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For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,

saying, "God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him."

So I will praise You with the harp for Your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to You with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.

My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to You, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.

My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.

For he shall deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.

He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.

Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they bless him all day long.

But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.

For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.

But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.

There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.

Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.

For the choirmaster: To the tune of "Do not Destroy." A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works.

For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,

For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices, He pours from it, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down it to the dregs.

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.

For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried aloud to God, I cried out to God to hear me.

Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time?