Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.

They have afflicted with fetters his feet, Iron hath entered his soul,

They have set among them the matters of His signs, And wonders in the land of Ham.

He hath sent darkness, and it is dark, And they have not provoked His word.

They have asked, and He bringeth quails, And with bread of heaven satisfieth them.

He hath opened a rock, and waters issue, They have gone on in dry places -- a river.

So that I may see the well-being of the people of your selection, and have a part in the joy of your nation, and take pride in your heritage.

Both we and our fathers have sinned;
we have done wrong and have acted wickedly.

Our fathers in Egypt, Have not considered wisely Thy wonders, They have not remembered The abundance of Thy kind acts, And provoke by the sea, at the sea of Suph.

They have hasted -- forgotten His works, They have not waited for His counsel.

They have forgotten God their saviour, The doer of great things in Egypt,

So He said He would have destroyed them—
if Moses His chosen one
had not stood before Him in the breach
to turn His wrath away from destroying them.

And they kick against the desirable land, They have not given credence to His word.

And they murmur in their tents, They have not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah.

For they have provoked his spirit, And he speaketh wrongfully with his lips.

They have not destroyed the peoples, As Jehovah had said to them,

And they shed innocent blood -- Blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they have sacrificed to idols of Canaan, And the land is profaned with blood.

Therefore, they became unclean because of what they did; they have acted like whores by their evil deeds.

He caused all their conquerors to have pity on them.

Be our saviour, O Lord our God, and let us come back together from among the nations, so that we may give honour to your holy name, and have glory in your praise.

Let those who have been redeemed by the LORD declare it those whom he redeemed from the power of the enemy,

They wandered in a wilderness, in a desert by the way, A city of habitation they have not found.

And He humbleth with labour their heart, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.

They have seen the works of Jehovah, And His wonders in the deep.

Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

And hath caused the famished to dwell there, And they have built them a city to dwell in;

And have sown fields, and planted vineyards, and made them fruits of increase:

Thus hath he blessed them, and they have multiplied greatly, And, their cattle, he maketh not few.

So have they become few and been brought low, By oppression, misfortune, and sorrow;

God, haven’t You rejected us?
God, You do not march out with our armies.

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

They have compassed me about, And they fight me without cause.

For my love they give me back hate; but I have given myself to prayer.

And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

Let his children have no father, and his wife be made a widow.

And wander continually do his sons, Yea, they have begged, And have sought out of their dry places.

Let his creditor take all his goods; and let others have the profit of his work.

Let there be none to extend kindness to him, neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children.

Let the Lord keep in mind the wrongdoing of his fathers; and may the sin of his mother have no forgiveness.

May what they have done be continually in the LORD's presence; and may their memory be excised from the earth.

He loved to curse others, so those curses have come upon him. He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings.

Because he clothed himself in cursing as his outer garment, therefore may it have entered like water into his inward part, and like oil into his bones;

As a shadow when it is stretched out I have gone, I have been driven away as a locust.

My knees have been feeble from fasting, And my flesh hath failed of fatness.

I have become an object of ridicule to my accusers;
when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn.

so they may know that this is Your hand
and that You, Lord, have done it.

They revile, and Thou dost bless, They have risen, and are ashamed, And Thy servant doth rejoice.

Your people {will volunteer} in the day of your power. In holy splendor, from [the] womb of [the] dawn, you will have the dew of your youth.

The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all who follow His instructions have good insight.
His praise endures forever.

He will have no fear of evil news; his heart is fixed, for his hope is in the Lord.

His heart is resting safely, he will have no fear, till he sees trouble come on his haters.

The mountains have skipped as rams, Heights as sons of a flock.

They have mouths but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see.

They have ears but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell.

They have hands but cannot feel,
feet, but cannot walk.
They cannot make a sound with their throats.

O Israel, have faith in the Lord: he is their help and their breastplate.

O house of Aaron, have faith in the Lord: he is their help and their breastplate.

You worshippers of the Lord, have faith in the Lord: he is their help and their breastplate.

May you have the blessing of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

I have loved, because Jehovah heareth My voice, my supplication,

Compassed me have cords of death, And straits of Sheol have found me, Distress and sorrow I find.

For you have rescued me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.

I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:

Lord, I am indeed Your servant;
I am Your servant, the son of Your female servant.
You have loosened my bonds.

The Lord is on my side; I will have no fear: what is man able to do to me?

It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in man.

It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in rulers.

All nations have compassed me about, In the name of Jehovah I surely cut them off.

They have compassed me about, Yea, they have compassed me about, In the name of Jehovah I surely cut them off.

They compassed me about as bees, They have been extinguished as a fire of thorns, In the name of Jehovah I surely cut them off.

You have thrust hard at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.

I will give thanks to You
because You have answered me
and have become my salvation.

Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.

Yea, they have not done iniquity, In His ways they have walked.

You have commanded that Your precepts
be diligently kept.

Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.

I have sought You with all my heart;
don’t let me wander from Your commands.

I have treasured Your word in my heart
so that I may not sin against You.

With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.

I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.

I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.

I will have delight in your rules; I will not let your word go out of my mind.

You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who wander from your commandments.

Take insult and contempt away from me,
for I have kept Your decrees.

Even rulers have taken their seat, against me, have talked, Thy servant, will still meditate in thy statutes.

I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.

I have chosen the way of truth;
I have set Your ordinances before me.

I have been true to your unchanging word; O Lord, do not put me to shame.

I will go quickly in the way of your teaching, because you have given me a free heart.

Cause me to tread in the path of Thy commands, For in it I have delighted.

Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Thy judgments are good.

Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.

Let your mercies come to me, O Lord, even your salvation, as you have said.

So that I may have an answer for the man who would put me to shame; for I have faith in your word.

Take not your true word quite out of my mouth; for I have put my hope in your decisions.

And I walk habitually in a broad place, For Thy precepts I have sought.

And so that I may take delight in your teachings, to which I have given my love.

My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.