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17 I can count all my bones. My enemies stare at me and gloat.
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All my bones are on display; people stare and gloat over me.
18 They divide my garments among themselves and throw dice for my clothing.
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They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.
19 O LORD, do not stay far away! You are my strength; come quickly to my aid!
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But you, LORD, do not be far from me. You are my strength; come quickly to help me.
20 Save me from the sword; spare my precious life from these dogs.
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Deliver me from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs.
21 Snatch me from the lion’s jaws and from the horns of these wild oxen.
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Rescue me from the mouth of the lions; save me from the horns of the wild oxen.
22 I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters. I will praise you among your assembled people.
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I will declare your name to my people; in the assembly I will praise you.
23 Praise the LORD, all you who fear him! Honor him, all you descendants of Jacob! Show him reverence, all you descendants of Israel!
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You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!
24 For he has not ignored or belittled the suffering of the needy. He has not turned his back on them, but has listened to their cries for help.
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For he has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.
25 I will praise you in the great assembly. I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who worship you.
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From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly; before those who fear you I will fulfill my vows.
26 The poor will eat and be satisfied. All who seek the LORD will praise him. Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy.
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The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise him— may your hearts live forever!
27 The whole earth will acknowledge the LORD and return to him. All the families of the nations will bow down before him.
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All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him,
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