While they bowed down and fell, we arose and stood upright.

Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who practice iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while harboring evil in their hearts.

Yet a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more. You will search for his place, but he will not be there.

My tears have been my food day and night, while people keep asking me all day long, "Where is your God?"

although he considers himself blessed while he's alive. Though people praise you for doing well,

His mouth is as smooth as butter, while war is in his heart. His words were as smooth as olive oil, while his sword is drawn.

They plan to cast him down from his exalted position. They delight in lies; their mouth utters blessings, while their heart is cursing. Interlude

Human beings are a mere vapor, while people in high positions are not what they appear. When they are placed on the scales, they weigh nothing; even when weighed together, they are less than nothing.

Also to you, Lord, belongs gracious love, because you reward each person according to what he does. A Davidic Psalm, while he was in the Judean wilderness.

"Kings of armies retreat and flee, while the lady of the house divides the spoil.

They choose to speak against heaven; while they talk about things on earth.

God, how long will the adversary scorn while the enemy despises your name endlessly?

While the earth and all its inhabitants melt away, it is I who keep its pillars firm." Interlude

Brave men were plundered while they slumbered in their sleep. All the men of the army were immobilized.

I remember God, and I groan; I meditate, while my spirit grows faint. Interlude

However, before they had fulfilled their desire, while their food was still in their mouths,

They neither know nor understand; they walk about in the dark while all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Truth sprouts up from the ground, while righteousness looks down from the sky.

God, arrogant men rise up against me, while a company of ruthless individuals want to kill me. They do not have regard for you.

You will sweep them away while they are asleep by morning they are like growing grass.

Gilead and Manasseh belong to me, while Ephraim is my chief stronghold and Judah is my scepter.

May his children roam around begging, seeking food while driven far from their ruined homes.

They will curse, but you will bless. When they attack, they will be humiliated, while your servant rejoices.

who practice no evil while they walk in his ways.

The wicked lay in wait to destroy me, while I ponder your decrees.

I truly consider all of your precepts all of them to be just, while I despise every false way. Peyh

Those who weep while they plant will sing for joy while they harvest.

your hand will guide me there, too, while your right hand keeps a firm grip on me.

My frame was not hidden from you while I was being crafted in a hidden place, knit together in the depths of the earth.

Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name, while the upright live in your presence. A Davidic Song

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I come through. A Davidic Song, when he was in the cave. A prayer.

So I cry to you, Lord, declaring, "You are my refuge, my only possession while I am on this earth."

I will praise the LORD as long as I live, singing praises to my God while I exist.

The LORD supports the afflicted while he casts the wicked to the ground.

Let high praises to God be heard in their throats, while they wield two-edged swords in their hands