1. To the conductor, of David; I took refuge in the Lord. How do you say to my soul, "Wander from your mountain, [you] bird"?
2. For behold the wicked tread the bow, they set their arrow on the bowstring to shoot in the dark at the upright of heart.
3. For the foundations were destroyed; what did the righteous man do?
4. The Lord is in His Holy Temple. The Lord-His throne is in Heaven; His eyes see, His pupils try the sons of men.
5. The Lord tries the righteous, but His soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.
6. He shall rain upon the wicked charcoal, fire, and brimstone, and a burning wind is the portion of their cup.
7. For the Lord is righteous; He loves [workers of] righteousness, whose faces approve of the straight [way].
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