Many are asking, "Who will help us to see better days?" LORD, may the light of your favor shine upon us.

LORD, my God, I seek refuge in you. Deliver me from those who persecute me! Rescue me!

Those who know your name will trust you, for you have not forsaken those who seek you, LORD.

With haughty arrogance, the wicked thinks, "God will not seek justice." He always presumes "There is no God."

Their ways always seem prosperous. Your judgments are on high, far away from them. They scoff at all their enemies.

The wicked say to themselves, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."

Why do the wicked despise God and say to themselves, "God will not seek justice."?

But you do see! You take note of trouble and grief in order to take the matter into your own hand. The helpless one commits himself to you; you have been the orphan's helper.

Break the arm of the wicked and evil man; so that when you seek out his wickedness you will find it no more.

The LORD is in his holy Temple; the LORD's throne is in the heavens. His eyes see, his glance examines humanity.

Indeed, the LORD is righteous; he loves righteousness; the upright will see him face-to-face. To the Director: On an eight stringed harp. A Davidic Psalm.

The LORD looks down from the heavens upon humanity to see if anyone shows discernment as he searches for God.

Justice for me will come from your presence; your eyes see what is right.

Then the channels of the sea could be seen, and the foundations of the earth were uncovered because of your rebuke, LORD, because of the blast from the breath of your nostrils.

He is the one who gives victories to his king; who shows gracious love to his anointed, to David and his seed forever. To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

Everyone who sees me mocks me; they gape at me with open mouths and shake their heads at me.

"All who fear the LORD, praise him! All the seed of Jacob, glorify him! All the seed of Israel, fear him!

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise him, "May you live forever!"

This is the generation that seeks him. Those who seek your face are the true seed of Jacob. Interlude

I have asked one thing from the LORD; it is what I really seek: that I may remain in the LORD's Temple all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD; and to inquire in his Temple.

My mind recalls your word, "Seek my face," so your face, LORD, I will seek.

I believe that I will see the LORD's goodness in the land of the living.

I will rejoice and be glad in your gracious love, for you see my affliction and take note that my soul is distressed.

I have become an object of reproach to all my enemies, especially to my neighbors. I have become an object of fear to my friends, and whoever sees me outside runs away from me.

Taste and see that the LORD is good! How blessed is the person who trusts in him!

Young lions lack and go hungry, but those who seek the LORD will never lack any good thing.

Who among you desires life, and wants long life in order to see good?

Avoid evil and do good! Seek peace and pursue it!

Let those who seek my life be ashamed and disgraced; let those who plot evil against me be driven back and confounded.

You see this, LORD, so do not be silent. Lord, do not be far from me!

For with you is a fountain of life, and in your light we will see light.

But the Lord laughs at him because he sees that his day is coming!

I once was young and now I am old, but I have not seen a righteous person forsaken or his descendants begging for bread.

Wait on the LORD, Keep faithful to his way, and he will exalt you to possess the land. You will see the wicked cut off.

Those who seek my life lay snares for me; those who seek to do me harm brag all day long about their wicked planning.

They reward my good with evil, opposing me because I seek to do good.

Innumerable evils have surrounded me; my iniquities have overtaken me so that I cannot see. They are more in number than the hair on my head, and my courage has forsaken me.

May those who seek to destroy my life be ashamed and confounded; let them be driven backwards and humiliated, particularly those who wish me evil.

Let all who seek you shout for joy and be glad in you. May those who love your deliverance say, "The LORD be magnified!" continuously.

Just as we have heard, so have we seen; in the city of the LORD of the heavenly armies even in the city of our God God will establish her forever. Interlude

that he should go on living and not see corruption.

Indeed, he will see wise people die; the stupid and the senseless will meet their doom and leave their wealth to others.

you will end up like your ancestors' generation, never again to see the light of day!

When you see a thief, you befriend him, and you keep company with adulterers.

The righteous will fear when they see this, but then they will laugh at him, saying,

God looks down from the heavens upon humanity to see if anyone shows discernment as he searches for God.

for he has delivered me from every trouble, and my eyes have seen the end of my enemies. To the Director: With stringed instruments. A Davidic instruction.

Confound them, Lord, and confuse their speech, because I have seen violence and strife in the city.

The righteous person will rejoice when he sees your vengeance; when he washes his feet in the blood of the wicked.

My God of Gracious Love will meet me; God will enable me to see what happens to my enemies.

God, you are my God! I will fervently seek you. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you in a dry, weary, and parched land.

But as for those who seek to destroy me, they will go down to the depths of the earth;

They concoct an evil scheme for themselves; they enumerate their hidden snares; they say, "Who will see them?"

Come and see the awesome works of God on behalf of human beings:

Do not let those who look up to you be ashamed because of me, Lord God of the Heavenly Armies. Let not those who seek you be humiliated because of me, God of Israel.

The afflicted will watch and rejoice. May you who seek God take courage.

May those who seek to kill me be publicly humiliated. May those who take pleasure in my harm be turned back in humiliation.

Let those who seek you greatly rejoice in you. Let those who love your deliverance say, "May God be continuously exalted."

For my enemies talk against me; those who seek to kill me plot together

Let my adversaries be ashamed and consumed; let those who seek my destruction be covered with scorn and disgrace.

Moreover, my tongue will speak all day about your justice; for those who seek my destruction will be utterly humiliated. Solomonic

We see no signs for us; there is no longer a prophet, and no one among us knows the future.

God of the Heavenly Armies, return! Look down from heaven and see. Show care toward this vine.

See! Your enemies rage; those who hate you issue threats.

Fill their faces with shame until they seek your name, God.

Show me a sign of your goodness, so that those who hate me will see it and be ashamed. For you, LORD, will help and comfort me. A psalm by the descendants of Korah. A song.

What valiant man can live and not see death? Who can deliver himself from the power of Sheol. Interlude

Only observe it with your eyes, and you will see how the wicked are paid back.

They say, "The LORD cannot see, and the God of Jacob will not notice."

The one who formed the ear can hear, can he not? The one who made the eyes can see, can he not?

where your ancestors tested me. They tested me, even though they had seen my awesome deeds.

His lightning bolts light the world; the earth sees and shakes.

The heavens declare his righteousness so that all the nations see his glory.

Exult in his holy name; let all those who seek the LORD rejoice!

Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his face continually.

The upright see it and rejoice, but the mouth of an evil person is shut.

I have become an object of derision to them they shake their heads whenever they see me.

The wicked person sees this and flies into a rage; his teeth gnash and wear away. The desire of the wicked will amount to nothing.

They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see.

How blessed are those who observe his decrees, who seek him with all of their heart,

I will walk in liberty, for I seek your precepts.

May those who fear you see me and be glad, for I have hoped in your word.

Deliverance remains remote from the wicked, for they do not seek your statutes.

For the sake of the Temple of the LORD our God, I will seek your welfare. A Song of Ascents

See how the man will be blessed who fears the LORD.

And may you see your children's children! Peace be on Israel! A Song of Ascents

Mouths are attributed to them, but they cannot speak; sight is attributed to them, but they cannot see;

See if there is any offensive tendency in me, and lead me in the eternal way. To the Music Director: A Davidic Song

Nevertheless, my eyes are on you, Lord GOD, as I seek protection in you. Don't leave me defenseless!