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He alone is my rock. He is the One who saves me. He is like a fort to me. I will always be secure.
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I depend on God to save me and to honor me. He is my mighty rock. He is my place of safety.
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Trust in him at all times, you people. Tell him all of your troubles. God is our place of safety. "Selah"
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Ordinary people are only a breath. Important people are not what they seem to be. If they were weighed on a scale, they wouldn't amount to anything. Together they are only a breath.
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Don't trust in money you have taken from others. Don't be proud of things you have stolen. Even if your riches grow, don't put your trust in them.
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God, I have heard you say two things. One is that you, God, are strong.
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The other is that you, Lord, are loving. I'm sure you will reward each person in keeping with what he has done.
To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, [A Psalm] of David. Concerning "Jeduthun," See Gill on "Ps 39:1," title. Kimchi thinks this psalm was written concerning the captivity; and Jarchi twtdh le, concerning the decrees and judgments made against Israel by their enemies; and so some of their ancient expositions {d}; but it seems to have been composed by David when in distress, either through Saul and his courtiers, or by reason of the conspiracy of Absalom. Theodoret takes it to be a prophecy of the persecution of Antiochus in the times of the Maccabees.