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^(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."