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Righteous are You, O LORD, that I would plead my case with You; Indeed I would discussmatters of justice with You: Why has the way of the wickedprospered? Why are all those who deal in treachery at ease?
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But You know me, O LORD; You see me; And You examine my heart's attitude toward You. Drag them off like sheep for the slaughter And set them apart for a day of carnage!
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Howlong* is the land to mourn And the vegetation of the countryside* to wither? For the wickedness of those who dwell in it, Animals and birds have been snatchedaway, Because men have said, "He will not see our latterending."