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For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders. |
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I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. |
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When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You. |
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For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously. |
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You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever. |
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The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished. |
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But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment. |
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He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity. |
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The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. |
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Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You. |
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Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations. |
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For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted. |
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Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death, |
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that I may declare all Your praises—that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation. |
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The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. |
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The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah |
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The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God. |
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For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed. |
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Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence. |
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Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah |
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