They provide water for all the animals in the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

He called down a famine upon the earth; he cut off all the food supply.

They ate all the vegetation in their land, and devoured the crops of their fields.

He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of their reproductive power.

Who can adequately recount the Lord’s mighty acts, or relate all his praiseworthy deeds?

They lost their appetite for all food, and they drew near the gates of death.

His acts are characterized by faithfulness and justice; all his precepts are reliable.

The Lord is exalted over all the nations; his splendor reaches beyond the sky.

Those who make them will end up like them, as will everyone who trusts in them.

The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any of those who descend into the silence of death.

All the nations surrounded me. Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.

Then I would not be ashamed, if I were focused on all your commands.

מ (Mem) O how I love your law! All day long I meditate on it.

Your precepts give me discernment. Therefore I hate all deceitful actions.

You despise all who stray from your statutes, for they are deceptive and unreliable.

You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. Therefore I love your rules.

Direct my steps by your word! Do not let any sin dominate me!

Your instructions are totally reliable; all your just regulations endure.

I keep your precepts and rules, for you are aware of everything I do.

May my tongue sing about your instructions, for all your commands are just.