Then Mephibosheth bowed and said, “Of what importance am I, your servant, that you show regard for a dead dog like me?”

O Lord, there is none like you; there is no God besides you! What we heard is true!

When you did these things, I was silent, so you thought I was exactly like you. But now I will condemn you and state my case against you!

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

Let them be like a snail that melts away as it moves along! Let them be like stillborn babies that never see the sun!

Give the king long life! Make his lifetime span several generations!

As if with choice meat you satisfy my soul. My mouth joyfully praises you,

Your justice, O God, extends to the skies above; you have done great things. O God, who can compare to you?

How long will this go on, O Lord? Will you stay angry forever? How long will your rage burn like fire?

O Lord, sovereign God! Who is strong like you, O Lord? Your faithfulness surrounds you.

How long, O Lord, will this last? Will you remain hidden forever? Will your anger continue to burn like fire?

Yes, throughout all our days we experience your raging fury; the years of our lives pass quickly, like a sigh.

When the wicked sprout up like grass, and all the evildoers glisten, it is so that they may be annihilated.

Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips. (Selah)

“Who is this who appears like the dawn? Beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun, awe-inspiring as the stars in procession?”

All of them respond to you, saying: ‘You too have become weak like us! You have become just like us!

As when a pregnant woman gets ready to deliver and strains and cries out because of her labor pains, so were we because of you, O Lord.

The living person, the living person, he gives you thanks, as I do today. A father tells his sons about your faithfulness.

Remember what I accomplished in antiquity! Truly I am God, I have no peer; I am God, and there is none like me,

They are all like bakers, they are like a smoldering oven; they are like a baker who does not stoke the fire until the kneaded dough is ready for baking.