Which my lips uttered
And my mouth spoke when I was in distress.

O God, when You went forth before Your people,
When You marched through the wilderness, Selah.

You shed abroad a plentiful rain, O God;
You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched.

When you lie down among the sheepfolds,
You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And its pinions with glistening gold.

When the Almighty scattered the kings there,
It was snowing in Zalmon.

When I wept in my soul with fasting,
It became my reproach.

When I made sackcloth my clothing,
I became a byword to them.

May their table before them become a snare;
And when they are in peace, may it become a trap.

Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
Do not forsake me when my strength fails.

And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me,
Until I declare Your strength to this generation,
Your power to all who are to come.

My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You;
And my soul, which You have redeemed.

For he will deliver the needy when he cries for help,
The afflicted also, and him who has no helper.

When I pondered to understand this,
It was troublesome in my sight

Like a dream when one awakes,
O Lord, when aroused, You will despise their form.

When my heart was embittered
And I was pierced within,

“When I select an appointed time,
It is I who judge with equity.

You, even You, are to be feared;
And who may stand in Your presence when once You are angry?

When God arose to judgment,
To save all the humble of the earth. Selah.

When I remember God, then I am disturbed;
When I sigh, then my spirit grows faint. Selah.

When He rained meat upon them like the dust,
Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas,

When He killed them, then they sought Him,
And returned and searched diligently for God;

They did not remember His power,
The day when He redeemed them from the adversary,

When He performed His signs in Egypt
And His marvels in the field of Zoan,

When God heard, He was filled with wrath
And greatly abhorred Israel;

He established it for a testimony in Joseph
When he went throughout the land of Egypt.
I heard a language that I did not know:

The Lord will count when He registers the peoples,
“This one was born there.” Selah.

You rule the swelling of the sea;
When its waves rise, You still them.

For a thousand years in Your sight
Are like yesterday when it passes by,
Or as a watch in the night.

That when the wicked sprouted up like grass
And all who did iniquity flourished,
It was only that they might be destroyed forevermore.

Pay heed, you senseless among the people;
And when will you understand, stupid ones?

When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,
Your consolations delight my soul.

“When your fathers tested Me,
They tried Me, though they had seen My work.

I will give heed to the blameless way.
When will You come to me?
I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart.

Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress;
Incline Your ear to me;
In the day when I call answer me quickly.

When the peoples are gathered together,
And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.

When the wind has passed over it, it is no more,
And its place acknowledges it no longer.

When the sun rises they withdraw
And lie down in their dens.

When they were only a few men in number,
Very few, and strangers in it.

Egypt was glad when they departed,
For the dread of them had fallen upon them.

When they became envious of Moses in the camp,
And of Aaron, the holy one of the Lord,

Nevertheless He looked upon their distress
When He heard their cry;

When they are diminished and bowed down
Through oppression, misery and sorrow,

When he is judged, let him come forth guilty,
And let his prayer become sin.

I am passing like a shadow when it lengthens;
I am shaken off like the locust.

I also have become a reproach to them;
When they see me, they wag their head.

Let them curse, but You bless;
When they arise, they shall be ashamed,
But Your servant shall be glad.

When Israel went forth from Egypt,
The house of Jacob from a people of strange language,

I believed when I said,
“I am greatly afflicted.”

Then I shall not be ashamed
When I look upon all Your commandments.

I shall give thanks to You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.

My eyes fail with longing for Your word,
While I say, “When will You comfort me?”

How many are the days of Your servant?
When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?

I am for peace, but when I speak,
They are for war.

A Song of Ascents, of David.
I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

“Had it not been the Lord who was on our side
When men rose up against us,

Then they would have swallowed us alive,
When their anger was kindled against us;

A Song of Ascents.
When the Lord brought back the captive ones of Zion,
We were like those who dream.

How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them;
They will not be ashamed
When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

When you shall eat of the fruit of your hands,
You will be happy and it will be well with you.

By the rivers of Babylon,
There we sat down and wept,
When we remembered Zion.

All the kings of the earth will give thanks to You, O Lord,
When they have heard the words of Your mouth.

You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
You understand my thought from afar.

My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth;

Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in Your book were all written
The days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them.

If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand.
When I awake, I am still with You.

A Psalm of David.
O Lord, I call upon You; hasten to me!
Give ear to my voice when I call to You!

As when one plows and breaks open the earth,
Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
You knew my path.
In the way where I walk
They have hidden a trap for me.

I will also laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when your dread comes,

When your dread comes like a storm
And your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.

When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

Do not be afraid of sudden fear
Nor of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes;

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
When it is in your power to do it.

Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.

When I was a son to my father,
Tender and the only son in the sight of my mother,

When you walk, your steps will not be impeded;
And if you run, you will not stumble.

And you groan at your final end,
When your flesh and your body are consumed;

How long will you lie down, O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?

When you walk about, they will guide you;
When you sleep, they will watch over you;
And when you awake, they will talk to you.

Men do not despise a thief if he steals
To satisfy himself when he is hungry;

But when he is found, he must repay sevenfold;
He must give all the substance of his house.

“When there were no depths I was brought forth,
When there were no springs abounding with water.

“When He established the heavens, I was there,
When He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,

When He made firm the skies above,
When the springs of the deep became fixed,

When He set for the sea its boundary
So that the water would not transgress His command,
When He marked out the foundations of the earth;

When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable,
But he who restrains his lips is wise.

When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more,
But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.

When pride comes, then comes dishonor,
But with the humble is wisdom.

When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish,
And the hope of strong men perishes.

When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.

The wicked is thrust down by his wrongdoing,
But the righteous has a refuge when he dies.

A joyful heart makes a cheerful face,
But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.

When a man’s ways are pleasing to the Lord,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
When he has no sense?

Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.

When a wicked man comes, contempt also comes,
And with dishonor comes scorn.

“Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
But when he goes his way, then he boasts.

Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger;
And for foreigners, hold him in pledge.

When the scoffer is punished, the naive becomes wise;
But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination,
How much more when he brings it with evil intent!