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7 "Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD And whose trust is the LORD .
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“But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.
8 "For he will be like a tree planted by the water, That extends its roots by a stream And will not fear when the heat comes; But its leaves will be green, And it will not be anxious in a year of drought Nor cease to yield fruit.
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They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
9 "The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it?
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The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
10 "I, the LORD , search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds.
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“I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.”
11 "As a partridge that hatches eggs which it has not laid, So is he who makes a fortune, but unjustly ; In the midst of his days it will forsake him, And in the end he will be a fool."
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Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay are those who gain riches by unjust means. When their lives are half gone, their riches will desert them, and in the end they will prove to be fools.
12 A glorious throne on high from the beginning Is the place of our sanctuary.
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A glorious throne, exalted from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary.
13 O LORD , the hope of Israel, All who forsake You will be put to shame. Those who turn away on earth will be written down, Because they have forsaken the fountain of living water, even the LORD .
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LORD, you are the hope of Israel; all who forsake you will be put to shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust because they have forsaken the LORD, the spring of living water.
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