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Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.

For our hearts shall rejoice in him because we have trusted in his holy name.

Come, you children, listen to me, and I will teach you reverence for the LORD.

Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help.

For they have dug pits for me and have spread a snare for my soul.

They rewarded me evil for good, and they destroyed my reputation among men.

But as for me, when they were sick, I wore sackcloth; I humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned into my own bosom.

During my misery they gathered together and rejoiced; yea, they gathered together against me for a long time, and I knew it not;

Let mine enemies not rejoice over me, nor the mockers who hate me for no reason; they wink with their eyes but they do not salute.

Let them who are pleased with my victory shout for joy and be glad; yea, let them say continually, The LORD be magnified who has pleasure in the peace of his servant,

THE unjust conceives wickedness within his heart, for there is no fear of God before his eyes.

For with thee is the fountain of life; in thy light shall we see light.

For there the workers of iniquity will fall; they will be cast down, and will not be able to rise.

For they shall soon wither like grass, and fade away as the green herbs.

For evildoers shall be cut off: but those who trust in the LORD shall inherit the earth.

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall be no more: yea, you shall look for his place, and you shall not find it.

The LORD shall laugh at him; for he sees that his day is coming.

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but the LORD upholds the righteous.

The LORD knows the days of the upright; and their inheritance shall be for ever.

For the wicked shall perish, and the rich who are enemies of the LORD shall be consumed; they shall vanish like smoke.