You will rise up and have compassion on Zion. For it is time to have mercy on her, for the appointed time has come.

Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good! Sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant!

Yes, I know the Lord is great, and our Lord is superior to all gods.

Listen to my cry for help, for I am in serious trouble! Rescue me from those who chase me, for they are stronger than I am.

Praise the Lord, for it is good to sing praises to our God! Yes, praise is pleasant and appropriate!

When the foundations are destroyed, what can the godly accomplish?”

I will sing praises to the Lord when he vindicates me.

You want to humiliate the oppressed, even though the Lord is their shelter.

For the Lord is king and rules over the nations.

May integrity and godliness protect me, for I rely on you!

For I am ever aware of your faithfulness, and your loyalty continually motivates me.

Even if my father and mother abandoned me, the Lord would take me in.

The Lord deserves praise, for he has heard my plea for mercy!

Surely those favored by the Lord will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out.

Yes, I confess my wrongdoing, and I am concerned about my sins.

For you deliver us from our enemies; you humiliate those who hate us.

For you, O God, tested us; you purified us like refined silver.

For I envied those who are proud, as I observed the prosperity of the wicked.

For they suffer no pain; their bodies are strong and well-fed.

Yes, my spirit was bitter, and my insides felt sharp pain.