O Lord, you understand my heart’s desire; my groaning is not hidden from you.

O Lord, you do not withhold your compassion from me. May your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me!

We have not been unfaithful, nor have we disobeyed your commands.

All your garments are perfumed with myrrh, aloes, and cassia. From the luxurious palaces comes the music of stringed instruments that makes you happy.

Do not reject me! Do not take your Holy Spirit away from me!

Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else I could hide from him.

From the most remote place on earth I call out to you in my despair. Lead me up to an inaccessible rocky summit!

For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. For God alone I patiently wait; he is the one who delivers me.

so that your feet may stomp in their blood, and your dogs may eat their portion of the enemies’ corpses.”

They come with red cloth from Egypt, Ethiopia voluntarily offers tribute to God.

O God, you are aware of my foolish sins; my guilt is not hidden from you.

Rise up, O God! Defend your honor! Remember how fools insult you all day long!

They did not remember what he had done, how he delivered them from the enemy,

You cause those who know me to keep their distance; you make me an appalling sight to them. I am trapped and cannot get free.

My eyes grow weak because of oppression. I call out to you, O Lord, all day long; I spread out my hands in prayer to you.

He provides grass for the cattle, and crops for people to cultivate, so they can produce food from the ground,

Deliver us, O Lord, our God! Gather us from among the nations! Then we will give thanks to your holy name, and boast about your praiseworthy deeds.

Yes, Lord, you rescued my life from death, and kept my feet from stumbling.

The Lord made a reliable promise to David; he will not go back on his word. He said, “I will place one of your descendants on your throne.

even the darkness is not too dark for you to see, and the night is as bright as day; darkness and light are the same to you.