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1 A Psalm of David. To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock: Do not be silent to me, Lest, if You are silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit.
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I pray to you, O LORD, my rock. Do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you are silent, I might as well give up and die.
2 Hear the voice of my supplications When I cry to You, When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.
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Listen to my prayer for mercy as I cry out to you for help, as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary.
3 Do not take me away with the wicked And with the workers of iniquity, Who speak peace to their neighbors, But evil is in their hearts.
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Do not drag me away with the wicked— with those who do evil— those who speak friendly words to their neighbors while planning evil in their hearts.
4 Give them according to their deeds, And according to the wickedness of their endeavors; Give them according to the work of their hands; Render to them what they deserve.
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Give them the punishment they so richly deserve! Measure it out in proportion to their wickedness. Pay them back for all their evil deeds! Give them a taste of what they have done to others.
5 Because they do not regard the works of the Lord, Nor the operation of His hands, He shall destroy them And not build them up.
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They care nothing for what the LORD has done or for what his hands have made. So he will tear them down, and they will never be rebuilt!
6 Blessed be the Lord, Because He has heard the voice of my supplications!
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Praise the LORD ! For he has heard my cry for mercy.
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I will praise Him.
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The LORD is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.
8 The Lord is their strength, And He is the saving refuge of His anointed.
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The LORD gives his people strength. He is a safe fortress for his anointed king.
9 Save Your people, And bless Your inheritance; Shepherd them also, And bear them up forever.
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Save your people! Bless Israel, your special possession. Lead them like a shepherd, and carry them in your arms forever.