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1 Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.
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Only in God do I find rest; my salvation comes from him.
2 Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
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Only God is my rock and my salvation— my stronghold!—I won't be shaken anymore.
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 all of you attack others; how long will you tear them down as if they were leaning walls or broken-down fences?
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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The only desire of this people is to bring others down low; they delight in deception. With their mouths they bless, but inside they are cursing. Selah
5 Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him.
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Oh, I must find rest in God only, because my hope comes from him!
6 Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
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Only God is my rock and my salvation— my stronghold!—I will not be shaken.
7 My salvation and my honor depend on God ; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
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My deliverance and glory depend on God. God is my strong rock. My refuge is in God.
8 Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
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All you people: Trust in him at all times! Pour out your hearts before him! God is our refuge! 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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Human beings are nothing but a breath. Human beings are nothing but lies. They don't even register on a scale; taken all together they are lighter 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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Don't trust in violence; don't set false hopes in robbery. When wealth bears fruit, don't set your heart on it.
11 One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard: “Power belongs to you, God,
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God has spoken one thing— make it two things— that I myself have heard: that strength belongs to God,
12 and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”; and, “You reward everyone according to what they have done.”
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and faithful love comes from you, my Lord— and that you will repay everyone according to their deeds.
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