For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.

Certainly you are not a God who approves of evil; evil people cannot dwell with you.

Arrogant people cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who behave wickedly.

I can count all my bones; my enemies are gloating over me in triumph.

All of the thriving people of the earth will join the celebration and worship; all those who are descending into the grave will bow before him, including those who cannot preserve their lives.

The Lord is both kind and fair; that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live.

A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory; despite its great strength, it cannot deliver.

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.

I am silent and cannot open my mouth because of what you have done.

I cannot eat, I weep day and night; all day long they say to me, "Where is your God?"

God lives within it, it cannot be moved. God rescues it at the break of dawn.

Walk around Zion! Encircle it! Count its towers!

Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price

They devise unjust schemes; they disguise a well-conceived plot. Man's inner thoughts cannot be discovered.

I will tell about your justice, and all day long proclaim your salvation, though I cannot fathom its full extent.

Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.

You cause those who know me to keep their distance; you make me an appalling sight to them. I am trapped and cannot get free.

The Lord reigns! He is robed in majesty, the Lord is robed, he wears strength around his waist. Indeed, the world is established, it cannot be moved.

Say among the nations, "The Lord reigns! The world is established, it cannot be moved. He judges the nations fairly."

Praise the Lord, O my soul! Do not forget all his kind deeds!

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

ears, but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell,

hands, but cannot touch, feet, but cannot walk. They cannot even clear their throats.

(Gimel) Be kind to your servant! Then I will live and keep your instructions.

A song of ascents. Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion; it cannot be upended and will endure forever.

which cannot fill the reaper's hand, or the lap of the one who gathers the grain!

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

and ears, but cannot hear. Indeed, they cannot breathe.

If I tried to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. Even if I finished counting them, I would still have to contend with you.

Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God. May your kind presence lead me into a level land.

Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver!