1   
I trust in the Lord for safety.
  How foolish of you to say to me,
“Fly away like a bird to the mountains, ^note

2   
  because the wicked have drawn their bows and aimed their arrows
  to shoot from the shadows at good men.

3   
There is nothing a good man can do
  when everything falls apart.”

4   
The Lord is in his holy temple;
  he has his throne in heaven.
He watches people everywhere
  and knows what they are doing.

5   
He examines the good and the wicked alike;
  the lawless he hates with all his heart.

6   
He sends down flaming coals ^note and burning sulfur on the wicked;
  he punishes them with scorching winds.

7   
The Lord is righteous and loves good deeds;
  those who do them will live in his presence.

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