<p class="poetry">Does the one who makes the human ear not hear?p> <p class="poetry">Does the one who forms the human eye not see?<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">For he is our God;p> <p class="poetry">we are the people of his pasture,p> <p class="poetry">the sheep he owns.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Today, if only you would obey him!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Zion hears and rejoices,p> <p class="poetry">the towns<n id="1" /> of Judah are happy,p> <p class="poetry">because of your judgments, O <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<p class="poetry">Praise the <sc>Lordsc>, you angels of his,p> <p class="poetry">you powerful warriors who carry out his decreesp> <p class="poetry">and obey his orders!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Let all the kings of the earth give thanks<n id="1" /> to you, O <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">when they hear the words you speak.<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, hear my prayer!p> <p class="poetry">Pay attention to my plea for help!p> <p class="poetry">Because of your faithfulness and justice, answer me!p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">When I call out, answer me,p> <p class="poetry">O God who vindicates me!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Though I am hemmed in, you will lead me into a wide, open place.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Have mercy on me<n id="4" /> and respond to<n id="5" /> my prayer!p>

<p class="poetry">In my distress I called to the <sc>Lordsc>;p> <p class="poetry">I cried out to my God.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">From his heavenly temple<n id="2" /> he heard my voice;p> <p class="poetry">he listened to my cry for help.<n id="3" />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">For I hear what so many are saying,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">the terrifying news that comes from every direction.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">When they plot together against me,p> <p class="poetry">they figure out how they can take my life.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>

<p class="poetry">Hear my prayer, O <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">Listen to my cry for help!p> <p class="poetry">Do not ignore my sobbing!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">For I am dependent on you, like one residing outside his native land;p> <p class="poetry">I am at your mercy, just as all my ancestors were.<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; by the Korahites, a well-written song.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">O God, we have clearly heard;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">our ancestors<n id="4" /> have told usp> <p class="poetry">what you did<n id="5" /> in their days,p> <p class="poetry">in ancient times.<n id="6" />p>

<p class="poetry">We heard about God&#8217;s mighty deeds, now we have seen them,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">in the city of the <sc>Lordsc>, the invincible Warrior,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">in the city of our God.p> <p class="poetry">God makes it permanently secure.<n id="3" /> (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">God, the one who has reigned as king from long ago,p> <p class="poetry">will hear and humiliate them.<n id="1" /> (Selah)p> <p class="poetry">They refuse to change,p> <p class="poetry">and do not fear God.<n id="2" />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">The prayer of an oppressed man, as he grows faint and pours out his lament before the <sc>Lord.sc>p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, hear my prayer!p> <p class="poetry">Pay attention to my cry for help!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">May I hear about your loyal love in the morning,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">for I trust in you.p> <p class="poetry">Show me the way I should go,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">because I long for you.<n id="3" />p>