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Many are the sorrows of the wicked, But he who trusts in the Lord , lovingkindness shall surround him.

The young lions do lack and suffer hunger; But they who seek the Lord shall not be in want of any good thing.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled my soul with fasting, And my prayer kept returning to my bosom.

But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together; The smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me, They slandered me without ceasing.

For they do not speak peace, But they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

For evildoers will be cut off, But those who wait for the Lord , they will inherit the land.

But the humble will inherit the land And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

For the arms of the wicked will be broken, But the Lord sustains the righteous.

But the wicked will perish; And the enemies of the Lord will be like the glory of the pastures, They vanish—like smoke they vanish away.

The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives.

For those blessed by Him will inherit the land, But those cursed by Him will be cut off.

For the Lord loves justice And does not forsake His godly ones; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.

Then he passed away, and lo, he was no more; I sought for him, but he could not be found.

But transgressors will be altogether destroyed; The posterity of the wicked will be cut off.

But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord ; He is their strength in time of trouble.

But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; And I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.

But my enemies are vigorous and strong, And many are those who hate me wrongfully.

But You, O Lord , be gracious to me and raise me up, That I may repay them.

For by their own sword they did not possess the land, And their own arm did not save them, But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence, For You favored them.