I will sharpen my lightning-like sword, and my hand will grasp hold of the weapon of judgment; ¹  I will execute vengeance on my foes, and repay those who hate me! ² 

These are the men David put in charge of music in the Lord’s sanctuary, ¹  after the ark was placed there.

They talked about the God of Jerusalem as if he were one of the man-made gods of the nations of the earth.

Then the local people ¹  began to discourage ²  the people of Judah and to dishearten them from building.

From the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

if I have raised my hand ¹  to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court, ² 

if I have rejoiced because of the extent of my wealth, or because of the great wealth my hand had gained,

The Lord rewarded me for my godly deeds; ¹  he took notice of my blameless behavior. ² 

Yes, ¹  wild dogs surround me – a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet. ² 

Hear my plea for mercy when I cry out to you for help, when I lift my hands ¹  toward your holy temple! ² 

By David. The Lord, my protector, ²  deserves praise ³  – the one who trains my hands for battle, ⁴  and my fingers for war,

A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, ¹  and the work of his hands ²  will be rendered to ³  him.

I will attack you; ¹  I will purify your metal with flux. ²  I will remove all your slag. ³ 

Yes, my hand founded the earth; my right hand spread out the sky. I summon them; they stand together.

All of your people will be godly; ¹  they will possess the land permanently. I will plant them like a shoot; they will be the product of my labor, through whom I reveal my splendor. ² 

ב (Bet) The precious sons of Zion were worth their weight in gold – Alas! – but now they are treated like ¹  broken clay pots, made by a potter. ² 

י (Yod) The hands of tenderhearted women ¹  cooked their own children, who became their food, ²  when my people ³  were destroyed. ⁴ 

Each had four faces; each had four wings and the form of human hands under the wings.

Then ¹  a hand touched me and set me on my hands and knees. ² 

Even if they could dig down into the netherworld, ¹  my hand would pull them up from there. Even if they could climb up to heaven, I would drag them down from there.