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For thou hast prevented him with blessings of goodness: thou has set upon his head a crown of precious stone.

He asked life of thee, and thou gavest him length of days for ever and ever.

For thou wilt give him a blessing for ever and ever: thou wilt gladden him with joy with thy countenance.

For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Highest he shall not be moved.

For they intended evils against thee; they imagined a device which they shall by no means be able to perform.

For thou shalt make them turn their back in thy latter end, thou wilt prepare their face.

O my God, I will cry to thee by day, but thou wilt not hear: and by night, and it shall not be accounted for folly to me.

For thou art he that drew me out of the womb; my hope from my mother’s breasts.

Stand not aloof from me; for affliction is near; for there is no helper.

For many dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked doers has beset me round: they pierced my hands and my feet.

But thou, O Lord, remove not my help afar off: be ready for mine aid.

For he has not despised nor been angry at the supplication of the poor; nor turned away his face from me; but when I cried to him, he heard me.

The poor shall eat and be satisfied; and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their heart shall live for ever.

For the kingdom is the Lord’s; and he is the governor of the nations.

He has restored my soul: he has guided me into the paths of righteousness, for his name’s sake.

Yea, even if I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will not be afraid of evils: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, these have comforted me.

Thy mercy also shall follow me all the days of my life: and my dwelling shall be in the house of the Lord for a very long time.

For none of them that wait on thee shall in any wise be ashamed: let them be ashamed that transgress without cause.

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art God my Saviour: and I have waited on thee all the day.

Remember thy compassions, O Lord, and thy mercies, for they are from everlasting.