

My own brothers treat me like a stranger; they act as if I were a foreigner.

They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.

Like a bridegroom it emerges from its chamber; like a strong man it enjoys running its course.

He covers himself with light as if it were a garment. He stretches out the skies like a tent curtain,

until I find a place for the Lord, a fine dwelling place for the powerful ruler of Jacob.”

A person’s life is like grass. Like a flower in the field it flourishes,

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

נ (Nun) Your word is a lamp to walk by, and a light to illumine my path.

Jerusalem is a city designed to accommodate an assembly.

I am forgotten, like a dead man no one thinks about; I am regarded as worthless, like a broken jar.

But I am like a deaf man – I hear nothing; I am like a mute who cannot speak.

They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,

Then you spoke through a vision to your faithful followers and said: “I have energized a warrior; I have raised up a young man from the people.

He led them with a cloud by day, and with the light of a fire all night long.

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

How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.