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And let the heavens make clear his righteousness; for God himself is the judge. (Selah.)

For every beast of the woodland is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.

If I had need of food, I would not give you word of it; for the earth is mine and all its wealth.

Am I to take the flesh of the ox for my food, or the blood of goats for my drink?

Seeing that you have no desire for my teaching, turning your back on my words.

Now keep this in mind, you who have no memory of God, for fear that you may be crushed under my hand, with no one to give you help:

For I am conscious of my error; my sin is ever before me.

Your desire is for what is true in the inner parts: in the secrets of my soul you will give me knowledge of wisdom.

You have no desire for an offering or I would give it; you have no delight in burned offerings.

You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah.)

But God will put an end to you for ever; driving you out from your tent, uprooting you from the land of the living. (Selah.)

But I am like a branching olive-tree in the house of God; I have put my faith in his mercy for ever and ever.

I will give you praise without end for what you have done; I will give honour to your name before your saints, for it is good.

Have the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food, as they would take bread; they make no prayer to God.

They were in great fear, where there was no cause for fear: for the bones of those who make war on you have been broken by God; you have put them to shame, because God has no desire for them.

For men who are going after me have come out against me, violent men are purposing to take my soul; they have not put God before their eyes. (Selah.)

Freely will I make my offerings to you; I will give praise to your name, O Lord, for it is good.

I am troubled because of the voice of the cruel ones, because of the loud cry of the evil-doers; for they put a weight of evil on me, and they are cruel in their hate for me.

And I said, If only I had wings like a dove! for then I would go in flight from here and be at rest.

Send destruction on them, O Lord, make a division of tongues among them: for I have seen fighting and violent acts in the town.