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to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.

He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

I thrust them through, so that they were not able to rise; they fell under my feet.

To the choirmaster: according to The Hind of the Dawn. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?

The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.

A Psalm of David, when he feigned madness before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away. I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Look to him, and be radiant; so your faces shall never be ashamed.

Trust in the LORD, and do good; so you will dwell in the land, and enjoy security.

Depart from evil, and do good; so shall you abide for ever.

To the choirmaster: to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, "I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will bridle my mouth, so long as the wicked are in my presence."

To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. As a hart longs for flowing streams, so longs my soul for thee, O God.

As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God, which God establishes for ever. [Selah]

As thy name, O God, so thy praise reaches to the ends of the earth. Thy right hand is filled with victory;

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in thy sight, so that thou art justified in thy sentence and blameless in thy judgment.

so recompense them for their crime; in wrath cast down the peoples, O God!

so that it does not hear the voice of charmers or of the cunning enchanter.

So will I ever sing praises to thy name, as I pay my vows day after day.

So I have looked upon thee in the sanctuary, beholding thy power and glory.

So I will bless thee as long as I live; I will lift up my hands and call on thy name.

so that those who dwell at earth's farthest bounds are afraid at thy signs; thou makest the outgoings of the morning and the evening to shout for joy.