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but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.
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For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
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I will proclaim the Lord’s decree: He said to me, “You are my son; today I have become your father.
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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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Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver 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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From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.
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How long will you people turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods?
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you destroy those who tell lies. The bloodthirsty and deceitful you, Lord, detest.
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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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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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Among the dead no one proclaims your name. Who praises you from the grave?
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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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Arise, Lord, in your anger; rise up against the rage of my enemies. Awake, my God; decree justice.
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He has prepared his deadly weapons; he makes ready his flaming arrows.
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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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You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name for ever and ever.
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Lord, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,
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that I may declare your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion, and there rejoice in your salvation.
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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 arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.
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You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
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defending the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror.
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When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
