Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and oppressed!

Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me; they hate me and want to harm me.

Protect me and deliver me! Please do not let me be humiliated, for I have taken shelter in you!

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

For the Lord’s decrees are just, and everything he does is fair.

For he spoke, and it came into existence, he issued the decree, and it stood firm.

for he is too proud to recognize and give up his sin.

For you are the one who gives and sustains life.

For they will quickly dry up like grass, and wither away like plants.

Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land.

for evil men will lose their power, but the Lord sustains the godly.

Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the godly! For the one who promotes peace has a future.

For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down.

For I am overcome with shame and my whole body is sick.

For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain.

I am silent and cannot open my mouth because of what you have done.

For I do not trust in my bow, and I do not prevail by my sword.

Yet you have battered us, leaving us a heap of ruins overrun by wild dogs; you have covered us with darkness.

For we lie in the dirt, with our bellies pressed to the ground.

For God is king of the whole earth! Sing a well-written song!