The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.

False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:

He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.

Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.

Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full.

So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;

Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.

Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;

And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.

They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:

Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.

Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.

Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.

Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

{Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave.} I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.