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Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he takes delight in his way.

I have been young, and now am old, but I have not seen the good man without help, or his children looking for bread.

All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.

For the Lord is a lover of righteousness, and takes care of his saints; they will be kept safe for ever; but the seed of the evil-doers will be cut off.

The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.

The law of his God is in his heart; he will never make a false step.

Be waiting for the Lord, and keep his way; and you will be lifted up, and have the land for your heritage: when the evil-doers are cut off, you will see it.

But I kept my ears shut like a man without hearing; like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth.

Truly, every man goes on his way like an image; he is troubled for no purpose: he makes a great store of wealth, and has no knowledge of who will get it.

By the weight of your wrath against man's sin, the glory of his form is wasted away; truly every man is but a breath. (Selah.)

When I was waiting quietly for the Lord, his heart was turned to me, and he gave ear to my cry.

Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

The Lord will keep him safe, and give him life; the Lord will let him be a blessing on the earth, and will not give him into the hand of his haters.

The Lord will be his support on his bed of pain: by you will all his grief be turned to strength.

My haters say evil against me, When will he be dead, and his name come to an end?

If one comes to see me, deceit is in his heart; he keeps a store of evil, which he makes public in every place.

But the Lord will send his mercy in the daytime, and in the night his song will be with me, a prayer to the God of my life.

Our pride is in God at all times, to his name we give praise for ever. (Selah.)

God has taken his place in her; she will not be moved: he will come to her help at the dawn of morning.