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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.

If I were to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand; and when I awake, I am still with You.

…who speak of You deceitfully; Your enemies take Your name in vain.

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

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

They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah

Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.

Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.

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

O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.

O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.

Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah

May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.

May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.

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

A Psalm of David. I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You.

Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.

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.

As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

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.

I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”

Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.

A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.

I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.

I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.

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

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

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

O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him?

O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him?

Reach down from on high; set me free and rescue me from the deep waters, from the grasp of foreigners,

I will sing to You a new song, O God; on a harp of ten strings I will make music to You—

Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.

Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields.

Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields.

Our oxen will bear great loads. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of lament in our streets.

Blessed are the people of whom this is so; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.

A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.

A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.

…the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.

They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness.

They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.

They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.

They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,

They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,

They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,

…to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.

The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.

You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.

My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.

Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

…the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.

…the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.

The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.

The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.

He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.

He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

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

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

…kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth,

…kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth,

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!

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

Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise in the assembly of the godly.

Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.

May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands,

…to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,

Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre.

These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,

These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,

These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,

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

…by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.

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

We will find all manner of precious goods; we will fill our houses with plunder.

Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.

Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.

…because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction,

They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof.

So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

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

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

But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”

…then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.

…then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.

…to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.

…to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.

…to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,

…from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness,

…from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,

…who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.