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1 Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.
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To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. For God alone my soul waits in silence; 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, my fortress; I shall 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 set upon a man to shatter him, all of you, like a leaning wall, a tottering 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 plan to thrust him down from his eminence. They take pleasure in falsehood. They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. [Selah]
5 Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him.
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For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is 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 only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.
7 My salvation and my honor depend on God ; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
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On God rests my deliverance and my honor; my mighty rock, my refuge is 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 at all times, O people; 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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Men of low estate are but a breath, men of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together 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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Put no confidence in extortion, set no vain hopes on robbery; if riches increase, set not your heart on them.
11 One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard: “Power belongs to you, God,
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Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power 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 that to thee, O Lord, belongs steadfast love. For thou dost requite a man according to his work.
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