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For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.

Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, And their dwelling-places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names.

They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd: And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it.

But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For he will receive me. Selah

For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him.

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness; For God is judge himself. Selah

I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices; And thy burnt-offerings are continually before me.

For every beast of the forest is mine, And the cattle upon a thousand hills.

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; For the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

For I know my transgressions; And my sin is ever before me.

For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.

For the Chief Musician. Maschil of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God endureth continually.

God will likewise destroy thee for ever; He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, And root thee out of the land of the living. Selah

But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I trust in the lovingkindness of God for ever and ever.

I will give thee thanks for ever, because thou hast done it; And I will hope in thy name, for it is good, in the presence of thy saints.

For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maschil of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none that doeth good.

There were they in great fear, where no fear was; For God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: Thou hast put them to shame, because God hath rejected them.

For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David; when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us? Save me, O God, by thy name, And judge me in thy might.

For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul: They have not set God before them. Selah