Even a sparrow finds a home,
and a swallow, a nest for herself
where she places her young—
near Your altars, Lord of Hosts,
my King and my God.

You have put me in the lowest part of the Pit,
in the darkest places, in the depths.

Praise the Lord, all His works
in all the places where He rules.
My soul, praise Yahweh!

He waits in ambush near the villages;
he kills the innocent in secret places.
His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;

The boundary lines have fallen for me
in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

shooting from concealed places at the innocent.
They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.

Indeed, You put them in slippery places;
You make them fall into ruin.

Consider the covenant,
for the dark places of the land are full of violence.

They enraged Him with their high places
and provoked His jealousy with their carved images.