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1 (27-1) <A psalm for David himself.> Unto thee will I cry, O Lord: O my God, be not thou silent to me: lest if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
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To you, O Lord, I call; my rock, do not refuse to hear me, for if you are silent to me, I shall be like those who go down to the Pit.
2 (27-2) Hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee; when I lift up my hands to thy holy temple.
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Hear the voice of my supplication, as I cry to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.
3 (27-3) Draw me not away together with the wicked; and with the workers of iniquity destroy me not: Who speak peace with their neighbour, but evils are in their hearts.
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Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who are workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors, while mischief is in their hearts.
4 (27-4) Give them according to their works, and according to the wickedness of their inventions. According to the works of their hands give thou to them: render to them their reward.
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Repay them according to their work, and according to the evil of their deeds; repay them according to the work of their hands; render them their due reward.
5 (27-5) Because they have not understood the works of the Lord, and the operations of his hands: thou shalt destroy them, and shalt not build them up.
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Because they do not regard the works of the Lord, or the work of his hands, he will break them down and build them up no more.
6 (27-6) Blessed be the Lord, for he hath heard the voice of my supplication.
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Blessed be the Lord, for he has heard the sound of my pleadings.
7 (27-7) The Lord is my helper and my protector: in him hath my heart confided, and I have been helped. And my flesh hath flourished again, and with my will I will give praise to him.
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The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
8 (27-8) The Lord is the strength of his people, and the protector of the salvation of his anointed.
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The Lord is the strength of his people; he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
9 (27-9) Save, O Lord, thy people, and bless thy inheritance: and rule them and exalt them for ever.
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O save your people, and bless your heritage; be their shepherd, and carry them forever.
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