During the evening, morning, and noontime I will lament and moan, and he will hear me.

Recall the miraculous deeds he performed, his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed,

They will talk about the fame of your great kindness, and sing about your justice.

People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

I am numb with pain and severely battered; I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel.

They say to themselves, “We will oppress all of them.” They burn down all the places where people worship God in the land.

But I will not remove my loyal love from him, nor be unfaithful to my promise.

I will not break my covenant or go back on what I promised.

Deceitful people will not live in my palace. Liars will not be welcome in my presence.

hands, but cannot touch, feet, but cannot walk. They cannot even clear their throats.

Day after day it speaks out; night after night it reveals his greatness.

I will declare a wise saying; I will share my profound thoughts.

They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.

Cover their faces with shame, so they might seek you, O Lord.

to the one who remembered us when we were down, for his loyal love endures,

When someone comes to visit, he pretends to be friendly; he thinks of ways to defame me, and when he leaves he slanders me.

Do not let them say to themselves, “Aha! We have what we wanted!” Do not let them say, “We have devoured him!”

They set your sanctuary on fire; they desecrate your dwelling place by knocking it to the ground.

Yet its voice echoes throughout the earth; its words carry to the distant horizon. In the sky he has pitched a tent for the sun.

You burn them up like a fiery furnace when you appear; the Lord angrily devours them; the fire consumes them.