But He lifts the needy out of their suffering
and makes their families multiply like flocks.

Lord, how long will the wicked—
how long will the wicked gloat?

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

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Lord, how long will You forget me?
Forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?

How long will I store up anxious concerns within me,
agony in my mind every day?
How long will my enemy dominate me?

May he live long!
May gold from Sheba be given to him.
May prayer be offered for him continually,
and may he be blessed all day long.

BOOK II
(Psalms 42–72)For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As a deer longs for streams of water,
so I long for You, God.

There are no signs for us to see.
There is no longer a prophet.
And none of us knows how long this will last.

“How long will you judge unjustly
and show partiality to the wicked?Selah

I long and yearn
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and flesh cry out for the living God.

Be gracious to me, Lord,
for I call to You all day long.

My eyes are worn out from crying.
Lord, I cry out to You all day long;
I spread out my hands to You.

They surround me like water all day long;
they close in on me from every side.

They rejoice in Your name all day long,
and they are exalted by Your righteousness.

I will establish his line forever,
his throne as long as heaven lasts.

How long, Lord? Will You hide Yourself forever?
Will Your anger keep burning like fire?

Lord—how long?
Turn and have compassion on Your servants.

I will satisfy him with a long life
and show him My salvation.

My enemies taunt me all day long;
they ridicule and curse me.

Long ago You established the earth,
and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

Because He has turned His ear to me,
I will call out to Him as long as I live.

How I long for Your precepts!
Give me life through Your righteousness.

Lord, I remember Your judgments from long ago
and find comfort.

כ KafI long for Your salvation;
I put my hope in Your word.

מ MemHow I love Your instruction!
It is my meditation all day long.

I open my mouth and pant
because I long for Your commands.

Long ago I learned from Your decrees
that You have established them forever.

I long for Your salvation, Lord,
and Your instruction is my delight.

I have lived too long
with those who hate peace.

Plowmen plowed over my back;
they made their furrows long.

who plan evil in their hearts.
They stir up wars all day long.

For the enemy has pursued me,
crushing me to the ground,
making me live in darkness
like those long dead.

Let me experience
Your faithful love in the morning,
for I trust in You.
Reveal to me the way I should go
because I long for You.

I will praise the Lord all my life;
I will sing to my God as long as I live.