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1 I pray that the LORD answers you whenever you are in trouble. Let the name of Jacob's God protect you.
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May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!
2 Let God send help to you from the sanctuary and support you from Zion.
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May he send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from Zion!
3 Let God recall your many grain offerings; let him savor your entirely burned offerings. Selah
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May he remember all your offerings and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah
4 Let God grant what is in your heart and fulfill all your plans.
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May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans!
5 Then we will rejoice that you've been helped. We will fly our flags in the name of our God. Let the LORD fulfill all your requests!
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May we shout for joy over your salvation, and in the name of our God set up our banners! May the Lord fulfill all your petitions!
6 Now I know that the LORD saves his anointed one; God answers his anointed one from his heavenly sanctuary, answering with mighty acts of salvation achieved by his strong hand.
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Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with the saving might of his right hand.
7 Some people trust in chariots, others in horses; but we praise the LORD's name.
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Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
8 They will collapse and fall, but we will stand up straight and strong.
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They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand upright.
9 LORD, save the king! Let him answer us when we cry out!
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O Lord, save the king! May he answer us when we call.
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