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Have mercy on me, Lord , for I am frail! Heal me, Lord , for my bones are shaking!

For no one remembers you in the realm of death, In Sheol who gives you thanks?

Turn back from me, all you who behave wickedly, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping!

The Lord has heard my appeal for mercy; the Lord has accepted my prayer.

Stand up angrily, Lord ! Rise up with raging fury against my enemies! Wake up for my sake and execute the judgment you have decreed for them!

He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head.

I will thank the Lord for his justice; I will sing praises to the sovereign Lord !

For the music director, according to the gittith style; a psalm of David. O Lord , our Lord, how magnificent is your reputation throughout the earth! You reveal your majesty in the heavens above!

For the music director; according to the alumoth-labben style; a psalm of David. I will thank the Lord with all my heart! I will tell about all your amazing deeds!

For you defended my just cause; from your throne you pronounced a just decision.

He judges the world fairly; he makes just legal decisions for the nations.

Consequently the Lord provides safety for the oppressed; he provides safety in times of trouble.

Your loyal followers trust in you, for you, Lord , do not abandon those who seek your help.

For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help

for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.

He is secure at all times. He has no regard for your commands; he disdains all his enemies.

He waits in ambush near the villages; in hidden places he kills the innocent. His eyes look for some unfortunate victim.

You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.

Break the arm of the wicked and evil man! Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds, which he thought you would not discover.

For the music director; by David. In the Lord I have taken shelter. How can you say to me, "Flee to a mountain like a bird!