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There they are in great dread, For God is with a righteous generation.

A despicable person is despised in his eyes, But he honors those who fear the LORD; He takes an oath to his own detriment, and does not change;

He does not lend his money at interest, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. One who does these things will never be shaken.

Hear a just cause, LORD, give Your attention to my cry; Listen to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.

He is like a lion that is eager to tear, And as a young lion lurking in secret places.

He rode on a cherub and flew; And He sped on the wings of the wind.

For by You I can run at a troop of warriors; And by my God I can leap over a wall.

As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the LORD is refined; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God,

He trains my hands for battle, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

You have rescued me from the contentions of the people; You have placed me as head of the nations; A people whom I have not known serve me.

He rescues me from my enemies; You indeed lift me above those who rise up against me; You rescue me from a violent man.

Their line has gone out into all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them He has placed a tent for the sun,

Which is like a groom coming out of his chamber; It rejoices like a strong person to run his course.

May the LORD answer you on a day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!

For You meet him with the blessings of good things; You set a crown of pure gold on his head.

You will make them as a fiery oven in the time of your anger; The LORD will swallow them up in His wrath, And fire will devour them.

Though they intended evil against You And devised a plot, They will not succeed.

But I am a worm and not a person, A disgrace of mankind and despised by the people.

They open their mouths wide at me, As a ravening and roaring lion.