Why does the wicked renounce God and say in his heart, “You will not call to account”?

O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear

You, O Lord, will keep them; you will guard us from this generation forever.

You Will Not Abandon My Soul

A Miktam of David.

Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.

For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.

You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night, you have tested me, and you will find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.

I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me; hear my words.

You will make them as a blazing oven when you appear. The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath, and fire will consume them.

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

For you will put them to flight; you will aim at their faces with your bows.

“What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness?

Wait for the Lord and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on when the wicked are cut off.

As for you, O Lord, you will not restrain your mercy from me; your steadfast love and your faithfulness will ever preserve me!

In place of your fathers shall be your sons; you will make them princes in all the earth.

For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

and that to you, O Lord, belongs steadfast love. For you will render to a man according to his work.

You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.

You will increase my greatness and comfort me again.

You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory.

Surely the wrath of man shall praise you; the remnant of wrath you will put on like a belt.

For I said, “Steadfast love will be built up forever; in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness.”

He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.

You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,

You will only look with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked.

You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot.

You will arise and have pity on Zion; it is the time to favor her; the appointed time has come.

They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away,

Let them curse, but you will bless! They arise and are put to shame, but your servant will be glad!

He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.

Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name! The righteous will surround me, for you will deal bountifully with me.

And in your steadfast love you will cut off my enemies, and you will destroy all the adversaries of my soul, for I am your servant.