God

As for what others do, by words from your lips I have kept myself from the ways of the violent;

my steps hold steadily to your paths, my feet do not slip.

Now I call on you, God, for you will answer me. Turn your ear to me, hear my words.

Show how wonderful is your grace, savior of those who seek at your right hand refuge from their foes.

Protect me like the pupil of your eye, hide me in the shadow of your wings

Arise, ADONAI, confront them! Bring them down! With your sword deliver me from the wicked,

with your hand, ADONAI, from human beings, from people whose portion in life is this world. You fill their stomachs with your treasure, their children will be satisfied too and will leave their wealth to their little ones.

But my prayer, in righteousness, is to see your face; on waking, may I be satisfied with a vision of you.

For the leader. By David the servant of ADONAI, who addressed the words of this song to ADONAI on the day when ADONAI delivered him from the power of all his enemies, including from the power of Sha'ul. He said: "I love you, ADONAI, my strength!

"ADONAI is my Rock, my fortress and deliverer, my God, my Rock, in whom I find shelter, my shield, the power that saves me, my stronghold.

I call on ADONAI, who is worthy of praise; and I am saved from my enemies.

In my distress I called to ADONAI; I cried out to my God. Out of his temple he heard my voice; my cry reached his ears.

"Then the earth quaked and shook, the foundations of the mountains trembled. They were shaken because he was angry.

Smoke arose in his nostrils; out of his mouth came devouring fire; sparks blazed forth from him.

He lowered heaven and came down with thick darkness under his feet.

He rode on a keruv; he flew, swooping down on the wings of the wind.

He made darkness his hiding-place, his canopy thick clouds dark with water.

From the brightness before him, there broke through his thick clouds hailstones and fiery coals.

"ADONAI also thundered in heaven, Ha'Elyon sounded his voice -hailstones and fiery coals.

He sent out arrows and scattered them, shot out lightning and routed them.

The channels of water appeared, the foundations of the world were exposed at your rebuke, ADONAI, at the blast of breath from your nostrils.

"He sent from on high, he took me and pulled me out of deep water;

They came against me on my day of disaster, but ADONAI was my support.

He brought me out to an open place; he rescued me, because he took pleasure in me.

ADONAI rewarded me for my uprightness, he repaid me because my hands were clean.