| Chapter 24 |
1 | Unto the end, a psalm for David. To thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul.
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2 | In thee, O my God, I put my trust; let me not be ashamed.
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3 | Neither let my enemies laugh at me: for none of them that wait on thee shall be confounded.
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4 | Let all them be confounded that act unjust things without cause. Shew, O Lord, thy ways to me, and teach me thy paths.
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5 | Direct me in thy truth, and teach me; for thou art God my Saviour; and on thee have I waited all the day long.
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6 | Remember, O Lord, thy bowels of compassion; and thy mercies that are from the beginning of the world.
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7 | The sins of my youth and my ignorances do not remember. According to thy mercy remember thou me: for thy goodness' sake, O Lord.
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8 | The Lord is sweet and righteous: therefore he will give a law to sinners in the way.
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9 | He will guide the mild in judgment: he will teach the meek his ways.
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10 | All the ways of the Lord are mercy and truth, to them that seek after his covenant and his testimonies.
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11 | For thy name's sake, O Lord, thou wilt pardon my sin: for it is great.
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12 | Who is the man that feareth the Lord? He hath appointed him a law in the way he hath chosen.
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13 | His soul shall dwell in good things: and his seed shall inherit the land.
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14 | The Lord is a firmament to them that fear him: and his covenant shall be made manifest to them.
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15 | My eyes are ever towards the Lord: for he shall pluck my feet out of the snare.
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16 | Look thou upon me, and have mercy on me; for I am alone and poor.
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17 | The troubles of my heart are multiplied: deliver me from my necessities.
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18 | See my abjection and my labour; and forgive me all my sins.
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19 | Consider my enemies for they are multiplied, and have hated me with an unjust hatred.
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20 | Keep thou my soul, and deliver me: I shall not be ashamed, for I have hoped in thee.
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21 | The innocent and the upright have adhered to me: because I have waited on thee.
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22 | Deliver Israel, O God, from all his tribulations.
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