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as though I grieved for a friend or a brother; I went about as one who laments for a mother, bowed down and in mourning.

For they do not speak peace, but they conceive deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

Wake up! Bestir yourself for my defense, for my cause, my God and my Lord!

Let those who desire my vindication shout for joy and be glad, and say evermore, "Great is the Lord , who delights in the welfare of his servant."

For they flatter themselves in their own eyes that their iniquity cannot be found out and hated.

For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.

for they will soon fade like the grass, and wither like the green herb.

Be still before the Lord , and wait patiently for him; do not fret over those who prosper in their way, over those who carry out evil devices.

For the wicked shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.

Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look diligently for their place, they will not be there.

but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that their day is coming.

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.

for those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.

though we stumble, we shall not fall headlong, for the Lord holds us by the hand.

For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his faithful ones. The righteous shall be kept safe forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

The wicked watch for the righteous, and seek to kill them.

Wait for the Lord , and keep to his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on the destruction of the wicked.

Mark the blameless, and behold the upright, for there is posterity for the peaceable.

A Psalm of David, for the memorial offering. O Lord , do not rebuke me in your anger, or discipline me in your wrath.

For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has come down on me.