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A Psalm of Asaph. God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:

Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints; but let them not turn back to folly.

Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.

Righteousness will go before him and make his footsteps a way.

I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.

My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him, and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

I will set his hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers.

I will establish his offspring forever and his throne as the days of the heavens.

If his children forsake my law and do not walk according to my rules,

His offspring shall endure forever, his throne as long as the sun before me.

You have renounced the covenant with your servant; you have defiled his crown in the dust.

You have breached all his walls; you have laid his strongholds in ruins.

All who pass by plunder him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors.

You have exalted the right hand of his foes; you have made all his enemies rejoice.

You have also turned back the edge of his sword, and you have not made him stand in battle.

You have made his splendor to cease and cast his throne to the ground.

You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with shame. Selah

What man can live and never see death? Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah

He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.

For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.