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Psalm 61- 1
- Psalm 61 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of David.
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- Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer.
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- From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
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- For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe.
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- I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings. Selah
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- For you have heard my vows, O God; you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.
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- Increase the days of the king's life, his years for many generations.
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- May he be enthroned in God's presence forever; appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.
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- Then will I ever sing praise to your name and fulfill my vows day after day.
Psalm 76
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- Psalm 76 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song.
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- In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel.
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- His tent is in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion.
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- There he broke the flashing arrows, the shields and the swords, the weapons of war. Selah
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- You are resplendent with light, more majestic than mountains rich with game.
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- Valiant men lie plundered, they sleep their last sleep; not one of the warriors can lift his hands.
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- At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both horse and chariot lie still.
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- You alone are to be feared. Who can stand before you when you are angry?
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- From heaven you pronounced judgment, and the land feared and was quiet--
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- when you, O God, rose up to judge, to save all the afflicted of the land. Selah
- 10
- Surely your wrath against men brings you praise, and the survivors of your wrath are restrained. [1]
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- Make vows to the LORD your God and fulfill them; let all the neighboring lands bring gifts to the One to be feared.
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- He breaks the spirit of rulers; he is feared by the kings of the earth.
Psalm 67- 1
- Psalm 67 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.
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- May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, Selah
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- that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations.
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- May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you.
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- May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples justly and guide the nations of the earth. Selah
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- May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you.
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- Then the land will yield its harvest, and God, our God, will bless us.
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- God will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear him.
Psalm 13- 1
- Psalm 13 For the director of music. A psalm of David.
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- How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
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- How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?
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- Look on me and answer, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death;
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- my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," and my foes will rejoice when I fall.
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- But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
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- I will sing to the LORD, for he has been good to me.
Psalm 4- 1
- Psalm 4 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David.
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- Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer.
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- How long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame [1] ? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods [2] ? Selah
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- Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself; the LORD will hear when I call to him.
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- In your anger do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent. Selah
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- Offer right sacrifices and trust in the LORD.
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- Many are asking, "Who can show us any good?" Let the light of your face shine upon us, O LORD.
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- You have filled my heart with greater joy than when their grain and new wine abound.
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- I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
Psalm 1- 1
- Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
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- But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
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- He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
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- Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
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- Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
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- For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
Psalm 20- 1
- Psalm 20 For the director of music. A psalm of David.
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- May the LORD answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
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- May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion.
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- May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings. Selah
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- May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
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- We will shout for joy when you are victorious and will lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your requests.
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- Now I know that the LORD saves his anointed; he answers him from his holy heaven with the saving power of his right hand.
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- Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
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- They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
- 9
- O LORD, save the king! Answer [1] us when we call!
Psalm 25- 1
- Psalm 25 Of David. [1]
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- To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
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- in you I trust, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me.
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- No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame, but they will be put to shame who are treacherous without excuse.
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- Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths;
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- guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
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- Remember, O LORD, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old.
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- Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you are good, O LORD.
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- Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
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- He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.
- 10
- All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful for those who keep the demands of his covenant.
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- For the sake of your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, though it is great.
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- Who, then, is the man that fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the way chosen for him.
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- He will spend his days in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
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- The LORD confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.
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- My eyes are ever on the LORD, for only he will release my feet from the snare.
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- Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
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- The troubles of my heart have multiplied; free me from my anguish.
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- Look upon my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins.
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- See how my enemies have increased and how fiercely they hate me!
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- Guard my life and rescue me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
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- May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope is in you.
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- Redeem Israel, O God, from all their troubles!
Psalm 43- 1
- Psalm 43 [1]
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- Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; rescue me from deceitful and wicked men.
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- You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?
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- Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
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- Then will I go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God.
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- Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
Psalm 67- 1
- Psalm 67 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.
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- May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, Selah
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- that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations.
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- May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you.
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- May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples justly and guide the nations of the earth. Selah
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- May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you.
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- Then the land will yield its harvest, and God, our God, will bless us.
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- God will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear him.
Psalm 77- 1
- Psalm 77 For the director of music. For Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A psalm.
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- I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me.
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- When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring hands and my soul refused to be comforted.
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- I remembered you, O God, and I groaned; I mused, and my spirit grew faint. Selah
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- You kept my eyes from closing; I was too troubled to speak.
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- I thought about the former days, the years of long ago;
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- I remembered my songs in the night. My heart mused and my spirit inquired:
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- "Will the Lord reject forever? Will he never show his favor again?
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- Has his unfailing love vanished forever? Has his promise failed for all time?
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- Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has he in anger withheld his compassion?" Selah
- 10
- Then I thought, "To this I will appeal: the years of the right hand of the Most High."
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- I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
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- I will meditate on all your works and consider all your mighty deeds.
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- Your ways, O God, are holy. What god is so great as our God?
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- You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples.
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- With your mighty arm you redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
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- The waters saw you, O God, the waters saw you and writhed; the very depths were convulsed.
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- The clouds poured down water, the skies resounded with thunder; your arrows flashed back and forth.
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- Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind, your lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
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- Your path led through the sea, your way through the mighty waters, though your footprints were not seen.
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- You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
Psalm 74- 1
- Psalm 74 A maskil [1] of Asaph.
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- Why have you rejected us forever, O God? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?
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- Remember the people you purchased of old, the tribe of your inheritance, whom you redeemed-- Mount Zion, where you dwelt.
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- Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins, all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary.
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- Your foes roared in the place where you met with us; they set up their standards as signs.
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- They behaved like men wielding axes to cut through a thicket of trees.
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- They smashed all the carved paneling with their axes and hatchets.
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- They burned your sanctuary to the ground; they defiled the dwelling place of your Name.
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- They said in their hearts, "We will crush them completely!" They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land.
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- We are given no miraculous signs; no prophets are left, and none of us knows how long this will be.
- 10
- How long will the enemy mock you, O God? Will the foe revile your name forever?
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- Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Take it from the folds of your garment and destroy them!
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- But you, O God, are my king from of old; you bring salvation upon the earth.
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- It was you who split open the sea by your power; you broke the heads of the monster in the waters.
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- It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan and gave him as food to the creatures of the desert.
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- It was you who opened up springs and streams; you dried up the ever flowing rivers.
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- The day is yours, and yours also the night; you established the sun and moon.
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- It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth; you made both summer and winter.
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- Remember how the enemy has mocked you, O LORD, how foolish people have reviled your name.
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- Do not hand over the life of your dove to wild beasts; do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever.
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- Have regard for your covenant, because haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.
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- Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name.
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- Rise up, O God, and defend your cause; remember how fools mock you all day long.
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- Do not ignore the clamor of your adversaries, the uproar of your enemies, which rises continually.
Psalm 60- 1
- Psalm 60 For the director of music. To [the tune of] "The Lily of the Covenant." A miktam [1] of David. For teaching. When he fought Aram Naharaim [2] and Aram Zobah, [3] and when Joab returned and struck down twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
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- You have rejected us, O God, and burst forth upon us; you have been angry--now restore us!
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- You have shaken the land and torn it open; mend its fractures, for it is quaking.
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- You have shown your people desperate times; you have given us wine that makes us stagger.
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- But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner to be unfurled against the bow. Selah
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- Save us and help us with your right hand, that those you love may be delivered.
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- God has spoken from his sanctuary: "In triumph I will parcel out Shechem and measure off the Valley of Succoth.
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- Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my scepter.
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- Moab is my washbasin, upon Edom I toss my sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph."
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- Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
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- Is it not you, O God, you who have rejected us and no longer go out with our armies?
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- Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.
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- With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies.
Psalm 59- 1
- Psalm 59 For the director of music. [To the tune of] "Do Not Destroy." Of David. A miktam. [1] When Saul had sent men to watch David's house in order to kill him.
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- Deliver me from my enemies, O God; protect me from those who rise up against me.
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- Deliver me from evildoers and save me from bloodthirsty men.
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- See how they lie in wait for me! Fierce men conspire against me for no offense or sin of mine, O LORD.
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- I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Arise to help me; look on my plight!
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- O LORD God Almighty, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to wicked traitors. Selah
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- They return at evening, snarling like dogs, and prowl about the city.
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- See what they spew from their mouths-- they spew out swords from their lips, and they say, "Who can hear us?"
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- But you, O LORD, laugh at them; you scoff at all those nations.
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- O my Strength, I watch for you; you, O God, are my fortress,
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- my loving God. God will go before me and will let me gloat over those who slander me.
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- But do not kill them, O Lord our shield, [2] or my people will forget. In your might make them wander about, and bring them down.
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- For the sins of their mouths, for the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. For the curses and lies they utter,
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- consume them in wrath, consume them till they are no more. Then it will be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah
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- They return at evening, snarling like dogs, and prowl about the city.
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- They wander about for food and howl if not satisfied.
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- But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
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- O my Strength, I sing praise to you; you, O God, are my fortress, my loving God.
Psalm 17- 1
- Psalm 17 A prayer of David.
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- Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer-- it does not rise from deceitful lips.
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- May my vindication come from you; may your eyes see what is right.
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- Though you probe my heart and examine me at night, though you test me, you will find nothing; I have resolved that my mouth will not sin.
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- As for the deeds of men-- by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.
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- My steps have held to your paths; my feet have not slipped.
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- I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer.
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- Show the wonder of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes.
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- Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings
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- from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.
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- They close up their callous hearts, and their mouths speak with arrogance.
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- They have tracked me down, they now surround me, with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
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- They are like a lion hungry for prey, like a great lion crouching in cover.
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- Rise up, O LORD, confront them, bring them down; rescue me from the wicked by your sword.
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- O LORD, by your hand save me from such men, from men of this world whose reward is in this life. You still the hunger of those you cherish; their sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.
- 15
- And I--in righteousness I will see your face; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.
Psalm 31- 1
- Psalm 31 For the director of music. A psalm of David.
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- In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.
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- Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me.
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- Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me.
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- Free me from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge.
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- Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O LORD, the God of truth.
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- I hate those who cling to worthless idols; I trust in the LORD.
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- I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.
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- You have not handed me over to the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.
- 9
- Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief.
- 10
- My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, [1] and my bones grow weak.
- 11
- Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors; I am a dread to my friends-- those who see me on the street flee from me.
- 12
- I am forgotten by them as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery.
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- For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side; they conspire against me and plot to take my life.
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- But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, "You are my God."
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- My times are in your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.
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- Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.
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- Let me not be put to shame, O LORD, for I have cried out to you; but let the wicked be put to shame and lie silent in the grave. [2]
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- Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.
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- How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you.
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- In the shelter of your presence you hide them from the intrigues of men; in your dwelling you keep them safe from accusing tongues.
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- Praise be to the LORD, for he showed his wonderful love to me when I was in a besieged city.
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- In my alarm I said, "I am cut off from your sight!" Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.
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- Love the LORD, all his saints! The LORD preserves the faithful, but the proud he pays back in full.
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- Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.
Psalm 22- 1
- Psalm 22 For the director of music. To [the tune of] "The Doe of the Morning." A psalm of David.
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- My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning?
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- O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, and am not silent.
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- Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the praise of Israel. [1]
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- In you our fathers put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them.
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- They cried to you and were saved; in you they trusted and were not disappointed.
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- But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
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- All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads:
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- "He trusts in the LORD; let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him."
- 9
- Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you even at my mother's breast.
- 10
- From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother's womb you have been my God.
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- Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
- 12
- Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
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- Roaring lions tearing their prey open their mouths wide against me.
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- I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it has melted away within me.
- 15
- My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me [2] in the dust of death.
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- Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced [3] my hands and my feet.
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- I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me.
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- They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
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- But you, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
- 20
- Deliver my life from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs.
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- Rescue me from the mouth of the lions; save [4] me from the horns of the wild oxen.
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- I will declare your name to my brothers; in the congregation I will praise you.
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- You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!
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- For he has not despised or disdained the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.
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- From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly; before those who fear you [5] will I fulfill my vows.
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- The poor will eat and be satisfied; they who seek the LORD will praise him-- may your hearts live forever!
- 27
- All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him,
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- for dominion belongs to the LORD and he rules over the nations.
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- All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him-- those who cannot keep themselves alive.
- 30
- Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord.
- 31
- They will proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn-- for he has done it.
Psalm 62- 1
- Psalm 62 For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
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- My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him.
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- He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
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- How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down-- this leaning wall, this tottering fence?
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- They fully intend to topple him from his lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse. Selah
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- Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him.
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- He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
- 7
- My salvation and my honor depend on God [1] ; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
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- Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Selah
- 9
- Lowborn men are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie; if weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.
- 10
- Do not trust in extortion or take pride in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.
- 11
- One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: that you, O God, are strong,
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- and that you, O Lord, are loving. Surely you will reward each person according to what he has done.
Psalm 54- 1
- Psalm 54 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil [1] of David. When the Ziphites had gone to Saul and said, "Is not David hiding among us?"
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- Save me, O God, by your name; vindicate me by your might.
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- Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.
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- Strangers are attacking me; ruthless men seek my life-- men without regard for God. Selah
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- Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.
- 5
- Let evil recoil on those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them.
- 6
- I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you; I will praise your name, O LORD, for it is good.
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- For he has delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.
Psalm 37- 1
- Psalm 37 Of David. [1]
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- Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong;
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- for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.
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- Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
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- Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.
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- Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:
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- He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
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- Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
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- Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret--it leads only to evil.
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- For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
- 10
- A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
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- But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy great peace.
- 12
- The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them;
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- but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming.
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- The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
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- But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
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- Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked;
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- for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
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- The days of the blameless are known to the LORD, and their inheritance will endure forever.
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- In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.
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- But the wicked will perish: The LORD's enemies will be like the beauty of the fields, they will vanish--vanish like smoke.
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- The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;
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- those the LORD blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be cut off.
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- If the LORD delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm;
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- though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
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- I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.
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- They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be blessed.
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- Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever.
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- For the LORD loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. They will be protected forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off;
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- the righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
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- The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks what is just.
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- The law of his God is in his heart; his feet do not slip.
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- The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, seeking their very lives;
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- but the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned when brought to trial.
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- Wait for the LORD and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
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- I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a green tree in its native soil,
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- but he soon passed away and was no more; though I looked for him, he could not be found.
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- Consider the blameless, observe the upright; there is a future [2] for the man of peace.
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- But all sinners will be destroyed; the future [3] of the wicked will be cut off.
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- The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
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- The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
Psalm 63- 1
- Psalm 63 A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.
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- O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
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- I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.
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- Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.
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- I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.
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- My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
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- On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.
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- Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.
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- My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.
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- They who seek my life will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth.
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- They will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals.
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- But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God's name will praise him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced.
Psalm 33
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- Psalm 33
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- Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
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- Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
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- Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.
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- For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.
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- The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.
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- By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
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- He gathers the waters of the sea into jars [1] ; he puts the deep into storehouses.
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- Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere him.
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- For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
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- The LORD foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
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- But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.
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- Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.
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- From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind;
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- from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth--
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- he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.
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- No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.
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- A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.
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- But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
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- to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
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- We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.
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- In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
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- May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope in you.
Psalm 45- 1
- Psalm 45 For the director of music. To [the tune of] "Lilies." Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil. [1] A wedding song.
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- My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
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- You are the most excellent of men and your lips have been anointed with grace, since God has blessed you forever.
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- Gird your sword upon your side, O mighty one; clothe yourself with splendor and majesty.
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- In your majesty ride forth victoriously in behalf of truth, humility and righteousness; let your right hand display awesome deeds.
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- Let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king's enemies; let the nations fall beneath your feet.
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- Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
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- You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.
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- All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces adorned with ivory the music of the strings makes you glad.
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- Daughters of kings are among your honored women; at your right hand is the royal bride in gold of Ophir.
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- Listen, O daughter, consider and give ear: Forget your people and your father's house.
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- The king is enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord.
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- The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift, [2] men of wealth will seek your favor.
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- All glorious is the princess within [her chamber]; her gown is interwoven with gold.
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- In embroidered garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions follow her and are brought to you.
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- They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king.
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- Your sons will take the place of your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land.
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- I will perpetuate your memory through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you for ever and ever.
Psalm 68- 1
- Psalm 68 For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.
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- May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.
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- As smoke is blown away by the wind, may you blow them away; as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.
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- But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.
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- Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds [1] -- his name is the LORD-- and rejoice before him.
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- A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.
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- God sets the lonely in families, [2] he leads forth the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
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- When you went out before your people, O God, when you marched through the wasteland, Selah
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- the earth shook, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
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- You gave abundant showers, O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance.
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- Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, O God, you provided for the poor.
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- The Lord announced the word, and great was the company of those who proclaimed it:
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- "Kings and armies flee in haste; in the camps men divide the plunder.
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- Even while you sleep among the campfires, [3] the wings of [my] dove are sheathed with silver, its feathers with shining gold."
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- When the Almighty [4] scattered the kings in the land, it was like snow fallen on Zalmon.
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- The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains; rugged are the mountains of Bashan.
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- Why gaze in envy, O rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign, where the LORD himself will dwell forever?
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- The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands; the Lord [has come] from Sinai into his sanctuary.
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- When you ascended on high, you led captives in your train; you received gifts from men, even from [5] the rebellious-- that you, [6] O LORD God, might dwell there.
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- Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Selah
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- Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death.
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- Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies, the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
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- The Lord says, "I will bring them from Bashan; I will bring them from the depths of the sea,
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- that you may plunge your feet in the blood of your foes, while the tongues of your dogs have their share."
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- Your procession has come into view, O God, the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.
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- In front are the singers, after them the musicians; with them are the maidens playing tambourines.
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- Praise God in the great congregation; praise the LORD in the assembly of Israel.
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- There is the little tribe of Benjamin, leading them, there the great throng of Judah's princes, and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
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- Summon your power, O God [7] ; show us your strength, O God, as you have done before.
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- Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring you gifts.
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- Rebuke the beast among the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations. Humbled, may it bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
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- Envoys will come from Egypt; Cush [8] will submit herself to God.
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- Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth, sing praise to the Lord, Selah
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- to him who rides the ancient skies above, who thunders with mighty voice.
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- Proclaim the power of God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose power is in the skies.
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- You are awesome, O God, in your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God!
Psalm 57
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- Psalm 57 For the director of music. [To the tune of] "Do Not Destroy." Of David. A miktam. [1] When he had fled from Saul into the cave.
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- Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me, for in you my soul takes refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed.
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- I cry out to God Most High, to God, who fulfills [his purpose] for me.
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- He sends from heaven and saves me, rebuking those who hotly pursue me; Selah God sends his love and his faithfulness.
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- I am in the midst of lions; I lie among ravenous beasts-- men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
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- Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.
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- They spread a net for my feet-- I was bowed down in distress. They dug a pit in my path-- but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah
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- My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.
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- Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.
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- I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples.
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- For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
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- Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.
Psalm 58- 1
- Psalm 58 For the director of music. [To the tune of] "Do Not Destroy." Of David. A miktam. [1]
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- Do you rulers indeed speak justly? Do you judge uprightly among men?
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- No, in your heart you devise injustice, and your hands mete out violence on the earth.
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- Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward and speak lies.
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- Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,
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- that will not heed the tune of the charmer, however skillful the enchanter may be.
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- Break the teeth in their mouths, O God; tear out, O LORD, the fangs of the lions!
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- Let them vanish like water that flows away; when they draw the bow, let their arrows be blunted.
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- Like a slug melting away as it moves along, like a stillborn child, may they not see the sun.
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- Before your pots can feel [the heat of] the thorns-- whether they be green or dry--the wicked will be swept away. [2]
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- The righteous will be glad when they are avenged, when they bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
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- Then men will say, "Surely the righteous still are rewarded; surely there is a God who judges the earth."
Psalm 14- 1
- Psalm 14 For the director of music. Of David.
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- The fool [1] says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.
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- The LORD looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.
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- All have turned aside, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
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- Will evildoers never learn-- those who devour my people as men eat bread and who do not call on the LORD?
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- There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is present in the company of the righteous.
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- You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge.
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- Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
Psalm 5- 1
- Psalm 5 For the director of music. For flutes. A psalm of David.
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- Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my sighing.
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- Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.
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- In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.
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- You are not a God who takes pleasure in evil; with you the wicked cannot dwell.
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- The arrogant cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who do wrong.
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- You destroy those who tell lies; bloodthirsty and deceitful men the LORD abhors.
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- But I, by your great mercy, will come into your house; in reverence will I bow down toward your holy temple.
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- Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies-- make straight your way before me.
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- Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with destruction. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongue they speak deceit.
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- Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.
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- But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
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- For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.
Psalm 24- 1
- Psalm 24 Of David. A psalm.
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- The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;
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- for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.
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- Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place?
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- He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false. [1]
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- He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God his Savior.
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- Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, O God of Jacob. [2] Selah
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- Lift up your heads, O you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
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- Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
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- Lift up your heads, O you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
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- Who is he, this King of glory? The LORD Almighty-- he is the King of glory. Selah
Psalm 15- 1
- Psalm 15 A psalm of David.
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- LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill?
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- He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart
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- and has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbor no wrong and casts no slur on his fellowman,
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- who despises a vile man but honors those who fear the LORD, who keeps his oath even when it hurts,
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- who lends his money without usury and does not accept a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.