I am bent over and walk about greatly bowed down; all day long I go around mourning.

Those who seek my life lay snares for me; those who seek to do me harm brag all day long about their wicked planning.

My heart within me became incensed; as I thought about it, the fire burned. Then I spoke out:

Then I said, "Here I am! I have come! In the scroll of the book it is written about me.

But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think about me. You are my help and deliverer. My God, do not tarry too long! To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

The one who comes to visit me speaks lies; in his heart he thinks slanderous things about me and goes around spreading them.

God, we heard it with our ears; our ancestors told us about what you did in their day a long time ago.

Take note of her ramparts; investigate her citadels; that you may speak about them to the next generation.

My mouth will speak wisely, and I will understand what I think about.

those who put confidence in their wealth and boast about their great riches?

As for the wicked, God says, "How dare you recite my statutes or speak about my covenant with your lips!

Then I will teach transgressors about your ways, and sinners will turn to you.

Deliver me from the guilt of shedding blood, God, God of my salvation. Then my tongue will sing about your righteousness.

Then you will be pleased with right sacrifices, with burnt offerings, and with whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar. To the Director: A Davidic instruction about Doeg, the Edomite, when he went to Saul and told him, "David went to the house of Abimelech."

But I will sing of your power and in the morning I will shout for joy about your gracious love. For you have been a fortress for me; and a refuge when I am distressed.

My Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, God of Gracious Love, are my fortress. To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "Lily of The Covenant," for teaching about his battle with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, when Joab returned and attacked 12,000 Edomites in the Salt Valley.

Sing praise about the glory of his name. Make his praise glorious.

For they persecute those whom you have struck, and they brag about the pain of those you have wounded.

Moreover, my tongue will speak all day about your justice; for those who seek my destruction will be utterly humiliated. Solomonic

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

As for me, how good for me it is that God is near! I have made the Lord GOD my refuge so I can tell about all your deeds. An instruction of Asaph

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

Glorious things are spoken about you, city of God. Interlude

Indeed, about Zion it will be said: "More than one person was born in it," and "The Most High himself did it."

I will sing forever about the gracious love of the LORD; from generation to generation I will declare your faithfulness with my mouth.

When they speak, they spew arrogance. Everyone who practices iniquity brags about it.

I will sing about gracious love and justice; LORD, I will sing praise to you.

I will not even think about doing anything lawless; I hate to do evil deeds; I will have none of it.

Every morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, eliminating everyone who practices iniquity from the LORD's city. A prayer by the afflicted man who is overwhelmed and talks about his troubles with the LORD.

Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and talk about his works with shouts of joy.

I have spoken with my lips about all your decrees that you have announced.

Though nobles take their seat and gossip about me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.

I have talked about my ways, and you have answered me; Teach me your statutes.

Teach me, LORD, about the way of your statutes, and I will observe them without fail.

I discovered long ago about your decrees that you have confirmed them forever. Resh

May my tongue sing about your promise, for all of your commands are right.

We heard about it in Ephrata; we found it in the fields of Jaar.

for it was there that our captors asked us for songs and our torturers demanded joy from us, "Sing us one of the songs about Zion!"

They will sing about the ways of the LORD, for great is the glory of the LORD!

May those who surround me discover that the trouble they talk about falls on their own head!

I look to my right and observe no one is concerned about me. There is nowhere I can go for refuge, and no one cares for me.

I remember the former times, meditating on everything you have done. I think about the work of your hands.

LORD, what are human beings, that you should care about them, or mortal man, that you should think about him?

I will speak about the glorious splendor of your majesty as well as your awesome actions.

People will speak about the might of your great deeds, and I will announce your greatness.

They will extol the fame of your abundant goodness, and will sing out loud about your righteousness.

They will speak about the glory of your kingdom, and they will talk about your might,

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your authority endures from one generation to another. God is faithful about everything he says and merciful in everything he does.

You aren't thinking about where her life is headed; her steps wander, but you do not realize it.

What the wicked fears will come about, but the longing of the righteous will be granted.

Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their maker, and whoever is happy about disaster will not go unpunished.

It is a trap for a person to declare quickly, "This is sacred," and only later to have second thoughts about the vows.

The wicked man puts up a bold appearance, but the upright thinks about what he is doing.

Whenever you sit down to dine with a ruler, carefully think about what is before you.

because they plan violence, and they are always talking about trouble.

If you say, "Look here, we didn't know about this," doesn't God, who examines motives, discern it? Doesn't the one who guards your soul know about it? Won't he repay each person according to what he has done?

Don't be anxious about those who practice evil, and don't be envious of the wicked.

As I observed, I thought about it; I watched, and learned a lesson:

Like clouds and winds without rain is the man who brags about gifts he never gave.

A club, a sword, and a sharp arrow that's what a man is who lies about his neighbor.

Never brag about the day to come, because you don't know what it might bring.

The righteous person is concerned about the poor; but the wicked don't understand what they need to know.

A person's pride will bring about his downfall, but the humble in spirit will gain honor.

Don't lie about a servant to his master, or that servant will curse you and you will pay for it.

Strength and dignity are her garments; she smiles about the future.

Does anything exist about which someone might say, "Look at this! Is this new?" It happened ages ago; it existed before we did.

So I dedicated myself to learn about wisdom and knowledge, and about insanity and foolishness. And I discovered that this is also like chasing after the wind.

Then I examined all of my accomplishments that I had brought about by my own efforts, including the work that I had labored so hard to complete and it was all pointless, like chasing after the wind, and there was nothing to be gained on earth.

So I came to be in despair about everything I had accomplished on earth.

For he has absolutely no knowledge what will happen, since who can declare to him when it will come about?

At least the living know they will die, but the dead know nothing; they no longer have a reward, since memory about them has been forgotten.

Do not curse the king, even in your thoughts. Do not curse the rich, even in your bedroom. For a bird will fly by and tell what you say, or something with wings may talk about it.

Your teeth are like a flock of sheep about to be sheared, who are coming up from being washed. All of them are twins, not one has lost her young.

What is so special about your beloved, most beautiful of women? What is so special about your beloved, that you charge us like this?

This is the vision that Amoz's son Isaiah had about Judah and Jerusalem during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

"It will come about in the last days that the mountain that is the LORD's Temple will be established as the highest of mountains, and will be raised above the hills; all the nations will stream to it.

"And it will come about that instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well-set hair, baldness; instead of a fine robe, sackcloth; and instead of beauty, shame.

watch out! The LORD God is about to bring the flood waters of the Euphrates River against them, mighty and strong.

because the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies will bring about destruction, as has been decreed, throughout the entire region.

A message that Amoz's son Isaiah received about Babylon:

"Those who see you will stare at you. They will wonder about you: "Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who made kingdoms quake,

"We've heard about Moab's pride so very proud he became! his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence; therefore he is alone.

A message about Damascus: "Look! Damascus will cease to be a city. Instead, it will become a pile of ruins.

A message about Egypt: "Watch out! The LORD rides on a swift cloud, and is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before him, and the hearts of the Egyptians melt within them.

And it will come about that your choicest valleys will be filled with chariots, and horsemen will take their positions at the gates.

Look Out! The LORD is about to hurl you away violently, my strong fellow! He will fold you up completely,

When the news reaches Egypt, they will be in anguish at the report about Tyre.

"Watch out! The LORD is about to depopulate the land and devastate it; he will turn it upside down and scatter its inhabitants.

"And it will come about at that time, the LORD will punish the armies of the exalted ones in the heavens, and the rulers of the earth on earth.

Just as a pregnant woman writhes and cries out during her labor when she is about to give birth, so were we because of you, LORD.

At that time, "A fermenting vineyard sing about it!

But as for you, don't start mocking, or your chains will become tighter; for I have heard from the LORD of the Heavenly Armies about destruction, and it is decreed against the whole land.

An oracle about the animals of the Negev: "Through a land of trouble, dryness, and distress, of lionesses and roaring lions, where there is no water, a land of vipers and darting snakes, he carries their riches on donkeys' backs, and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a nation that cannot benefit them,

therefore, for you this sin will become like a breach in a high wall that is about to collapse, bulging out, and whose crash comes suddenly in an instant.

For fools utter contempt, and their minds plot wrong things: practicing ungodliness, spreading lies about the LORD, leaving the pangs of hungry people unsatisfied, and depriving thirsty people of drink.

The living yes the living they thank you, just as I am doing today; fathers will tell their children about your faithfulness.

The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and the hammersmith encourages the one who strikes the anvil. He says about the welding, "It's good!' and he reinforces it with nails so that it won't topple."

See, the former things have taken place, and I'm announcing the new things before they spring into being I'm telling you about them."

Watch! I'm about to carry out something new! And now it's springing up don't you recognize it? I'm making a way in the wilderness and paths in the desert.

You haven't brought me your sheep for a burnt offering, nor have you honored me with your sacrifices, nor have you made meal offerings for me yet I have not tired you about incense!