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^(F1)Wrongdoing speaks to the ungodly within ^(F2)his heart; There is ^(C1)no fear of God before his eyes.

For it ^(C1)flatters him in his own eyes Concerning the discovery of his wrongful deed and the hatred of it.

The ^(C1)words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; He has ^(C2)ceased to ^(F1)be wise and to do good.

He ^(C1)plans wickedness on his bed; He sets himself on a ^(C2)path that is not good; He ^(C3)does not reject evil.

Your ^(C1)mercy, LORD, ^(F1)extends to the heavens, Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

Your ^(C1)righteousness is like the ^(F1)mountains of God; Your ^(C2)judgments are like the great deep. LORD, You ^(F2)(C3)protect mankind and animals.

How ^(C1)precious is Your mercy, God! And the sons of mankind ^(C2)take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

They ^(C1)drink their fill of the ^(F1)abundance of Your house; And You allow them to drink from the ^(C2)river of Your delights.

For the ^(C1)fountain of life is with You; In Your light we see light.

Prolong Your mercy to ^(C1)those who know You, And Your ^(C2)righteousness to the upright of heart.

May the foot of pride not come upon me, And may the hand of the wicked not drive me away.

Those who do injustice have fallen there; They have been thrust down and ^(C1)cannot rise.

^(C1)Do not get upset because of evildoers, Do not be ^(C2)envious of wrongdoers.

For they will ^(C1)wither quickly like the grass, And ^(C2)decay like the green plants.

^(C1)Trust in the LORD and do good; ^(C2)Live in the land and ^(F1)(C3)cultivate faithfulness.

^(C1)Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will ^(C2)give you the desires of your heart.

^(C1)Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, and He will do it.

He will bring out ^(C1)your righteousness as the light, And your judgment ^(C2)as the noonday.

^(F1)Rest in the LORD and ^(C1)wait ^(F2)patiently for Him; ^(C2)Do not get upset because of one who is ^(C3)successful in his way, Because of the person who carries out wicked schemes.

Cease from anger and ^(C1)abandon wrath; Do not get upset; it leads only to evildoing.

For ^(C1)evildoers will be eliminated, But those who wait for the LORD, they will ^(C2)inherit the land.

Yet ^(C1)a little while and the wicked person will be no more; And you will look carefully for ^(C2)his place and he will not be there.

But ^(C1)the humble will inherit the land And will delight themselves in ^(C2)abundant prosperity.

The wicked ^(C1)plots against the righteous, And ^(C2)gnashes at him with his teeth.

The Lord ^(C1)laughs at him, For He sees that ^(C2)his day is coming.

The wicked have drawn the sword and ^(C1)bent their bow To take down the ^(C2)afflicted and the needy, To ^(C3)kill off those who are upright in conduct.

Their sword will enter their own heart, And their ^(C1)bows will be broken.

^(C1)Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked.

For the ^(C1)arms of the wicked will be broken, But the LORD ^(C2)sustains the righteous.

The LORD ^(C1)knows the days of the ^(F1)blameless, And their ^(C2)inheritance will be forever.

They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, And ^(C1)in the days of famine they will have plenty.

But the ^(C1)wicked will perish; And the enemies of the LORD will be like the ^(F1)glory of the pastures, They vanish—^(C2)like smoke they vanish away.

The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous ^(C1)is gracious and gives.

For ^(C1)those blessed by Him will ^(C2)inherit the land, But those ^(C3)cursed by Him will be eliminated.

^(C1)The steps of a man are established by the LORD, And He ^(C2)delights in his way.

When ^(C1)he falls, he will not be hurled down, Because ^(C2)the LORD is the One ^(F1)who holds his hand.

I have been young and now I am old, Yet ^(C1)I have not seen the righteous forsaken Or ^(C2)his ^(F1)descendants begging for bread.

All day long ^(C1)he is gracious and lends, And ^(C2)his ^(F1)descendants are a blessing.

^(C1)Turn from evil and do good, So that you will dwell ^(C2)forever.

For the LORD ^(C1)loves ^(F1)justice And ^(C2)does not abandon His godly ones; They are ^(C3)protected forever, But the ^(F2)(C4)descendants of the wicked will be eliminated.

The righteous will ^(C1)inherit the land And ^(C2)dwell in it forever.

The mouth of the righteous ^(C1)utters wisdom, And his tongue ^(C2)speaks justice.

The ^(C1)Law of his God is in his heart; His ^(C2)steps do not slip.

The ^(C1)wicked spies upon the righteous And ^(C2)seeks to kill him.

The LORD will ^(C1)not leave him in his hand Or ^(C2)let him be condemned when he is judged.

^(C1)Wait for the LORD and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; When the ^(C2)wicked are eliminated, you will see it.

I have ^(C1)seen a wicked, violent person Spreading himself like a ^(C2)luxuriant ^(F1)tree in its native soil.

Then he passed away, and behold, he ^(C1)was no more; I searched for him, but he could not be found.

Observe the ^(F1)(C1)blameless person, and look at the ^(C2)upright; For the person of peace will have ^(C3)a future.

But wrongdoers will altogether be ^(C1)destroyed; The future of the wicked will be ^(C2)eliminated.

But the ^(C1)salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their strength ^(C2)in time of trouble.

^(C1)The LORD helps them and rescues them; He ^(C2)rescues them from the wicked and saves them, Because they ^(C3)take refuge in Him.

LORD, ^(C1)do not rebuke me in Your wrath, And do not punish me in Your burning anger.

For Your ^(C1)arrows have sunk deep into me, And ^(C2)Your hand has pressed down on me.

There is ^(C1)no healthy part in my flesh ^(C2)because of Your indignation; There is no health ^(C3)in my bones because of my sin.

For my ^(C1)guilty deeds have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.

My ^(F1)wounds grow foul and fester Because of ^(C1)my foolishness.

I am bent over and ^(C1)greatly bowed down; I ^(C2)go in mourning all day long.

For my ^(F1)sides are filled with ^(C1)burning, And there is ^(C2)no healthy part in my flesh.

I feel ^(C1)faint and ^(F1)badly crushed; I ^(F2)(C2)groan because of the ^(F3)agitation of my heart.

Lord, all ^(C1)my desire is ^(F1)before You; And my ^(C2)sighing is not hidden from You.

My heart throbs, ^(C1)my strength fails me; And the ^(C2)light of my eyes, even ^(F1)that ^(F2)has gone from me.

My ^(F1)(C1)loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen ^(C2)stand far away.

Those who ^(C1)seek my life ^(C2)lay snares for me; And those who ^(C3)seek to injure me have ^(F1)threatened destruction, And they ^(C4)plot deception all day long.

But I, like a person who is deaf, do not hear; And I am like a ^(C1)person who cannot speak, who does not open his mouth.

Yes, I am like a person who does not hear, And in whose mouth are no arguments.

For ^(C1)I wait for You, LORD; You ^(C2)will answer, Lord my God.

For I said, "May they not rejoice over me, Who, when my foot slips, ^(C1)would exalt themselves over me."

For I am ^(C1)ready to fall, And ^(C2)my ^(F1)sorrow is continually before me.

For I ^(C1)admit my guilt; I am full of ^(C2)anxiety because of my sin.

But my ^(C1)enemies are vigorous and ^(F1)strong, And those who wrongfully ^(C2)hate me are many.

And those who ^(C1)repay evil for good, They ^(C2)become my enemies, because I follow what is good.

Do not abandon me, LORD; My God, ^(C1)do not be far from me!

^(C1)Hurry to help me, Lord, ^(C2)my salvation!

I said, "I will ^(C1)keep watch over my ways So that I ^(C2)do not sin with my tongue; I will keep watch over ^(C3)my mouth as with a muzzle While the wicked are in my presence."

I was ^(C1)mute ^(F1)and silent, I ^(F2)refused to say even something good, And my pain was stirred up.

My ^(C1)heart was hot within me, While I was musing the fire burned; Then I spoke with my tongue:

"LORD, let me know ^(C1)my end, And what is the extent of my days; Let me know how ^(C2)transient I am.

-"Behold, You have made ^(C1)my days like ^(F1)hand widths, And my ^(C2)lifetime as nothing in Your sight; Certainly all mankind standing is ^(F2)a mere ^(C3)breath. Selah

-"Certainly every person ^(C1)walks around as ^(F1)a fleeting shadow; They certainly make an ^(C2)uproar for nothing; He ^(C3)amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.

"And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My ^(C1)hope is in You.

-"^(C1)Save me from all my wrongdoings; Do not make me an object of ^(C2)reproach for the foolish.

-"I have become ^(C1)mute, I do not open my mouth, Because it is ^(C2)You who have done it.

-"^(C1)Remove Your plague from me; Because of ^(C2)the opposition of Your hand I am ^(F1)perishing.

-"With ^(C1)rebukes You punish a person for wrongdoing; You ^(C2)consume like a moth what is precious to him; Certainly ^(C3)all mankind is mere breath! Selah

"^(C1)Hear my prayer, LORD, and listen to my cry for help; Do not be silent ^(C2)to my tears; For I am ^(C3)a stranger with You, ^(C4)One who lives abroad, like all my fathers.

-"^(C1)Turn Your eyes away from me, that I may become cheerful again Before I depart and am no more."