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For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?

Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping.

The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.

I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.

For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.

what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?

For the choirmaster. To the tune of "The Death of the Son." A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.

For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.

But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.

The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

Those who know Your name will trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.

For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.

For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.

For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.

Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.

For the choirmaster. Of David. In the LORD I take refuge. So how can you say to me, "Flee like a bird to your mountain!

For behold, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.

For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.