But the mercy of the Lord is eternal for his worshippers, and their children's children will see his righteousness;

Our fathers did not give thought to your wonders in Egypt; they did not keep in memory the great number of your mercies, but gave you cause for wrath at the sea, even at the Red Sea.

But he was their saviour because of his name, so that men might see his great power.

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

And he gave them their request, but sent a wasting disease into their souls.

But they were joined to the nations, learning their works.

Again and again he made them free; but their hearts were turned against his purpose, and they were overcome by their sins.

But when their cry came to his ears, he had pity on their trouble:

But he puts the poor man on high from his troubles, and gives him families like a flock.

For my love they give me back hate; but I have given myself to prayer.

Because he had no mercy, but was cruel to the low and the poor, designing the death of the broken-hearted.

But, O Lord God, give me your help, because of your name; take me out of danger, because your mercy is good.

They may give curses but you give blessing; when they come up against me, put them to shame; but let your servant be glad.

Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name let glory be given, because of your mercy and your unchanging faith.

But our God is in heaven: he has done whatever was pleasing to him.

They have mouths, but no voice; they have eyes, but they see not;

They have ears, but no hearing; they have noses, but no sense of smell;

The heavens are the Lord's; but the earth he has given to the children of men.

But we will give praise to the Lord now and for ever. Praise be to the Lord.

All the nations have come round me; but in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down.

They are round me, yes, they are all about me; but in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down.

They are round me like bees; but they are put out like a fire among thorns; for in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down.

I have been hard pushed by you, so that I might have a fall: but the Lord was my helper.

The hand of Jah has been hard on me; but he has not given me up to death.

Rulers make evil designs against me; but your servant gives thought to your rules.

The men of pride have made great sport of me; but I have not been turned from your law.

The cords of evil-doers are round me; but I have kept in mind your law.

Before I was in trouble I went out of the way; but now I keep your word.

The men of pride have said false things about me; but I will keep your orders in my heart.

Their hearts are shut up with fat; but my delight is in your law.

Let the men of pride be shamed; because they have falsely given decision against me; but I will give thought to your orders.

My soul is wasted with desire for your salvation: but I have hope in your word.

For I have become like a wine-skin black with smoke; but I still keep the memory of your rules.

They had almost put an end to me on earth; but I did not give up your orders.

The sinners have been waiting for me to give me up to destruction; but I will give all my mind to your unchanging ward.

I have seen that nothing on earth is complete; but your teaching is very wide.

My soul is ever in danger; but I still keep the memory of your law.

Sinners have put a net to take me; but I was true to your orders.

I am a hater of men of doubting mind; but I am a lover of your law.

I am small and of no account; but I keep your orders in mind.

Pain and trouble have overcome me: but your teachings are my delight.

Great is the number of those who are against me; but I have not been turned away from your unchanging word.

Rulers have been cruel to me without cause; but I have the fear of your word in my heart.

I am full of hate and disgust for false words; but I am a lover of your law.

Those whose hope is in the Lord are like the mountain of Zion, which may not be moved, but keeps its place for ever.

They have mouths, but no voice, they have eyes, but they do not see;

They have ears, but no hearing; and there is no breath in their mouths.

The Lord takes care of those who are in a strange land; he gives help to the widow and to the child who has no father; but he sends destruction on the way of sinners.

The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame.

The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

But whoever gives ear to me will take his rest safely, living in peace without fear of evil.

But sinners will be cut off from the land, and those whose acts are false will be uprooted.

For the wrong-hearted man is hated by the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright.

The curse of the Lord is on the house of the evil-doer, but his blessing is on the tent of the upright.

He makes sport of the men of pride, but he gives grace to the gentle-hearted.

The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.

But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.

But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword;

For a loose woman is looking for a cake of bread, but another man's wife goes after one's very life.

But if he is taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house.

But he who does evil to me, does wrong to his soul: all my haters are in love with death.

But he does not see that the dead are there, that her guests are in the deep places of the underworld.

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.

The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.

He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.

He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.

Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.

The memory of the upright is a blessing, but the name of the evil-doer will be turned to dust.

The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.

He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.

The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.

Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.

In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.

Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.

Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.

The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.

It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.

When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.

The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.

The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.

The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.

The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.

Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.

When pride comes, there comes shame, but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.

The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.

At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.

With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

By the blessing of the upright man the town is made great, but it is overturned by the mouth of the evil-doer.

He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.

He who goes about talking of others makes secrets public, but the true-hearted man keeps things covered.