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1 I have a message from God in my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked:There is no fear of God before their eyes.
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The God-rebel tunes in to sedition - all ears, eager to sin. He has no regard for God, he stands insolent before him.
2 In their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin.
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He has smooth-talked himself into believing That his evil will never be noticed.
3 The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful; they fail to act wisely or do good.
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Words gutter from his mouth, dishwater dirty. Can't remember when he did anything decent.
4 Even on their beds they plot evil; they commit themselves to a sinful course and do not reject what is wrong.
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Every time he goes to bed, he fathers another evil plot. When he's loose on the streets, nobody's safe. He plays with fire and doesn't care who gets burned.
5 Your love, LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.
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God's love is meteoric, his loyalty astronomic,
6 Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your justice like the great deep. You, LORD, preserve both people and animals.
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His purpose titanic, his verdicts oceanic. Yet in his largeness nothing gets lost; Not a man, not a mouse, slips through the cracks.
7 How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
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How exquisite your love, O God! How eager we are to run under your wings,
8 They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delights.
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To eat our fill at the banquet you spread as you fill our tankards with Eden spring water.
9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
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You're a fountain of cascading light, and you open our eyes to light.
10 Continue your love to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.
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Keep on loving your friends; do your work in welcoming hearts.
11 May the foot of the proud not come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
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Don't let the bullies kick me around, the moral midgets slap me down.
12 See how the evildoers lie fallen— thrown down, not able to rise!
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Send the upstarts sprawling flat on their faces in the mud.
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