Ten thousand enemies attack from every side, but I am not afraid.

You are not the kind of God who is pleased with evil. Sinners can't stay with you.

Nothing they say is true! They just want to destroy. Their words are deceitful like a hidden pit, and their tongues are good only for telling lies.

I have not betrayed a friend or had pity on an enemy who attacks for no reason.

You did not forget to punish the guilty or listen to the cries of those in need.

In their hearts they say, “Nothing can hurt us! We'll always be happy and free from trouble.”

He will send fiery coals and flaming sulfur down on the wicked, and they will drink nothing but a scorching wind.

I don't do like others. I obey your teachings and am not cruel.

It travels all the way across the sky. Nothing hides from its heat.

Don't let me do wrong on purpose, Lord, or let sin have control over my life. Then I will be innocent, and not guilty of some terrible fault.

All their plans to harm you will come to nothing.

When they cried out for help, you saved them, and you did not let them down when they depended on you.

The Lord doesn't hate or despise the helpless in all of their troubles. When I cried out, he listened and did not turn away.

People not yet born will be told, “The Lord has saved us!”

(By David.)

A Prayer of Praise

You, Lord, are the light that keeps me safe. I am not afraid of anyone. You protect me, and I have no fears.

The Lord gave us each a mind, and nothing we do can be hidden from him.

Not one of their bones will ever be broken.

Liars accuse me of crimes I know nothing about.

Disappoint and confuse all who are glad to see me in trouble; disgrace and embarrass my proud enemies who say to me, “You are nothing!”

But not a trace will be left of the wicked or their families.

I am not able to hear or speak a word;

(A psalm by David for Jeduthun, the music leader.)

A Prayer for Forgiveness

I told myself, “I'll be careful not to sin by what I say, and I'll muzzle my mouth when evil people are near.”

You made my life short, so brief that the time means nothing to you. “Human life is but a breath,

You treated me like this, and I kept silent, not saying a word.

Sacrifices and offerings are not what please you; gifts and payment for sin are not what you demand. But you made me willing to listen and obey.