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But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;I trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.

The wicked fool says in his heart, "There is no God,"They act corruptly, and commit abominable injustice;There is no one who does good.

God looks down from heaven upon the sons of menTo see if there is anyone who has insight,Anyone who seeks after God.

Do the workers of iniquity not know,Who eat up my people as they eat breadAnd do not call upon God?

There they were in great dread where no dread had been;For God scattered the bones of him who encamped against you;You put them to shame, because God had rejected them.

Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!When God restores His captive people,May Jacob rejoice, may Israel be glad.

O God, save me by Your name,And render justice to me by Your might.

O God, hear my prayer;Give ear to the words of my mouth.

For strangers have risen against meAnd ruthless men have sought my life;They have not set God before them. Selah.

Behold, God is my helper;The Lord is among those who sustain my soul.

Give ear to my prayer, O God;And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.

We who had sweet counsel togetherWalked in the house of God in the throng.

As for me, I shall call upon God,And Yahweh will save me.

God will hear and answer them—Even the one who sits enthroned from of old— Selah.Because they do not change,And do not fear God.

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

Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled upon me;All day long, an attacker oppresses me.

In God, whose word I praise,In God I trust;I shall not be afraid.What can mere man do to me?

On account of their wickedness, will they have an escape?In anger, bring down the peoples, O God!

Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call;This I know, that God is for me.

In God, whose word I praise,In Yahweh, whose word I praise,