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Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Sion: declare his dealings among the nations.

The Lord is known as executing judgments: the sinner is taken in the works of his hands. A song of Pause.

Because the sinner praises himself for the desires of his heart; and the unjust one blesses himself.

The sinner has provoked the Lord: according to the abundance of his pride he will not seek after him: God is not before him.

His ways are profane at all times; thy judgments are removed from before him: he will gain the mastery over all his enemies.

For he has said in his heart, I shall not be moved, continuing without evil from generation to generation.

Whose mouth is full of cursing, and bitterness, and fraud: under his tongue are trouble and pain.

He lies in wait with rich men in secret places, in order to slay the innocent: his eyes are set against the poor.

He lies in wait in secret as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to ravish the poor, to ravish the poor when he draws him after him: he will bring him down in his snare.

For he has said in his heart, God has forgotten: he has turned away his face so as never to look.

Wherefore, has the wicked provoked God? for he has said in his heart, He will not require it.

Break thou the arm of the sinner and wicked man: his sin shall be sought for, and shall not be found.

The Lord shall reign for ever, even for ever and ever: ye Gentiles shall perish out his land.

The Lord is in his holy temple, as for the Lord, his throne is in heaven: his eyes look upon the poor, his eyelids try the sons of men.

The Lord tries the righteous and the ungodly: and he that loves unrighteousness hates his own soul.

For the Lord is righteous, and loves righteousness; his face beholds uprightness.

Every one has spoken vanity to his neighbour: their lips are deceitful, they have spoken with a double heart.

The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, and become abominable in their devices; there is none that does goodness, there is not even so much as one.

Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his hope.

Who will bring the salvation of Israel out of Sion? when the Lord brings back the captivity of his people, let Jacob exult, and Israel be glad.