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O Lord, you are faithful to those who are faithful to you, and completely good to those who are perfect.
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You are pure to those who are pure, but hostile to those who are wicked.
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You save those who are humble, but you humble those who are proud.
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You, Lord, are my light; you dispel my darkness.
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You give me strength to attack my enemies and power to overcome their defenses.
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This God - how perfect are his deeds, how dependable his words! He is like a shield for all who seek his protection.
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The Lord alone is God; God alone is our defense.
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This God is my strong refuge; he makes my pathway safe.
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He makes me sure-footed as a deer;
1 he keeps me safe on the mountains.
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He trains me for battle, so that I can use the strongest bow.
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O Lord, you protect me and save me; your help has made me great.
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You have kept me from being captured, and I have never fallen.
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I pursue my enemies and defeat them; I do not stop until I destroy them.
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I strike them down, and they cannot rise; they lie defeated before me.
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You give me strength for the battle and victory over my enemies.
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You make my enemies run from me; I destroy those who hate me.
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They look for help, but no one saves them; they call to the Lord, but he does not answer.
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I crush them, and they become like dust; I trample on them like mud in the streets.
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You saved me from my rebellious people and maintained my rule over the nations; people I did not know have now become my subjects.
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Foreigners bow before me; when they hear me, they obey.
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They lose their courage and come trembling from their fortresses.
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The Lord lives! Praise my defender! Proclaim the greatness of the strong God who saves me!
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He gives me victory over my enemies; he subdues the nations under me
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and saves me from my foes. O Lord, you give me victory over my enemies and protect me from violent men.
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And so I praise you among the nations;
2 I sing praises to you.
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God gives great victories to his king; he shows constant love to the one he has chosen, to David and his descendants forever.