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{To the chief Musician . Upon Nehiloth. A Psalm of David .} Give ear to my words , O Jehovah ; consider my meditation.
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Hearken unto the voice of my crying, my king and my God ; for to thee will I pray.
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Jehovah , in the morning shalt thou hear my voice ; in the morning will I address myself to thee, and will look up.
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For thou art not a ùGod that hath pleasure in wickedness ; evil shall not sojourn with thee.
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Insolent fools shall not stand before thine eyes ; thou hatest all workers of iniquity .
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Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies : Jehovah abhorreth a man of blood and deceit .
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But as for me, in the greatness of thy loving-kindness will I enter thy house ; I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness in thy fear.
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Lead me, Jehovah , in thy righteousness , because of my foes; make thy way plain before me.
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For there is no certainty in their mouth ; their inward part is perversion, their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue .
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Bring guilt upon them, O God ; let them fall by their own counsels: drive them out in the multitude of their transgressions , for they have rebelled against thee.
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And all that trust in thee shall rejoice : for ever shall they shout joyously, and thou wilt protect them; and they that love thy name shall exult in thee.
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For thou, Jehovah , wilt bless the righteous [man]; with favour wilt thou surround him as [with] a shield.