Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.

Let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
but establish the righteous.
The One who examines the thoughts and emotions
is a righteous God.

For day and night Your hand was heavy on me;
my strength was drained
as in the summer’s heat.Selah

Turn Your angry gaze from me
so that I may be cheered up
before I die and am gone.”

My enemies speak maliciously about me:
“When will he die and be forgotten?”

My tears have been my food day and night,
while all day long people say to me,
“Where is your God?”

day and night they make the rounds on its walls.
Crime and trouble are within it;

Lord God of Hosts, You are the God of Israel,
rise up to punish all the nations;
do not show grace to any wicked traitors.Selah

They have an easy time until they die,
and their bodies are well fed.

How suddenly they become a desolation!
They come to an end, swept away by terrors.

He led them with a cloud by day
and with a fiery light throughout the night.

A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.Lord, God of my salvation,
I cry out before You day and night.

When You hide Your face,
they are terrified;
when You take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.

Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing
or perform wicked acts
with men who commit sin.
Do not let me feast on their delicacies.