<p class="poetry">chase them with your gale winds,p> <p class="poetry">and terrify<n id="1" /> them with your windstorm.p>

<p class="poetry">For this reason<n id="1" /> I love your commandsp> <p class="poetry">more than gold, even purest gold.p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1508; (<i>Pei>)p> <p class="poetry">Your rules are marvelous.p> <p class="poetry">Therefore I observe them.p>

<p class="poetry">Sons born during one&#8217;s youthp> <p class="poetry">are like arrows in a warrior&#8217;s hand.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">So I will give you thanks before the nations,<n id="1" /> O <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">I will sing praises to you!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> is both kind and fair;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">As soon as they see,<n id="1" /> they are shocked;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">they are terrified, they quickly retreat.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Yes,<n id="1" /> in the sanctuary I have seen you,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and witnessed<n id="3" /> your power and splendor.p>

<p class="poetry">For this reason<n id="1" /> I will praise you while I live;p> <p class="poetry">in your name I will lift up my hands.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Arrogance is their necklace,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and violence their clothing.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Therefore they have more than enough food to eat,p> <p class="poetry">and even suck up the water of the sea.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">So teach us to consider our mortality,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">so that we might live wisely.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">A person&#8217;s life is like grass.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Like a flower in the field it flourishes,p>

<p class="poetry">From the stream along the road he drinks;p> <p class="poetry">then he lifts up his head.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Your precepts give me discernment.p> <p class="poetry">Therefore I hate all deceitful actions.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Therefore I love your rules.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Yes indeed, the man who fears the <sc>Lordsc>p> <p class="poetry">will be blessed in this way.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Not so with the wicked!p> <p class="poetry">Instead<n id="1" /> they are like wind-driven chaff.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For this reason<n id="1" /> the wicked cannot withstand<n id="2" /> judgment,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">So my heart rejoicesp> <p class="poetry">and I am happy;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">My life is safe.<n id="2" />p>