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For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly; but the haughty he perceives from far away.

The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord , endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is so high that I cannot attain it.

even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day, for darkness is as light to you.

For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother's womb.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; that I know very well.

Your eyes beheld my unformed substance. In your book were written all the days that were formed for me, when none of them as yet existed.

those who speak of you maliciously, and lift themselves up against you for evil!

The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net, along the road they have set snares for me. Selah

I know that the Lord maintains the cause of the needy, and executes justice for the poor.

Let the righteous strike me; let the faithful correct me. Never let the oil of the wicked anoint my head, for my prayer is continually against their wicked deeds.

Keep me from the trap that they have laid for me, and from the snares of evildoers.

When my spirit is faint, you know my way. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.

Look on my right hand and see— there is no one who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares for me.

Give heed to my cry, for I am brought very low. Save me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me.

Bring me out of prison, so that I may give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, for you will deal bountifully with me.

Do not enter into judgment with your servant, for no one living is righteous before you.

For the enemy has pursued me, crushing my life to the ground, making me sit in darkness like those long dead.

I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah

Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning, for in you I put my trust. Teach me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.