You uprooted a vine from Egypt; you drove out nations and transplanted it.

For look, your enemies are making a commotion; those who hate you are hostile.

They say, “Come on, let’s annihilate them so they are no longer a nation! Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more.”

I am oppressed and have been on the verge of death since my youth. I have been subjected to your horrors and am numb with pain.

But you have spurned and rejected him; you are angry with your chosen king.

Come! Let’s bow down and worship! Let’s kneel before the Lord, our creator!

Your shout made the waters retreat; at the sound of your thunderous voice they hurried off –

Recall the miraculous deeds he performed, his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed,

They asked for food, and he sent quails; he satisfied them with food from the sky.

Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people! Pay attention to me, when you deliver,

They worshiped Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead.

He remembered his covenant with them, and relented because of his great loyal love.

He brought them out of the utter darkness, and tore off their shackles.

The Lord makes this promise on oath and will not revoke it: “You are an eternal priest after the pattern of Melchizedek.”

hands, but cannot touch, feet, but cannot walk. They cannot even clear their throats.

Open for me the gates of the just king’s temple! I will enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.

I will lift my hands to your commands, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.

Arrogant people smear my reputation with lies, but I observe your precepts with all my heart.

The wicked prepare to kill me, yet I concentrate on your rules.

I stay away from the evil path, so that I might keep your instructions.