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CHAPTER 4
Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me
when I was
in distress;
have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
2
O ye sons of men, how long
will ye turn
my glory into shame?
how long
will ye love vanity,
and
seek after leasing? Selah.
3
But know that the L
ORD
hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the L
ORD
will hear
when I call unto him.
4
Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
5
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the L
ORD
.
6
There be
many that say, Who will shew us
any
good? L
ORD
, lift thou up the light of thy
countenance upon us.
7
Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time
that
their corn and their wine
increased.
8
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, L
ORD
, only makest me dwell in safety.
CHAPTER 5
Give ear to my words, O L
ORD
, consider my meditation.
2
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
3
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O L
ORD
; in the morning will I direct
my prayer
unto thee, and will look up.
4
For thou
art
not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
5
The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
6
Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the L
ORD
will abhor the bloody and deceitful
man.
7
But as for me, I will come
into
thy house in the multitude of thy mercy:
and
in thy fear
will I worship toward thy holy temple.
8
Lead me, O L
ORD
, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight
before my face.
9
For
there is
no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part
is
very wickedness; their throat
is
an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
10
Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the
multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
11
But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because
thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
12
For thou, L
ORD
, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as
with
a
shield.
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