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For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.

I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.

Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,

The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah

The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah

I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for help.

I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.

Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.

Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.

When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.

Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.

A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.

Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.

Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.

Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.

Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.

Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.

Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.

Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.

For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.

I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah

Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.

Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.

Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.

Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.

And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.

Of David. Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.

Of David. Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.

He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,

The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah!

…who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.

He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.

He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.

For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.

He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.

He has raised up a horn for His people, the praise of all His saints, of Israel, a people near to Him. Hallelujah!

For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.

Let the saints exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.

…to execute the judgment written against them. This honor is for all His saints. Hallelujah!

Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him for His excellent greatness.

Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him for His excellent greatness.

…for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight,

…for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight,

…and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.

For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.

If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,

For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.

But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.

For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.

For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,

For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.

For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits.

For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;

…for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.

…for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.

…for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.

…for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.

Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.

…for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.

For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive.

Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.

For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.

For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.

Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.

Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.

For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.

He dies for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,

…then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor.

For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,

Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.

For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.

For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.

For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice.

For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.

For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.

Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right.

For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.

For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.

…when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.

For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.

For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.

Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.

Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.

For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.

He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.

Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.

Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.