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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1I pray to you, O LORD, my rock. Do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you are silent, I might as well give up and die. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Listen to my prayer for mercy as I cry out to you for help, as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3Do not drag me away with the wicked— with those who do evil— those who speak friendly words to their neighbors while planning evil in their hearts. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Give them the punishment they so richly deserve! Measure it out in proportion to their wickedness. Pay them back for all their evil deeds! Give them a taste of what they have done to others. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5They care nothing for what the LORD has done or for what his hands have made. So he will tear them down, and they will never be rebuilt! |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Praise the LORD! For he has heard my cry for mercy. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7The LORD is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8The LORD gives his people strength. He is a safe fortress for his anointed king. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Save your people! Bless Israel, your special possession. Lead them like a shepherd, and carry them in your arms forever. |
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