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Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

This God—his way is perfect; the promise of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.

Great triumphs he gives to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.

To the leader. A Psalm of David. The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.

which comes out like a bridegroom from his wedding canopy, and like a strong man runs its course with joy.

Now I know that the Lord will help his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with mighty victories by his right hand.

You have given him his heart's desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah

For you meet him with rich blessings; you set a crown of fine gold on his head.

His glory is great through your help; splendor and majesty you bestow on him.

You will make them like a fiery furnace when you appear. The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath, and fire will consume them.

For he did not despise or abhor the affliction of the afflicted; he did not hide his face from me, but heard when I cried to him.

and proclaim his deliverance to a people yet unborn, saying that he has done it.

he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name's sake.

Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord ? And who shall stand in his holy place?

He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.

All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his decrees.

The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes his covenant known to them.

One thing I asked of the Lord , that will I seek after: to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord , and to inquire in his temple.

For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will set me high on a rock.

Now my head is lifted up above my enemies all around me, and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melody to the Lord .