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Turn away from evil and do what is good, and dwell there^[i] forever.^(af)

For the Lord loves justice and will not abandon His faithful ones.^(ag) They are kept safe forever, but the children of the wicked will be destroyed.^(ah)

The righteous will inherit the land^[j] and dwell in it permanently.^(ai)

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom; his tongue speaks what is just.^(aj)

The instruction of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.^(ak)

The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him;^(al)

the Lord will not leave him in the power of the wicked one or allow him to be condemned when he is judged.^(am)

Wait for the Lord and keep His way, and He will exalt you to inherit the land. You will watch when the wicked are destroyed.^(an)

I have seen a wicked, violent man well-rooted^[k] like a flourishing native tree.^(ao)

Then I passed by and^[l] noticed he was gone; I searched for him, but he could not be found.^(ap)

Watch the blameless and observe the upright, for the man of peace will have a future.^[m](aq)

But transgressors will all be eliminated; the future^[n] of the wicked will be destroyed.^(ar)

The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord , their refuge in a time of distress.^(as)

The Lord helps and delivers them; He will deliver them from the wicked and will save them because they take refuge in Him.^(at)

A Davidic psalm for remembrance.^(a)

Lord , do not punish me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.^(b)

For Your arrows have sunk into me, and Your hand has pressed down on me.^(c)

There is no health in my body because of Your indignation; there is no strength^[a] in my bones because of my sin.^(d)

For my sins have flooded over my head; they are a burden too heavy for me to bear.^(e)

My wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness.^(f)

I am bent over and brought low; all day long I go around in mourning.^(g)

For my loins are full of burning pain, and there is no health in my body.^(h)

I am faint and severely crushed; I groan because of the anguish of my heart.⁽ⁱ⁾

Lord, my every desire is known to^[b] You; my sighing is not hidden from You.^(j)

My heart races, my strength leaves me, and even the light of my eyes has faded.^[c](k)

My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction, and my relatives stand at a distance.^(l)

Those who seek my life set traps, and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me; they plot treachery all day long.^(m)

I am like a deaf person; I do not hear. I am like a speechless person who does not open his mouth.⁽ⁿ⁾

I am like a man who does not hear and has no arguments in his mouth.^(o)

I put my hope in You, Lord ; You will answer, Lord my God.^(p)

For I said, "Don't let them rejoice over me— those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble."^(q)

For I am about to fall, and my pain is constantly with me.^(r)

So I confess my guilt; I am anxious because of my sin.^(s)

But my enemies are vigorous and powerful;^[d] many hate me for no reason.^(t)

Those who repay evil for good attack me for pursuing good.^(u)

Lord , do not abandon me; my God, do not be far from me.^(v)

Hurry to help me, Lord, my Savior.^(w)

For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Davidic psalm.

I said, "I will guard my ways so that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are in my presence."^(a)

I was speechless and quiet; I kept silent, even from speaking good, and my pain intensified.^(b)

My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, a fire burned.^(c) I spoke with my tongue:

" Lord , reveal to me the end of my life and the number of my days. Let me know how short-lived I am.^(d)

You, indeed, have made my days short in length, and my life span as nothing in Your sight. Yes, every mortal man is only a vapor.^(e) Selah

"Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow. Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain, gathering possessions without knowing who will get them.^(f)

Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You.^(g)

Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the taunt of fools.^(h)

I am speechless; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.⁽ⁱ⁾

Remove Your torment from me; I fade away because of the force of Your hand.^(j)

You discipline a man with punishment for sin, consuming like a moth what is precious to him;^(k) every man is only a vapor.^(l) Selah

"Hear my prayer, Lord , and listen to my cry for help; do not be silent at my tears.^(m) For I am a foreigner residing with You, a temporary resident like all my fathers.⁽ⁿ⁾

Turn Your angry gaze from me so that I may be cheered up before I die and am gone."^(o)