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But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.

You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah

You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah

Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.

But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.

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

But You give us victory over our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame.

But You have rejected and humbled us; You no longer go forth with our armies.

But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.

But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.

But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah

You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But I Myself will rebuke you and accuse you to your face.

"Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction."

But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.

but it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.

But I call to God, and the LORD will save me.

His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.

But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.

They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah

But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.