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1 A Psalm of David. To thee, O LORD, I lift up my soul.
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In you, LORD my God, I put my trust.
2 O my God, in thee I trust, let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me.
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I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me.
3 Yea, let none that wait for thee be put to shame; let them be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.
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No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause.
4 Make me to know thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
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Show me your ways, LORD, teach me your paths.
5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me, for thou art the God of my salvation; for thee I wait all the day long.
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Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
6 Be mindful of thy mercy, O LORD, and of thy steadfast love, for they have been from of old.
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Remember, LORD, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old.
7 Remember not the sins of my youth, or my transgressions; according to thy steadfast love remember me, for thy goodness' sake, O LORD!
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Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you, LORD, are good.
8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
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Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
9 He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.
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He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.
10 All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
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All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.
11 For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon my guilt, for it is great.
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For the sake of your name, LORD, forgive my iniquity, though it is great.
12 Who is the man that fears the LORD? Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose.
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Who, then, are those who fear the LORD? He will instruct them in the ways they should choose.
13 He himself shall abide in prosperity, and his children shall possess the land.
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They will spend their days in prosperity, and their descendants will inherit the land.
14 The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant.
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The LORD confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.
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