It ranks first among the works of God, the One who made it has furnished it with a sword.

It looks on every haughty being; it is king over all that are proud.”

Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am frail! Heal me, Lord, for my bones are shaking!

Look at me! Answer me, O Lord my God! Revive me, or else I will die!

Indeed, with your help I can charge against an army; by my God’s power I can jump over a wall.

You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.

Yes, you are the one who brought me out from the womb and made me feel secure on my mother’s breasts.

I have been dependent on you since birth; from the time I came out of my mother’s womb you have been my God.

The Lord’s loyal followers receive his guidance, and he reveals his covenantal demands to them.

Rely on the Lord! Be strong and confident! Rely on the Lord!

The Lord’s shout is powerful, the Lord’s shout is majestic.

The Lord’s shout shakes the wilderness, the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

May lying lips be silenced – lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated! May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

May they be like wind-driven chaff, as the Lord’s angel attacks them!

I am numb with pain and severely battered; I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel.

my anxiety intensified. As I thought about it, I became impatient. Finally I spoke these words:

I will pray to God, my high ridge: “Why do you ignore me? Why must I walk around mourning because my enemies oppress me?”

All this has happened to us, even though we have not rejected you or violated your covenant with us.

For this reason we do not fear when the earth shakes, and the mountains tumble into the depths of the sea,