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[For the choirmaster Of the servant of Yahweh Of David] Sin is the oracle of the wicked in the depths of his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes.
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He sees himself with too flattering an eye to detect and detest his guilt;
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all he says is malicious and deceitful, he has turned his back on wisdom. To get his way
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he hatches malicious plots even in his bed; once set on his evil course no wickedness is too much for him.
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Yahweh, your faithful love is in the heavens, your constancy reaches to the clouds,
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your saving justice is like towering mountains, your judgements like the mighty deep. Yahweh, you support both man and beast;
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how precious, God, is your faithful love. So the children of Adam take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
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They feast on the bounty of your house, you let them drink from your delicious streams;
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in you is the source of life, by your light we see the light.
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Maintain your faithful love to those who acknowledge you, and your saving justice to the honest of heart.
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Do not let the foot of the arrogant overtake me or wicked hands drive me away.
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There they have fallen, the evil-doers, flung down, never to rise again.
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