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There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.

Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

The noise thereof sheweth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapour.

With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.

For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.

Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.

Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?

Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.

For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:

Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.

Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.

Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.

Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?

Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?

Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.

Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.

Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.

Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.