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Thine adversaries have roared in the midst of thine assembly; they have set up their ensigns for signs.

How long, O God, shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

O deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast: forget not the life of thy poor for ever.

Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence.

For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. We give thanks unto thee, O God; we give thanks, for thy name is near: men tell of thy wondrous works.

For neither from the east, nor from the west, nor yet from the south, cometh lifting up.

For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine foameth; it is full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same: surely the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.

But I will declare for ever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.

For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I will cry unto God with my voice; even unto God with my voice, and he wilt give ear unto me.

Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?

Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?

I will make mention of the deeds of the LORD; for I will remember thy wonders of old.

For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:

And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

Behold, he smote the rock, that waters gushed out, and streams overflowed; can he give bread also? will he provide flesh for his people?

For all this they sinned still, and believed not in his wondrous works.

For their heart was not right with him, neither were they faithful in his covenant.

He made a path for his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

He drove out the nations also before them, and allotted them for an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.