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O my Strength, I will watch for you, for you, O God, are my fortress.

For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter,

They wander about for food and growl if they do not get their fill.

But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress.

O my Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love.

To the choirmaster: according to Shushan Eduth. A Miktam of David; for instruction; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return struck down twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt. O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; oh, restore us.

You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open; repair its breaches, for it totters.

You have set up a banner for those who fear you, that they may flee to it from the bow. Selah

Oh, grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man!

for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy.

For you, O God, have heard my vows; you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.

For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.

Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah

and that to you, O Lord, belongs steadfast love. For you will render to a man according to his work.

A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.

they shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for jackals.

But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped.

They search out injustice, saying, "We have accomplished a diligent search." For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.