The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 A song of ascents: Those who trust in ADONAI are like Mount Tziyon, which cannot be moved but remains forever.
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<A Song of the going up.> Those whose hope is in the Lord are like the mountain of Zion, which may not be moved, but keeps its place for ever.
2 Yerushalayim! Mountains all around it! Thus ADONAI is around his people henceforth and forever.
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As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people, from this time and for ever.
3 For the scepter of wickedness will not rule the inheritance of the righteous, so that the righteous will not themselves turn their hands to evil.
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For the rod of sinners will not be resting on the heritage of the upright; so that the upright may not put out their hands to evil.
4 Do good, ADONAI, to the good, to those upright in their hearts.
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Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in heart.
5 But as for those who turn aside to their own crooked ways, may ADONAI turn them away, along with those who do evil. Shalom on Isra'el!
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But as for such as are turned out of the straight way, the Lord will take them away with the workers of evil. Let peace be on Israel.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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