They experience his favor; their descendants inherit the land.

I maintain a pure lifestyle, so I can appear before your altar, O Lord,

Smile on your servant! Deliver me because of your faithfulness!

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

Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! Fortify the walls of Jerusalem!

Pay attention to me and answer me! I am so upset and distressed, I am beside myself,

All of your creatures wait for you to provide them with food on a regular basis.

He is the Lord our God; he carries out judgment throughout the earth.

They repay my love with accusations, but I continue to pray.

Look, I long for your precepts. Revive me with your deliverance!

They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses. (Selah)

Your people willingly follow you when you go into battle. On the holy hills at sunrise the dew of your youth belongs to you.

The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks, “God won’t hold me accountable; he doesn’t care.”

The Lord rewarded me for my godly deeds; he took notice of my blameless behavior.

Certainly you do not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it; you do not desire a burnt sacrifice.

for you live among them. You sustain the oppressed with your good blessings, O God.

They are immune to the trouble common to men; they do not suffer as other men do.

I said, “During the night I will remember the song I once sang; I will think very carefully.” I tried to make sense of what was happening.

They bear fruit even when they are old; they are filled with vitality and have many leaves.

so I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, rejoice along with your nation, and boast along with the people who belong to you.