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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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<<For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of Yahweh.>> An oracle is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: "There is no fear of God before his eyes."
2 In their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin.
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For he flatters himself in his own eyes, Too much to detect and hate his sin.
3 The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful; they fail to act wisely or do good.
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The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
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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He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good; He doesn't abhor evil.
5 Your love, LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.
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Your lovingkindness, Yahweh, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
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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Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are a great deep. Yahweh, you preserve man and animal.
7 How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
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How precious is your lovingkindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.
8 They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delights.
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They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.
9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
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For with you is the spring of life. In your light shall we see light.
10 Continue your love to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.
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Oh continue your lovingkindness to those who know you, Your righteousness to the upright in heart.
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 foot of pride come against me. Don't let the hand of the wicked drive me away.
12 See how the evildoers lie fallen— thrown down, not able to rise!
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There the workers of iniquity are fallen. They are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.