You will prolong the king’s life; His years will be like generations.

Because Your favor is better than life, My lips will praise You.

But those who seek my life to destroy it, Will go into the depths of the earth.

Prayer for Rescue from Secret Enemies.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

Hear my voice, God, in my complaint; Protect my life from dread of the enemy.

Who keeps us in life, And does not allow our feet to slip.

A Cry of Distress and a Curse on Adversaries.

For the music director; according to Shoshannim. A Psalm of David.

Save me, God, For the waters have threatened my life.

May they be wiped out of the book of life, And may they not be recorded with the righteous.

May those who seek my life Be put to shame and humiliated; May those who delight in my harm Be turned back and dishonored.

For my enemies have spoken against me; And those who watch for my life have consulted together,

He will rescue their life from oppression and violence, And their blood will be precious in his sight;

Do not give the soul of Your turtledove to the wild animal; Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.

God, arrogant men have risen up against me, And a gang of violent men have sought my life, And they have not set You before them.

For my soul has had enough troubles, And my life has approached Sheol.

Remember what my lifespan is; For what futility You have created all the sons of mankind!

BOOK 4

God’s Eternity and the Brevity of Human Life.

A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.

Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations.

As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, Or if due to strength, eighty years, Yet their pride is only trouble and tragedy; For it quickly passes, and we disappear.

I will satisfy him with a long life, And show him My salvation.”

They band themselves together against the life of the righteous And condemn the innocent to death.

Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with favor and compassion;

Then I called upon the name of the Lord: “Please, Lord, save my life!”

My life is continually in my hand, Yet I do not forget Your Law.

The Lord bless you from Zion, And may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.

It is like the dew of Hermon Coming down upon the mountains of Zion; For the Lord commanded the blessing there—life forever.

For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead.