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THE LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

He makes me to rest in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters.

He restores my soul. He leads me in the paths of righteousness for his names sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Surely thy goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

THE earth is the LORDS and the fulness thereof; the world and they that dwell therein.

For he has set the foundation thereof in the sea, and has furnished it with rivers.

Who shall ascend into the mountain of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?

He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not sworn by his soul falsely, nor taken an oath deceitfully.

He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from God our Saviour.

This is the generation of them that seek thy face, that proclaim thy countenance, O thou God of Jacob.

Lift up your heads, O you gates; and be lifted up, O everlasting doors, that the King of glory may come in.

Who is this King of glory? The LORD, strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

Lift up your heads, O you gates; and be lifted up, O everlasting doors, that the King of glory may come in.

Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory forever.

UNTO thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.

O my God, I trust in thee; let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.

Yea, let none that trust in thee be ashamed; let the wicked be ashamed with their vanity.

Show me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me; for thou art my God and my Saviour; on thee do I wait all the day.

Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they are from the beginning of the world.

Remember not the foolishness of my youth, but according to thine abundant mercy remember thou me because of thy goodness sake, O God.

Good and upright is the LORD; therefore will he direct sinners in the way.

He will guide the meek in judgment, and he will teach the poor his way.

All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

For thy names sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

What man is he that fears the LORD? Him shall he teach in the way that he has chosen.

His soul shall abide with grace, and his offspring shall inherit the earth.

The LORD is mindful of them that worship him, and he will show them his covenant.

My eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he will release my feet out of the net.

Turn thou unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am the only son and destitute.

The troubles of my heart are multiplied; O bring thou me out of my distresses.

Look upon my affliction and my labor; and forgive all my sins.

Consider my enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with an unjust hatred.

O keep my soul, and deliver me, because I have trusted in thee.

The innocent and the upright have followed me because I have trusted in thee.

God has saved Israel from all of his oppressors.

JUDGE me, O LORD; for I have walked in my integrity; I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not waver.

Prove me, O LORD, and try me; examine my mind and my heart.

For thy lovingkindness is before my eyes, and I have walked in thy faith.

I have not sat with evil persons; neither have I associated with detestable persons.

I have hated the congregation of evildoers; and have not sat with the wicked.

I have washed my hands clean, and I have gone around thy altar, O LORD,

That I may hear the voice of thy praise and tell of all thy wondrous works.

LORD, I have loved the ritual of thy house and the place where thy glory dwelleth.

Destroy me not with sinners nor my life with bloody men,

In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.

But as for me, I will walk in my integrity; save me and be merciful unto me.

My foot has stood in the straight way; in the congregation will I bless the LORD.

THE LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

When evildoers came upon me to devour me, even my enemies and those who hate me, they together stumbled and fell.

Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the delight of the LORD, and to be in charge of his temple.

For in the day of trouble he shall hide me in his shelter; in the shadow of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

And now shall my head he lifted up above my enemies round about me; therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises to the LORD.

Hear, O LORD, my voice when I call upon thee; have mercy also upon me and answer me.

My heart said unto thee, Let my face seek thy face.

Turn not away thy face from me, O LORD; trouble not thy servant in anger; thou hast been my help, O LORD; east me not out, neither leave me, O my God and my Saviour.

Although my father and my mother have deserted me, the LORD has taken me up.

Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in thy right paths.

Deliver me not over into the hands of my enemies; for false witnesses are risen up against me and have spoken cruelly.

But I have believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

Trust in the LORD, and be of good courage; yea, trust in the LORD.

UNTO thee have I cried, O my God; be not silent to me, lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy temple.

Count me not with the wicked and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace with their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.

Reward them according to their deeds and according to their evil doings.

Because they have not understood the works of the LORD nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them and not build them up.

Blessed be the LORD, because he has heard the voice of my supplications.

The LORD is my helper and my protector; my heart trusted in him, and I am happy; I will praise him with glorious song.

The LORD is the strength of his people, and he is the protector of the salvation of his anointed.

Save thy people, O LORD, and bless thine inheritance; shepherd them also, and take care of them for ever,