¹⁹ But you, Lord, do not be far from me.^(A)
    You are my strength;^(B) come quickly^(C) to help me.^(D)
20 Deliver me from the sword,^(E)
    my precious life^(F) from the power of the dogs.^(G)
21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lions;^(H)
    save me from the horns of the wild oxen.^(I)

²² I will declare your name to my people;
    in the assembly^(J) I will praise you.^(K)
23 You who fear the Lord, praise him!^(L)
    All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!^(M)
    Revere him,^(N) all you descendants of Israel!
²⁴ For he has not despised^(O) or scorned
    the suffering of the afflicted one;^(P)
he has not hidden his face^(Q) from him
    but has listened to his cry for help.^(R)

²⁵ From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;^(S)
    before those who fear you^[a] I will fulfill my vows.^(T)
26 The poor will eat^(U) and be satisfied;
    those who seek the Lord will praise him—^(V)
    may your hearts live forever!

²⁷ All the ends of the earth^(W)
    will remember and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations
    will bow down before him,^(X)
28 for dominion belongs to the Lord^(Y)
    and he rules over the nations.

57 The righteous perish,^(A)
    and no one takes it to heart;^(B)
the devout are taken away,
    and no one understands
that the righteous are taken away
    to be spared from evil.^(C)
2 Those who walk uprightly^(D)
    enter into peace;
    they find rest^(E) as they lie in death.

³ “But you—come here, you children of a sorceress,^(F)
    you offspring of adulterers^(G) and prostitutes!^(H)
4 Who are you mocking?
    At whom do you sneer
    and stick out your tongue?
Are you not a brood of rebels,^(I)
    the offspring of liars?
⁵ You burn with lust among the oaks^(J)
    and under every spreading tree;^(K)
you sacrifice your children^(L) in the ravines
    and under the overhanging crags.
⁶ The idols^(M) among the smooth stones of the ravines are your portion;
    indeed, they are your lot.
Yes, to them you have poured out drink offerings^(N)
    and offered grain offerings.
    In view of all this, should I relent?^(O)
7 You have made your bed on a high and lofty hill;^(P)
    there you went up to offer your sacrifices.^(Q)
8 Behind your doors and your doorposts
    you have put your pagan symbols.
Forsaking me, you uncovered your bed,
    you climbed into it and opened it wide;
you made a pact with those whose beds you love,^(R)
    and you looked with lust on their naked bodies.^(S)
9 You went to Molek^[a](T) with olive oil
    and increased your perfumes.^(U)
You sent your ambassadors^[b](V) far away;
    you descended to the very realm of the dead!^(W)
10 You wearied^(X) yourself by such going about,
    but you would not say, ‘It is hopeless.’^(Y)
You found renewal of your strength,^(Z)
    and so you did not faint.

¹¹ “Whom have you so dreaded and feared^(AA)
    that you have not been true to me,
and have neither remembered^(AB) me
    nor taken this to heart?^(AC)
Is it not because I have long been silent^(AD)
    that you do not fear me?
¹² I will expose your righteousness and your works,^(AE)
    and they will not benefit you.
¹³ When you cry out^(AF) for help,
    let your collection of idols save^(AG) you!
The wind will carry all of them off,
    a mere breath will blow^(AH) them away.
But whoever takes refuge^(AI) in me
    will inherit the land^(AJ)
    and possess my holy mountain.”^(AK)