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1 May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!
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The Lord answer you in the day of trouble! The name of the God of Jacob protect you!
2 May he send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from Zion!
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May he send you help from the sanctuary, and give you support from Zion.
3 May he remember all your offerings and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah
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May he remember all your offerings, and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices. (Selah)
4 May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans!
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May he grant you your heart's desire, and fulfill all your plans.
5 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!
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May we shout for joy over your victory, 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; he will answer him from his holy heaven with the saving might of his right hand.
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Now I know that the Lord will help his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with mighty victories by his right hand.
7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
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Some take pride in chariots, and some in horses, but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God.
8 They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand upright.
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They will collapse and fall, but we shall rise and stand upright.
9 O Lord, save the king! May he answer us when we call.
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Give victory to the king, O Lord; answer us when we call.
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