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Do not hand me over to my enemies, because they tell lies about me and say they will hurt me.

Praise the Lord , because he heard my prayer for help.

Praise the Lord for the glory of his name; worship the Lord because he is holy.

A psalm of David. A song for giving the Temple to the Lord . I will praise you, Lord , because you rescued me. You did not let my enemies laugh at me.

For the director of music. A psalm of David. Lord , I trust in you; let me never be disgraced. Save me because you do what is right.

Set me free from the trap they set for me, because you are my protection.

I will be glad and rejoice in your love, because you saw my suffering; you knew my troubles.

Lord , have mercy, because I am in misery. My eyes are weak from so much crying, and my whole being is tired from grief.

Because of all my troubles, my enemies hate me, and even my neighbors look down on me. When my friends see me, they are afraid and run.

Show your kindness to me, your servant. Save me because of your love.

We rejoice in him, because we trust his holy name.

Let them be ashamed and embarrassed, because they were happy when I hurt. Cover them with shame and disgrace, because they thought they were better than I was.

Of David. Don't be upset because of evil people. Don't be jealous of those who do wrong,

because like the grass, they will soon dry up. Like green plants, they will soon die away.

But the Lord laughs at the wicked, because he sees that their day is coming.

If they stumble, they will not fall, because the Lord holds their hand.

The Lord helps them and saves them; he saves them from the wicked, because they trust in him for protection.

My body is sick from your punishment. Even my bones are not healthy because of my sin.

My sores stink and become infected because I was foolish.

Because of my wounds, my friends and neighbors avoid me, and my relatives stay far away.