When I refused to confess my sin, my whole body wasted away, while I groaned in pain all day long.

A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory; despite its great strength, it cannot deliver.

Certainly your angry judgment upon men will bring you praise; you reveal your anger in full measure.

But then the Lord awoke from his sleep; he was like a warrior in a drunken rage.

Pay back our neighbors in full! May they be insulted the same way they insulted you, O Lord!

Let’s enter his presence with thanksgiving! Let’s shout out to him in celebration!

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

in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners, and to set free those condemned to die,

Praise the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are magnificent. You are robed in splendor and majesty.

He blessed them so that they became very numerous. He would not allow their cattle to decrease in number.

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.

How many living things you have made, O Lord! You have exhibited great skill in making all of them; the earth is full of the living things you have made.

May the Lord protect him and save his life! May he be blessed in the land! Do not turn him over to his enemies!

For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one’s life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.

They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns; Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses.

May the godly strike me in love and correct me! May my head not refuse choice oil! Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds.

Our ancestors in Egypt failed to appreciate your miraculous deeds, they failed to remember your many acts of loyal love, and they rebelled at the sea, by the Red Sea.

How blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord and does not seek help from the proud or from liars!

I am depressed, so I will pray to you while I am trapped here in the region of the upper Jordan, from Hermon, from Mount Mizar.

Remember your people whom you acquired in ancient times, whom you rescued so they could be your very own nation, as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell!