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This is episode #36 chapters 71 and 72.

Psalms Chapter 71, In you, O LORD, I take refuge. Do not forsake me when my strength fails. I will tell of your righteousness. I will praise you, O God.

Psalms Chapter 72, Give the king your justice, O God. May he defend the cause of the poor. May all kings fall down before him. Blessed be the LORD!

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This is episode #35 chapters 69 and 70.

Psalms Chapter 69, Save me, O God! I endure scorn for your sake. Rescue me from the mire. My foes are all known to you. Let your salvation protect me!

Psalms Chapter 70, Make haste to help me, O God! May those who seek my life be put to shame. May all who seek you rejoice. O LORD, do not delay.

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This is episode #34 chapters 67 and 68.

Psalms Chapter 67, May God be gracious to us, and make his face to shine upon us. Let the peoples praise you, O God! The earth has yielded its increase.

Psalms Chapter 68, Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered! Kings and armies flee. Our God is a God who saves. Sing to him, O kingdoms of the earth!

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This is episode #33 chapters 65 and 66.

Psalms Chapter 65, Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion. By awesome deeds you answer us. You silence the roaring seas. You crown the year with abundance.

Psalms Chapter 66, Shout for joy to God! Come and see what he has done. He has not let our feet slip. I will make an offering. God has heard my prayer.

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This is episode #32 chapters 63 and 64.

Psalms Chapter 63, O God, you are my God. My soul thirsts for you. Your love is better than life. My lips will sing your praise. Liars will be silenced.

Psalms Chapter 64, Hear me, O God! Hide me from the plots of the wicked, who ambush the blameless. God will bring them to ruin. Let the upright be glad!

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This is episode #31 chapters 61 and 62.

Psalms Chapter 61, Hear my cry, O God! Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Prolong the life of the king. So I will ever sing praise to your name.

Psalms Chapter 62, My soul waits for God alone. He alone is my rock and my salvation. Trust in him at all times, O people. Power and love belong to God.

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This is episode #30 chapters 59 and 60.

Psalms Chapter 59, Deliver me from my enemies, O God. Each evening they return, howling like dogs. Destroy them in wrath! You, O God, are my fortress.

Psalms Chapter 60, O God, you have rejected us, broken us. Now restore us! God has promised: "Judah is my sceptre." O grant us help against the enemy!

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This is episode #29 chapters 57 and 58.

Psalms Chapter 57, Be merciful to me, O God. I am in the midst of lions. My heart is steadfast, for great is your love. Be exalted above the heavens!

Psalms Chapter 59, Do you rulers judge justly? No, you mete out violence. O God, break their teeth! The righteous will rejoice when they see vengeance.

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This is episode #28 chapters 55 and 56.

Psalms Chapter 55, Give ear to my prayer, O God. My heart is in anguish. It is my equal, my friend, who rises against me! Cast your burden on the LORD.

Psalms Chapter 56, Be gracious to me, O God, for my enemies trample on me. Are my tears not in your book? In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust.

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This is episode #27 chapters 53 and 54.

Psalms Chapter 53, The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." There is no one who does good. Will evildoers never learn? God has rejected them.