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For in death there is no memory of you. In Sheol, who shall give you thanks?

Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, For Yahweh has heard the voice of my weeping.

Arise, Yahweh, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.

He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death. He makes ready his flaming arrows.

What is man, that you think of him? The son of man, that you care for him?

For you have made him a little lower than God, And crowned him with glory and honor.

For you have maintained my right and my cause. You sit on the throne judging righteously.

But Yahweh reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment.

Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; A high tower in times of trouble.

Those who know your name will put their trust in you, For you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.

For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn't forget the cry of the afflicted.

For the needy shall not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the poor perish forever.

For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings, He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh.

The wicked, in the pride of his face, Has no room in his thoughts for God.

His ways are prosperous at all times; He is haughty, and your laws are far from his sight: As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.

He says in his heart, "I shall not be shaken; For generations I shall have no trouble."

Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.

For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

For Yahweh is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face.

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