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Because your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise you.

Because of your temple at Yerushalayim, Kings shall bring presents to you.

Because for your sake, I have borne reproach. Shame has covered my face.

Draw near to my soul, and redeem it. Ransom me because of my enemies.

Let them be turned because of their shame Who say, "Aha! Aha!"

Because they didn't believe in God, And didn't trust in his yeshu`ah.

Show me a sign of your goodness, That those who hate me may see it, and be put to shame, Because you, LORD, have helped me, and comforted me.

"Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.

Tziyon heard and was glad. The daughters of Yehudah rejoiced, Because of your judgments, LORD.

Because of your indignation and your wrath, For you have taken me up, and thrown me away.

Because they were rebellious against his spirit, He spoke rashly with his lips.

Because they rebelled against the words of God, And condemned the counsel of Ha`Elyon.

Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, And because of their iniquities.

They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.

Then are they glad because it is calm, So he brings them to their desired haven.

Because he didn't remember to show kindness, But persecuted the poor and needy man, The broken in heart, to kill them.

But deal with me, the LORD the Lord, for your name's sake, Because your lovingkindness is good, deliver me;

I love the LORD, because he listens to my voice, And my cries for mercy.

Because he has turned his ear to me, Therefore I will call on him as long as I live.

I will delight myself in your mitzvot, Because I love them.