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Give ear to my words, O Lord;
consider myu[Ps. 39:3] groaning.
2 Give attention to the sound of my cry,
myvPs. 84:3 King and my God,
forwPs. 65:2 to you do I pray.
3 O Lord, inxPs. 88:13; 119:147; 130:6 the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you1Or I direct my prayer to you andy[Hab. 2:1] watch.
4 For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil may not dwell with you.
5 ThezPs. 73:3; 75:4; [Hab. 1:13] boastful shall notaSee Ps. 1:5 stand before your eyes;
youbPs. 11:5 hate all evildoers.
6 You destroy those who speakc[Ps. 4:2]; Rev. 21:8; 22:15 lies;
the Lord abhorsdPs. 55:23 the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
7 But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
will enter your house.
I willePs. 132:7 bow downf1 Kgs. 8:29, 30 toward yourgPs. 11:4; 79:1 holy temple
in the fear of you.
8 h[Ps. 23:3; 25:4, 5] Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness
because of my enemies;
i[Ezra 8:21] make your way straight before me.
9 For there is no truth in their mouth;
their inmost self isjPs. 52:2 destruction;
kCited Rom. 3:13 their throat islJer. 5:16 an open grave;
theymPs. 12:2; Prov. 2:16; 7:5 flatter with their tongue.
10 n[Isa. 24:6] Make them bear their guilt, O God;
let themo[2 Sam. 15:31; 17:14, 23] fall by their own counsels;
because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,
for they have rebelled against you.
11 But let all whopPs. 2:12 take refuge in youqPs. 33:21 rejoice;
let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name mayr[Ps. 9:2; 1 Sam. 2:1] exult in you.
12 For yousPs. 115:13 bless the righteous, O Lord;
yout[Ps. 103:4] cover him with favor as withu[Ps. 35:2] a shield.