O Lord, how my enemies have increased!
Many are rising up against me.

O sons of men, how long will my honor and glory be [turned into] shame?
How long will you [my enemies] love worthless (vain, futile) things and seek deception and lies? Selah.

My soul [as well as my body] is greatly dismayed.
But as for You, O Lord—how long [until You act on my behalf]?

O Lord, our Lord,
How majestic and glorious and excellent is Your name in all the earth!
You have displayed Your splendor above the heavens.

O Lord, our Lord,
How majestic and glorious and excellent is Your name in all the earth!

Have mercy on me and be gracious to me, O Lord;
See how I am afflicted by those who hate me,
You who lift me up from the gates of death,

In the Lord I take refuge [and put my trust];
How can you say to me, “Flee like a bird to your mountain;

How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?

How long must I take counsel in my soul,
Having sorrow in my heart day after day?
How long will my enemy exalt himself and triumph over me?

O Lord the king will delight in Your strength,
And in Your salvation how greatly will he rejoice!

How great is Your goodness,
Which You have stored up for those who [reverently] fear You,
Which You have prepared for those who take refuge in You,
Before the sons of man!

Lord, how long will You look on [without action]?
Rescue my life from their destructions,
My only life from the young lions.

How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!
The children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

“Lord, let me know my [life’s] end
And [to appreciate] the extent of my days;
Let me know how frail I am [how transient is my stay here].

These things I [vividly] remember as I pour out my soul;
How I used to go along before the great crowd of people and lead them in procession to the house of God [like a choirmaster before his singers, timing the steps to the music and the chant of the song],
With the voice of joy and thanksgiving, a great crowd keeping a festival.

They return at evening, they howl and snarl like dogs,
And go [prowling] around the city.

They return at evening, they howl and snarl like dogs,
And go [prowling] around the city.

How long will you attack a man
So that you may murder him, all of you,
Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

Say to God, “How awesome and fearfully glorious are Your works!
Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will pretend to be obedient to You.

Come and see the works of God,
He is awesome in His deeds toward the children of men.

They say, “How does God know?
Is there knowledge [of us] with the Most High?”

When I considered how to understand this,
It was too great an effort for me and too painful

How they are destroyed in a moment!
They are completely swept away by sudden terrors!

We do not see our symbols;
There is no longer any prophet [to guide us],
Nor does any among us know for how long.

O God, how long will the adversary scoff?
Is the enemy to revile Your name forever?

Remember this, O Lord, the enemy has scoffed,
And a foolish and impious people has spurned Your name.

Arise, O God, plead Your own cause;
Remember how the foolish man scoffs at You all day long.

How often they rebelled against Him in the wilderness
And grieved Him in the desert!

How He worked His miracles in Egypt
And His wonders in the field of Zoan [where Pharaoh resided],

How long, O Lord? Will You be angry forever?
Will Your jealousy [which cannot endure a divided allegiance] burn like fire?

O Lord God of hosts,
How long will You be angry with the prayers of Your people?

How long will you judge unjustly
And show partiality to the wicked? Selah.

How lovely are Your dwelling places,
O Lord of hosts!

How long, O Lord?
Will You hide Yourself forever?
Will Your wrath burn like fire?

Remember how fleeting my lifetime is;
For what vanity, [for what emptiness, for what futility, for what wisp of smoke] You have created all the sons of men!

Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants [scorned, insulted, and disgraced];
How I bear in my heart the reproach of all the many peoples,

Turn, O Lord [from Your fierce anger]; how long will it be?
Be compassionate toward Your servants—revoke Your sentence.

How great are Your works, O Lord!
Your thoughts are very deep [beyond man’s understanding].

O Lord, how long will the wicked,
How long will the wicked rejoice in triumph?

O Lord, how many and varied are Your works!
In wisdom You have made them all;
The earth is full of Your riches and Your creatures.

What will I give to the Lord [in return]
For all His benefits toward me?
[How can I repay Him for His precious blessings?]

Beth.
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping watch [on himself] according to Your word [conforming his life to Your precepts].

How many are the days of Your servant [which he must endure]?
When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?

I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have revived me and given me life.

I have seen that all [human] perfection has its limits [no matter how grand and perfect and noble];
Your commandment is exceedingly broad and extends without limits [into eternity].

Mem.
Oh, how I love Your law!
It is my meditation all the day.

How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Consider how I love Your precepts;
Revive me and give me life, O Lord, according to Your lovingkindness.

How he swore to the Lord
And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brothers to dwell together in unity!

How can we sing the Lord’s song
In a strange and foreign land?

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!