What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of [earthborn] man that You care for him?

Commit your way to the Lord;
Trust in Him also and He will do it.

For yet a little while and the wicked one will be gone [forever];
Though you look carefully where he used to be, he will not be [found].

And even when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not abandon me,
Until I declare Your [mighty] strength to this generation,
Your power to all who are to come.

But God led His own people forward like sheep
And guided them in the wilderness like [a good shepherd with] a flock.

The righteous will flourish like the date palm [long-lived, upright and useful];
They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic and stable].

He causes grass to grow for the cattle,
And all that the earth produces for cultivation by man,
So that he may bring food from the earth—

Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who provides rain for the earth,
Who makes grass grow on the mountains.