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1 There is an inspired truth about the wicked person who has rebellion in the depths of his heart: He is not terrified of God.
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1 An oracle is within my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
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2 He flatters himself and does not hate or [even] recognize his guilt.
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2 For in his own eyes he flatters himself too much to detect or hate his sin.
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3 The words from his mouth are [nothing but] trouble and deception. He has stopped doing what is wise and good.
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3 The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and to do good.
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4 He invents trouble while lying on his bed and chooses to go the wrong direction. He does not reject evil.
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4 Even on his bed he plots evil; he commits himself to a sinful course and does not reject what is wrong.
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5 O LORD, your mercy reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.
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5 Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.
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6 Your righteousness is like the mountains of God, your judgments like the deep ocean. You save people and animals, O LORD.
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6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the great deep. O LORD, you preserve both man and beast.
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7 Your mercy is so precious, O God, that Adam's descendants take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
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7 How priceless is your unfailing love! Both high and low among men find refuge in the shadow of your wings.
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8 They are refreshed with the rich foods in your house, and you make them drink from the river of your pleasure.
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8 They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delights.
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9 Indeed, the fountain of life is with you. In your light we see light.
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9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
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10 Continue to show your mercy to those who know you and your righteousness to those whose motives are decent.
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10 Continue your love to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.
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11 Do not let the feet of arrogant people step on me or the hands of wicked people push me away.
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11 May the foot of the proud not come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
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12 Look at the troublemakers who have fallen. They have been pushed down and are unable to stand up again.
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12 See how the evildoers lie fallen-- thrown down, not able to rise!
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