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But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.

They fully intend to topple him from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah

Lowborn men are but a vapor, the exalted but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.

But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.

But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.

But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.

You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.

But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.

But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.

God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.

I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.

But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.

Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.

But I am in pain and distress; let Your salvation protect me, O God.

I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.

But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.

But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.

Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.