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A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. O Lord , how my adversaries have increased! Many are rising up against me.

I was crying to the Lord with my voice, And He answered me from His holy mountain. Selah.

If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword; He has bent His bow and made it ready.

He has also prepared for Himself deadly weapons; He makes His arrows fiery shafts.

His mischief will return upon his own head, And his violence will descend upon his own pate.

I will give thanks to the Lord according to His righteousness And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

You make him to rule over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet,

But the Lord abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment,

Sing praises to the Lord , who dwells in Zion; Declare among the peoples His deeds.

The Lord has made Himself known; He has executed judgment. In the work of his own hands the wicked is snared. Higgaion Selah.

For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, And the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord .

The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts are, "There is no God."

His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments are on high, out of his sight; As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.

His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.

He sits in the lurking places of the villages; In the hiding places he kills the innocent; His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate.

He lurks in a hiding place as a lion in his lair; He lurks to catch the afflicted; He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.

He crouches, he bows down, And the unfortunate fall by his mighty ones.

He says to himself, "God has forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see it."

Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer, Seek out his wickedness until You find none.

The Lord is King forever and ever; Nations have perished from His land.