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God is a righteous judge, And a God who shows 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, All the nations who forget God.

The wicked, in his haughtiness, does not seek Him. There is no God in all his schemes.

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

Arise, LORD; God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the humble.

Why has the wicked treated God disrespectfully? He has said to himself, "You will not require an account."

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

The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they have committed detestable acts; There is no one who does good.

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

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

Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You.

The pains of those who have acquired another god will be multiplied; I will 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, God; Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.

The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my savior, 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 from 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 acted wickedly against my God.

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

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

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