My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated; my heart is like wax; it melts away inside me.

O Lord, in your good favor you made me secure. Then you rejected me and I was terrified.

I was once young, now I am old. I have never seen a godly man abandoned, or his children forced to search for food.

I am like a man who cannot hear and is incapable of arguing his defense.

Your sons will carry on the dynasty of your ancestors; you will make them princes throughout the land.

He will rescue me and protect me from those who attack me, even though they greatly outnumber me.

Indeed, you are my shelter, a strong tower that protects me from the enemy.

Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe! For you are my high ridge and my stronghold.

May his fame endure! May his dynasty last as long as the sun remains in the sky! May they use his name when they formulate their blessings! May all nations consider him to be favored by God!

May you give support to the one you have chosen, to the one whom you raised up for yourself!

There must be no other god among you. You must not worship a foreign god.

Even Assyria has allied with them, lending its strength to the descendants of Lot. (Selah)

They treat me like those who descend into the grave. I am like a helpless man,

A prayer of Moses, the man of God. O Lord, you have been our protector through all generations!

May our sovereign God extend his favor to us! Make our endeavors successful! Yes, make them successful!

O Lord our God, you answered them. They found you to be a forgiving God, but also one who punished their sinful deeds.

You make it dark and night comes, during which all the beasts of the forest prowl around.

A song of ascents, by David. “If the Lord had not been on our side” – let Israel say this! –

A song of ascents. When the Lord restored the well-being of Zion, we thought we were dreaming.

Do not be wise in your own estimation; fear the Lord and turn away from evil.