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³He heals the contrite of heart, and he binds up their sorrows.

¹⁹The Lord is near to those who are troubled in heart, and he will save the humble in spirit. ²⁰Many are the afflictions of the just, but from them all the Lord will free them. ²¹The Lord preserves all of their bones, not one of them shall be broken.

¹³Laughter shall be mingled with sorrow, and mourning occupies the limits of joy. ¹⁴The foolish will be filled up by his own ways. And the good man shall be above him.

⁹We suffer persecution, yet we have not been abandoned. We are thrown down, yet we do not perish.

⁷Jesus responded and said to him: “What I am doing, you do not now understand. But you shall understand it afterward.”

²³Cast your cares upon the Lord, and he will nurture you. He will not allow the just to be tossed about forever.

⁵Have confidence in the Lord with all your heart, and do not depend upon your own prudence.

¹³O Lord, heed my prayer and my supplication. Pay attention to my tears. Do not be silent. For I am a newcomer with you, and a sojourner, just as all my fathers were.

²⁵Grief in the heart of a man humbles him. And with a good word he shall be made glad.

³²And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.”

¹A Prayer of David himself. Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear me. For I am needy and poor. ²Preserve my soul, for I am holy. My God, bring salvation to your servant who hopes in you. ³O Lord, be merciful to me, for I have cried out to you all day long. ⁴Give joy to the soul of your servant, for I have lifted up my soul to you, Lord. ⁵For you are sweet and mild, Lord, and plentiful in mercy to all who call upon you. ⁶Pay attention, Lord, to my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplication.

¹⁴and if my people, over whom my name has been invoked, being converted, will have petitioned me and sought my face, and will have done penance for their wicked ways, then I will heed them from heaven, and I will forgive their sins, and I will heal their land.

¹²Hope, when it is delayed, afflicts the soul. The arrival of the desired is a tree of life. ¹³Whoever denounces something obligates himself for the future. But whoever fears a lesson shall turn away in peace. Deceitful souls wander into sins. The just are merciful and compassionate. ¹⁴The law of the wise is a fountain of life, so that he may turn aside from the ruin of death.

¹⁷Therefore, he who knows that he ought to do a good thing, and does not do it, for him it is a sin.