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

The steps of a man are established by the Lord , when he delights in his way;

though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand.

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

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

For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, 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.

Wait for the Lord and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on when the wicked are cut off.

But I am like a deaf man; I do not hear, like a mute man who does not open his mouth.

Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie!

the Lord protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; you do not give him up to the will of his enemies.

The Lord sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health.

My enemies say of me in malice, "When will he die, and his name perish?"

And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, while his heart gathers iniquity; when he goes out, he tells it abroad.

Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.

By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life.

The nations rage, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts.

God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne.