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1 Listen to my words, LORD, consider my lament.
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To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD; give heed to my groaning.
2 Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.
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Hearken to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to thee do I pray.
3 In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.
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O LORD, in the morning thou dost hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for thee, and watch.
4 For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness; with you, evil people are not welcome.
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For thou art not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not sojourn with thee.
5 The arrogant cannot stand in your presence. You hate all who do wrong;
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The boastful may not stand before thy eyes; thou hatest all evildoers.
6 you destroy those who tell lies. The bloodthirsty and deceitful you, LORD, detest.
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Thou destroyest those who speak lies; the LORD abhors bloodthirsty and deceitful men.
7 But I, by your great love, can come into your house; in reverence I bow down toward your holy temple.
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But I through the abundance of thy steadfast love will enter thy house, I will worship toward thy holy temple in the fear of thee.
8 Lead me, LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies— make your way straight before me.
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Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of my enemies; make thy way straight before me.
9 Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with malice. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they tell lies.
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For there is no truth in their mouth; their heart is destruction, their throat is an open sepulchre, they flatter with their tongue.
10 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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Make them bear their guilt, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; because of their many transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against thee.
11 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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But let all who take refuge in thee rejoice, let them ever sing for joy; and do thou defend them, that those who love thy name may exult in thee.
12 Surely, LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.
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For thou dost bless the righteous, O LORD; thou dost cover him with favor as with a shield.
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