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Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!
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For
1he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
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The LORD
2brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
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3The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations.
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4Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has
5chosen as his heritage!
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The LORD
6looks down from heaven; he sees all the children of man;
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from
7where he sits enthroned he
8looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,
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he who fashions the hearts of them all and observes all their deeds.
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9The king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
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10The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue.
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Behold,
11the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him,
12on those who hope in his steadfast love,