He piles up the water of the sea; he puts the oceans in storehouses.

The Lord is near the brokenhearted; he delivers those who are discouraged.

Let me again experience the joy of your deliverance! Sustain me by giving me the desire to obey!

Before the kindling is even placed under your pots, he will sweep it away along with both the raw and cooked meat.

I will sing praises to God’s name! I will magnify him as I give him thanks!

His raging anger lashed out against them, He sent fury, rage, and trouble as messengers who bring disaster.

in order to protect him from times of trouble, until the wicked are destroyed.

All day long my enemies taunt me; those who mock me use my name in their curses.

I will remember and weep! For I was once walking along with the great throng to the temple of God, shouting and giving thanks along with the crowd as we celebrated the holy festival.

As for me, I will sing about your strength; I will praise your loyal love in the morning. For you are my refuge and my place of shelter when I face trouble.

For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.

To obey the Lord is the fundamental principle for wise living; all who carry out his precepts acquire good moral insight. He will receive praise forever.

They say, ‘An awful disease overwhelms him, and now that he is bed-ridden he will never recover.’

Each one will be handed over to the sword; their corpses will be eaten by jackals.

The clouds poured down rain; the skies thundered. Yes, your arrows flashed about.

Come! Let’s sing for joy to the Lord! Let’s shout out praises to our protector who delivers us!

The prayer of an oppressed man, as he grows faint and pours out his lament before the Lord. O Lord, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!

I am disdained by them. When they see me, they shake their heads.

Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail?

You widen my path; my feet do not slip.