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Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

For the word of the LORD is upright; and all his work is done in faithfulness.

For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood forth.

The counsel of the LORD stands for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

The war horse is a vain hope for victory, and by its great might it cannot save.

Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and shield.

O fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no want!

When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise for my help!

For without cause they hid their net for me; without cause they dug a pit for my life.

All my bones shall say, "O LORD, who is like thee, thou who deliverest the weak from him who is too strong for him, the weak and needy from him who despoils him?"

They requite me evil for good; my soul is forlorn.

as though I grieved for my friend or my brother; I went about as one who laments his mother, bowed down and in mourning.

For they do not speak peace, but against those who are quiet in the land they conceive words of deceit.

Bestir thyself, and awake for my right, for my cause, my God and my Lord!

Let those who desire my vindication shout for joy and be glad, and say evermore, "Great is the LORD, who delights in the welfare of his servant!"

For he flatters himself in his own eyes that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.

For with thee is the fountain of life; in thy light do we see light.

For they will soon fade like the grass, and wither like the green herb.

Be still before the LORD, and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over him who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!