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For they have no pangs; their bodies are sound and sleek.

For all the day long I have been stricken, and chastened every morning.

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.

For lo, those who are far from thee shall perish; thou dost put an end to those who are false to thee.

But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all thy works.

A Maskil of Asaph. O God, why dost thou cast us off for ever? Why does thy anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

Thy foes have roared in the midst of thy holy place; they set up their own signs for signs.

How long, O God, is the foe to scoff? Is the enemy to revile thy name for ever?

Thou didst crush the heads of Leviathan, thou didst give him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.

Do not deliver the soul of thy dove to the wild beasts; do not forget the life of thy poor for ever.

Have regard for thy covenant; for the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.

For not from the east or from the west and not from the wilderness comes lifting up;

For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, with foaming wine, well mixed; and he will pour a draught from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs.

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

"Will the Lord spurn for ever, and never again be favorable?

Has his steadfast love for ever ceased? Are his promises at an end for all time?

He smote the rock so that water gushed out and streams overflowed. Can he also give bread, or provide meat for his people?"

And they ate and were well filled, for he gave them what they craved.

When he slew them, they sought for him; they repented and sought God earnestly.

He made a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death, but gave their lives over to the plague.