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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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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 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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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 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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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 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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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 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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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 Praise be to the LORD, for he has heard my cry 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; 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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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, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
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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 Save your people and bless your inheritance; 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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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
