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For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with a psalm of wisdom.

With the east wind You smash the ships of Tarshish.

For when he dies, he will take nothing with him; His wealth will not descend after him.

"Gather My godly ones to Me, Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice."

"When you see a thief, you become friends with him, And you associate with adulterers.

Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; Cleanse me, and I will be whiter than snow.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And sustain me with a willing spirit.

For He has saved me from all trouble, And my eye has looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.

God will hear and humiliate them— Even the One who sits enthroned from ancient times— Selah With whom there is no change, And who do not fear God.

He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has violated his covenant.

Before your pots can feel the fire of thorns He will sweep them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike.

Behold, they gush forth with their mouths; Swords are in their lips, For, they say, "Who hears?"

That Your beloved may be rescued, Save us with Your right hand, and answer us!

Have You Yourself not rejected us, God? And will You not go out with our armies, God?

They have planned only to thrust him down from his high position; They delight in falsehood; They bless with their mouth, But inwardly they curse. Selah

My soul is satisfied as with fat and fatness, And my mouth offers praises with joyful lips.

They devise injustices, saying, "We are ready with a well-conceived plot"; For the inward thought and the heart of a person are deep.

Blessed is the one You choose and allow to approach You; He will dwell in Your courtyards. We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple.

Who establishes the mountains by His strength, Who is encircled with might;

You water its furrows abundantly, You settle its ridges, You soften it with showers, You bless its growth.