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For there is no mention of You in death; In Sheol who will give You thanks?

Depart from me, all you who do iniquity, For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.

Arise, O Lord , in Your anger; Lift up Yourself against the rage of my adversaries, And arouse Yourself for me; You have appointed judgment.

O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.

He has also prepared for Himself deadly weapons; He makes His arrows fiery shafts.

For the choir director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of David. O Lord , our Lord, How majestic is Your name in all the earth, Who have displayed Your splendor above the heavens!

What is man that You take thought of him, And the son of man that You care for him?

For the choir director; on Muth-labben. A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders.

For You have maintained my just cause; You have sat on the throne judging righteously.

But the Lord abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment,

And He will judge the world in righteousness; He will execute judgment for the peoples with equity.

The Lord also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, A stronghold in times of trouble;

And those who know Your name will put their trust in You, For You, O Lord , have not forsaken those who seek You.

For He who requires blood remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

For the needy will not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.

For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, And the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord .

His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments are on high, out of his sight; As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.

He sits in the lurking places of the villages; 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 the choir director. A Psalm of David. In the Lord I take refuge; How can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your mountain;