See how short my time is; why have you made all men for no purpose?

How short is the life of your servant! when will you give your decision against those who are attacking me?

For in a short time the evil-doer will be gone: you will go searching for his place, and it will not be there.

Let my prayer come to your ears, O Lord, and give attention to my cry, make an answer to my weeping: for my time here is short before you, and in a little time I will be gone, like all my fathers.

Let his life be short; let another take his position of authority.

But their memory of his works was short; not waiting to be guided by him,

It is burned with fire; it is cut down: they are made waste by the wrath of your face.

My soul is among the dead, like those in the underworld, to whom you give no more thought; for they are cut off from your care.

May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth.

By him will all the horns of the sinners be cut off; but the horns of the upright will be lifted up.

The sea was cut in two so that they might go through; the waters were massed together on this side and on that.

See, the rock was cut open by his power, so that the water came rushing out, and overflowing streams; is he able to give us bread? is he able to get meat for his people?