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David encourageth himself in God. † deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and ‖ vanity.

He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes † are privily set against the poor.

He lieth in wait † secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

† He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall ‖ by his strong ones.

He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.

Arise, ; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the ‖ humble.

Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.

Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor † committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.

Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

The is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.

, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt ‖ prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more ‖ oppress. 

N the put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may † privily shoot at the upright in heart.

If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?

The is in his holy temple, the  throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

The trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

Upon the wicked he shall rain ‖ snares, fire and brimstone, and ‖ an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

For the righteous loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. 

ELP ‖, ; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with † a double heart do they speak.

The shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh † proud things:

Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips † are our own: who is lord over us?

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the ; I will set him in safety from him that ‖ puffeth at him.

The words of the are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

Thou shalt keep them,, thou shalt preserve † them from this generation for ever.

The wicked walk on every side, when † the vilest men are exalted. 

OW long wilt thou forget me, ? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

Consider and hear me, my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.