My eye wastes away because of vexation; it grows old because of all my oppressors.

sheep and cattle, all of them, and also [the] wild animals of [the] field,

You would put to shame [the] plan of [the] poor, because Yahweh [is] his refuge.

{Oh that from Zion} [would come] salvation [for] Israel! When Yahweh returns the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be happy.

Save me from [the] mouth of [the] lion, and from [the] horns of [the] wild oxen answer me.

Remember your compassion, O Yahweh, and your acts of loyal love, because they [are] from of old.

And he makes them skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox.

Do not be like a horse [or] like a mule, without understanding; [that needs] his tackle--bridle and rein--for restraint [or he would not] come near you.

I was a youth, but I am [now] old; yet I have not seen [the] righteous forsaken or his children {begging for} bread.

Many things, O Yahweh my God, you have done-- your wonderful deeds and your thoughts toward us. There is none to compare with you. If I [tried to] proclaim and tell [of them], they would be too numerous to count.

These I remember and I pour out my soul within me: that I would go with the multitude; I led them [in procession] to the house of God, with a voice of rejoicing and thanksgiving, a crowd celebrating a festival.

O God, we have heard with our ears; our ancestors have told us of work you worked in their days, in days of old.

would not God discover this, for he knows [the] secrets of [the] heart?

If I were hungry I would not tell you, because [the] world and its fullness [are] mine.

Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation; [then] my tongue will sing aloud [of] your righteousness.

For you do not delight [in] sacrifice or I would give [it]. [With] a burnt offering you are not pleased.

"Look, the man [who] would not make God his refuge, but he trusted in the greatness of his wealth; he took refuge in his destructiveness."

{Oh, that from Zion} would come salvation [for] Israel! When God returns the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

So I say, "{Oh, that} I had wings like a dove. I would fly away and be at rest.

Look, I would flee far away. I would dwell in the wilderness. Selah

I would hurry to my refuge from [the] raging wind [and] storm."

[We] who would take sweet counsel together; in the house of God we would walk with [the] throng.

God will hear and answer them, [he] who [is] enthroned from of old, Selah Because they do not change, and they do not fear God.

They [who] would {deliver him to the sword} will become a portion for jackals.

And they [who] would cause him to stumble, their [own] tongue [will be] against them. All who gaze on them will shake.

If I had considered evil in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

to the one who rides in the highest heavens of old. See, he gives forth his voice, a mighty voice.

Do not cast me away in the time of old age; when my strength fails do not abandon me.

And even when [I am] old and gray, O God, do not abandon me until I proclaim your {strength} to [this] generation, your power to every [one that] comes [after].

Let [the] mountains yield prosperity for the people, and [the] hills in righteousness.

If I had said, "I will speak thus," behold, I would have acted treacherously against your children's generation.

They are known [to be] like [those who] {wield} axes in a thicket of trees.

Hear, O my people, and I will admonish you; O Israel, if you would [but] listen to me.

But my people did not listen to my voice, and Israel did not yield to me.

Oh that my people would listen to me; [that] Israel would walk in my ways.

I would subdue their enemies quickly, and turn my hand against their adversaries.

Those who hate Yahweh would cringe before him, and their fate would be forever.

But he would feed him from [the] choicest wheat, and I would satisfy you with honey from a rock."

Because better [is] a day in your courtyards than a thousand [elsewhere]. I would rather be at the threshold of the house of my God than to dwell in [the] tents of wickedness.

But you have exalted my horn like [that of] a wild ox; you have anointed me with fresh oil.

They will still prosper in old age. They will be fat and luxuriant,

Your throne [is] established from of old; you [are] from everlasting.

If Yahweh had not been my help, my soul would soon have dwelt in silence.

You set a boundary that they may not cross over, [so that] they would not return to cover the earth.

They give drink for every beast of [the] field. [The] wild donkeys {quench} their thirst.

The high mountains [are] for the wild goats; [the] cliffs [are] a refuge for the rock badgers.

So he said he would exterminate them, had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to reverse his wrath from destroying [them].

and sow fields and plant vineyards, {that they may yield fruit at harvest}.

Then I would not be ashamed when I look to all your commands.

In the way of your testimonies I have rejoiced as [I would] over all riches.

I remember your ordinances of old, O Yahweh, and I take comfort.

Unless your law [had been] my delight, then I would have perished in my misery.

then they would have swallowed us alive, when their anger was kindled against us.

Then the waters would have flooded over us, [the] torrent would have passed over our soul.

Then over our soul would have passed the raging waters."

If I lift up [the] wings of [the] dawn, [and] I alight on [the] far side of [the] sea,

even there your hand would lead me, and your right hand would hold me fast.

If I should count them, they would outnumber [the] sand. I awaken, and I [am] still with you.

If only you would kill the wicked, O God-- so get away from me, [you] {bloodthirsty men}--

young men and young women as well, [the] old [together] with [the] young--