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1 A Psalm of David.
To thee, O Lord, have I cried;
My God, be not silent toward me:
Lest thou be silent toward me,
And so I should be likened to them that go down to the pit.
2 Hearken to the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee,
When I lift up my hands toward thy holy temple.
3 Draw not away my soul with sinners,
And destroy me not with the workers of iniquity,
Who speak peace with their neighbors,
But evils are in their hearts.
4 Give them according to their works,
And according to the wickedness of their devices:
Give them according to the works of their hands;
Render their recompense unto them.
5 Because they have not attended to the works of the Lord,
Even to the works of his hands,
Thou shalt pull them down, and shalt not build them up.
6 Blessed be the Lord, for he has hearkened to the voice of my petition.
7 The Lord is my helper and my defender;
My heart has hoped in him, and I am helped:
My flesh has revived,
And willingly will I give praise to him.
8 The Lord is the strength of his people,
And the saving defender of his anointed.
9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance:
And take care of them, and lift them up forever.