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Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright tp praise Him.

For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.

For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.

A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.

Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.

Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.

For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.

They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.

I paced about as for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning for his mother.

For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.

May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, "Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant's well-being."

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD. An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin.

For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.

For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; fret not when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.

For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.