Who can uncover its outer covering? ¹  Who can penetrate to the inside of its armor? ² 

I am absolutely terrified, ¹  and you, Lord – how long will this continue? ² 

So my heart rejoices and I am happy; ¹  My life is safe. ² 

The Lord’s loyal followers receive his guidance, ¹  and he reveals his covenantal demands to them. ² 

Examine me, O Lord, and test me! Evaluate my inner thoughts and motives! ¹ 

We ¹  wait for the Lord; he is our deliverer ²  and shield. ³ 

As for me, I said: ¹  “O Lord, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you!

I thirst ¹  for God, for the living God. I say, ²  “When will I be able to go and appear in God’s presence?” ³ 

The princess ¹  looks absolutely magnificent, ²  decked out in pearls and clothed in a brocade trimmed with gold. ³ 

Awake, my soul! ¹  Awake, O stringed instrument and harp! I will wake up at dawn! ² 

My lips will shout for joy! Yes, ¹  I will sing your praises! I will praise you when you rescue me! ² 

I am your servant. Give me insight, so that I can understand ¹  your rules.

When ¹  I cried out for help, you answered me. You made me bold and energized me. ² 

Certainly ¹  you made my mind and heart; ²  you wove me together ³  in my mother’s womb.

When a wicked person ¹  arrives, contempt ²  shows up with him, and with shame comes ³  a reproach.

The human spirit ¹  is like ²  the lamp ³  of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts. ⁴ 

Beatings and wounds cleanse away ¹  evil, and floggings cleanse ²  the innermost being. ³ 

“My portion is the Lord,” I have said to myself, ¹  so I will put my hope in him.

Then he brought me to the north gate, and he measured it; it had the same dimensions as the others –

He said to me, “This chamber which faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple, ¹