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For my enemies have spoken against me; And those who watch for my life have consulted together,

Saying, "God has abandoned him; Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to save him."

But as for me, I will wait continually, And will praise You yet more and more.

My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And of Your salvation all day long; For I do not know the art of writing.

For Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens, You who have done great things; God, who is like You?

My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You; And my soul, which You have redeemed.

My tongue also will tell of Your righteousness all day long; For they are put to shame, for they are humiliated who seek my harm.

For he will save the needy when he cries for help, The afflicted also, and him who has no helper.

So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given to him; And they are to pray for him continually; They are to bless him all day long.

But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped.

For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

For there are no pains in their death, And their belly is fat.

For I have been stricken all day long, And punished every morning.

For, behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You.

But as for me, the nearness of God is good for me; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, So that I may tell of all Your works.

You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.

Consider the covenant; For the dark places of the land are full of the places of violence.

We give thanks to You, God, we give thanks, For Your name is near; People declare Your wondrous works.

For not from the east, nor from the west, Nor from the desert comes exaltation;

For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, and the wine foams; It is well mixed, and He pours out of this; Certainly all the wicked of the earth must drain and drink its dregs.