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The righteous doth beat me [in] kindness. And doth reprove me, Oil of the head my head disalloweth not, For still my prayer [is] about their vexations.

Their judges have been released by the sides of a rock, And they have heard my sayings, For they have been pleasant.

Keep me from the gin they laid for me, Even snares of workers of iniquity.

When my spirit hath been feeble in me, Then Thou hast known my path; In the way [in] which I walk, They have hid a snare for me.

Looking on the right hand -- and seeing, And I have none recognizing; Perished hath refuge from me, There is none inquiring for my soul.

Attend Thou unto my loud cry, For I have become very low, Deliver Thou me from my pursuers, For they have been stronger than I.

And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.

For an enemy hath pursued my soul, He hath bruised to the earth my life, He hath caused me to dwell in dark places, As the dead of old.

I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul [is] as a weary land for Thee. Selah.

Cause me to hear in the morning Thy kindness, For in Thee I have trusted, Cause me to know the way that I go, For unto Thee I have lifted up my soul.

Teach me to do Thy good pleasure, For Thou [art] my God -- Thy Spirit [is] good, Lead me into a land of uprightness.

For Thy name's sake O Jehovah, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,

And in Thy kindness cuttest off mine enemies, And hast destroyed all the adversaries of my soul, For I [am] Thy servant!

By David. Blessed [is] Jehovah my rock, who is teaching My hands for war, my fingers for battle.

Praise by David. I exalt Thee, my God, O king, And bless Thy name to the age and for ever.

Every day do I bless Thee, And praise Thy name to the age and for ever.

The praise of Jehovah my mouth speaketh, And all flesh doth bless His holy name, To the age and for ever!

Trust not in princes -- in a son of man, For he hath no deliverance.

O the happiness of him Who hath the God of Jacob for his help, His hope [is] on Jehovah his God,

Doing judgment for the oppressed, Giving bread to the hungry.