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

They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.

Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.

Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.

In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.

They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.

They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.

All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:

They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.

For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.

I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.

They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.

They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

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

Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred.

Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred.

Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.

Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.

Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.

Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.

For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.

Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.

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.

May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away.

For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.

For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.

May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.

May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.

May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.

Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.

They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.

Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.

But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.

But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.

Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.

For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.

For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.

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

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.”

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.

Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us—none can compare to You—if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.

For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.

All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:

Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.

They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king.

They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king.

For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together.

They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.

They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.

They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.

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.

The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,

For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.

All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.

Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon God.

Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon God.

There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.

…at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they bring down disaster upon me and resent me in their anger.

Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within.

God will hear and humiliate them—the One enthroned for the ages—Selah because they do not change and they have no fear of God.

God will hear and humiliate them—the One enthroned for the ages—Selah because they do not change and they have no fear of God.

His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.

All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.

They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.

They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.

They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.

They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.

In spite of such sin, will they escape? In Your anger, O God, cast down the nations.

You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle—are they not in Your book?

They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah

They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah

They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah

May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.

May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.

Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.

The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.

The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.

The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.

See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.

For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.

They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.

See what they spew from their mouths—sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”

By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.

Consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, so it may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah

They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.