Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and oppressed!

From the place where he lives he looks carefully at all the earth’s inhabitants.

He is the one who forms every human heart, and takes note of all their actions.

Look, the Lord takes notice of his loyal followers, those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness

Those who look to him for help are happy; their faces are not ashamed.

for he is too proud to recognize and give up his sin.

Then I will teach rebels your merciful ways, and sinners will turn to you.

As for me, I will call out to God, and the Lord will deliver me.

You are my source of strength! I will wait for you! For God is my refuge.

Come near me and redeem me! Because of my enemies, rescue me!

Vindicate me by rescuing me! Listen to me! Deliver me!

Then I entered the precincts of God’s temple, and understood the destiny of the wicked.

He brought them to the border of his holy land, to this mountainous land which his right hand acquired.

Its branches reached the Mediterranean Sea, and its shoots the Euphrates River.

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry out to you all day long!

Make your servant glad, for to you, O Lord, I pray!

As for me, I cry out to you, O Lord; in the morning my prayer confronts you.

May your servants see your work! May their sons see your majesty!

Though a thousand may fall beside you, and a multitude on your right side, it will not reach you.

No harm will overtake you; no illness will come near your home.