<p class="poetry">Take heed, do not turn to evil,p> <p class="poetry">for because of this you have been tested<n id="1" /> by affliction.p>

<p class="poetry">You, <sc>Lordsc>, will protect them;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">you will continually shelter each one from these evil people,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">I hate those who serve worthless idols,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but I trust in the <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<p class="poetry">Rely<n id="1" /> on the <sc>Lordsc>! Obey his commands!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Then he will permit you<n id="3" /> to possess the land;p> <p class="poetry">you will see the demise of evil men.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">May the <sc>Lordsc> protect him and save his life!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">May he be blessed<n id="2" /> in the land!p> <p class="poetry">Do not turn him over<n id="3" /> to his enemies!<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">They stalk<n id="1" /> and lurk;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">they watch my every step,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">as<n id="4" /> they prepare to take my life.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">Protect me,<n id="1" /> for I am loyal!p> <p class="poetry">O my God, deliver your servant, who trusts in you!p>

<p class="poetry">You who love the <sc>Lordsc>, hate evil!p> <p class="poetry">He protects<n id="1" /> the lives of his faithful followers;p> <p class="poetry">he delivers them from the power<n id="2" /> of the wicked.p>

<p class="poetry">He spoke to them from a pillar of cloud;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">they obeyed his regulations and the ordinance he gave them.p>

<p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, shelter me from the power<n id="1" /> of the wicked!p> <p class="poetry">Protect me from violent men,p> <p class="poetry">who plan to knock me over.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> protects those who love him,p> <p class="poetry">but he destroys all the wicked.p>

<p class="poetry">the one who made heaven and earth,p> <p class="poetry">the sea, and all that is in them,p> <p class="poetry">who remains forever faithful,<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> protects those residing outside their native land;p> <p class="poetry">he lifts up the fatherless and the widow,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but he opposes the wicked.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">he taught me, and he said to me:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Let your heart lay hold of my words;p> <p class="poetry">keep my commands so that<n id="1" /> you will live.p>

<p class="poetry">When you walk about,<n id="1" /> they<n id="2" /> will guide you;p> <p class="poetry">when you lie down, they will watch over you;p> <p class="poetry">when you wake up,<n id="3" /> they will talk<n id="4" /> to you.p>

<p class="poetry">Blessed is the one<n id="1" /> who listens to me,p> <p class="poetry">watching<n id="2" /> at my doors day by day,p> <p class="poetry">waiting<n id="3" /> beside my doorway.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">For it is pleasing if<n id="1" /> you keep these sayings<n id="2" /> within you,p> <p class="poetry">and<n id="3" /> they are ready on your lips.<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Here is<n id="1" /> a misfortune<n id="2" /> on earth<n id="3" /> that I have seen:p> <p class="poetry">Wealth hoarded by its owner to his own misery.p>

<p class="poetry">Whoever obeys his<n id="1" /> command will not experience harm,p> <p class="poetry">and a wise person<n id="2" /> knows the proper time<n id="3" /> and procedure.p>

<p class="poetry">The watchman replies,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Morning is coming, but then night.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">If you want to ask, ask;p> <p class="poetry">come back again.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>