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I said to the Lord, Thou art my Lord; for thou has no need of my goodness.

I foresaw the Lord always before my face; for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.

Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou wilt fill me with joy with thy countenance: at thy right hand there are delights for ever.

As for the works of men, by the words of thy lips I have guarded myself from hard ways.

I have cried, for thou heardest me, O God: incline thine ear to me, and hearken to my words.

They laid wait for me as a lion ready for prey, and like a lion’s whelp dwelling in secret places.

He will deliver me from my mighty enemies, and from them that hate me; for they are stronger than I.

For I have kept the way of the Lord and have not wickedly departed from my God.

For all his judgments were before me, and his ordinances departed not from me.

For thou wilt save the lowly people, and wilt humble the eyes of the proud.

For thou, O Lord, wilt light my lamp: my God, thou wilt lighten my darkness.

For by thee shall I be delivered from a troop; and by my God I will pass over a wall.

As for my God, his way is perfect: the oracles of the Lord are tried in the fire; he is a protector of all them that hope in him.

For who is God but the Lord? and who is a God except our God?

He instructs my hands for war: and thou hast made my arms as a brazen bow.

Thou has made room for my goings under me, and by footsteps did not fail.

For thou hast girded me with strength for war: thou hast beaten down under me all that rose up against me.

God magnifies the deliverances of his king; and deals mercifully with David his anointed, and his seed, for ever.

The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring for ever and ever: the judgments of the Lord are true, and justified altogether.

For thy servant keeps to them: in the keeping of them there is great reward.