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Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.

When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.

For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.

Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.

For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.

Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.

The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.

He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.

If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.

Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?

I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?

Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.