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74 lines
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# Chapter 31
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1 Lord, I seek refuge in you;
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let me never be disgraced.
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Save me by your righteousness.
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2 Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly.
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Be a rock of refuge for me,
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a mountain fortress to save me.
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3 For you are my rock and my fortress;
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you lead and guide me
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for your name’s sake.
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4 You will free me from the net
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that is secretly set for me,
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for you are my refuge.
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5 Into your hand I entrust my spirit;
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you have redeemed me, Lord, God of truth.
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6 I hate those who are devoted to worthless idols,
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but I trust in the Lord.
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7 I will rejoice and be glad in your faithful love
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because you have seen my affliction.
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You know the troubles of my soul
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8 and have not handed me over to the enemy.
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You have set my feet in a spacious place.
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9 Be gracious to me, Lord,
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because I am in distress;
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my eyes are worn out from frustration—
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my whole being as well.
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10 Indeed, my life is consumed with grief
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and my years with groaning;
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my strength has failed
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because of my iniquity,
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and my bones waste away.
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11 I am ridiculed by all my adversaries
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and even by my neighbors.
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I am dreaded by my acquaintances;
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those who see me in the street run from me.
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12 I am forgotten: gone from memory
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like a dead person—like broken pottery.
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13 I have heard the gossip of many;
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terror is on every side.
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When they conspired against me,
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they plotted to take my life.
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14 But I trust in you, Lord;
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I say, “You are my God.”
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15 The course of my life is in your power;
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rescue me from the power of my enemies
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and from my persecutors.
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16 Make your face shine on your servant;
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save me by your faithful love.
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17 Lord, do not let me be disgraced when I call on you.
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Let the wicked be disgraced;
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let them be quiet in Sheol.
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18 Let lying lips
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that arrogantly speak against the righteous
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in proud contempt be silenced.
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19 How great is your goodness,
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which you have stored up for those who fear you.
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In the presence of everyone you have acted
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for those who take refuge in you.
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20 You hide them in the protection of your presence;
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you conceal them in a shelter
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from human schemes,
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from quarrelsome tongues.
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21 Blessed be the Lord,
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for he has wondrously shown his faithful love to me
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in a city under siege.
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22 In my alarm I said,
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“I am cut off from your sight.”
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But you heard the sound of my pleading
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when I cried to you for help.
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23 Love the Lord, all his faithful ones.
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The Lord protects the loyal,
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but fully repays the arrogant.
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24 Be strong, and let your heart be courageous,
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all you who put your hope in the Lord. |