and whenever I feel low, you are there to guide me. A trap has been hidden along my pathway.
But he knows what I am doing, and when he tests me, I will be pure as gold.
The LORD protects everyone who follows him, but the wicked follow a road that leads to ruin.
I pray to you, LORD! Please listen.
I am wasting away like grass, and my appetite is gone.
Those proud people have hidden traps and nets to catch me as I walk.
Protect me from the traps of those violent people,
I have given up all hope, and I feel numb all over.
You know my heart, and even during the night you have tested me and found me innocent. I have made up my mind never to tell a lie.
I have no more strength than a few drops of water. All my bones are out of joint; my heart is like melted wax.
Protect me from hidden traps and keep me safe.
They attack from ambush, watching my every step and hoping to kill me.
I feel hopeless, and I cry out to you from a faraway land. Lead me to the mighty rock high above me.
We humans are only a breath; none of us are truly great. All of us together weigh less than a puff of air.
When I think of you, I feel restless and weak.
These people have dug pits and set traps for me, LORD. Make them scream in fear when you send enemy troops to attack their homes.
Get up and pray for help all through the night. Pour out your feelings to the Lord, as you would pour water out of a jug. Beg him to save your people, who are starving to death at every street crossing.
The Pharisees got together and planned how they could trick Jesus into saying something wrong.