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I can count all my bones--they stare and gloat over me;
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they divide my garments among them, and for my raiment they cast lots.
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But thou, O LORD, be not far off! O thou my help, hasten to my aid!
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Deliver my soul from the sword, my life from the power of the dog!
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Save me from the mouth of the lion, my afflicted soul from the horns of the wild oxen!
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I will tell of thy name to my brethren; in the midst of the congregation I will praise thee:
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You who fear the LORD, praise him! all you sons of Jacob, glorify him, and stand in awe of him, all you sons of Israel!
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For he has not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; and he has not hid his face from him, but has heard, when he cried to him.
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From thee comes my praise in the great congregation; my vows I will pay before those who fear him.
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The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live for ever!
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All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD; and all the families of the nations shall worship before him.
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For dominion belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations.
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Yea, to him shall all the proud of the earth bow down; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, and he who cannot keep himself alive.
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Posterity shall serve him; men shall tell of the Lord to the coming generation,