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Even my tongue, all the day, shall softly utter thy righteousness, For they have turned pale - for they have blushed, Who were seeking my hurt.

Before him, let the men of the desert kneel, But, as for his foes, the dust, let them lick;

Let him live, then! And be there given unto him of the gold of Sheba, - Let prayer also be offered for him continually, All the day, let him be blessed.

But, as for me, - My feet had, almost stumbled, My steps had, well-nigh slipped;

For I was envious of the boasters, At the prosperity of the lawless, used I to look.

For they have no pangs in their death, And vigorous is their body;

For this cause, doth arrogance deck them as a neck-chain, And a garment of wrong is their attire;

Lo! these, are the lawless, Who are secure for an age, They have attained unto wealth.

For lo! they who are far from thee, shall perish, Thou hast put an end to every one who wandered unchastely from thee.

But, as for me, the drawing near of God, is my blessedness, - I have made, of My Lord Yahweh, my refuge, - That I may recount all thy works.

Thou, didst crush the heads of the Sea-Monster, Thou didst give him to be food, for the people of the deserts;

Thou, didst set up all the bounds of the earth, As for summer and winter, thou, didst form them!

Have respect to thy covenant, For the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence.

May the crushed one not again be confounded, As for the oppressed and the needy, let them praise thy Name.

For neither from east nor west, Nor from the wilderness of thee mountains cometh exaltation ;

For, God himself, is about to judge, One, he will cast down, Another, he will lift up;

For, a cup, is in the hand of Yahweh, Whose wine is foaming, It is full of spiced wine, Which he hath caused to flow from one to another, - Surely, the dregs thereof, they shall drain out - they shall drink, Even all the lawless ones of the earth.

As for thee, to be feared thou art! Who then shall stand before thee, because of the power of thine anger?

For the multitude of mankind shall give thanks unto thee, The remainder of the multitude, shall keep holy festival unto thee.

For ages, will My Lord reject? And, not again, grant acceptance any more?