<p class="poetry">You prepare a feast before me<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">in plain sight of my enemies.p> <p class="poetry">You refresh<n id="2" /> my head with oil;p> <p class="poetry">my cup is completely full.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">O Lord, you understand my heart&#8217;s desire;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">my groaning is not hidden from you.p>

<p class="poetry">Because of my condition,<n id="1" /> even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">my neighbors stand far away.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">I will continually<n id="1" /> thank you when<n id="2" /> you execute judgment;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">I will rely<n id="4" /> on you,<n id="5" /> for your loyal followers know you are good.<n id="6" />p>

<p class="poetry">You know how I am insulted, humiliated and disgraced;p> <p class="poetry">you can see all my enemies.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">O God, arrogant men attack me;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">a gang<n id="2" /> of ruthless men, who do not respect you, seek my life.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">I will not even consider doing what is dishonest.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I hate doing evil;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">I will have no part of it.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Deceitful people will not live in my palace.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Liars will not be welcome in my presence.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">How great is your favor,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">which you store up for your loyal followers!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter<n id="3" /> in you.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">I jumped to conclusions and said,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;I am cut off from your presence!&#8221;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; written by the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s servant, David; an oracle.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">An evil man is rebellious to the core.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">He does not fear God,<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">I decided,<n id="2" /> &#8220;I will watch what I sayp> <p class="poetry">and make sure I do not sin with my tongue.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">I will put a muzzle over my mouthp> <p class="poetry">while in the presence of an evil man.&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Look, you make my days short-lived,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and my life span is nothing from your perspective.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">For foreigners<n id="1" /> attack me;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">ruthless men, who do not respect God, seek my life.<n id="3" /> (Selah)p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A song, a psalm written by the Korahites; for the music director; according to the <i>machalath-leannothi> style;<n id="2" /> a well-written song<n id="3" /> by Heman the Ezrachite.p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc> God who delivers me!<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">By day I cry outp> <p class="poetry">and at night I pray before you.<n id="5" />p>