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I trust in the Lord for safety. How foolish of you to say to me, "Fly away like a bird to the mountains,
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because the wicked have drawn their bows and aimed their arrows to shoot from the shadows at good people.
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There is nothing a good person can do when everything falls apart."
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The Lord is in his holy temple; he has his throne in heaven. He watches people everywhere and knows what they are doing.
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He examines the good and the wicked alike; the lawless he hates with all his heart.
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He sends down flaming coals and burning sulfur on the wicked; he punishes them with scorching winds.
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The Lord is righteous and loves good deeds; those who do them will live in his presence.