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1 A Song. A Psalm of David. My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! I will sing and make melody! Awake, my soul!
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1 My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and make music with all my soul.
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2 Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn!
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2 Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.
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3 I will give thanks to thee, O LORD, among the peoples, I will sing praises to thee among the nations.
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3 I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples.
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4 For thy steadfast love is great above the heavens, thy faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
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4 For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
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5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let thy glory be over all the earth!
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5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let your glory be over all the earth.
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6 That thy beloved may be delivered, give help by thy right hand, and answer me!
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6 Save us and help us with your right hand, that those you love may be delivered.
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7 God has promised in his sanctuary: "With exultation I will divide up Shechem, and portion out the Vale of Succoth.
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7 God has spoken from his sanctuary: "In triumph I will parcel out Shechem and measure off the Valley of Succoth.
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8 Gilead is mine; Manas'seh is mine; E'phraim is my helmet; Judah my scepter.
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8 Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my scepter.
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9 Moab is my washbasin; upon Edom I cast my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph."
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9 Moab is my washbasin, upon Edom I toss my sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph."
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10 Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
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10 Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
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11 Hast thou not rejected us, O God? Thou dost not go forth, O God, with our armies.
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11 Is it not you, O God, you who have rejected us and no longer go out with our armies?
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12 O grant us help against the foe, for vain is the help of man!
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12 Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.
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13 With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes.
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13 With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies.
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| Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible) |
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