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For the LORD is righteous, and he loves righteousness; his countenance beholds the upright.

SAVE, O LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for faith hath disappeared from the earth.

For they have said, With our tongue will we prevail: our lips are our own; who is lord over us?

Thou shalt keep them, O LORD; thou shalt preserve me and save me from this generation for ever.

For the wicked walk everywhere with contemptible pride like the children of Edom.

HOW long, O LORD, wilt thou forsake me? For ever? How long wilt thou turn away thy face from me?

There were they in great fear; for God is in the generation of the righteous.

PRESERVE me, O God; for in thee do I put my trust.

I will bless the LORD, for he has given me counsel; my intuition also guides me during the night.

For thou hast left not my soul in Sheol; neither hast thou suffered thy Holy One to see corruption.

I have called upon thee, for thou hast heard me. O God, incline thine ear unto me and hear my words.

Silence their mouth, for they have spoken vanity.

From the dead that die by thy hand, O LORD; and from the dead of the grave, divide their possessions among the living; fill their belly with thy treasure, so that their children are satisfied and have a portion remaining for their own children.

As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when thy worship is revived.

For the pains of death surrounded me, and the rush of ungodly men have confused me.

He delivered me from my strong enemies and from them which hated me; for they were too strong for me.

For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not revolted against my God.

For all his judgments were before me, and his laws I did not put away from me.

For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt humble the proud.

For thou wilt light my lamp; the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.