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O my God, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.

Saying, `God hath forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.'

O God, be not far from me, O my God, for my help make haste.

God, Thou hast taught me from my youth, And hitherto I declare Thy wonders.

And also unto old age and grey hairs, O God, forsake me not, Till I declare Thy strength to a generation, To every one that cometh Thy might.

And Thy righteousness, O God, [is] unto the heights, Because Thou hast done great things, O God, who [is] like Thee?

I also thank Thee with a vessel of psaltery, Thy truth, O my God, I sing to Thee with a harp, O Holy One of Israel,

By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.

Blessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,

A Psalm of Asaph. Only -- good to Israel [is] God, to the clean of heart. And I -- as a little thing, My feet have been turned aside,

And they have said, `How hath God known? And is there knowledge in the Most High?'

Till I come in to the sanctuaries of God, I attend to their latter end.

Consumed hath been my flesh and my heart, The rock of my heart and my portion [is] God to the age.

And I -- nearness of God to me [is] good, I have placed in the Lord Jehovah my refuge, To recount all Thy works!

An Instruction of Asaph. Why, O God, hast Thou cast off for ever? Thine anger smoketh against the flock of Thy pasture.

They said in their hearts, `Let us oppress them together,' They did burn all the meeting-places of God in the land.

Till when, O God, doth an adversary reproach? Doth an enemy despise thy name for ever?

And God [is] my king of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.

Arise, O God, plead Thy plea, Remember Thy reproach from a fool all the day.

To the Overseer. -- `Destroy not.' -- A Psalm of Asaph. -- A Song. We have given thanks to Thee, O God, We have given thanks, and near [is] Thy name, They have recounted Thy wonders.