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| LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:
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| How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;
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| Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;
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| I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,
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| Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.
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| Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.
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| We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.
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| Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.
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| Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.
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| For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.
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| The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
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| If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.
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| For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.
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| This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
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| I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
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| I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
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| There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.
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| His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
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| Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD.
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| Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God,
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| Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
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| For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
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| For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
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| Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
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| He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
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| Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.
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| Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.
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| Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;
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| Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan:
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| And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.
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| Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations.
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| For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.
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| The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
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| They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;
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| They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.
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| They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.
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| Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:
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| Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.
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| Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
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| O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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| O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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| O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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| To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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| To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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| To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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| To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
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| The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:
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| The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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| To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:
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| And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever:
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| With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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| To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:
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| And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever:
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| But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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| To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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| To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
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| And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
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| Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever:
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| And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:
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| And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:
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| Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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| Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:
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| And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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| Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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| O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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| By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
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| We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
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| For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
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| How shall we sing the LORD's song in a strange land?
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| If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
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| If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
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| Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
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| O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
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| Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
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| I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
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| I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
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| In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.
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| All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
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| Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.
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| Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
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| Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
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| The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.
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| O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
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| Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
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| Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
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| For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
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| Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
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| Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
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| Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
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| If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
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| If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
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| Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
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| If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
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| Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
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| For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
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| I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
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| My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
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| Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
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| How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
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| If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
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| Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
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| For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
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| Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
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| I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
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| Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
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| And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
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| Analysis
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| Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
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| Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
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| They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
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| Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
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| The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
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| I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
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| O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
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| Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
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| As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
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| Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
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| Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
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| I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
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| Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
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