I take note of the treacherous and despise them, because they do not keep your instructions.

I rejoice in your instructions, like one who finds much plunder.

May my tongue sing about your instructions, for all your commands are just.

He sends his command through the earth; swiftly his order reaches its destination.

Every word of God is purified; he is like a shield for those who take refuge in him.

My teaching will drop like the rain, my sayings will drip like the dew, as rain drops upon the grass, and showers upon new growth.

The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord’s promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

I call to you for you will answer me, O God. Listen to me! Hear what I say!

The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord’s promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

You complacent women, get up and listen to me! You carefree daughters, pay attention to what I say!

Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah! Listen to me! You wives of Lamech, hear my words! I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for hurting me.

He said to his father and mother, “I have not seen him,” and he did not acknowledge his own brothers or know his own children, for they kept your word, and guarded your covenant.

I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your name, because of your loyal love and faithfulness, for you have exalted your promise above the entire sky.

Therefore, as flaming fire devours straw, and dry grass disintegrates in the flames, so their root will rot, and their flower will blow away like dust. For they have rejected the law of the Lord who commands armies, they have spurned the commands of the Holy One of Israel.

ע (Ayin) The Lord has done what he planned; he has fulfilled his promise that he threatened long ago: He has overthrown you without mercy and has enabled the enemy to gloat over you; he has exalted your adversaries’ power.