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My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day; for they shall be ashamed, for they shall be brought to confusion, that seek my hurt.

For Solomon. O God, give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.

For he will deliver the needy who crieth, and the afflicted, who hath no helper;

And he shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba; and prayer shall be made for him continually: all the day shall he be blessed.

His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed.

And blessed be his glorious name for ever! and let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen, and Amen.

But as for me, my feet were almost gone, my steps had well nigh slipped;

For I was envious at the arrogant, seeing the prosperity of the wicked.

For they have no pangs in their death, and their body is well nourished;

For all the day have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.

My flesh and my heart faileth: God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever.

For behold, they that are far from thee shall perish; thou destroyest every one that goeth a whoring from thee.

But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord Jehovah, that I may declare all thy works.

An instruction: of Asaph. Why, O God, hast thou cast off for ever? [why] doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

Thine adversaries roar in the midst of thy place of assembly; they set up their signs [for] signs.

How long, O God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy contemn thy name for ever?

Give not up the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast; forget not the troop of thine afflicted for ever.

Have respect unto the covenant; for the dark places of the earth are full of the dwellings of violence.

For not from the east nor from the west, nor yet from the south doth exaltation [come]:

For God is the judge; he putteth down one and exalteth another.