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And has taken us out of the hands of our haters: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

Who gives food to all flesh: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

O give praise to the God of heaven: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

For there those who had taken us prisoners made request for a song; and those who had taken away all we had gave us orders to be glad, saying, Give us one of the songs of Zion.

I will give worship before your holy Temple, praising your name for your mercy and for your unchanging faith: for you have made your word greater than all your name.

They will make songs about the ways of the Lord; for great is the glory of the Lord.

The Lord will make all things complete for me: O Lord, your mercy is eternal; do not give up the works of your hands.

For there is not a word on my tongue which is not clear to you, O Lord.

Even the dark is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day: for dark and light are the same to you.

I will give you praise, for I am strangely and delicately formed; your works are great wonders, and of this my soul is fully conscious.

For they go against you with evil designs, and your haters make sport of your name.

My hate for them is complete; my thoughts of them are as if they were making war on me.

For their hearts are full of evil designs; and they are ever making ready causes of war.

O Lord, take me out of the hands of sinners; keep me safe from the violent man: for they are designing my downfall.

The men of pride have put secret cords for my feet; stretching nets in my way, so that they may take me with their tricks. (Selah.)

As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.

When destruction comes to their judges by the side of the rock, they will give ear to my words, for they are sweet.

Keep me from the net which they have put down for me, and from the designs of the workers of evil.

The sound of my cry went up to the Lord; with my voice I made my prayer for grace to the Lord.

Looking to my right side, I saw no man who was my friend: I had no safe place; no one had any care for my soul.