“Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others.”

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 God.

Throw your burden upon the Lord, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be upended.

In God – I boast in his promise – in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?

in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?

that does not respond to the magicians, or to a skilled snake-charmer.

They wander around looking for something to eat; they refuse to sleep until they are full.

He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended.

O God, you are aware of my foolish sins; my guilt is not hidden from you.

For the Lord listens to the needy; he does not despise his captive people.

I will tell about your justice, and all day long proclaim your salvation, though I cannot fathom its full extent.

We do not see any signs of God’s presence; there are no longer any prophets and we have no one to tell us how long this will last.

You walked through the sea; you passed through the surging waters, but left no footprints.

we will not hide from their descendants. We will tell the next generation about the Lord’s praiseworthy acts, about his strength and the amazing things he has done.

They did not remember what he had done, how he delivered them from the enemy,

He sent his anger in full force; he did not spare them from death; he handed their lives over to destruction.

He decreed it as a regulation in Joseph, when he attacked the land of Egypt. I heard a voice I did not recognize.

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

But my people did not obey me; Israel did not submit to me.

They neither know nor understand. They stumble around in the dark, while all the foundations of the earth crumble.