he wanders about – food for vultures; he knows that the day of darkness is at hand.

you sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the orphans you crushed.

why it is so dark you cannot see, and why a flood of water covers you.

They reap fodder in the field, and glean in the vineyard of the wicked.

Mankind does not know its place; it cannot be found in the land of the living.

My harp is used for mourning and my flute for the sound of weeping.

because they have turned away from following him, and have not understood any of his ways,

It makes its tail stiff like a cedar, the sinews of its thighs are tightly wound.

Consequently the Lord provides safety for the oppressed; he provides safety in times of trouble.

for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.

When they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. Foreigners are powerless before me;

Deliver me from the sword! Save my life from the claws of the wild dogs!

The Lord always proves faithful and reliable to those who follow the demands of his covenant.

The Lord God of Israel deserves praise in the future and forevermore! We agree! We agree!

Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear,

O God, break the teeth in their mouths! Smash the jawbones of the lions, O Lord!

For all the gods of the nations are worthless, but the Lord made the sky.

Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the nations, ascribe to the Lord splendor and strength!

because of your anger and raging fury. Indeed, you pick me up and throw me away.

so they may proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion, and praise him in Jerusalem,