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              1 I cry out to you, LORD. You are my rock; don't refuse to hear me. If you won't talk to me, I'll be just like those going down to the pit.
            
            
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To you, LORD, I call; you are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit.            
            
              2 Listen to my request for mercy when I cry out to you, when I lift up my hands to your holy inner sanctuary.
            
            
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Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.            
            
              3 Don't drag me off with the wicked and those who do evil; the type who talk nice to their friends while evil thoughts are in their hearts!
            
            
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Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts.            
            
              4 Pay them back for what they've done! Pay them back for their evil deeds! Pay them back for their handiwork! Give back to them exactly what they deserve!
            
            
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Repay them for their deeds and for their evil work; repay them for what their hands have done and bring back on them what they deserve.            
            
              5 Because they have no regard for what the LORD has done, no regard for his handiwork, God will tear them down and never rebuild!
            
            
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Because they have no regard for the deeds of the LORDand what his hands have done, he will tear them down and never build them up again.            
            
              6 Bless the LORD because he has listened to my request for mercy!
            
            
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Praise be to the LORD, for he has heard my cry for mercy.            
            
              7 The LORD is my strength and my shield. My heart trusts him. I was helped, my heart rejoiced, and I thank him with my song.
            
            
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The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.            
            
              8 The LORD is his people's strength; he is a fortress of protection for his anointed one.
            
            
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The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.            
            
              9 Save your people, God! Bless your possession! Shepherd them and carry them for all time!
            
            
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Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever.            
          
            
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