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1 For the leader. By David, the servant of ADONAI: Crime speaks to the wicked. I perceive this in my heart; before his eyes there is no fear 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 For, the way he sees it, crime makes his life easy that is, until his wrongs are discovered; then, he is hated.
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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 His words are wrong and deceitful; he has stopped being wise and doing 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 devises trouble as he lies in bed; so set is he on his own bad way that he doesn't hate 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 ADONAI, in the heavens is your grace; your faithfulness reaches 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 are like the great deep. You save man and beast, ADONAI.
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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 How precious, God, is your grace! People 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 feast on the rich bounty of your house, and you have them drink from the stream of your delights.
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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 For with you is the fountain of life; 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 your grace to those who know you and your righteousness to the upright in heart.
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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 Don't let the foot of the proud tread on me or the hands of the wicked drive 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 There they lie fallen, those evildoers, flung down and unable to rise.
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12 See how the evildoers lie fallen-- thrown down, not able to rise!
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| Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. (The Complete Jewish Bible Online) |
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