Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my KING, and my God: for unto THEE will I pray.
My voice shalt THOU hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto THEE, and will look up.
For THOU art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with THEE.
The foolish shall not stand in THY sight: THOU hatest all workers of iniquity.
THOU shalt destroy them that speak leasing (lies): the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
But as for me, I will come into THY house in the multitude of THY mercy: and in THY fear will I worship toward THY holy temple.
Lead me, O LORD, in THY righteousness because of mine enemies; make THY way straight before my face.
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against THEE.
But let all those that put their trust in THEE rejoice:
let them ever shout for joy, because THOU defendest them:
let them also that love THY name be joyful in THEE.
For THOU, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt THOU compass him as with a shield.
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