Cruel rulers are not your allies, those who make oppressive laws.

They asked for food, and he sent quails; he satisfied them with food from the sky.

Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people!

Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people!

Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people!

They cried out to the Lord in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people!

May the creditor seize all he owns! May strangers loot his property!

He raises the poor from the dirt, and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile,

I will give you sincere thanks, when I learn your just regulations.

There I will make David strong; I have determined that my chosen king’s dynasty will continue.

(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.

When I was a son to my father, a tender only child before my mother,

Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.

So now, children, listen to me; do not turn aside from the words I speak.

Listen, for I will speak excellent things, and my lips will utter what is right.

Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who rejects discretion.

There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.