Do all the workers of wickedness not know,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And do not call upon the Lord?

Indeed, none of those who wait for You will be ashamed;
Those who deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.

Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
For You I wait all the day.

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,
For I wait for You.

For evildoers will be cut off,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.

“And now, Lord, for what do I wait?
My hope is in You.

Even my close friend in whom I trusted,
Who ate my bread,
Has lifted up his heel against me.

“Shall I eat the flesh of bulls
Or drink the blood of male goats?

Have the workers of wickedness no knowledge,
Who eat up My people as though they ate bread
And have not called upon God?

No, in heart you work unrighteousness;
On earth you weigh out the violence of your hands.

I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched;
My eyes fail while I wait for my God.

May those who wait for You not be ashamed through me, O Lord God of hosts;
May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,

But as for me, I will hope continually,
And will praise You yet more and more.

“You called in trouble and I rescued you;
I answered you in the hiding place of thunder;
I proved you at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

I will set no worthless thing before my eyes;
I hate the work of those who fall away;
It shall not fasten its grip on me.

Let his children be fatherless
And his wife a widow.

And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I wait for Your ordinances.

May those who fear You see me and be glad,
Because I wait for Your word.

Kaph.
My soul languishes for Your salvation;
I wait for Your word.

You are my hiding place and my shield;
I wait for Your word.

I rise before dawn and cry for help;
I wait for Your words.

I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait,
And in His word do I hope.

The Lord favors those who fear Him,
Those who wait for His lovingkindness.