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He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken.

The LORD redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.

Then my soul shall rejoice in the LORD, exulting in his deliverance.

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

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!"

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD. Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes.

For he flatters himself in his own eyes that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.

The words of his mouth are mischief and deceit; he has ceased to act wisely and do good.

He plots mischief while on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he spurns not evil.

Be still before the LORD, and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over him who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!

Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look well at his place, he will not be there.

The wicked plots against the righteous, and gnashes his teeth at him;

but the LORD laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming.

though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the LORD is the stay of his hand.

I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging bread.

He is ever giving liberally and lending, and his children become a blessing.

For the LORD loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. The righteous shall be preserved for ever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slip.

The LORD will not abandon him to his power, or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial.