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For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.

And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.

You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.

Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.

…who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.

…who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.

Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course,

They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.

Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.

Keep Your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed of great transgression.

May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.

May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.

Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.

You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.

You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?

Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.

From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.

From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.

Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.

Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.

Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.

Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!

For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.

He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from the God of his salvation.

He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from the God of his salvation.

Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age.

My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh.

The troubles of my heart increase; free me from my distress.

Redeem Israel, O God, from all its distress.

Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.

O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit.

O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit.

You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.

Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.

My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.

My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.

You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.

You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.

In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.

When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.

You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah

The LORD looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men.

From His dwelling place He gazes on all who inhabit the earth.

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

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.

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

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

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

But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.

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

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.

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?”

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?”

How long, O Lord, will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.

How long, O Lord, will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.

O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me.

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

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

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

The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.

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

O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You.

Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.

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

Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of fools.

Remove Your scourge from me; I am perishing by the force of Your hand.

Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may again be cheered before I depart and am no more.”

He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.

I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly.

O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.

The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness.

“A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!”

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.

O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon—even from Mount Mizar.

O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon—even from Mount Mizar.

Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.

For You save us from our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame.

You have made us retreat from the foe, and those who hate us have plundered us.

You sell Your people for nothing; no profit do You gain from their sale.

Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path.

All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.

With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.

Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.

But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah

A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.

From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.

I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens,

I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens,

Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.

Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.

Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.

Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.

Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.

Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When God restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!