<p class="poetry">in God I trust, I am not afraid.p> <p class="poetry">What can mere men<n id="1" /> do to me?<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Say to God:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;How awesome are your deeds!p> <p class="poetry">Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear<n id="1" /> before you.p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A well-written song<n id="2" /> by Asaph.p> <p class="poetry">Why, O God, have you permanently rejected us?<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Why does your anger burn<n id="4" /> against the sheep of your pasture?p>

<p class="poetry">We do not see any signs of God&#8217;s presence;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">there are no longer any prophets<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and we have no one to tell us how long this will last.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">How long will this go on, O <sc>Lordsc>?<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Will you stay angry forever?p> <p class="poetry">How long will your rage<n id="2" /> burn like fire?p>

<p class="poetry">Why should the nations say, &#8220;Where is their God?&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">Before our very eyes may the shed blood of your servantsp> <p class="poetry">be avenged among the nations!<n id="1" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; according to the <i>gittithi> style;<n id="2" /> written by the Korahites, a psalm.p> <p class="poetry">How lovely is the place where you live,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lord who rules over allsc>!<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">How long, O <sc>Lordsc>, will this last?p> <p class="poetry">Will you remain hidden forever?<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Will your anger continue to burn like fire?p>

<p class="poetry">How many living things you have made, O <sc>Lordsc>!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">You have exhibited great skill in making all of them;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">the earth is full of the living things you have made.p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A psalm of David, written when he fled from his son Absalom.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry"><sc>Lordsc>, how<n id="3" /> numerous are my enemies!p> <p class="poetry">Many attack me.<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director, according to the <i>gittithi> style;<n id="2" /> a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, our Lord,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">how magnificent<n id="4" /> is your reputation<n id="5" /> throughout the earth!p> <p class="poetry">You reveal your majesty in the heavens above!<n id="6" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; according to the tune &#8220;Morning Doe;&#8221;<n id="2" /> a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">I groan in prayer, but help seems far away.<n id="4" />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">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 do you look with envy,<n id="1" /> O mountains<n id="2" /> with many peaks,p> <p class="poetry">at the mountain where God has decided to live?<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Indeed<n id="4" /> the <sc>Lordsc> will live there<n id="5" /> permanently!p>

<p class="poetry">I will listen to what God the <sc>Lordsc> says.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">For he will make<n id="2" /> peace with his people, his faithful followers.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Yet they must not<n id="4" /> return to their foolish ways.p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; a well-written song<n id="2" /> by David. It was written when Doeg the Edomite went and informed Saul: &#8220;David has arrived at the home of Ahimelech.&#8221;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Why do you boast about your evil plans,<n id="4" /> O powerful man?p> <p class="poetry">God&#8217;s loyal love protects me all day long!<n id="5" />p>