He is like a tree planted by flowing streams; it yields its fruit at the proper time, and its leaves never fall off. He succeeds in everything he attempts.

Not so with the wicked! Instead they are like wind-driven chaff.

You will break them with an iron scepter; you will smash them like a potter's jar!'"

For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.

Certainly you reward the godly, Lord. Like a shield you protect them in your good favor.

Otherwise they will rip me to shreds like a lion; they will tear me to bits and no one will be able to rescue me.

He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.

For the music director; by David. In the Lord I have taken shelter. How can you say to me, "Flee to a mountain like a bird!

He does not charge interest when he lends his money. He does not take bribes to testify against the innocent. The one who lives like this will never be upended.

He is like a lion that wants to tear its prey to bits, like a young lion crouching in hidden places.

I grind them as fine windblown dust; I beat them underfoot like clay in the streets.

Like a bridegroom it emerges from its chamber; like a strong man it enjoys running its course.

You burn them up like a fiery furnace when you appear; the Lord angrily devours them; the fire consumes them.

They open their mouths to devour me like a roaring lion that rips its prey.

My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated; my heart is like wax; it melts away inside me.

Yes, wild dogs surround me -- a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.

Deliver your people! Empower the nation that belongs to you! Care for them like a shepherd and carry them in your arms at all times!

He makes Lebanon skip like a calf and Sirion like a young ox.

I am forgotten, like a dead man no one thinks about; I am regarded as worthless, like a broken jar.

Do not be like an unintelligent horse or mule, which will not obey you unless they are controlled by a bridle and bit.

May they be like wind-driven chaff, as the Lord's angel attacks them!

Your justice is like the highest mountains, your fairness like the deepest sea; you preserve mankind and the animal kingdom.

For they will quickly dry up like grass, and wither away like plants.

I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.

For my sins overwhelm me; like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear.

But I am like a deaf man -- I hear nothing; I am like a mute who cannot speak.

I am like a man who cannot hear and is incapable of arguing his defense.

You severely discipline people for their sins; like a moth you slowly devour their strength. Surely all people are a mere vapor. (Selah)

Hear my prayer, O Lord! Listen to my cry for help! Do not ignore my sobbing! For I am dependent on you, like one residing outside his native land; I am at your mercy, just as all my ancestors were.

You handed us over like sheep to be eaten; you scattered us among the nations.

Yet because of you we are killed all day long; we are treated like sheep at the slaughtering block.

Look at them shake uncontrollably, like a woman writhing in childbirth.

but, despite their wealth, people do not last, they are like animals that perish.

They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns; Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses.

Wealthy people do not understand; they are like animals that perish.

When you did these things, I was silent, so you thought I was exactly like you. But now I will condemn you and state my case against you!

But I am like a flourishing olive tree in the house of God; I continually trust in God's loyal love.

I say, "I wish I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and settle in a safe place!

But it is you, a man like me, my close friend in whom I confided.

His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.

Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear,

Let them disappear like water that flows away! Let them wither like grass!

Let them be like a snail that melts away as it moves along! Let them be like stillborn babies that never see the sun!

They return in the evening; they growl like a dog and prowl around outside the city.

They return in the evening; they growl like a dog and prowl around outside the city.

They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,

For you, O God, tested us; you purified us like refined silver.

Then those living on earth will know what you are like; all nations will know how you deliver your people.

Sound your battle cry against the wild beast of the reeds, and the nations that assemble like a herd of calves led by bulls! They humble themselves and offer gold and silver as tribute. God scatters the nations that like to do battle.

My own brothers treat me like a stranger; they act as if I were a foreigner.

He will descend like rain on the mown grass, like showers that drench the earth.

May there be an abundance of grain in the earth; on the tops of the mountains may it sway! May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon! May its crops be as abundant as the grass of the earth!

Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like, those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer.

They are like a dream after one wakes up. O Lord, when you awake you will despise them.

They invade like lumberjacks swinging their axes in a thick forest.

You led your people like a flock of sheep, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Then they will not be like their ancestors, who were a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that was not committed and faithful to God.

He caused streams to flow from the rock, and made the water flow like rivers.

He rained down meat on them like dust, birds as numerous as the sand on the seashores.

He remembered that they were made of flesh, and were like a wind that blows past and does not return.

Yet he brought out his people like sheep; he led them through the wilderness like a flock.

But then the Lord awoke from his sleep; he was like a warrior in a drunken rage.

They have made their blood flow like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury them.

How long will this go on, O Lord? Will you stay angry forever? How long will your rage burn like fire?

For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a psalm of Asaph. O shepherd of Israel, pay attention, you who lead Joseph like a flock of sheep! You who sit enthroned above the winged angels, reveal your splendor!

Yet you will die like mortals; you will fall like all the other rulers."

They were destroyed at Endor; their corpses were like manure on the ground.

Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna,

O my God, make them like dead thistles, like dead weeds blown away by the wind!

Like the fire that burns down the forest, or the flames that consume the mountainsides,

They treat me like those who descend into the grave. I am like a helpless man,

adrift among the dead, like corpses lying in the grave, whom you remember no more, and who are cut off from your power.

They surround me like water all day long; they join forces and encircle me.

For who in the skies can compare to the Lord? Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings,

O Lord, sovereign God! Who is strong like you, O Lord? Your faithfulness surrounds you.

His dynasty will last forever. His throne will endure before me, like the sun,

it will remain stable, like the moon, his throne will endure like the skies." (Selah)

How long, O Lord, will this last? Will you remain hidden forever? Will your anger continue to burn like fire?

Yes, in your eyes a thousand years are like yesterday that quickly passes, or like one of the divisions of the nighttime.

You bring their lives to an end and they "fall asleep." In the morning they are like the grass that sprouts up;

Yes, throughout all our days we experience your raging fury; the years of our lives pass quickly, like a sigh.

He will shelter you with his wings; you will find safety under his wings. His faithfulness is like a shield or a protective wall.

When the wicked sprout up like grass, and all the evildoers glisten, it is so that they may be annihilated.

You exalt my horn like that of a wild ox. I am covered with fresh oil.

The godly grow like a palm tree; they grow high like a cedar in Lebanon.

He says, "Do not be stubborn like they were at Meribah, like they were that day at Massah in the wilderness,

The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of the whole earth.

For my days go up in smoke, and my bones are charred like a fireplace.

My heart is parched and withered like grass, for I am unable to eat food.

I am like an owl in the wilderness; I am like a screech owl among the ruins.

I stay awake; I am like a solitary bird on a roof.

My days are coming to an end, and I am withered like grass.

They will perish, but you will endure. They will wear out like a garment; like clothes you will remove them and they will disappear.

who satisfies your life with good things, so your youth is renewed like an eagle's.

A person's life is like grass. Like a flower in the field it flourishes,

He covers himself with light as if it were a garment. He stretches out the skies like a tent curtain,

The watery deep covered it like a garment; the waters reached above the mountains.

We have sinned like our ancestors; we have done wrong, we have done evil.

They acted like fools in their rebellious ways, and suffered because of their sins.

They swayed and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective.