 1 A Psalm of David. I will cry to you, O Lord. My rock, do not be deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down into the pit. 2 Hear the voice of my prayers, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your Holy Place. 3 Do not draw me away with the wicked and with the workers of iniquity who speak peace to their neighbors but evil is in their hearts. 4 Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their practices, give them according to the work of their hands. Give them what they deserve. 5 Because they do not pay attention to the works of the Lord and to the work of His hands, He will destroy them and never build them up. 6 Blessed is the Lord, because He has heard the voice of my prayers. 7 The Lord is my strength and my shield. My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. And with my song I will praise Him. 8 The Lord is a strength to them, and He is the saving strength of His anointed. 9 Save your people, and bless your inheritance. Feed them also, and lift them up forever.
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