Remember your covenant promises, for the dark regions of the earth are full of places where violence rules.

God says, “At the appointed times, I judge fairly.

For victory does not come from the east or west, or from the wilderness.

For God is the judge! He brings one down and exalts another.

Certainly your angry judgment upon men will bring you praise; you reveal your anger in full measure.

because they did not have faith in God, and did not trust his ability to deliver them.

They remembered that God was their protector, and that the sovereign God was their deliverer.

He remembered that they were made of flesh, and were like a wind that blows past and does not return.

For they have devoured Jacob and destroyed his home.

For observing the festival is a requirement for Israel; it is an ordinance given by the God of Jacob.

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

Yes, they devise a unified strategy; they form an alliance against you.

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry out to you all day long!

Make your servant glad, for to you, O Lord, I pray!

For you are great and do amazing things. You alone are God.

For you will extend your great loyal love to me, and will deliver my life from the depths of Sheol.

For my life is filled with troubles and I am ready to enter Sheol.

For our shield belongs to the Lord, our king to the Holy One of Israel.

he will certainly rescue you from the snare of the hunter and from the destructive plague.

For you have taken refuge in the Lord, my shelter, the sovereign One.