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They gave up; they came trembling from their hideouts.
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Live, God! Blessing to my Rock, my towering Salvation-God!
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This God set things right for me and shut up the people who talked back.
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He rescued me from enemy anger. You pulled me from the grip of upstarts, You saved me from the bullies.
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That's why I'm thanking you, God, all over the world. That's why I'm singing songs that rhyme your name.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.