If I were to ascend to heaven, you would be there. If I were to sprawl out in Sheol, there you would be.

If only you would kill the wicked, O God! Get away from me, you violent men!

See if there is any idolatrous tendency in me, and lead me in the reliable ancient path!

Instead he finds pleasure in obeying the Lord’s commands; he meditates on his commands day and night.

Not so with the wicked! Instead they are like wind-driven chaff.

If a person does not repent, God sharpens his sword and prepares to shoot his bow.

If we had rejected our God, and spread out our hands in prayer to another god,

Even if I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and all it contains belong to me.

They wander around looking for something to eat; they refuse to sleep until they are full.

When you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver and with glittering gold.

Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has his anger stifled his compassion?”

I said, ‘Listen, my people! I will warn you! O Israel, if only you would obey me!

Do you accomplish amazing things for the dead? Do the departed spirits rise up and give you thanks? (Selah)

Does the one who makes the human ear not hear? Does the one who forms the human eye not see?

For he is our God; we are the people of his pasture, the sheep he owns. Today, if only you would obey him!

Indeed I am composed and quiet, like a young child carried by its mother; I am content like the young child I carry.

Even when I must walk in the midst of danger, you revive me. You oppose my angry enemies, and your right hand delivers me.

A song of ascents, by Solomon. If the Lord does not build a house, then those who build it work in vain. If the Lord does not guard a city, then the watchman stands guard in vain.

Yes, he struck a rock and water flowed out, streams gushed forth. But can he also give us food? Will he provide meat for his people?”

If your sons keep my covenant and the rules I teach them, their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”