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Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God.

For you are the God in whom I take refuge; why have you cast me off? Why must I walk about mournfully because of the oppression of the enemy?

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God.

for not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm give them victory; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your countenance, for you delighted in them.

You are my King and my God; you command victories for Jacob.

For not in my bow do I trust, nor can my sword save me.

You have made us like sheep for slaughter, and have scattered us among the nations.

You have sold your people for a trifle, demanding no high price for them.

would not God discover this? For he knows the secrets of the heart.

Because of you we are being killed all day long, and accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

For we sink down to the dust; our bodies cling to the ground.

Rise up, come to our help. Redeem us for the sake of your steadfast love.

In your majesty ride on victoriously for the cause of truth and to defend the right; let your right hand teach you dread deeds.

For the Lord , the Most High, is awesome, a great king over all the earth.

He chose our heritage for us, the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah

For God is the king of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm.

The princes of the peoples gather as the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; he is highly exalted.

Truly, no ransom avails for one's life, there is no price one can give to God for it.

For the ransom of life is costly, and can never suffice,