<p class="poetry">I yearn for the Lord,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">more than watchmen do for the morning,p> <p class="poetry">yes, more than watchmen do for the morning.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry"><sc>Lordsc>, in the morning<n id="1" /> you will hear<n id="2" /> me;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">in the morning I will present my case to you<n id="4" /> and then wait expectantly for an answer.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">I suffer all day long,p> <p class="poetry">and am punished every morning.&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">You bring their lives to an end and they &#8220;fall asleep.&#8221;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">In the morning they are like the grass that sprouts up;p>

<p class="poetry">in the morning it glistens<n id="1" /> and sprouts up;p> <p class="poetry">at evening time it withers<n id="2" /> and dries up.p>

<p class="poetry">It is fitting<n id="1" /> to proclaim your loyal love in the morning,p> <p class="poetry">and your faithfulness during the night,p>

<p class="poetry">During the evening, morning, and noontimep> <p class="poetry">I will lament and moan,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and he will hear<n id="2" /> me.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">As for me, I cry out to you, O <sc>Lordsc>;p> <p class="poetry">in the morning my prayer confronts you.p>

<p class="poetry">Satisfy us in the morning<n id="1" /> with your loyal love!p> <p class="poetry">Then we will shout for joy and be happy<n id="2" /> all our days!p>

<p class="poetry">For his anger lasts only a brief moment,p> <p class="poetry">and his good favor restores one&#8217;s life.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">One may experience sorrow during the night,p> <p class="poetry">but joy arrives in the morning.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">God lives within it,<n id="1" /> it cannot be moved.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">God rescues it<n id="3" /> at the break of dawn.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Even those living in the most remote areas are awestruck by your acts;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">you cause those living in the east and west to praise you.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Each morning I will destroy all the wicked people in the land,p> <p class="poetry">and remove all evildoers from the city of the <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<p class="poetry">They will travel to Sheol like sheep,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">with death as their shepherd.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">The godly will rule<n id="3" /> over them when the day of vindication dawns;<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">As for me, I will sing about your strength;p> <p class="poetry">I will praise your loyal love in the morning.p> <p class="poetry">For you are my refuge<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and my place of shelter when I face trouble.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">May I hear about your loyal love in the morning,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">for I trust in you.p> <p class="poetry">Show me the way I should go,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">because I long for you.<n id="3" />p>