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The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make melody. Awake, my soul!
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<A Song. A Psalm. Of David.> O God, my heart is fixed; I will make songs and melody, even with my glory.
2 Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn.
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Give out your sounds, O corded instruments: the dawn will be awaking with my song.
3 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples, and I will sing praises to you among the nations.
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I will give you praise, O Lord, among the peoples; I will make melody to you among the nations.
4 For your steadfast love is higher than the heavens, and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
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For your mercy is higher than the heavens: and your unchanging faith than the clouds.
5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let your glory be over all the earth.
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Be lifted up, O God, higher than the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.
6 Give victory with your right hand, and answer me, so that those whom you love may be rescued.
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Let your right hand be stretched out for salvation, and give me an answer, so that your loved ones may be safe from danger.
7 God has promised in his sanctuary: "With exultation I will divide up Shechem, and portion out the Vale of Succoth.
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This is the word of the holy God: I will be glad; I will make Shechem a heritage, measuring out the valley of Succoth.
8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet; Judah is my scepter.
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Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver;
9 Moab is my washbasin; on Edom I hurl my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph."
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Moab is my washpot; on Edom is the resting-place of my shoe; over Philistia will I send out a glad cry.
10 Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
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Who will take me into the strong town? who will be my guide into Edom?
11 Have you not rejected us, O God? You do not go out, O God, with our armies.
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Have you not sent us away from you, O God? and you go not out with our armies.
12 O grant us help against the foe, for human help is worthless.
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Give us help in our trouble; for there is no help in man.
13 With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes.
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With God we will do great things; for by him will our haters be crushed underfoot.
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