You severely discipline people for their sins; like a moth you slowly devour their strength. Surely all people are a mere vapor. (Selah)

He decreed it as a regulation in Joseph, when he attacked the land of Egypt. I heard a voice I did not recognize.

He turned streams into a desert, springs of water into arid land,

with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his loyal love endures,

Then they will not be like their ancestors, who were a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that was not committed and faithful to God.

Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me. (Selah)

For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of Asaph, a song. God has revealed himself in Judah; in Israel his reputation is great.

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

Sing to the Lord accompanied by a harp, accompanied by a harp and the sound of music!

He established a rule in Jacob; he set up a law in Israel. He commanded our ancestors to make his deeds known to their descendants,

Look at them shake uncontrollably, like a woman writhing in childbirth.

You led your people like a flock of sheep, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Sing to the Lord a new song! Sing to the Lord, all the earth!

A thanksgiving psalm. Shout out praises to the Lord, all the earth!

He allowed the hungry to settle there, and they established a city in which to live.

I am like a foreigner in this land. Do not hide your commands from me!

Seven times a day I praise you because of your just regulations.

I will learn a song that imparts wisdom; I will then sing my insightful song to the accompaniment of a harp.

A psalm. Sing to the Lord a new song, for he performs amazing deeds! His right hand and his mighty arm accomplish deliverance.

He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.