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| O LORD, I call to you;
my Rock, do not be deaf to my cry; *
lest, if you do not hear me,
I become like those who go down to the Pit.
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| 2
| Hear the voice of my prayer when I cry out
to you, *
when I lift up my hands to your holy of holies.
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| 3
| Do not snatch me away with the wicked or
with the evildoers, *
who speak peaceably with their neighbors,
while strife is in their hearts.
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| 4
| Repay them according to their deeds, *
and according to the wickedness of their actions.
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| 5
| According to the work of their hands repay
them, *
and give them their just deserts.
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| 6
| They have no understanding of the LORD'S
doings,
nor of the works of his hands; *
therefore he will break them down and not build them up.
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| 7
| Blessed is the LORD! *
for he has heard the voice of my prayer.
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| 8
| The LORD is my strength and my shield; *
my heart trusts in him, and I have been helped;
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| 9
| Therefore my heart dances for joy, *
and in my song will I praise him.
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| 10
| The LORD is the strength of his people, *
a safe refuge for his anointed.
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| 11
| Save your people and bless your inheritance;
*
shepherd them and carry them for ever.
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