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

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

For the choir director; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David. Help, Lord , for the godly 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 the Lord ; "I will set him in the safety for which he longs."

For the choir director. A Psalm of David. How long, O Lord ? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?

For the choir director. A Psalm of David. The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds; There is no one who does good.

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

A Mikhtam of David. Preserve 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 sorrows 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 abandon my soul to Sheol; Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.

As for the deeds of men, by the word of Your lips I 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.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord , who spoke to the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said, "I love You, O Lord , my strength."

In my distress I called upon the Lord , 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 the Lord , And have not wickedly departed from my God.

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

For You save an afflicted people, But haughty eyes You abase.