May they praise God while they hold a two-edged sword in their hand,

I rejoice in the lifestyle prescribed by your rules as if they were riches of all kinds.

In my time of trouble I sought the Lord. I kept my hand raised in prayer throughout the night. I refused to be comforted.

my bones were not hidden from you, when I was made in secret and sewed together in the depths of the earth.

The shackles hurt his feet; his neck was placed in an iron collar,

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

In my distress I cried out to the Lord. The Lord answered me and put me in a wide open place.

The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven. His eyes watch; his eyes examine all people.

The Lord is elevated in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations.

Israel moved to Egypt; Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham.

For the Lord takes delight in his people; he exalts the oppressed by delivering them.

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,

I concluded, “Surely in vain I have kept my motives pure and maintained a pure lifestyle.

the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea and everything that moves through the currents of the seas.

They wandered through the wilderness on a desert road; they found no city in which to live.

May I hear about your loyal love in the morning, for I trust in you. Show me the way I should go, because I long for you.

Then he angrily speaks to them and terrifies them in his rage, saying,

in the morning it glistens and sprouts up; at evening time it withers and dries up.

Your words are sweeter in my mouth than honey!

A prayer of David. Protect me, O God, for I have taken shelter in you.