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 The is King for ever and ever; * the ungodly shall perish from his land.

The will hear the desire of the humble; * you will strengthen their heart and your ears shall hear;

To give justice to the orphan and oppressed, * so that mere mortals may strike terror no more.

In the have I taken refuge; * how then can you say to me, “Fly away like a bird to the hilltop;

For see how the wicked bend the bow and fit their arrows to the string, * to shoot from ambush at the true of heart.

When the foundations are being destroyed, * what can the righteous do?”

The is in his holy temple; * the throne is in heaven.

His eyes behold the inhabited world; * his piercing eye weighs our worth.

The weighs the righteous as well as the wicked, * but those who delight in violence he abhors.

Upon the wicked he shall rain coals of fire and burning sulphur; * a scorching wind shall be their lot.

For the is righteous; he delights in righteous deeds; * and the just shall see his face.