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Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies— make your way straight before me.
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Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.
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But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
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Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.
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Psalm 6
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith. A psalm of David.
Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.
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My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord, how long?
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Turn, Lord, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.
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My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes.
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All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish; they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.
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Psalm 7
A shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjamite.
Lord my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me,
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then let my enemy pursue and overtake me; let him trample my life to the ground and make me sleep in the dust.
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Let the assembled peoples gather around you, while you sit enthroned over them on high.
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Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure— you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts.
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My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart.
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If he does not relent, he will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow.
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Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made.
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I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High.
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Psalm 8
For the director of music. According to gittith. A psalm of David.
Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens.
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Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.
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When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
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the birds in the sky, and the fish in the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.
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Psalm 9
For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David.
I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
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I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.
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My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you.
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For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge.
