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And they that hate thee have boasted in the midst of thy feast; they have set up their standards for signs,

Wherefore turnest thou away thine hand, and thy right hand from the midst of thy bosom for ever?

Thou didst break to pieces the heads of the dragon; thou didst give him for meat to the Ethiopian nations.

Deliver not to the wild beasts a soul that gives praise to thee: forget not for ever the souls of thy poor.

Look upon thy covenant: for the dark places of the earth are filled with the habitations of iniquity.

For good comes neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the desert mountains.

For God is the judge; he puts down one, and raises up another.

For there is a cup in the hand of the Lord, full of unmingled wine; and he has turned it from side to side, but its dregs have not been wholly poured out; all the sinners of the earth shall drink them.

But I will exult for ever: I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

For the inward thought of man shall give thanks to thee: and the memorial of his inward thought shall keep a feast to thee.

Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be well pleased no more?

Will he cut off his mercy for ever, even for ever and ever?

I remembered the works of the Lord; for I will remember thy wonders from the beginning.

There was an abundant sound of waters: the clouds uttered a voice; for thine arrows went abroad.

And they tempted God in their hearts, in asking meat for the desire of their souls.

Forasmuch as he smote the rock, and the waters flowed, and the torrents ran abundantly; will he be able also to give bread, or prepare a table for his people?

For their heart was not right with him, neither were they steadfast in his covenant.

He made a way for his wrath; he spared not their souls from death, but consigned their cattle to death;

Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows shall not be wept for.

And he built his sanctuary as the place of unicorns; he founded it for ever on the earth.