May he send help from heaven and deliver me from my enemies who hurl insults! (Selah) May God send his loyal love and faithfulness!

Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!

I am the Lord, your God, the one who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I will fill it!’

adrift among the dead, like corpses lying in the grave, whom you remember no more, and who are cut off from your power.

I will favor the honest people of the land, and allow them to live with me. Those who walk in the way of integrity will attend me.

so I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, rejoice along with your nation, and boast along with the people who belong to you.

How blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! They will not be put to shame when they confront enemies at the city gate.

Do not let me have evil desires, or participate in sinful activities with men who behave wickedly. I will not eat their delicacies.

Free me from prison, that I may give thanks to your name. Because of me the godly will assemble, for you will vindicate me.

Our storehouses will be full, providing all kinds of food. Our sheep will multiply by the thousands and fill our pastures.

Certainly spending just one day in your temple courts is better than spending a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the entrance to the temple of my God than live in the tents of the wicked.

A song of ascents, by Solomon. If the Lord does not build a house, then those who build it work in vain. If the Lord does not guard a city, then the watchman stands guard in vain.

Lord, use your power to deliver me from these murderers, from the murderers of this world! They enjoy prosperity; you overwhelm them with the riches they desire. They have many children, and leave their wealth to their offspring.