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You saw it, Lord ; do not be silent. Lord, do not be far from me.^(y)

Wake up and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord !^(z)

Vindicate me, Lord my God, in keeping with Your righteousness, and do not let them rejoice over me.^(aa)

Do not let them say in their hearts, "Aha! Just what we wanted." Do not let them say, "We have swallowed him up!"^(ab)

Let those who rejoice at my misfortune be disgraced and humiliated; let those who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and reproach.^(ac)

Let those who want my vindication shout for joy and be glad; let them continually say, "The Lord be exalted. He takes pleasure in His servant's well-being."^(ad)

And my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness, Your praise all day long.^(ae)

For the choir director. A psalm of David, the Lord 's servant.

An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked person: There is no dread of God before his eyes,^(a)

for in his own eyes he flatters himself too much to discover and hate his sin.^(b)

The words of his mouth are malicious and deceptive;^(c) he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.^(d)

Even on his bed he makes malicious plans.^(e) He sets himself on a path that is not good and does not reject evil.^(f)

Lord , Your faithful love reaches to heaven, Your faithfulness to the clouds.^(g)

Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments, like the deepest sea.^(h) Lord , You preserve man and beast.⁽ⁱ⁾

God, Your faithful love is so valuable that people take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.^(j)

They are filled from the abundance of Your house; You let them drink from Your refreshing stream,^(k)

for with You is life's fountain.^(l) In Your light we will see light.^(m)

Spread Your faithful love over those who know You, and Your righteousness over the upright in heart.⁽ⁿ⁾

Do not let the foot of the arrogant man come near me or the hand of the wicked one drive me away.^(o)

There the evildoers fall; they have been thrown down and cannot rise.^(p)

Davidic.

Do^[a] not be agitated by evildoers; do not envy those who do wrong.^(a)

For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender green plants.^(b)

Trust in the Lord and do what is good;^(c) dwell in the land and live securely.^[b](d)

Take delight in the Lord , and He will give you your heart's desires.^(e)

Commit your way to the Lord ; trust in Him, and He will act,^(f)

making your righteousness shine like the dawn, your justice like the noonday.^(g)

Be silent before the Lord and wait expectantly for Him;^(h) do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way, by the man who carries out evil plans.⁽ⁱ⁾

Refrain from anger and give up your rage; do not be agitated—it can only bring harm.^(j)

For evildoers will be destroyed, but those who put their hope in the Lord will inherit the land.^[c](k)

A little while, and the wicked person will be no more; though you look for him, he will not be there.^(l)

But the humble will inherit the land^[d](m) and will enjoy abundant prosperity.⁽ⁿ⁾

The wicked person schemes against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him.^(o)

The Lord laughs at him^(p) because He sees that his day is coming.^(q)

The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the^[e] bow to bring down the afflicted and needy and to slaughter those whose way is upright.^(r)

Their swords will enter their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.^(s)

The little that the righteous man has is better than the abundance of many wicked people.^(t)

For the arms^[f] of the wicked will be broken,^(u) but the Lord supports the righteous.^(v)

The Lord watches over the blameless all their days, and their inheritance will last forever.^(w)

They will not be disgraced in times of adversity; they will be satisfied in days of hunger.^(x)

But the wicked will perish; the Lord 's enemies, like the glory of the pastures, will fade away— they will fade away like smoke.^(y)

The wicked man borrows and does not repay, but the righteous one is gracious and giving.^(z)

Those who are blessed by Him will inherit the land,^[g] but those cursed by Him will be destroyed.^(aa)

A man's steps are established by the Lord , and He takes pleasure in his way.^(ab)

Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, because the Lord holds his hand.^[h](ac)

I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned or his children begging for bread.^(ad)

He is always generous, always lending, and his children are a blessing.^(ae)