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what are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them?

For you have maintained my just cause; you have sat on the throne giving righteous judgment.

But the Lord sits enthroned forever, he has established his throne for judgment.

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord , have not forsaken those who seek you.

For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not 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 boast of the desires of their heart, those greedy for gain curse and renounce the Lord .

Their ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, out of their sight; as for their foes, they scoff at them.

They sit in ambush in the villages; in hiding places they murder the innocent. Their eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;

to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed, so that those from earth may strike terror no more.

for look, the wicked bend the bow, they have fitted their arrow to the string, to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart.

For the Lord is righteous; he loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face.

To the leader: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O Lord , for there is no longer anyone who is godly; the faithful have disappeared from humankind.

"Because the poor are despoiled, because the needy groan, I will now rise up," says the Lord ; "I will place them in the safety for which they long."

There they shall be in great terror, for God is with the company of the righteous.

O that deliverance for Israel would come from Zion! When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad.

A Miktam of David. Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge.

As for the holy ones in the land, they are the noble, in whom is all my delight.

The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; I have a goodly heritage.