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Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.

Saying, God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.

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

I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have declared thy strength unto the next generation, thy might to every one that is to come.

Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee?

I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.

A Psalm of Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.

Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things:

BOOK III A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, even to such as are pure in heart.

And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the Most High?

Until I went into the sanctuary of God, and considered their latter end.

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.

But it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all thy works.

Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

They said in their heart, Let us make havoc of them altogether: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

How long, O God, shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

Yet God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.