Tears stream down from my eyes, because people do not keep your law.

ר (Resh) See my pain and rescue me! For I do not forget your law.

The wicked have no chance for deliverance, for they do not seek your statutes.

I take note of the treacherous and despise them, because they do not keep your instructions.

Look! Israel’s protector does not sleep or slumber!

“Since my youth they have often attacked me, but they have not defeated me.

Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension; it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it.

Not so with the wicked! Instead they are like wind-driven chaff.

For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.

I am not afraid of the multitude of people who attack me from all directions.

Arrogant people cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who behave wickedly.

If a person does not repent, God sharpens his sword and prepares to shoot his bow.

Your loyal followers trust in you, for you, Lord, do not abandon those who seek your help.

For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help

for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.

He says to himself, “I will never be upended, because I experience no calamity.”

Why does the wicked man reject God? He says to himself, “You will not hold me accountable.”

All those who behave wickedly do not understand – those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to the Lord.

For I am aware of all his regulations, and I do not reject his rules.

You rescue me from a hostile army; you make me a leader of nations; people over whom I had no authority are now my subjects.