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Kiss his son, or he will be angry and your way will lead to your destruction, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
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Arise, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
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Psalm 4
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David.
Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
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The arrogant cannot stand in your presence. You hate all who do wrong;
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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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I am worn out from my groaning. All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.
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My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes.
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Away from me, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping.
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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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if I have repaid my ally with evil or without cause have robbed my foe—
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Whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.
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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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all flocks and herds, and the animals of the wild,
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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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Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
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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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The wicked go down to the realm of the dead, all the nations that forget God.
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In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
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His ways are always prosperous; your laws are rejected by him; he sneers at all his enemies.
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May the Lord silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue—
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Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,
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The Lord looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.
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All have turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
