Even if he trips, he will not fall headlong, for the Lord holds his hand.

I am silent and cannot open my mouth because of what you have done.

But you rejected and embarrassed us! You did not go into battle with our armies.

so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death.

Wealthy people do not understand; they are like animals that perish.

I am not condemning you because of your sacrifices, or because of your burnt sacrifices that you continually offer me.

Disaster is within it; violence and deceit do not depart from its public square.

He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended.

in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.

He preserves our lives and does not allow our feet to slip.

If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

God deserves praise, for he did not reject my prayer or abandon his love for me!

They are immune to the trouble common to men; they do not suffer as other men do.

I was ignorant and lacked insight; I was as senseless as an animal before you.

Whom do I have in heaven but you? I desire no one but you on earth.

You held my eyelids open; I was troubled and could not speak.

I asked, “Will the Lord reject me forever? Will he never again show me his favor?

They did not keep their covenant with God, and they refused to obey his law.

Despite all this, they continued to sin, and did not trust him to do amazing things.

He remembered that they were made of flesh, and were like a wind that blows past and does not return.