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Rh :When I remember Thee upon my couch,
 * And meditate on Thee in the nightwatches.


 * For Thou hast been my help,
 * And in the shadow of Thy wings do I rejoice.
 * My soul cleaveth unto Thee;
 * Thy right hand holdeth me fast.


 * But those that seek my soul, to destroy it,
 * Shall go into the nethermost parts of the earth.
 * They shall be hurled to the power of the sword;
 * They shall be a portion for foxes.
 * But the king shall rejoice in God;
 * Every one that sweareth by Him shall glory;
 * For the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

For the Leader. A Psalm of David.


 * Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint;
 * Preserve my life from the terror of the enemy.
 * Hide me from the council of evil-doers;
 * From the tumult of the workers of iniquity;
 * Who have whet their tongue like a sword,
 * And have aimed their arrow, a poisoned word;
 * That they may shoot in secret places at the blameless;
 * Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
 * They encourage one another in an evil matter;
 * They converse of laying snares secretly;
 * They ask, who would see them.
 * They search out iniquities, they have accomplished a diligent search;
 * Even in the inward thought of every one, and the deep heart.


 * But God doth shoot at them with an arrow suddenly;
 * Thence are their wounds.
 * So they make their own tongue a stumbling unto themselves;
 * All that see them shake the head.
 * And all men fear;
 * And they declare the work of God,
 * And understand His doing.
 * The righteous shall be glad in the, and shall take refuge in Him;
 * And all the upright in heart shall glory.

For the Leader. A Psalm. A Song of David.


 * Praise waiteth for Thee, O God, in Zion;
 * And unto Thee the vow is performed.
 * O Thou that hearest prayer,
 * Unto Thee doth all flesh come.
 * The tale of iniquities is too heavy for me;
 * As for our transgressions, Thou wilt pardon them.
 * Happy is the man whom Thou choosest, and bringest near,
 * That he may dwell in Thy courts;
 * May we be satisfied with the goodness of Thy house,
 * The holy place of Thy temple!


 * With wondrous works dost Thou answer us in righteousness,
 * O God of our salvation;
 * Thou the confidence of all the ends of the earth,