New King James Version NKJV
New International Version NIV
18 If I say, "My foot slips," Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up.
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When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, LORD, supported me.
19 In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.
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When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.
20 Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, Have fellowship with You?
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Can a corrupt throne be allied with you— a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?
21 They gather together against the life of the righteous, And condemn innocent blood.
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The wicked band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
22 But the Lord has been my defense, And my God the rock of my refuge.
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But the LORD has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.
23 He has brought on them their own iniquity, And shall cut them off in their own wickedness; The Lord our God shall cut them off.
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He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the LORD our God will destroy them.
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