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He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh.

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By Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made; all their army by the breath of his mouth.

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He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses.

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Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

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For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.

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Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

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The counsel of Yahweh stands fast forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

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Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

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Yahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.

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From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,

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he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works.

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There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

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A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power.

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Behold, Yahweh’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness;

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to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine.

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Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield.

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For our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

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Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, since we have hoped in you.

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By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

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I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.

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My soul shall boast in Yahweh. The humble shall hear of it, and be glad.

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Oh magnify Yahweh with me. Let us exalt his name together.

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I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

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They looked to him, and were radiant. Their faces shall never be covered with shame.

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This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

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The angel of Yahweh encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.

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Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

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Oh fear Yahweh, you his saints, for there is no lack with those who fear him.

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The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.

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Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.

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Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?

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Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.

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Depart from evil, and do good. seek peace, and pursue it.

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Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.

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Yahweh’s face is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth.

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The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

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Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

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Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.

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He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.

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Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

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Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned.

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By David.

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Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.

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Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help.

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Brandish the spear and block those who pursue me. Tell my soul, “I am your salvation.”

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Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded.

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Let them be as chaff before the wind, Yahweh’s angel driving them on.

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Let their way be dark and slippery, Yahweh’s angel pursuing them.

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For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.

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Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction.

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My soul shall be joyful in Yahweh. It shall rejoice in his salvation.

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All my bones shall say, “Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?”

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Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don’t know about.

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They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.

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But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into my own bosom.

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I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as one who mourns his mother.

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But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I didn’t know it. They tore at me, and didn’t cease.

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Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed their teeth at me.

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Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, my precious life from the lions.

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I will give you thanks in the great assembly. I will praise you among many people.

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Don’t let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes.

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For they don’t speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

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Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, “Aha! Aha! Our eye has seen it!”

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You have seen it, Yahweh. Don’t keep silent. Lord, don’t be far from me.

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Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!

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Vindicate me, Yahweh my God, according to your righteousness. Don’t let them gloat over me.

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Don’t let them say in their heart, “Aha! That’s the way we want it!” Don’t let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”

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Let them be disappointed and confounded together who rejoice at my calamity. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me.

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Let them shout for joy and be glad, who favor my righteous cause. Yes, let them say continually, “Yahweh be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!”

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My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long.

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For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of Yahweh.

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An oracle is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: “There is no fear of God before his eyes.”

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For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

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The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

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He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

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Your loving kindness, Yahweh, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

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Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. Yahweh, you preserve man and animal.

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How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

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They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

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For with you is the spring of life. In your light shall we see light.

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Oh continue your loving kindness to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.

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Don’t let the foot of pride come against me. Don’t let the hand of the wicked drive me away.

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There the workers of iniquity are fallen. They are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.

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By David.

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Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.

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For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb.

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Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.

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Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

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Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:

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he will make your righteousness go forth as the light, and your justice as the noon day sun.

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Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.

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Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret, it leads only to evildoing.

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For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.

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For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there.

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But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

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The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.

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The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.

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The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright in the way.

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Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.

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Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.