<p class="poetry">Surely people go through life as mere ghosts.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Surely they accumulate worthless wealthp> <p class="poetry">without knowing who will eventually haul it away.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">How blessed<n id="1" /> is the one<n id="2" /> who trusts in the <sc>Lordsc><n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and does not seek help from<n id="4" /> the proud or from liars!<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">For innumerable dangers<n id="1" /> surround me.p> <p class="poetry">My sins overtake mep> <p class="poetry">so I am unable to see;p> <p class="poetry">they outnumber the hairs of my headp> <p class="poetry">so my strength fails me.<n id="2" />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">For look, they wait to ambush me;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">powerful men stalk<n id="2" /> me,p> <p class="poetry">but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">In my time of trouble I sought<n id="1" /> the Lord.p> <p class="poetry">I kept my hand raised in prayer throughout the night.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">I<n id="3" /> refused to be comforted.p>