See how he scattered ¹  his lightning ²  about him; he has covered the depths ³  of the sea.

With his hands ¹  he covers ²  the lightning, and directs it against its target.

By David; a well-written song. ²  How blessed ³  is the one whose rebellious acts are forgiven, ⁴  whose sin is pardoned! ⁵ 

All day long I feel humiliated ¹  and am overwhelmed with shame, ² 

Yet you have battered us, leaving us a heap of ruins overrun by wild dogs; ¹  you have covered us with darkness. ² 

Fear and panic overpower me; ¹  terror overwhelms ²  me.

For I suffer ¹  humiliation for your sake ²  and am thoroughly disgraced. ³ 

He guided them safely along, while the sea covered their enemies.

The mountains were covered by its shadow, the highest cedars ¹  by its branches.

You pardoned ¹  the wrongdoing of your people; you forgave ²  all their sin. (Selah)

The watery deep covered it ¹  like a garment; the waters reached ²  above the mountains. ³ 

You set up a boundary for them that they could not cross, so that they would not cover the earth again. ¹ 

The water covered their enemies; not even one of them survived. ¹ 

The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it engulfed ¹  the group led by Abiram. ² 

As for the heads of those who surround me – may the harm done by ¹  their lips overwhelm them!

Blessings ¹  are on the head of the righteous, but the speech ²  of the wicked conceals ³  violence. ⁴ 

The teaching ¹  of the righteous is a fountain of life, ²  but the speech ³  of the wicked conceals ⁴  violence. ⁵ 

Hatred ¹  stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions. ² 

The one who conceals hatred utters lies, ¹  and the one who spreads ²  slander ³  is certainly ⁴  a fool.

The one who goes about slandering others ¹  reveals ²  secrets, but the one who is trustworthy ³  conceals a matter.