Also in those days I saw the men of Judah who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.

He frustrates the plans of the crafty so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had planned!

But because it is heavier than the sand of the sea, that is why my words have been wild.

For you write down bitter things against me and cause me to inherit the sins of my youth.

He marks out the horizon on the surface of the waters as a boundary between light and darkness.

Neither gold nor crystal can be compared with it, nor can a vase of gold match its worth.

when my steps were bathed with butter and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil!

If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

For the calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his majesty I was powerless.

Tell us what we should say to him. We cannot prepare a case because of the darkness.

Do you know the laws of the heavens, or can you set up their rule over the earth?

The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the Lord and his anointed king.

The earth heaved and shook; the roots of the mountains trembled; they heaved because he was angry.

He reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me from the surging water.

You determine my destiny! Rescue me from the power of my enemies and those who chase me.

The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

He picked out for us a special land to be a source of pride for Jacob, whom he loves. (Selah)

But God will rescue my life from the power of Sheol; certainly he will pull me to safety. (Selah)

I will be a permanent guest in your home; I will find shelter in the protection of your wings. (Selah)

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