For he knows what we are made of; ¹  he realizes ²  we are made of clay. ³ 

He always remembers his covenantal decree, the promise he made ¹  to a thousand generations –

And his affection for you is much greater ¹  when he remembers the obedience of you all, how you welcomed him with fear and trembling.

For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; ¹  he did not overlook ²  their cry for help ³ 

He gives ¹  food to his faithful followers; ²  he always remembers his covenant. ³ 

I ¹  continually think about ²  this, and I ³  am depressed. ⁴ 

When a woman gives birth, she has distress ¹  because her time ²  has come, but when her child is born, she no longer remembers the suffering because of her joy that a human being ³  has been born into the world. ⁴ 

For no one remembers you in the realm of death, ¹  In Sheol who gives you thanks? ² 

ז (Zayin) Jerusalem ¹  remembers, ²  when ³  she became a poor homeless person, ⁴  all her treasures that she owned in days of old. ⁵  When her people fell into an enemy’s grip, ⁶  none of her allies came to her rescue. ⁷  Her enemies ⁸  gloated over ⁹  her; they sneered at her downfall.

The commander ¹  orders ²  his officers; they stumble ³  as they advance; ⁴  they rush to the city wall ⁵  and they set up ⁶  the covered siege tower. ⁷ 

but when the hot wind ¹  blows by, it disappears, and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew.

The Lord takes notice of us, ¹  he will bless ²  – he will bless the family ³  of Israel, he will bless the family of Aaron.

No one remembers the former events, ¹  nor will anyone remember ²  the events that are yet to happen; ³  they will not be remembered by the future generations. ⁴ 

Remember ¹  continually his covenantal decree, the promise he made ²  to a thousand generations –

He has done this ¹  to show mercy ²  to our ancestors, ³  and to remember his holy covenant ⁴  –

You assist ¹  those who delight in doing what is right, ²  who observe your commandments. ³  Look, you were angry because we violated them continually. How then can we be saved? ⁴ 

May his descendants ¹  be cut off! ²  May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives! ³ 

I, I am the one who blots out your rebellious deeds for my sake; your sins I do not remember.

For the living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything; they have no further reward – and even the memory of them disappears. ¹