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I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.

Let the righteous smite me [it shall be] a kindness; And let him reprove me, [it shall be as] oil on the head; Don't let my head refuse it: For continually my prayer is against their evil deeds.

Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock; And they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

For my eyes are to you, O Yahweh the Lord: In you I take refuge; don't leave my soul destitute.

Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, And from the gins of the workers of iniquity.

Maschil of David, when he was in the cave; a Prayer. I cry with my voice to Yahweh; With my voice to Yahweh I plead for mercy.

When my spirit was overwhelmed inside me, You knew my path. In the way wherein I walk They have hidden a snare for me.

Look at [my] right hand, and see; For there is no man that knows me: Refuge has failed me; No man cares for my soul.

Attend to my cry; For I am brought very low: Deliver me from my persecutors; For they are stronger than I.

Bring my soul out of prison, That I may give thanks to your name: The righteous shall compass me about; For you will deal bountifully with me.

And don't enter into judgment with your slave; For in your sight no man living is righteous.

For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has smitten my life down to the ground: He has made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.

Cause me to hear your loving-kindness in the morning; For in you I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For I lift up my soul to you.

Teach me to do your will; For you are my God: Your Spirit is good; Lead me in the land of uprightness.

Quicken me, O Yahweh, for your name's sake: In your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

And in your loving-kindness cut off my enemies, And destroy all those that afflict my soul; For I am your slave.

The eyes of all wait for you; And you give them their food in due season.

Happy is he that has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in Yahweh his God:

Who executes justice for the oppressed; Who gives food to the hungry. Yahweh looses the prisoners;

Praise you Yah; For it is good to praise our God; For it is pleasant to sing his praise.