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1 Those who trust the Lord are like Mount Zion, which sits unmoved forever.
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Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, the Lord surrounds his people now and forever.
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As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people both now and forevermore.
3 The wicked will not rule over those who do right. If they did, the people who do right might use their power to do evil.
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The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, for then the righteous might use their hands to do evil.
4 Lord, be good to those who are good, whose hearts are honest.
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LORD, do good to those who are good, to those who are upright in heart.
5 But, Lord, when you remove those who do evil, also remove those who stop following you. Let there be peace in Israel. Lord, Bring Your People Back A song for going up to worship.
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But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be on Israel.
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