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For the leader. Set in the style of Y'dutun. A psalm of David:

You have made my days like handbreadths; for you, the length of my life is like nothing." Yes, everyone, no matter how firmly he stands, is merely a puff of wind. (Selah)

Humans go about like shadows; their turmoil is all for nothing. They accumulate wealth, not knowing who will enjoy its benefits.

Now, Adonai, what am I waiting for? You are my only hope.

With rebukes you discipline people for their guilt; like a moth, you destroy what makes them attractive; yes, everyone is merely a puff of wind. (Selah)

Hear my prayer, Adonai , listen to my cry, don't be deaf to my weeping; for with you, I am just a traveler passing through, like all my ancestors. Turn your gaze from me, so I can smile again before I depart and cease to exist.

For the leader. A psalm of David:

I waited patiently for Adonai , till he turned toward me and heard my cry.

For numberless evils surround me; my iniquities engulf me — I can't even see; there are more of them than hairs on my head, so that my courage fails me.

For the leader. A psalm of David:

How blessed are those who care for the poor! When calamity comes, Adonai will save them.

I said, " Adonai , have pity on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you!"

For the leader. A maskil of the descendants of Korach:

Just as a deer longs for running streams, God, I long for you.

I am thirsty for God, for the living God! When can I come and appear before God?

My soul, why are you so downcast? Why are you groaning inside me? Hope in God, since I will praise him again for the salvation that comes from his presence.

My adversaries' taunts make me feel as if my bones were crushed, as they ask me all day long, ‘Where is your God?' " My soul, why are you so downcast? Why are you groaning inside me? Hope in God, since I will praise him again for being my Savior and God.

For you are the God of my strength; why have you thrust me aside? Why must I go about mourning, under pressure by the enemy?

My soul, why are you so downcast? Why are you groaning inside me? Hope in God, since I will praise him again for being my Savior and God.

For the leader. By the descendants of Korach. A maskil: