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My lips will shout for joy; I will sing your praise, because you have redeemed me.

All day long my tongue will speak of your righteousness. For those who are seeking to harm me will be put to shame and disgraced.

For he will rescue the needy when they cry, the poor too and those with none to help them.

May [the king] live long! May they give him gold from the land of Sh'va! May they pray for him continually; yes, bless him all day long.

But as for me, I lost my balance, my feet nearly slipped,

For when their death comes, it is painless; and meanwhile, their bodies are healthy;

So for them, pride is a necklace; and violence clothes them like a robe.

It's all for nothing that I've kept my heart clean and washed my hands, staying free of guilt;

for all day long I am plagued; my punishment comes every morning.

When I tried to understand all this, I found it too hard for me —

My mind and body may fail; but God is the rock for my mind and my portion forever.

But for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made Adonai Elohim my refuge, so that I can tell of all your works.

You cut channels for springs and streams, you dried up rivers that had never failed.

Look to the covenant, for the land's dark places are full of the haunts of violence.

For the leader. Set to "Do Not Destroy!" A psalm of Asaf. A song:

For you will not be raised to power by those in the east, the west or the desert;

For the leader. With string music. A psalm of Asaf. A song:

For the leader. For Y'dutun. A psalm of Asaf:

True, he struck the rock, and water gushed out, until the vadis overflowed; but what about bread? Can he give that? Can he provide meat for his people?"

mortals ate the bread of angels; he provided for them to the full.