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Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.

Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring you gifts.

May those who hope in you not be disgraced because of me, O Lord, the LORD Almighty; may those who seek you not be put to shame because of me, O God of Israel.

Come near and rescue me; redeem me because of my foes.

May those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!" turn back because of their shame.

Have regard for your covenant, because haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.

"Because he loves me," says the LORD , "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

Zion hears and rejoices and the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments, O LORD .

Because of my loud groaning I am reduced to skin and bones.

because of your great wrath, for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.

Egypt was glad when they left, because dread of Israel had fallen on them.

By the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD , and trouble came to Moses because of them;

Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.

and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.

Not to us, O LORD , not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.

Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.

for I delight in your commands because I love them.

Indignation grips me because of the wicked, who have forsaken your law.

Because I love your commands more than gold, more than pure gold,