Study Desk

They run and set themselves against me though there is no guilt in me; Stir Yourself to meet and help me, and see [what they are doing]!

So I have gazed upon You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory.

Come and see the works of God, He is awesome in His deeds toward the children of men.

May their eyes be dimmed so that they cannot see, And make their loins shake continually [in terror and weakness].

We do not see our symbols; There is no longer any prophet [to guide us], Nor does any among us know for how long.

Turn again [in favor to us], O God of hosts; Look down from heaven and see, and take care of this vine,

See our shield, O God, And look at the face of Your anointed [the king as Your representative].

Show me a sign of [Your] goodwill, That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, Because You, O LORD, helped and comforted me.

What man can live and not see death? Can he rescue his soul from the [powerful] hand of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead)? Selah.

"With a long life I will satisfy him And I will let him see My salvation."

Yet they say, "The LORD does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob (Israel) notice it."

He who made the ear, does He not hear? He who formed the eye, does He not see?

The heavens declare His righteousness, And all the peoples see His glory and brilliance.

That I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones, That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, That I may glory with Your inheritance.

The upright see it and rejoice; But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth.

I also have become a reproach and an object of taunting to others; When they see me, they shake their heads [in derision].

The wicked will see it and be angered, He will gnash his teeth and melt away [in despair and death]; The desire of the wicked will perish and come to nothing.

They have mouths, but they cannot speak; They have eyes, but they cannot see;

May those who [reverently] fear You see me and be glad, Because I wait for Your word.

I see the treacherous and loathe them, Because they do not respect Your law.