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Teach me your way, O Lord , and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.

Because they do not regard the works of the Lord , or the work of his hands, he will break them down and build them up no more.

I will exult and rejoice in your steadfast love, because you have seen my affliction; you have taken heed of my adversities,

For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing; my strength fails because of my misery, and my bones waste away.

Our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name.

Of David. Do not fret because of the wicked; do not be envious of wrongdoers,

The Lord helps them and rescues them; he rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, because they take refuge in him.

There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.

My wounds grow foul and fester because of my foolishness;

I am utterly spent and crushed; I groan because of the tumult of my heart.

Those who render me evil for good are my adversaries because I follow after good.

Let those be appalled because of their shame who say to me, "Aha, Aha!"

By this I know that you are pleased with me; because my enemy has not triumphed over me.

But you have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.

I say to God, my rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I walk about mournfully because the enemy oppresses me?"

For you are the God in whom I take refuge; why have you cast me off? Why must I walk about mournfully because of the oppression of the enemy?

Because of you we are being killed all day long, and accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

Let Mount Zion be glad, let the towns of Judah rejoice because of your judgments.

I will thank you forever, because of what you have done. In the presence of the faithful I will proclaim your name, for it is good.

by the noise of the enemy, because of the clamor of the wicked. For they bring trouble upon me, and in anger they cherish enmity against me.