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For You are the God of my strength. Why have You turned away from me? Why do I have sorrow because those who hate me come against me with power?

You are my King, O God. Jacob wins because You say it must be so.

But we are killed all day long because of You. We are thought of as sheep that are ready to be killed.

Rise up and help us! Save us because of Your loving-kindness.

Then the King will desire your beauty. Because He is your Lord, bow down to Him.

They will be led in with joy and happiness, because they will come into the King's palace.

Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the people of Judah be full of joy because You are right in how You judge.

O God, favor me because of Your loving-kindness. Take away my wrong-doing because of the greatness of Your loving-pity.

I will give You thanks forever because of what You have done. And I will hope in Your name, for it is good to be where those who belong to You are.

There they were, in much fear, where there was nothing to be afraid of. For God has spread out the bones of those who come against you. You put them to shame, because God has turned away from them.

He will punish those who hate me, for the wrong they have done. He will destroy them because He is faithful.

because of the voice of those who hate me and the power of the sinful. For they bring trouble upon me, and in anger they keep on having bad thoughts against me.

God sits on His throne forever. And He will hear them and bring trouble upon them, because there has been no change in them. They do not fear God.

Because they are bad, do not let them get away. Bring down the people in Your anger, O God.

For, look, they lie in wait for my life. Strong men are gathering together to fight me, but not because of my wrong-doing or my sin, O Lord.

You have given a flag to those who fear You, so it may be seen because of the truth.

Moab is where I wash My hands. I will throw My shoe over Edom. Call out, Philistia, because of me."

My lips will praise You because Your loving-kindness is better than life.

Say to God, "How Your great works make those who hate You afraid! They will have to obey You because of Your great power.

Come and see what God has done. There is much fear because of His great works toward the children of men.