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Psalms 86:1-17
Incline Your ear, Lord, and answer me; For I am afflicted and needy.Protect my soul, for I am godly; You my God, save Your servant who trusts in You.Be gracious to me, Lord, For I call upon You all day long.Make the soul of Your servant joyful, For to You, Lord, I lift up my soul.For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all who call upon You.Listen, Lord, to my prayer; And give Your attention to the sound of my pleading!On the day of my trouble I will call upon You, For You will answer me.There is no one like You among the gods, Lord, Nor are there any works like Yours.All nations whom You have made will come and worship before You, Lord, And they will glorify Your name.For You are great, and you do wondrous deeds; You alone are God.Teach me Your way, Lord; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name.I will give thanks to You, Lord my God, with all my heart, And I will glorify Your name forever.For Your graciousness toward me is great, And You have saved my soul from the depths of Sheol.God, arrogant men have risen up against me, And a gang of violent men have sought my life, And they have not set You before them.But You, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, Slow to anger and abundant in mercy and truth.Turn to me, and be gracious to me; Grant Your strength to Your servant, And save the son of Your maidservant.Show me a sign of good, That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, Because You, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.
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Psalms 7:1-17
O Lord my God, in You I have taken refuge; Save me from all those who pursue me, and rescue me,Or he will tear my soul like a lion, Dragging me away, while there is no one to rescue me.O Lord my God, if I have done this, If there is injustice in my hands,If I have done evil to my friend, Or have plundered my enemy for no reason,Let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it; And let him trample my life to the ground And lay my glory in the dust. SelahArise, Lord, in Your anger; Raise Yourself against the rage of my enemies, And stir Yourself for me; You have ordered judgment.Let the assembly of the peoples encompass You, And return on high over it.The Lord judges the peoples; Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me.Please let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; For the righteous God puts hearts and minds to the test.My shield is with God, Who saves the upright in heart.God is a righteous judge, And a God who shows indignation every day.If one does not repent, He will sharpen His sword; He has bent His bow and taken aim.He has also prepared deadly weapons for Himself; He makes His arrows fiery shafts.Behold, an evil person is pregnant with injustice, And he conceives harm and gives birth to lies.He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the hole which he made.His harm will return on his own head, And his violence will descend on the top of his own head.I will give thanks to the Lord according to His righteousness And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.
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Psalms 90:1-17
Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations.Before the mountains were born Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.You turn mortals back into dust And say,“ Return, you sons of mankind.”For a thousand years in Your sight Are like yesterday when it passes by, Or like a watch in the night.You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep; In the morning they are like grass that sprouts anew.In the morning it flourishes and sprouts anew; Toward evening it wilts and withers away.For we have been consumed by Your anger, And we have been terrified by Your wrath.You have placed our guilty deeds before You, Our hidden sins in the light of Your presence.For all our days have dwindled away in Your fury; We have finished our years like a sigh.As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, Or if due to strength, eighty years, Yet their pride is only trouble and tragedy; For it quickly passes, and we disappear.Who understands the power of Your anger And Your fury, according to the fear that is due You?So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom.Do return, Lord; how long will it be? And be sorry for Your servants.Satisfy us in the morning with Your graciousness, That we may sing for joy and rejoice all our days.Make us glad according to the days You have afflicted us, And the years we have seen evil.Let Your work appear to Your servants And Your majesty to their children.May the kindness of the Lord our God be upon us; And confirm for us the work of our hands; Yes, confirm the work of our hands.
