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1 Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.
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<To the chief music-maker. After Jeduthun. A Psalm. Of David.> My soul, put all your faith in God; for from him comes my salvation.
2 Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
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He only is my Rock and my salvation; he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved.
3 How long will you assault me? Would all of you throw me down— this leaning wall, this tottering fence?
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How long will you go on designing evil against a man? running against him as against a broken wall, which is on the point of falling?
4 Surely they intend to topple me from my lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse.
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Their only thought is to put him down from his place of honour; their delight is in deceit: blessing is in their mouths but cursing in their hearts. (Selah.)
5 Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him.
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My soul, put all your faith in God; for from him comes my hope.
6 Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
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He only is my Rock and my salvation; he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved.
7 My salvation and my honor depend on God ; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
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In God is my salvation, and my glory; the Rock of my strength, and my safe place.
8 Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
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Have faith in him at all times, you people; let your hearts go flowing out before him: God is our safe place. (Selah.)
9 Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.
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Truly men of low birth are nothing, and men of high position are not what they seem; if they are put in the scales together they are less than a breath.
10 Do not trust in extortion or put vain hope in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.
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Have no faith in the rewards of evil-doing, or in profits wrongly made: if your wealth is increased, do not put your hopes on it.
11 One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard: “Power belongs to you, God,
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Once has God said, twice has it come to my ears, that power is God's:
12 and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”; and, “You reward everyone according to what they have done.”
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And mercy, O Lord, is yours, for you give to every man the reward of his work.
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