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For at his death he receiveth nothing, His honour goeth not down after him.

For his soul in his life he blesseth, (And they praise thee when thou dost well for thyself.)

It cometh to the generation of his fathers, For ever they see not the light.

And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself [is] judge. Selah.

Not for thy sacrifices do I reprove thee, Yea, thy burnt-offerings [Are] before Me continually.

For Mine [is] every beast of the forest, The cattle on the hills of oxen.

If I am hungry I tell not to thee, For Mine [is] the world and its fulness.

For my transgressions I do know, And my sin [is] before me continually.

A clean heart prepare for me, O God, And a right spirit renew within me.

For Thou desirest not sacrifice, or I give [it], Burnt-offering Thou acceptest not.

Also -- God doth break thee down for ever, Taketh thee, and pulleth thee out of the tent, And He hath uprooted thee Out of the land of the living. Selah.

And I, as a green olive in the house of God, I have trusted in the kindness of God, To the age and for ever,

I thank Thee to the age, because Thou hast done [it], And I wait [on] Thy name for [it is] good before Thy saints!

There they feared a fear -- there was no fear, For God hath scattered the bones of him Who is encamping against thee, Thou hast put to shame, For God hath despised them.

For strangers have risen up against me And terrible ones have sought my soul, They have not set God before them. Selah.

With a free will-offering I sacrifice to Thee, I thank Thy name, O Jehovah, for [it is] good,

For, from all adversity He delivered me, And on mine enemies hath mine eye looked!

Because of the voice of an enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked, For they cause sorrow to move against me, And in anger they hate me.

I hasten escape for myself, From a rushing wind, from a whirlwind.

Swallow up, O Lord, divide their tongue, For I saw violence and strife in a city.