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For there is not anything reliable in his mouth; their inner part is destruction. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongue they speak deceit.

If he does not repent, he will sharpen his sword. He has bent his bow and he has strung it.

And he has prepared for him weapons of death. He has made his arrows fiery shafts.

His trouble comes back on his head, and his violence comes down on his skull.

I will thank Yahweh according to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of Yahweh, the Most High.

You make him over the works of your hands; all things you have placed under his feet:

But Yahweh sits enthroned forever. He has established his throne for judgment.

Sing praises to Yahweh who sits enthroned in Zion. Tell his deeds among the peoples,

Yahweh has made himself known; he has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his hands. Higgaion Selah

for the wicked boasts about the desire of his heart, and the one greedy for gain curses and treats Yahweh with contempt.

With bald-faced pride the wicked will not seek God. There is no God in any of his thoughts.

His ways endure at all times. Your judgments are aloof from him. As for all his enemies, he scoffs at them.

He says in his heart, "I shall not be moved throughout all generations, during which I will have no trouble."

His mouth is filled with cursing, with deceits and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and evil.

He sits in ambush in villages; in the hiding places he kills the innocent. His eyes lurk for the helpless.

He lies in ambush secretly, like a lion in a thicket. He lies in ambush to seize the poor; he seizes the poor by catching him in his net.

He is crushed; he is bowed down; so the helpless host falls by his might.

He says in his heart, "God has forgotten. He has hidden his face. He never sees."

Why does the wicked treat God with contempt? He says in his heart, "You will not call me to account."

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