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In the LORD I ^(C1)take refuge; How can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your ^(C2)mountain?

-"For, behold, the wicked ^(C1)bend the bow, They have ^(F1)(C2)set their arrow on the string To ^(C3)shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

-"If the ^(C1)foundations are destroyed, What can the righteous do?"

The LORD is in His ^(C1)holy temple; the ^(F1)LORD'S ^(C2)throne is in heaven; His ^(C3)eyes see, His eyelids test the sons of mankind.

The LORD ^(C1)tests the righteous and ^(C2)the wicked, And His soul hates one who loves violence.

He will ^(C1)rain ^(F1)coals of fire upon the wicked, ^(C2)And brimstone and ^(C3)burning wind will be the portion of ^(C4)their cup.

For the LORD is ^(C1)righteous, ^(C2)He loves ^(F1)righteousness; The upright will ^(C3)see His face.

Help, LORD, for ^(C1)the godly person has come to an end, For the faithful have disappeared from the sons of mankind.

They ^(C1)speak ^(F1)lies to one another; They speak with ^(F2)(C2)flattering lips and a double heart.

May the LORD cut off all ^(F1)flattering lips, The tongue that ^(C1)speaks great things;

Who ^(C1)have said, "With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are ^(F1)our own; who is lord over us?"

"Because of the ^(C1)devastation of the poor, because of the groaning of the needy, Now ^(C2)I will arise," says the LORD; "I will ^(C3)put him in the safety for which he longs."

The ^(C1)words of the LORD are pure words; Like silver ^(C2)refined in a furnace on the ground, filtered seven times.

You, LORD, will keep them; You will ^(C1)protect him from this generation forever.

The ^(C1)wicked strut about on every side When ^(F1)(C2)vileness is exalted among the sons of mankind.

How long, LORD? Will You ^(C1)forget me forever? How long ^(C2)will You hide Your face from me?

How long am I to ^(C1)feel anxious in my soul, With ^(C2)grief in my heart all the day? How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

^(C1)Consider and answer me, O LORD my God; ^(C2)Enlighten my eyes, or I will ^(C3)sleep the sleep of death,

And my enemy will ^(C1)say, "I have overcome him," And ^(C2)my adversaries will rejoice when I am shaken.

But I have ^(C1)trusted in Your faithfulness; My heart shall ^(C2)rejoice in Your salvation.

I will ^(C1)sing to the LORD, Because He has ^(C2)looked after me.

The fool has ^(C1)said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they have committed detestable acts; There is ^(C2)no one who does good.

The LORD has ^(C1)looked down from heaven upon the sons of mankind To see if there are any who ^(F1)(C2)understand, Who ^(C3)seek God.

They have all ^(C1)turned aside, together they are corrupt; There is ^(C2)no one who does good, not even one.

Do all the workers of injustice ^(C1)not know, Who ^(C2)devour my people as they eat bread, And ^(C3)do not call upon the LORD?

There they are in great dread, For God is with a ^(C1)righteous generation.

You would put to shame the plan of the poor, But the LORD is his ^(C1)refuge.

Oh, that ^(C1)the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD ^(C2)restores the fortunes of His people, Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.

LORD, who may reside ^(C1)in Your tent? Who may settle on Your ^(C2)holy hill?

One who ^(C1)walks with integrity, practices righteousness, And ^(C2)speaks truth in his heart.

He ^(C1)does not slander ^(F1)with his tongue, Nor ^(C2)do evil to his neighbor, Nor ^(C3)bring shame on his friend;

A despicable person is despised in his eyes, But he ^(C1)honors those who fear the LORD; He ^(C2)takes an oath to his own detriment, and does not change;

He ^(C1)does not ^(F1)lend his money ^(F2)at interest, Nor ^(C2)does he take a bribe against the innocent. ^(C3)One who does these things will never be shaken.

^(C1)Protect me, God, for ^(C2)I take refuge in You.

^(F1)I said to the LORD, "You are ^(F2)my Lord; I ^(C1)have nothing good besides You."

As for the ^(F1)(C1)saints who are on the earth, ^(F2)They are the majestic ones; ^(C2)all my delight is in them.

^(F1)The ^(C1)pains of those who have acquired another god will be multiplied; I will not pour out their drink offerings of ^(C2)blood, Nor will I ^(C3)take their names upon my lips.

The LORD is the ^(C1)portion of my inheritance and my ^(C2)cup; You support my ^(C3)lot.

The measuring ^(C1)lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; Indeed, my inheritance is ^(C2)beautiful to me.

I will bless the LORD who has ^(C1)advised me; Indeed, my ^(F1)(C2)mind instructs me in the night.

^(C1)I have ^(C2)set the LORD continually before me; Because He is ^(C3)at my right hand, ^(C4)I will not be shaken.

Therefore ^(C1)my heart is glad and ^(C2)my glory rejoices; My flesh also will ^(C3)dwell securely.

For You ^(C1)will not abandon my soul to ^(F1)Sheol; You will not ^(F2)(C2)allow Your ^(F3)Holy One to ^(F4)undergo decay.

You will make known to me ^(C1)the way of life; In ^(C2)Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are ^(C3)pleasures forever.

Hear a ^(C1)just cause, LORD, ^(C2)give Your attention to my cry; ^(C3)Listen to my prayer, which is not from ^(C4)deceitful lips.

Let ^(C1)my ^(F1)judgment come forth from Your presence; Let Your eyes look with ^(C2)integrity.

You have ^(C1)put my heart to the test; You have visited me by night; You have ^(C2)sifted me and ^(C3)You find ^(F1)nothing; My ^(C4)intent is that my mouth will not offend.

As for the works of mankind, ^(C1)by the word of Your lips I have kept from the ^(C2)ways of the violent.

My ^(C1)steps have held to Your ^(F1)paths. My ^(C2)feet have not slipped.