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1 To you, O LORD, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit.
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1 To you I call, O LORD my Rock; do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who have gone down to the pit.
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2 Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.
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2 Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.
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3 Do not drag me off with the wicked, with the workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors while evil is in their hearts.
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3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts.
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4 Give to them according to their work and according to the evil of their deeds; give to them according to the work of their hands; render them their due reward.
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4 Repay them for their deeds and for their evil work; repay them for what their hands have done and bring back upon them what they deserve.
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5 Because they do not regard the works of the LORD or the work of his hands, he will tear them down and build them up no more.
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5 Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD and what his hands have done, he will tear them down and never build them up again.
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6 Blessed be the LORD! For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.
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6 Praise be to the LORD, for he has heard my cry for mercy.
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7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
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7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.
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8 The LORD is the strength of his people; he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
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8 The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
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9 Oh, save your people and bless your heritage! Be their shepherd and carry them forever.
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9 Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever.
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