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PSALMS
7.4
- 7Thou destroyest them that speak falsehood;
- The Lord abhorreth the man of blood and of deceit.
- 8But as for me, in the abundance of Thy lovingkindness will I come into Thy house;
- I will bow down toward Thy holy temple in the fear of Thee.
- 9O Lord, lead me in Thy righteousness because of them that lie in wait for me;
- Make Thy way straight before my face.
- 10For there is no sincerity in their mouth;
- Their inward part is a yawning gulf,
- Their throat is an open sepulchre;
- They make smooth their tongue.
- 11Hold them guilty, O God,
- Let them fall by their own counsels;
- Cast them down in the multitude of their transgressions;
- For they have rebelled against Thee.
- 12So shall all those that take refuge in Thee rejoice,
- They shall ever shout for joy,
- And Thou shalt shelter them;
- Let them also that love Thy name exult in Thee.
- 13For Thou dost bless the righteous;
- O Lord, Thou dost encompass him with favour as with a shield.
6 For the Leader; with string-music; on the Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
- 2O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine anger,
- Neither chasten me in Thy wrath.
- 3Be gracious unto me, O Lord, for I languish away; 5
- Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are affrighted.
- 4My soul also is sore affrighted;
- And Thou, O Lord, how long?
- 5Return, O Lord, deliver my soul;
- Save me for Thy mercy's sake.
- 6For in death there is no remembrance of Thee;
- In the nether-world who will give Thee thanks?
- 7I am weary with my groaning;
- Every night make I my bed to swim;
- I melt away my couch with my tears.
- 8Mine eye is dimmed because of vexation;
- It waxeth old because of all mine adversaries.
- 9Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity;
- For the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.
- 10The Lord hath heard my supplication;
- The Lord receiveth my prayer.
- 11All mine enemies shall be ashamed and sore affrighted;
- They shall turn back, they shall be ashamed suddenly.
7 Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the Lord, concerning Cush a Benjamite.
- 2O Lord my God, in Thee have I taken refuge;
- Save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me;
- 3Lest he tear my soul like a lion,
- Rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
- 4O Lord my God, if I have done this;
- If there be iniquity in my hands;
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