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…tremble before Him, all the earth. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.

The folds of his flesh are tightly joined; they are firm and immovable.

In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”

He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”

Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.

…to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.

I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”

Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.

I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.

My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.

You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah

For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.

Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.

In prosperity I said, “I will never be shaken.”

Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.

You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.

God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.

But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.

I will praise You, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples.

Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.

He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink.

The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.

Declare among the nations: “The LORD reigns!” The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.

He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.

You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.

I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples.

I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.

May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.

May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.

Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.

He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!

…to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,

The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.

The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.

The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.

…for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

“They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?”

These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.

Prepare a place to slaughter his sons for the iniquities of their forefathers. They will never rise up to possess a land or cover the earth with their cities.

Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD.