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1 Those who trust in the LORD are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever.
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Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.
2 Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, both 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 the land of the godly, for then the godly might be tempted to do wrong.
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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 O LORD, do good to those who are good, whose hearts are in tune with you.
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LORD, do good to those who are good, to those who are upright in heart.
5 But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O LORD . Take them away with those who do evil. May Israel have peace!
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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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