He gave their land as an inheritance, as an inheritance to Israel his people.

Arrogance is their necklace, and violence their clothing.

The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this.

There I will make David strong; I have determined that my chosen king’s dynasty will continue.

God is in its fortresses; he reveals himself as its defender.

Many are appalled when they see me, but you are my secure shelter.

Like the fire that burns down the forest, or the flames that consume the mountainsides,

You made us an object of disdain to our neighbors; those who live on our borders taunt and insult us.

Your arm is powerful, your hand strong, your right hand victorious.

Fire burned their group; the flames scorched the wicked.

as an inheritance to Israel his servant, for his loyal love endures,

We have become an object of disdain to our neighbors; those who live on our borders taunt and insult us.

You bring their lives to an end and they “fall asleep.” In the morning they are like the grass that sprouts up;

The account of his intervention will be recorded for future generations; people yet to be born will praise the Lord.

God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes; he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity. But sinful rebels live in the desert.

I wear sackcloth and they ridicule me.

You have made our neighbors dislike us, and our enemies insult us.

He calmed the storm, and the waves grew silent.

and gave their land as an inheritance, for his loyal love endures,

Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.