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1 In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: "We have a strong city; he sets up salvation as walls and bulwarks.
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In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; God makes salvation its walls and ramparts.
2 Open the gates, that the righteous nation which keeps faith may enter in.
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Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter, the nation that keeps faith.
3 Thou dost keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusts in thee.
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You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
4 Trust in the LORD for ever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock.
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Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal.
5 For he has brought low the inhabitants of the height, the lofty city. He lays it low, lays it low to the ground, casts it to the dust.
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He humbles those who dwell on high, he lays the lofty city low; he levels it to the ground and casts it down to the dust.
6 The foot tramples it, the feet of the poor, the steps of the needy."
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Feet trample it down— the feet of the oppressed, the footsteps of the poor.
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