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Into thine hand I commend my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD, thou God of truth.

But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God! and the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.

Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.

Many, O LORD my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be set in order unto thee; if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

I delight to do thy will, O my God; yea, thy law is within my heart.

But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

BOOK II For the Chief Musician; Maschil of the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I went with the throng, and led them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping holyday.