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I will both lie down in peace and sleep: for thou, Lord, only hast caused me to dwell securely.

Attend to the voice of my supplication, my King, and my God: for to thee, O Lord, will I pray.

For thou art not a god that desires iniquity; neither shall the worker of wickedness dwell with thee.

For there is no truth in their mouth; their heart is vain; their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit.

Judge them, O God; let them fail of their counsels: cast them out according to the abundance of their ungodliness; for they have provoked thee, O Lord.

But let all that trust on thee be glad in thee: they shall exult for ever, and thou shalt dwell among them; and all that love thy name shall rejoice in thee.

For thou, Lord, shalt bless the righteous: thou hast compassed us as with a shield of favour.

Pity me, O Lord; for I am weak: heal me, O Lord; for my bones are vexed.

Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: save me for thy mercy’s sake.

For in death no man remembers thee: and who will give thee thanks in Hades?

Depart from me, all ye that work iniquity; for the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.

And the congregation of the nations shall compass thee: and for this cause do thou return on high.

And on it he has fitted the instruments of death; he has completed his arrows for the raging ones.

O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful is thy name in all the earth! for thy magnificence is exalted above the heavens.

For I will regard the heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon and stars, which thou hast established.

For thou hast maintained my cause and my right; thou satest on the throne, that judgest righteousness.

Thou hast rebuked the nations, and the ungodly one has perished; thou hast blotted out their name for ever, even for ever and ever.

but the Lord endures for ever: he has prepared his throne for judgment.

The Lord also is become a refuge for the poor, a seasonable help, in affliction.

And let them that know thy name hope in thee: for thou, O Lord, hast not failed them that diligently seek thee.