I will sharpen my lightning-like sword, and my hand will grasp hold of the weapon of judgment; I will execute vengeance on my foes, and repay those who hate me!

These are the men David put in charge of music in the Lord’s sanctuary, after the ark was placed there.

They talked about the God of Jerusalem as if he were one of the man-made gods of the nations of the earth.

Then the local people began to discourage the people of Judah and to dishearten them from building.

From the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court,

if I have rejoiced because of the extent of my wealth, or because of the great wealth my hand had gained,

The Lord rewarded me for my godly deeds; he took notice of my blameless behavior.

Yes, wild dogs surround me – a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.

Hear my plea for mercy when I cry out to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your holy temple!

By David. The Lord, my protector, deserves praise – the one who trains my hands for battle, and my fingers for war,

A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.

I will attack you; I will purify your metal with flux. I will remove all your slag.

Yes, my hand founded the earth; my right hand spread out the sky. I summon them; they stand together.

All of your people will be godly; they will possess the land permanently. I will plant them like a shoot; they will be the product of my labor, through whom I reveal my splendor.

ב (Bet) The precious sons of Zion were worth their weight in gold – Alas! – but now they are treated like broken clay pots, made by a potter.

י (Yod) The hands of tenderhearted women cooked their own children, who became their food, when my people were destroyed.

Each had four faces; each had four wings and the form of human hands under the wings.

Then a hand touched me and set me on my hands and knees.

Even if they could dig down into the netherworld, my hand would pull them up from there. Even if they could climb up to heaven, I would drag them down from there.