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^(C1)Righteous are You, LORD, when I plead my case with You; Nevertheless I would ^(C2)discuss matters of justice with You: Why has the ^(C3)way of the wicked prospered? Why are all those who ^(C4)deal in treachery at ease?

You have ^(C1)planted them, they have also taken root; They grow, they have also produced fruit. You are ^(C2)near ^(F1)to their lips But far from their ^(F2)mind.

But You ^(C1)know me, LORD; You see me And ^(C2)examine my heart's attitude toward You. Drag them off like sheep for the slaughter, And ^(F1)set them apart for a ^(C3)day of slaughter!

How long is the ^(C1)land to mourn, And the ^(C2)vegetation of the ^(F1)countryside to dry up? Due to the ^(C3)wickedness of those who live in it, ^(C4)Animals and birds have been snatched away, Because people have said, "He will not see our final ^(C5)end."