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though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for Jehovah upholdeth his hand.

Depart from evil, and do good, and dwell for evermore;

for Jehovah loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints: They are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

The righteous shall possess the land, and dwell therein for ever.

Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to possess the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].

Mark the perfect, and behold the upright, for the end of [that] man is peace;

And Jehovah will help them and deliver them: he will deliver them from the wicked, and save them; for they trust in him.

For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand cometh down upon me.

For mine iniquities are gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

For my loins are full of burning, and there is no soundness in my flesh.

And they that seek after my life lay snares [for me]; and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all the day long.

For in thee, Jehovah, do I hope: *thou* wilt answer, O Lord my God.

For I said, Let them not rejoice over me! When my foot slipped, they magnified [themselves] against me.

For I am ready to halt, and my pain is continually before me.

For I will declare mine iniquity, I am grieved for my sin.

And they that render evil for good are adversaries unto me; because I pursue what is good.

And now, what wait I for, Lord? my hope is in thee.

I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; for *thou* hast done [it].

When thou with rebukes dost correct a man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely, every man is vanity. Selah.

Hear my prayer, Jehovah, and give ear unto my cry; be not silent at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, a sojourner, like all my fathers.