I lie down and sleep;
I wake again because the Lord sustains me.

How long, exalted men, will my honor be insulted?
How long will you love what is worthless
and pursue a lie?Selah

I will both lie down and sleep in peace,
for You alone, Lord, make me live in safety.

They lie to one another;
they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.

He lets me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters.

I am bent over and brought low;
all day long I go around in mourning.

both low and high,
rich and poor together.

You have done these things, and I kept silent;
you thought I was just like you.
But I will rebuke you
and lay out the case before you.

I am surrounded by lions;
I lie down with those who devour men.
Their teeth are spears and arrows;
their tongues are sharp swords.

While you lie among the sheepfolds,
the wings of a dove are covered with silver,
and its feathers with glistening gold.

At Your rebuke, God of Jacob,
both chariot and horse lay still.

He established a testimony in Jacob
and set up a law in Israel,
which He commanded our fathers
to teach to their children

They did not keep God’s covenant
and refused to live by His law.

Once and for all
I have sworn an oath by My holiness;
I will not lie to David.

Lord, happy is the man You discipline
and teach from Your law

Can a corrupt throne—
one that creates trouble by law—
become Your ally?

The sun rises; they go back
and lie down in their dens.

א AlefHow happy are those whose way is blameless,
who live according to the Lord’s instruction!

Open my eyes so that I may contemplate
wonderful things from Your instruction.

I will always obey Your instruction,
forever and ever.

Yahweh, I remember Your name in the night,
and I obey Your instruction.

Though the ropes of the wicked
were wrapped around me,
I did not forget Your instruction.

You reject all who stray from Your statutes,
for their deceit is a lie.

It is time for the Lord to act,
for they have violated Your instruction.