As for me, you uphold me because of my integrity; you allow me permanent access to your presence.

א (Alef) How blessed are those whose actions are blameless, who obey the law of the Lord.

The Lord who commands armies will be exalted when he punishes, the sovereign God’s authority will be recognized when he judges.

They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will be among ruined cities.

Have you suffered so many things for nothing? – if indeed it was for nothing.

Disarming the rulers and authorities, he has made a public disgrace of them, triumphing over them by the cross.

And both the tabernacle and all the utensils of worship he likewise sprinkled with blood.

If, however, the scall spreads further on the skin after his purification,

Suppose a man marries a woman, has sexual relations with her, and then rejects her,

Heshbon, and Jazer, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities.

Just then, while she was still speaking to the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.

This woman’s child suffocated during the night when she rolled on top of him.

then listen from heaven to their prayers for help and vindicate them.

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

let him weigh me with honest scales; then God will discover my integrity.

Many say about me, “God will not deliver him.” (Selah)

It is as if I have been given fertile fields or received a beautiful tract of land.

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!