All those who behave wickedly do not understand – those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to the Lord.

For I am aware of all his regulations, and I do not reject his rules.

Then we will shout for joy over your victory; we will rejoice in the name of our God! May the Lord grant all your requests!

All who see me taunt me; they mock me and shake their heads.

My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated; my heart is like wax; it melts away inside me.

Surely your goodness and faithfulness will pursue me all my days, and I will live in the Lord’s house for the rest of my life.

Guide me into your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me; on you I rely all day long.

Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

The Lord rescues his servants; all who take shelter in him escape punishment.

I am dazed and completely humiliated; all day long I walk around mourning.

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

Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.

May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, “May the Lord be praised!”

The Lord supports him on his sickbed; you completely heal him from his illness.

All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another; they plan ways to harm me.

One deep stream calls out to another at the sound of your waterfalls; all your billows and waves overwhelm me.

My enemies’ taunts cut into me to the bone, as they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

In God I boast all day long, and we will continually give thanks to your name. (Selah)

All this has happened to us, even though we have not rejected you or violated your covenant with us.

Yet because of you we are killed all day long; we are treated like sheep at the slaughtering block.