The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord's throne is in heaven; his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man.

The Faithful Have Vanished

To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

Save, O Lord, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.

On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the children of man.

The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.

from men by your hand, O Lord, from men of the world whose portion is in this life. You fill their womb with treasure; they are satisfied with children, and they leave their abundance to their infants.

You will destroy their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from among the children of man.

Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the children of mankind!

The Lord looks down from heaven; he sees all the children of man;

Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.

He is ever lending generously, and his children become a blessing.

For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.

My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down amid fiery beasts— the children of man, whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

God Who Judges the Earth

To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam of David.

Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods? Do you judge the children of man uprightly?

Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.

May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor!

If I had said, “I will speak thus,” I would have betrayed the generation of your children.

You with your arm redeemed your people, the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah

We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done.

He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children,

that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children,

Asshur also has joined them; they are the strong arm of the children of Lot. Selah

If his children forsake my law and do not walk according to my rules,