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He sits in the places of the villages where one lies in wait;In the hiding places he kills the innocent;His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate.

You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand.The unfortunate commits himself to You;You have been the helper of the orphan.

For, behold, the wicked bend the bow,They make ready their arrow upon the stringTo shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

For Yahweh is righteous, He loves righteousness;The upright will behold His face.

Save, O Yahweh, for the holy man ceases to be,For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.

"Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,Now I will arise," says Yahweh; "I will set him in the safety for which he longs."

There they are in great dread,For God is with the righteous generation.

Keep me, O God, for I take refuge in You.

As for the saints who are in the earth,They are the majestic ones in whom is all my delight.

The pains of those who have bartered for another god will be multiplied;I shall not pour out their drink offerings of blood,Nor will I take their names upon my lips.

For You will not forsake my soul to Sheol;You will not give Your Holy One over to see corruption.

As for the deeds of men, by the word of Your lipsI have kept from the paths of the violent.

I have called upon You, for You will answer me, O God;Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.

As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness;I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake.

In my distress I called upon Yahweh,And cried to my God for help;He heard my voice out of His temple,And my cry for help before Him came into His ears.

He delivered me from my strong enemy,And from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

For I have kept the ways of Yahweh,And have not wickedly departed from my God.

For all His judgments were before me,And I did not put away His statutes from me.

For You save an afflicted people,But eyes which are lifted up, You bring down.

For You light my lamp;Yahweh my God illumines my darkness.