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I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.

You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:

But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.

Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.

For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.

He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.

He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.

They are crushed and beaten down; the hapless fall prey to his strength.

He says to himself, "God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees."

Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.

The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations will vanish from His land.

The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.

The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.

For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.

For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.

Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,