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But as for us, we will bless the Lord From this time forth and forever. Praise the Lord !

You pushed me violently so that I was falling, But the Lord helped me.

I will not die, but live, And tell of the works of the Lord .

The Lord has disciplined me severely, But He has not given me over to death.

The cords of the wicked have encircled me, But I have not forgotten Your law.

Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word.

Their heart is covered with fat, But I delight in Your law.

May the arrogant be ashamed, for they subvert me with a lie; But I shall meditate on Your precepts.

They almost destroyed me on earth, But as for me, I did not forsake Your precepts.

Samekh. I hate those who are double-minded, But I love Your law.

Shin. Princes persecute me without cause, But my heart stands in awe of Your words.

I hate and despise falsehood, But I love Your law.

I am for peace, but when I speak, They are for war.

A Song of Ascents. Those who trust in the Lord Are as Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but abides forever.

But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways, The Lord will lead them away with the doers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.

But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared.

"His enemies I will clothe with shame, But upon himself his crown shall shine."

The idols of the nations are but silver and gold, The work of man's hands.

They have mouths, but they do not speak; They have eyes, but they do not see;

They have ears, but they do not hear, Nor is there any breath at all in their mouths.