For they will wither quickly like the grass,
And fade like the green herb.

“Gather My godly ones to Me,
Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”

May he come down like rain on the mown grass,
Like showers that water the earth.

There will be an abundance of grain in the soil on the top of the mountains;
Its fruit will wave like [the cedars of] Lebanon,
And those of the city will flourish like grass of the earth.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord bestows grace and favor and honor;
No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep [forgotten as soon as they are gone];
In the morning they are like grass which grows anew—

That though the wicked sprout up like grass
And all evildoers flourish,
They will be destroyed forever.

But my horn [my emblem of strength and power] You have exalted like that of a wild ox;
I am anointed with fresh oil [for Your service].

[Growing in grace] they will still thrive and bear fruit and prosper in old age;
They will flourish and be vital and fresh [rich in trust and love and contentment];

My heart has been struck like grass and withered,
Indeed, [absorbed by my heartache] I forget to eat my food.

My days are like an evening shadow that lengthens and vanishes [with the sun];
And as for me, I wither away like grass.

As for man, his days are like grass;
Like a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

Thus they exchanged [the true God who was] their glory
For the image of an ox that eats grass.

The Lord is God, and He has given us light [illuminating us with His grace and freedom and joy].
Bind the festival sacrifices with cords to the horns of the altar.

This has become mine [as the gift of Your grace],
That I observe Your precepts [accepting them with loving obedience].

Let them be like the grass on the housetops,
Which withers before it grows up,

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

Let them praise His name with dancing;
Let them sing praises to Him with the tambourine and lyre.