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The Lord laughs at him,For He sees that his day is coming.

For the arms of the wicked will be broken,But Yahweh sustains the righteous.

For those blessed by Him will inherit the land,But those cursed by Him will be cut off.

For Yahweh loves justiceAnd will not forsake His holy ones;They are kept forever,But the seed of the wicked will be cut off.

Hope for Yahweh and keep His way,And He will exalt you to inherit the land;When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

Then he passed away, and behold, he was no more;I sought for him, but he could not be found.

Observe the blameless man, and behold the upright;For the man of peace will have a posterity.

For Your arrows have pressed deep into me,And Your hand has pressed down upon me.

For my iniquities go over my head;As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.

For my loins are filled with burning,And there is no soundness in my flesh.

Those who search for my life lay snares for me;And those who seek to do me evil have threatened destruction,And they meditate on deception all day long.

For I wait on You, O Yahweh;You will answer, O Lord my God.

For I said, "Save, lest they be glad over me,Who, when my foot stumbles, magnify themselves against me."

For I am ready to fall,And my sorrow is continually before me.

For I confess my iniquity;I am full of anxiety because of my sin.

And those who repay evil for good,They accuse me, for I pursue what is good.

With reproofs You chasten a man for iniquity;You consume as a moth what is precious to him;Surely every man is vanity. Selah.

"Hear my prayer, O Yahweh, and give ear to my cry for help;Do not be silent at my tears;For I am a sojourner with You,A foreign resident like all my fathers.

I hoped earnestly for Yahweh;And He inclined to me and heard my cry for help.

For evils beyond number have surrounded me;My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see;They are more numerous than the hairs of my head,And my heart has failed me.