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Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.

For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah

Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah

Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah

I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.

I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.

Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.

Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.

The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion.

By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.

For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.

For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.

…to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.

Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice.

I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.

This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.

The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.

Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.

Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.

The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.

Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.

The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.

Take up Your shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.

Take up Your shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.

Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.”

May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.

May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.

May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues.

Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.

All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”

They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”

Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!

Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!

Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.

May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.

May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.

May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.”

Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.

The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.

The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.

Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.

They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.

Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.

There the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise.

For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.

Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.

Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.

Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.

But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.

The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,

The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.

The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.

But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.

In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.

But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.

I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.

They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.

They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.

Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.

For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.

The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.

The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,

Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

…yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.

Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.

The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.

The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.

For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.

My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly.

I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning.

For my loins are full of burning pain, and no soundness remains in my body.

I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.

My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.

My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.

My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.

But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.

For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me.

Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason.

I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.

I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.

“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.

You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah

And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.

You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.