GOD'S WORD Translation GW
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13 You give him peace and quiet from times of trouble while a pit is dug to trap wicked people.
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you grant them relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 The LORD will never desert his people or abandon those who belong to him.
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For the LORD will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance.
15 The decisions of judges will again become fair, and everyone whose motives are decent will pursue justice.
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Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16 Who will stand up for me against evildoers? Who will stand by my side against troublemakers?
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Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?
17 If the LORD had not come to help me, my soul would have quickly fallen silent [in death].
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Unless the LORD had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.
18 When I said, "My feet are slipping," your mercy, O LORD, continued to hold me up.
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When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, LORD, supported me.
19 When I worried about many things, your assuring words soothed my soul.
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When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.
20 Are wicked rulers who use the law to do unlawful things able to be your partners?
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Can a corrupt throne be allied with you— a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?
21 They join forces to take the lives of righteous people. They condemn innocent people to death.
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The wicked band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
22 The LORD has become my stronghold. My God has become my rock of 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 turned their own wickedness against them. He will destroy them because of their sins. The LORD our God will destroy them.
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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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