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For every animal among the trees is Mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.

If I were hungry, I would not tell you. For the world is Mine, and all that is in it.

For you hate to be told what to do, and you throw My words behind you.

For I know my wrong-doing, and my sin is always in front of me.

For You are not happy with a gift given on the altar in worship, or I would give it. You are not pleased with burnt gifts.

I will give You thanks forever because of what You have done. And I will hope in Your name, for it is good to be where those who belong to You are.

God has looked down from heaven at the children of men to see if there is anyone who understands and looks for God.

There they were, in much fear, where there was nothing to be afraid of. For God has spread out the bones of those who come against you. You put them to shame, because God has turned away from them.

For strangers have risen against me. And men who hurt others want to take my life. They do not think about God.

He will punish those who hate me, for the wrong they have done. He will destroy them because He is faithful.

I will be glad to give You a gift on the altar. I will give thanks to Your name, O Lord, for it is good.

For He has taken me out of all trouble. And my eyes have looked without fear upon those who hate me.

because of the voice of those who hate me and the power of the sinful. For they bring trouble upon me, and in anger they keep on having bad thoughts against me.

Mix them up, O Lord. Divide their tongues. For I have seen fighting and trouble in the city.

Let death take them by surprise. Let them go down alive to the grave. For sin is with them where they live.

As for me, I will call on God and the Lord will save me.

He will save my soul in peace from those who make war against me. For there are many who fight me.

Show me Your loving-kindness, O God, for man has walked on me. All day long the one who tries to keep me down fights with me.

All day long those who hate me have walked on me. For there are many who fight against me with pride.

Then those who hate me will turn back when I call. I know that God is for me.