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26[A psalm of David.] Declare me innocent, O LORD, for I have acted with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.H1732H8199H3068H1980H8537H982H3068H4571 2Put me on trial, LORD, and cross-examine me. Test my motives and my heart.H974H3068H5254H6884H3629H3820 3For I am always aware of your unfailing love, and I have lived according to your truth.H2617H5869H1980H571 4I do not spend time with liars or go along with hypocrites.H3427H7723H4962H935H5956 5I hate the gatherings of those who do evil, and I refuse to join in with the wicked.H8130H6951H7489H3427H7563 6I wash my hands to declare my innocence. I come to your altar, O LORD,H7364H3709H5356H5437H4196H3068 7singing a song of thanksgiving and telling of all your wonders.H8085H6963H8426H5608H6381 8I love your sanctuary, LORD, the place where your glorious presence dwells.H3068H157H4583H1004H4725H3519H4908 9Don't let me suffer the fate of sinners. Don't condemn me along with murderers.H622H5315H2400H2416H1818H582 10Their hands are dirty with evil schemes, and they constantly take bribes.H3027H2154H3225H4390H7810 11But I am not like that; I live with integrity. So redeem me and show me mercy.H3212H8537H6299H2603 12Now I stand on solid ground, and I will publicly praise the LORD.H7272H5975H4334H4721H1288H3068
40[For the choir director: A psalm of David.] I waited patiently for the LORD to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry.H5329H4210H1732H6960H6960H3068H5186H8085H7775 2He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.H5927H7588H953H3121H2916H6965H7272H5553H3559H838 3He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the LORD.H5414H2319H7892H6310H8416H430H7227H7200H3372H982H3068 4Oh, the joys of those who trust the LORD, who have no confidence in the proud or in those who worship idols.H835H1397H7760H3068H4009H6437H7295H7750H3577 5O LORD my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list. You have no equal. If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them.H7227H3068H430H6381H6213H4284H6186H5046H1696H6105H5608 6You take no delight in sacrifices or offerings. Now that you have made me listen, I finally understand
—you don't require burnt offerings or sin offerings.H2077H4503H2654H241H3738H5930H2401H7592 7Then I said, "Look, I have come. As is written about me in the Scriptures.H559H935H4039H5612H3789 8I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your instructions are written on my heart."H2654H6213H7522H430H8451H8432H4578 9I have told all your people about your justice. I have not been afraid to speak out, as you, O LORD, well know.H1319H6664H7227H6951H3607H8193H3068H3045 10I have not kept the good news of your justice hidden in my heart; I have talked about your faithfulness and saving power. I have told everyone in the great assembly of your unfailing love and faithfulness.H3680H6666H8432H3820H559H530H8668H3582H2617H571H7227H6951 11LORD, don't hold back your tender mercies from me. Let your unfailing love and faithfulness always protect me.H3607H7356H3068H2617H571H8548H5341 12For troubles surround me—too many to count! My sins pile up so high I can't see my way out. They outnumber the hairs on my head. I have lost all courage.H4557H7451H661H5771H5381H3201H7200H6105H8185H7218H3820H5800 13Please, LORD, rescue me! Come quickly, LORD, and help me.H7521H3068H5337H3068H2363H5833 14May those who try to destroy me be humiliated and put to shame. May those who take delight in my trouble be turned back in disgrace.H954H2659H3162H1245H5315H5595H5472H268H3637H2655H7451 15Let them be horrified by their shame, for they said, "Aha! We've got him now!"H8074H6118H1322H559H1889H1889 16But may all who search for you be filled with joy and gladness in you. May those who love your salvation repeatedly shout, "The LORD is great!"H1245H7797H8055H157H8668H559H8548H3068H1431 17As for me, since I am poor and needy, let the Lord keep me in his thoughts. You are my helper and my savior. O my God, do not delay.H6041H34H136H2803H5833H6403H309H430
58[For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”] Justice—do you rulers know the meaning of the word? Do you judge the people fairly?H5329H516H4387H1732H552H1696H6664H482H8199H4339H1121H120 2No! You plot injustice in your hearts. You spread violence throughout the land.H3820H6466H5766H6424H2555H3027H776 3These wicked people are born sinners; even from birth they have lied and gone their own way.H7563H2114H7358H8582H990H1696H3577 4They spit venom like deadly snakes; they are like cobras that refuse to listen,H2534H1823H2534H5175H2795H6620H331H241 5ignoring the tunes of the snake charmers, no matter how skillfully they play.H8085H6963H3907H2266H2267H2449 6Break off their fangs, O God! Smash the jaws of these lions, O Lord!H2040H8127H430H6310H5422H4459H3715H3068 7May they disappear like water into thirsty ground. Make their weapons useless in their hands.H3988H4325H1980H1869H2671H4135 8May they be like snails that dissolve into slime, like a stillborn child who will never see the sun.H7642H8557H1980H5309H802H2372H8121 9God will sweep them away, both young and old, faster than a pot heats over burning thorns.H5518H995H329H8175H2416H2740 10The godly will rejoice when they see injustice avenged. They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.H6662H8055H2372H5359H7364H6471H1818H7563 11Then at last everyone will say, “There truly is a reward for those who live for God; surely there is a God who judges justly here on earth.”H120H559H6529H6662H3426H430H8199H776
61[For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.] O God, listen to my cry! Hear my prayer!H5329H5058H1732H8085H7440H430H7181H8605 2From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety,H7097H776H7121H3820H5848H5148H6697H7311 3for you are my safe refuge, a fortress where my enemies cannot reach me.H4268H5797H4026H6440H341 4Let me live forever in your sanctuary, safe beneath the shelter of your wings! InterludeH1481H168H5769H2620H5643H3671H5542 5For you have heard my vows, O God. You have given me an inheritance reserved for those who fear your name.H430H8085H5088H5414H3425H3373H8034 6Add many years to the life of the king! May his years span the generations!H3254H4428H3117H3117H8141H1755H1755 7May he reign under God’s protection forever. May your unfailing love and faithfulness watch over him.H3427H6440H430H5769H4487H2617H571H5341 8Then I will sing praises to your name forever as I fulfill my vows each day.H2167H8034H5703H3117H3117H7999H5088
62[For Jeduthun, the choir director: A psalm of David.] I wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from him.H5329H3038H4210H1732H5315H1747H430H3444 2He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken.H6697H3444H4869H7227H4131 3So many enemies against one man—all of them trying to kill me. To them I’m just a broken-down wall or a tottering fence.H2050H376H7523H5186H7023H1760H1447 4They plan to topple me from my high position. They delight in telling lies about me. They praise me to my face but curse me in their hearts. InterludeH3289H5080H7613H7521H3577H1288H6310H7043H7130H5542 5Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.H5315H1826H430H8615 6He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken.H6697H3444H4869H4131 7My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.H430H3468H3519H6697H5797H4268H430 8O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge. InterludeH982H6256H5971H8210H3824H6440H430H4268H5542 9Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind, and the powerful are not what they appear to be. If you weigh them on the scales, together they are lighter than a breath of air.H120H1121H1892H376H3577H5927H3976H3162H1892 10Don’t make your living by extortion or put your hope in stealing. And if your wealth increases, don’t make it the center of your life.H982H6233H1891H1498H2428H5107H7896H3820 11God has spoken plainly, and I have heard it many times. Power, O God, belongs to you;H430H1696H259H8147H8085H2098H5797H430 12unfailing love, O Lord, is yours. Surely you repay all people according to what they have done.H136H2617H7999H376H4639
40[For the choir director: A psalm of David.] I waited patiently for the LORD to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry.H5329
—you don't require burnt offerings or sin offerings.H207758[For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”] Justice—do you rulers
know the meaning of the word? Do you judge the people fairly?H5329.H398861[For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.] O God, listen to my cry! Hear my prayer!H5329
62[For Jeduthun, the choir director: A psalm of David.] I wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from him.H5329
