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

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

From the place of his habitation he looketh forth upon all the inhabitants of the earth;

An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great power.

Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

A Psalm of David; when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.

This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be condemned.

Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: with destruction let him fall therein.

And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.

I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother: I bowed down mourning, as one that bewaileth his mother.

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, The LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, that his iniquity shall not be found out and be hated.

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise and to do good.