Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!

I am like a man who cannot hear and is incapable of arguing his defense.

Even my close friend whom I trusted, he who shared meals with me, has turned against me.

Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me against an ungodly nation! Deliver me from deceitful and evil men!

Pay attention, all you people, both rich and poor!

Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price

Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich and his wealth multiplies!

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

and you, O Lord, demonstrate loyal love. For you repay men for what they do.

They devise unjust schemes; they disguise a well-conceived plot. Man’s inner thoughts cannot be discovered.

May you give support to the one you have chosen, to the one whom you raised up for yourself!

A prayer of Moses, the man of God. O Lord, you have been our protector through all generations!

The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this.

Praise the Lord! How blessed is the one who obeys the Lord, who takes great delight in keeping his commands.

For the music director; a psalm of David. O Lord, rescue me from wicked men! Protect me from violent men,

O Lord, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.

How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers!

Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away.”

You severely discipline people for their sins; like a moth you slowly devour their strength. Surely all people are a mere vapor. (Selah)

Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.