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71 lines
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# Chapter 31
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1 In You, O Lord, I put my trust;
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Let me never be ashamed;
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Deliver me in Your righteousness.
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2 Bow down Your ear to me,
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Deliver me speedily;
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Be my rock of refuge,
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A fortress of defense to save me.
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3 For You are my rock and my fortress;
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Therefore, for Your name’s sake,
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Lead me and guide me.
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4 Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me,
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For You are my strength.
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5 Into Your hand I commit my spirit;
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You have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.
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6 I have hated those who regard useless idols;
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But I trust in the Lord.
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7 I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy,
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For You have considered my trouble;
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You have known my soul in adversities,
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8 And have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy;
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You have set my feet in a wide place.
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9 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble;
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My eye wastes away with grief,
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Yes, my soul and my body!
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10 For my life is spent with grief,
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And my years with sighing;
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My strength fails because of my iniquity,
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And my bones waste away.
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11 I am a reproach among all my enemies,
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But especially among my neighbors,
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And am repulsive to my acquaintances;
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Those who see me outside flee from me.
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12 I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind;
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I am like a broken vessel.
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13 For I hear the slander of many;
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Fear is on every side;
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While they take counsel together against me,
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They scheme to take away my life.
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14 But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord;
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I say, “You are my God.”
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15 My times are in Your hand;
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Deliver me from the hand of my enemies,
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And from those who persecute me.
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16 Make Your face shine upon Your servant;
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Save me for Your mercies’ sake.
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17 Do not let me be ashamed, O Lord, for I have called upon You;
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Let the wicked be ashamed;
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Let them be silent in the grave.
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18 Let the lying lips be put to silence,
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Which speak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
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19 Oh, how great is Your goodness,
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Which You have laid up for those who fear You,
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Which You have prepared for those who trust in You
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In the presence of the sons of men!
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20 You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence
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From the plots of man;
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You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion
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From the strife of tongues.
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21 Blessed be the Lord,
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For He has shown me His marvelous kindness in a strong city!
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22 For I said in my haste,
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“I am cut off from before Your eyes”;
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Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications
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When I cried out to You.
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23 Oh, love the Lord, all you His saints!
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For the Lord preserves the faithful,
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And fully repays the proud person.
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24 Be of good courage,
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And He shall strengthen your heart,
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All you who hope in the Lord. |