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1 Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.
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For the leader. Set in the style of Y'dutun. A psalm of David: My soul waits in silence for God alone; 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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He alone is my rock and salvation, my stronghold; I won't 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 assail a person in order to murder him, all of you, as if he were a sagging wall or a shaky fence?
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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They only want to shake him from his height, they take delight in lying with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. (Selah)
5 Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him.
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My soul, wait in silence for God alone, 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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He alone is my rock and salvation, my stronghold; I won't be moved.
7 My salvation and my honor depend on God ; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
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My safety and honor rest on God. My strong rock and refuge are 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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Trust in him, people, at all times; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. (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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Ordinary folks are merely a breath and important people a sham; if you lay them on a balance-scale, they go up both together are lighter than nothing.
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 put your trust in extortion, don't put false hopes in robbery; even if wealth increases, 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 once, I have heard it twice: 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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Also to you, Adonai, belongs grace; for you reward all as their deeds deserve.
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