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God is a righteous judge, And a God who has indignation every day.

Yet You have made him a little lower than God, And You crown him with glory and majesty!

The wicked will return to Sheol, Even all the nations who forget God.

The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts are, "There is no God."

He says to himself, "God has forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see it."

Arise, O Lord ; O God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted.

Why has the wicked spurned God? He has said to himself, "You will not require it."

Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; Enlighten my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,

For the choir director. A Psalm of David. The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds; There is no one who does good.

The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men To see if there are any who understand, Who seek after God.

There they are in great dread, For God is with the righteous generation.

A Mikhtam of David. Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in You.

The sorrows of those who have bartered for another god will be multiplied; I shall not pour out their drink offerings of blood, Nor will I take their names upon my lips.

I have called upon You, for You will answer me, O God; Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

In my distress I called upon the Lord , And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice out of His temple, And my cry for help before Him came into His ears.

For I have kept the ways of the Lord , And have not wickedly departed from my God.

For You light my lamp; The Lord my God illumines my darkness.

For by You I can run upon a troop; And by my God I can leap over a wall.

As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the Lord is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.