He is like a tree planted by flowing streams; it yields its fruit at the proper time, and its leaves never fall off. He succeeds in everything he attempts.

so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death.

Those who look to him for help are happy; their faces are not ashamed.

(the ransom price for a human life is too high, and people go to their final destiny),

Look! Israel’s protector does not sleep or slumber!

The law of their God controls their thinking; their feet do not slip.

But you remain; your years do not come to an end.

Where can I go to escape your spirit? Where can I flee to escape your presence?

that does not respond to the magicians, or to a skilled snake-charmer.

He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended.

You set up a boundary for them that they could not cross, so that they would not cover the earth again.

May his ancestors’ sins be remembered by the Lord! May his mother’s sin not be forgotten!

Your loyal followers trust in you, for you, Lord, do not abandon those who seek your help.

All those who behave wickedly do not understand – those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to God.

Then we will not turn away from you. Revive us and we will pray to you!

I will always extend my loyal love to him, and my covenant with him is secure.

No man can live on without experiencing death, or deliver his life from the power of Sheol. (Selah)

He established them so they would endure; he issued a decree that will not be revoked.

Many say about me, “God will not deliver him.” (Selah)

Disaster is within it; violence and deceit do not depart from its public square.