Psalms:26
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Psalms:26:1 @
The psalm of David before he was anointed .
The Lord is my light and my salvation ,
whom shall I fear ?
The Lord is the protector of my life :
of whom shall I be afraid ?
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Psalms:26:2 @
Whilst the wicked draw near against me ,
to eat my flesh .
My enemies that trouble me ,
have themselves been weakened ,
and have fallen .
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Psalms:26:3 @
If armies in camp should stand together against me ,
my heart shall not fear .
If a battle should rise up against me ,
in this will I be confident .
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Psalms:26:4 @
One thing I have asked of the Lord ,
this will I seek after ;
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life .
That I may see the delight of the Lord ,
and may visit his temple .
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For he hath hidden me in his tabernacle ;
in the day of evils ,
he hath protected me in the secret place of his tabernacle .
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He hath exalted me upon a rock :
and now he hath lifted up my head above my enemies .
I have gone round ,
and have offered up in his tabernacle a sacrifice of jubilation :
I will sing ,
and recite a psalm to the Lord .
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Psalms:26:7 @
Hear ,
O Lord ,
my voice ,
with which I have cried to thee :
have mercy on me and hear me .
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Psalms:26:8 @
My heart hath said to thee :
My face hath sought thee :
thy face ,
O Lord ,
will I still seek .
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Psalms:26:9 @
Turn not away thy face from me ;
decline not in thy wrath from thy servant .
Be thou my helper ,
forsake me not ;
do not thou despise me ,
O God my Saviour .
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Psalms:26:10 @
For my father and my mother have left me :
but the Lord hath taken me up .
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Psalms:26:11 @
Set me ,
O Lord ,
a law in thy way ,
and guide me in the right path ,
because of my enemies
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Psalms:26:12 @
Deliver me not over to the will of them that trouble me ;
for unjust witnesses have risen up against me ;
and iniquity hath lied to itself .
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Psalms:26:13 @
I believe to see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living .
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Psalms:26:14 @
Expect the Lord ,
do manfully ,
and let thy heart take courage ,
and wait thou for the Lord .