For the choir director: A psalm of David.
1 I trust in theLordfor protection.
So why do you say to me,
“Fly like a bird to the mountains for safety!
2 The wicked are stringing their bows
and fitting their arrows on the bowstrings.
They shoot from the shadows
at those whose hearts are right.
3 The foundations of law and order have collapsed.
What can the righteous do?”
4 But theLordis in his holy Temple;
theLordstill rules from heaven.
He watches everyone closely,
examining every person on earth.
5 TheLordexamines both the righteous and the wicked.
He hates those who love violence.
6 He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked,
punishing them with scorching winds.
7 For the righteousLordloves justice.
The virtuous will see his face.
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