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 I lie in the midst of lions that devour the people; * their teeth are spears and arrows, their tongue a sharp sword.

They have laid a net for my feet, and I am bowed low; * they have dug a pit before me, but have fallen into it themselves.

Exalt yourself above the heavens, O God, * and your glory over all the earth.

My heart is firmly fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; * I will sing and make melody.

Wake up, my spirit; awake, lute and harp; * I myself will waken the dawn.

I will confess you among the peoples, O ; * I will sing praise to you among the nations.

For your loving&#8209;kindness is greater than the heavens, * and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

Exalt yourself above the heavens, O God, * and your glory over all the earth.

Do you indeed decree righteousness, you rulers? * do you judge the peoples with equity?

No; you devise evil in your hearts, * and your hands deal out violence in the land.

The wicked are perverse from the womb; * liars go astray from their birth.