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Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names upon my lips.

I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me, hear my words.

The Lord is my rock, 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 ; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.

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

It is you who light my lamp; the Lord , my God, lights up my darkness.

By you I can crush a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall.

This God—his way is perfect; the promise of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.

For who is God except the Lord ? And who is a rock besides our God?—

the God who girded me with strength, and made my way safe.

The Lord lives! Blessed be my rock, and exalted be the God of my salvation,

the God who gave me vengeance and subdued peoples under me;

To the leader. A Psalm of David. The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.

To the leader. A Psalm of David. The Lord answer you in the day of trouble! The name of the God of Jacob protect you!

May we shout for joy over your victory, and in the name of our God set up our banners. May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.

Some take pride in chariots, and some in horses, but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God.

To the leader: according to The Deer of the Dawn. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?

O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer; and by night, but find no rest.

On you I was cast from my birth, and since my mother bore me you have been my God.

They will receive blessing from the Lord , and vindication from the God of their salvation.