<p class="poetry">They have mouths, but cannot speak,p> <p class="poetry">eyes, but cannot see,p>

<p class="poetry">ears, but cannot hear,p> <p class="poetry">noses, but cannot smell,p>

<p class="poetry">They have mouths, but cannot speak,p> <p class="poetry">eyes, but cannot see,p>

<p class="poetry">My God, I cry out during the day,p> <p class="poetry">but you do not answer,p> <p class="poetry">and during the night my prayers do not let up.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together;p> <p class="poetry">they gathered together to ambush me.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">They tore at me without stopping to rest.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">All this has happened to us, even though we have not rejected you<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">or violated your covenant with us.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">hands, but cannot touch,p> <p class="poetry">feet, but cannot walk.p> <p class="poetry">They cannot even clear their throats.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">But then one passes by, and suddenly they have disappeared!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I looked for them, but they could not be found.p>

<p class="poetry">He does not always accuse,p> <p class="poetry">and does not stay angry.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">I will speak<n id="1" /> about your regulations before kingsp> <p class="poetry">and not be ashamed.p>

<p class="poetry">I keep your commandsp> <p class="poetry">eagerly and without delay.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">For he did not despise or detest the suffering<n id="1" /> of the oppressed;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">he did not ignore him;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">when he cried out to him, he responded.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Then they will not be like their ancestors,p> <p class="poetry">who were a stubborn and rebellious generation,p> <p class="poetry">a generation that was not committedp> <p class="poetry">and faithful to God.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Yet he is compassionate.p> <p class="poetry">He forgives sin and does not destroy.p> <p class="poetry">He often holds back his anger,p> <p class="poetry">and does not stir up his fury.<n id="1" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A song of ascents,<n id="2" /> by David.p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, my heart is not proud,p> <p class="poetry">nor do I have a haughty look.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">I do not have great aspirations,p> <p class="poetry">or concern myself with things that are beyond me.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">For I have obeyed the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s commands;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I have not rebelled against my God.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">You widen my path;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">my feet<n id="2" /> do not slip.p>

<p class="poetry">I chase my enemies and catch<n id="1" /> them;p> <p class="poetry">I do not turn back until I wipe them out.p>

<p class="poetry">I beat them<n id="1" /> to death;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">they fall at my feet.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">They cry out, but there is no one to help them;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">they cry out to the <sc>Lordsc>,<n id="2" /> but he does not answer them.p>