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The Lord will save his people; those who go to him for protection will be spared.

Without any reason they laid a trap for me and dug a deep hole to catch me.

They pay me back evil for good, and I sink in despair.

as I would pray for a friend or a brother. I went around bent over in mourning, as one who mourns for his mother.

Don't let my enemies, those liars, gloat over my defeat. Don't let those who hate me for no reason smirk with delight over my sorrow.

May those who want to see me acquitted shout for joy and say again and again, "How great is the Lord ! He is pleased with the success of his servant."

Sin speaks to the wicked deep in their hearts; they reject God and do not have reverence for him.

Be patient and wait for the Lord to act; don't be worried about those who prosper or those who succeed in their evil plans.

Soon the wicked will disappear; you may look for them, but you won't find them;

I am old now; I have lived a long time, but I have never seen good people abandoned by the Lord or their children begging for food.

for the Lord loves what is right and does not abandon his faithful people. He protects them forever, but the descendants of the wicked will be driven out.

but later I passed by, and he wasn't there; I looked for him, but couldn't find him.

He helps them and rescues them; he saves them from the wicked, because they go to him for protection.

O Lord, you know what I long for; you hear all my groans.

Those who want to kill me lay traps for me, and those who want to hurt me threaten to ruin me; they never stop plotting against me.

My enemies are healthy and strong; there are many who hate me for no reason.

Those who pay back evil for good are against me because I try to do right.

no more than a shadow. All we do is for nothing; we gather wealth, but don't know who will get it.

What, then, can I hope for, Lord? I put my hope in you.

I will keep quiet, I will not say a word, for you are the one who made me suffer like this.