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Thank the Lord for his faithful love and for the amazing things he does for people.

Thank the Lord for his faithful love and for the amazing things he does for people.

God has made this promise in his Temple: "I will win the war and rejoice in victory! I will divide this land among my people. I will give them Shechem. I will give them Succoth Valley.

They said, "Choose someone evil to represent him. Let the one at his side really be his accuser.

Let even his prayer be used as evidence against him, and let the court find him guilty.

Let his life be cut short, and let someone else take over his work.

Let his children become orphans and his wife a widow.

Make his children wander around as beggars, forced from homes that lie in ruins.

Let no one be kind to him. Let no one show mercy to his children.

May his family come to an end. May his name be unknown to future generations.

May the Lord remember the sins of his father, and may his mother's sins never be erased.

May the Lord remember their sins forever, and may he cause people to forget his family completely.

Cursing was a daily part of his life, like the clothes he wears. Cursing others became a part of him, like the water he drinks and the oil he puts on his body.

The Lord has made a promise with an oath and will not change his mind: "You are a priest forever— the kind of priest Melchizedek was."

The king will drink from a stream on the way. Then he will lift his head and become strong!

Praise the Lord ! I thank the Lord with all my heart in the assembly of his good people.

The things he does are great and glorious! There is no end to his goodness.

He gives food to his followers. He remembers his agreement forever.

He has shown his people how powerful he is by giving them the land of other nations.

Everything he does is good and fair. All his commands can be trusted.