<p class="poetry">How will he severely punish you,p> <p class="poetry">you deceptive talker?<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">How difficult it is for me to fathom your thoughts about me, O God!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">How vast is their sum total!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;O <sc>Lordsc>, help me understand my mortalityp> <p class="poetry">and the brevity of life!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Let me realize how quickly my life will pass!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">I will pray<n id="1" /> to God, my high ridge:<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Why do you ignore<n id="3" /> me?p> <p class="poetry">Why must I walk around mourning<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">because my enemies oppress me?&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">For you are the God who shelters me.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Why do you reject me?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Why must I walk around<n id="3" /> mourning<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">because my enemies oppress me?p>

<p class="poetry">Take note of my brief lifespan!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Why do you make all people so mortal?<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A song of ascents,<n id="2" /> by David.p> <p class="poetry">Look! How good and how pleasant it isp> <p class="poetry">when brothers live together!<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Why<n id="2" /> do the nations rebel?<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Why<n id="4" /> are the countries<n id="5" /> devising<n id="6" /> plots that will fail?<n id="7" />p>

<p class="poetry">When the foundations<n id="1" /> are destroyed,p> <p class="poetry">what can the godly<n id="2" /> accomplish?&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness,p> <p class="poetry">and insulted him<n id="1" /> in the desert!p>

<p class="poetry">Why should the nations say,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Where is their God?&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">How can I repay the <sc>Lordsc>p> <p class="poetry">for all his acts of kindness to me?p>

<p class="poetry">Your words are sweeterp> <p class="poetry">in my mouth than honey!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Why are you depressed,<n id="1" /> O my soul?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Why are you upset?<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Wait for God!p> <p class="poetry">For I will again give thanksp> <p class="poetry">to my God for his saving intervention.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Why are you depressed,<n id="1" /> O my soul?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Why are you upset?<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Wait for God!p> <p class="poetry">For I will again give thanksp> <p class="poetry">to my God for his saving intervention.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, our Lord,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">how magnificent<n id="2" /> is your reputation<n id="3" /> throughout the earth!<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Why, <sc>Lordsc>, do you stand far off?p> <p class="poetry">Why do you pay no attention during times of trouble?<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">O Lord, how long are you going to just stand there and watch this?<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Rescue<n id="2" /> me<n id="3" /> from their destructive attacks;p> <p class="poetry">guard my life<n id="4" /> from the young lions!p>

<p class="poetry">But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying?p> <p class="poetry">You are my only hope!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Why do you look the other way,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and ignore<n id="2" /> the way we are oppressed and mistreated?<n id="3" />p>