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Depart from me, all you workers of evil; for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
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The Lord has heard my supplication; the Lord accepts my prayer.
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Plea for Help against Persecutors
A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush a Benjaminite.
O Lord my God, in thee do I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me,
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O Lord my God, if I have done this, if there is wrong in my hands,
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Arise, O Lord, in thy anger, lift thyself up against the fury of my enemies; awake, O my God; thou hast appointed a judgment.
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The Lord judges the peoples; judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and according to the integrity that is in me.
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I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.
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Divine Majesty and Human Dignity
To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of David.
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is thy name in all the earth! Thou whose glory above the heavens is chanted
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O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is thy name in all the earth!
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God’s Power and Justice
To the choirmaster: according to Muthlabben. A Psalm of David.
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will tell of all thy wonderful deeds.
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But the Lord sits enthroned for ever, he has established his throne for judgment;
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The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
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And those who know thy name put their trust in thee, for thou, O Lord, hast not forsaken those who seek thee.
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Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion! Tell among the peoples his deeds!
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Be gracious to me, O Lord! Behold what I suffer from those who hate me, O thou who liftest me up from the gates of death,
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The Lord has made himself known, he has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands.Higgaion. Selah
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Arise, O Lord! Let not man prevail; let the nations be judged before thee!
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Put them in fear, O Lord! Let the nations know that they are but men!Selah
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Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies
Why dost thou stand afar off, O Lord? Why dost thou hide thyself in times of trouble?
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For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart, and the man greedy for gain curses and renounces the Lord.
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Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thy hand; forget not the afflicted.
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The Lord is king for ever and ever; the nations shall perish from his land.
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O Lord, thou wilt hear the desire of the meek; thou wilt strengthen their heart, thou wilt incline thy ear
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Song of Trust in God
To the choirmaster. Of David.
In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to me, “Flee like a bird to the mountains;
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The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord’s throne is in heaven; his eyes behold, his eyelids test, the children of men.
