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Our soul waiteth for the Lord : he is our help and our shield.

For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

O fear the Lord , ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.

For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

All my bones shall say, Lord , who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

Rest in the Lord , and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord , they shall inherit the earth.

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.

The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.