The Message Bible MSG
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17 If God hadn't been there for me, I never would have made it.
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Unless the LORD had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.
18 The minute I said, "I'm slipping, I'm falling," your love, God, took hold and held me fast.
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When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, LORD, supported me.
19 When I was upset and beside myself, you calmed me down and cheered me up.
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When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.
20 Can Misrule have anything in common with you? Can Troublemaker pretend to be on your side?
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Can a corrupt throne be allied with you— a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?
21 They ganged up on good people, plotted behind the backs of the innocent.
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The wicked band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
22 But God became my hideout, God was my high mountain retreat,
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But the LORD has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.
23 Then boomeranged their evil back on them: for their evil ways he wiped them out, our God cleaned them out for good.
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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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