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Depart from me, all you workers of evil; for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping.

what is man that thou art mindful of him, and the son of man that thou dost care for him?

For thou hast maintained my just cause; thou hast sat on the throne giving righteous judgment.

Thou hast rebuked the nations, thou hast destroyed the wicked; thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.

But the LORD sits enthroned for ever, he has established his throne for judgment;

The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

And those who know thy name put their trust in thee, for thou, O LORD, hast not forsaken those who seek thee.

For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish for ever.

For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart, and the man greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD.

His ways prosper at all times; thy judgments are on high, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he puffs at them.

He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he murders the innocent. His eyes stealthily watch for the hapless,

The LORD is king for ever and ever; the nations shall perish from his land.

for lo, the wicked bend the bow, they have fitted their arrow to the string, to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart;

For the LORD is righteous, he loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face.

To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for there is no longer any that is godly; for the faithful have vanished from among the sons of men.

"Because the poor are despoiled, because the needy groan, I will now arise," says the LORD; "I will place him in the safety for which he longs."

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Wilt thou forget me for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

There they shall be in great terror, for God is with the generation of the righteous.

O that deliverance for Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, Israel shall be glad.