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Nevertheless I am continually with you; you hold my right hand.
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You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me with honor. a25
Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire other than you.
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My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength b of my heart and my portion forever.
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Indeed, those who are far from you will perish; you put an end to those who are false to you.
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But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge, to tell of all your works.
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