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God! His way is perfect; the LORD's word is tried and true. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.
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Now really, who is divine except the LORD? And who is a rock except our God?
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Only God! My mighty fortress, who makes my way perfect,
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who makes my step as sure as the deer's, who lets me stand securely on the heights,
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who trains my hands for war so my arms can bend a bronze bow.
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You've given me the shield of your salvation; your help has made me great.
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You've let me walk fast and safe, without even twisting an ankle.
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I chased my enemies and destroyed them! I didn't come home until I finished them off.
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I ate them up! I struck them down! They couldn't get up; they fell under my feet.
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You equipped me with strength for war; you brought my adversaries down underneath me.
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You made my enemies turn tail from me; I destroyed my foes.
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They looked around, but there was no one to save them. They looked to the LORD, but he wouldn't answer them.
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I crushed them like dust on the ground; I stomped on them, trampled them like mud dumped in the streets.
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You delivered me from struggles with many people; you appointed me the leader of many nations. Strangers come to serve me.
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Foreigners grovel before me; after hearing about me, they obey me.
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Foreigners lose their nerve; they come trembling out of their fortresses.
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The LORD lives! Bless God, my rock! Let my God, the rock of my salvation, be lifted high!
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This is the God who avenges on my behalf, who subdues peoples before me,
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who rescues me from my enemies. You lifted me high above my adversaries; you delivered me from violent people.
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That's why I thank you, LORD, in the presence of the nations. That's why I sing praises to your name.
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You are the one who gives great victories to your king, who shows faithful love to your anointed one— to David and to his descendants forever.