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A Miktam of David .
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Preserve me ,
O God ,
for in thee I take refuge .
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I say to the LORD , "
Thou art my Lord ;
I have no good apart from thee ."
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As for the saints in the land ,
they are the noble ,
in whom is all my delight .
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Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows ;
their libations of blood I will not pour out or take their names upon my lips .
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The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup ;
thou holdest my lot .
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The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places ;
yea ,
I have a goodly heritage .
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I bless the LORD who gives me counsel ;
in the night also my heart instructs me .
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I keep the LORD always before me ;
because he is at my right hand ,
I shall not be moved .
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Therefore my heart is glad ,
and my soul rejoices ;
my body also dwells secure .
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For thou dost not give me up to Sheol ,
or let thy godly one see the Pit . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
16:12 )
Thou dost show me the path of life ;
in thy presence there is fulness of joy ,
in thy right hand are pleasures for evermore . ]
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A Prayer of David .
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Hear a just cause ,
O LORD ;
attend to my cry !
Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit !
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From thee let my vindication come !
Let thy eyes see the right !
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If thou triest my heart ,
if thou visitest me by night ,
if thou testest me ,
thou wilt find no wickedness in me ;
my mouth does not transgress .
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With regard to the works of men ,
by the word of thy lips I have avoided the ways of the violent .
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My steps have held fast to thy paths ,
my feet have not slipped .
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I call upon thee ,
for thou wilt answer me ,
O God ;
incline thy ear to me ,
hear my words .
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Wondrously show thy steadfast love ,
O savior of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at thy right hand .
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Keep me as the apple of the eye ;
hide me in the shadow of thy wings ,
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from the wicked who despoil me ,
my deadly enemies who surround me .
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They close their hearts to pity ;
with their mouths they speak arrogantly .
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They track me down ;
now they surround me ;
they set their eyes to cast me to the ground .
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They are like a lion eager to tear ,
as a young lion lurking in ambush .
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Arise ,
O LORD !
confront them ,
overthrow them !
Deliver my life from the wicked by thy sword ,
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from men by thy hand ,
O LORD ,
from men whose portion in life is of the world .
May their belly be filled with what thou hast stored up for them ;
may their children have more than enough ;
may they leave something over to their babes . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
17:16 )
As for me ,
I shall behold thy face in righteousness ;
when I awake ,
I shall be satisfied with beholding thy form . ]
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To the choirmaster .
A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD ,
who addressed the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies ,
and from the hand of Saul .
He said :
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I love thee ,
O LORD ,
my strength .
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The LORD is my rock ,
and my fortress ,
and my deliverer ,
my God ,
my rock ,
in whom I take refuge ,
my shield ,
and the horn of my salvation ,
my stronghold .
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I call upon the LORD ,
who is worthy to be praised ,
and I am saved from my enemies .
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The cords of death encompassed me ,
the torrents of perdition assailed me ;
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the cords of Sheol entangled me ,
the snares of death confronted me .
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In my distress I called upon the LORD ;
to my God I cried for help .
From his temple he heard my voice ,
and my cry to him reached his ears .
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Then the earth reeled and rocked ;
the foundations also of the mountains trembled and quaked ,
because he was angry .
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Smoke went up from his nostrils ,
and devouring fire from his mouth ;
glowing coals flamed forth from him .
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He bowed the heavens ,
and came down ;
thick darkness was under his feet .
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He rode on a cherub ,
and flew ;
he came swiftly upon the wings of the wind .
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He made darkness his covering around him ,
his canopy thick clouds dark with water .
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Out of the brightness before him there broke through his clouds hailstones and coals of fire .
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The LORD also thundered in the heavens ,
and the Most High uttered his voice ,
hailstones and coals of fire .
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And he sent out his arrows ,
and scattered them ;
he flashed forth lightnings ,
and routed them .
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Then the channels of the sea were seen ,
and the foundations of the world were laid bare ,
at thy rebuke ,
O LORD ,
at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils .
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He reached from on high ,
he took me ,
he drew me out of many waters .
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He delivered me from my strong enemy ,
and from those who hated me ;
for they were too mighty for me .
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They came upon me in the day of my calamity ;
but the LORD was my stay .
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He brought me forth into a broad place ;
he delivered me ,
because he delighted in me .
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The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness ;
according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me .
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For I have kept the ways of the LORD ,
and have not wickedly departed from my God .
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For all his ordinances were before me ,
and his statutes I did not put away from me .
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I was blameless before him ,
and I kept myself from guilt .
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Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness ,
according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight .
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With the loyal thou dost show thyself loyal ;
with the blameless man thou dost show thyself blameless ;
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with the pure thou dost show thyself pure ;
and with the crooked thou dost show thyself perverse .
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For thou dost deliver a humble people ;
but the haughty eyes thou dost bring down .
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Yea ,
thou dost light my lamp ;
the LORD my God lightens my darkness .
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Yea ,
by thee I can crush a troop ;
and by my God I can leap over a wall .
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This God--his way is perfect ;
the promise of the LORD proves true ;
he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him .
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For who is God ,
but the LORD ?
And who is a rock ,
except our God ?--
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the God who girded me with strength ,
and made my way safe .
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He made my feet like hinds '
feet ,
and set me secure on the heights .
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He trains my hands for war ,
so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze .
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Thou hast given me the shield of thy salvation ,
and thy right hand supported me ,
and thy help made me great .
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Thou didst give a wide place for my steps under me ,
and my feet did not slip .
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I pursued my enemies and overtook them ;
and did not turn back till they were consumed .
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I thrust them through ,
so that they were not able to rise ;
they fell under my feet .
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For thou didst gird me with strength for the battle ;
thou didst make my assailants sink under me .
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Thou didst make my enemies turn their backs to me ,
and those who hated me I destroyed .
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They cried for help ,
but there was none to save ,
they cried to the LORD ,
but he did not answer them .
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I beat them fine as dust before the wind ;
I cast them out like the mire of the streets .
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Thou didst deliver me from strife with the peoples ;
thou didst make me the head of the nations ;
people whom I had not known served me .
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As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me ;
foreigners came cringing to me .
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Foreigners lost heart ,
and came trembling out of their fastnesses .
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The LORD lives ;
and blessed be my rock ,
and exalted be the God of my salvation ,
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the God who gave me vengeance and subdued peoples under me ;
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who delivered me from my enemies ;
yea ,
thou didst exalt me above my adversaries ;
thou didst deliver me from men of violence .
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For this I will extol thee ,
O LORD ,
among the nations ,
and sing praises to thy name . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
18:51 )
Great triumphs he gives to his king ,
and shows steadfast love to his anointed ,
to David and his descendants for ever . ]
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To the choirmaster .
A Psalm of David .
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The heavens are telling the glory of God ;
and the firmament proclaims his handiwork .
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Day to day pours forth speech ,
and night to night declares knowledge .
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There is no speech ,
nor are there words ;
their voice is not heard ;
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yet their voice goes out through all the earth ,
and their words to the end of the world .
In them he has set a tent for the sun ,
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which comes forth like a bridegroom leaving his chamber ,
and like a strong man runs its course with joy .
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Its rising is from the end of the heavens ,
and its circuit to the end of them ;
and there is nothing hid from its heat .
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The law of the LORD is perfect ,
reviving the soul ;
the testimony of the LORD is sure ,
making wise the simple ;
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the precepts of the LORD are right ,
rejoicing the heart ;
the commandment of the LORD is pure ,
enlightening the eyes ;
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the fear of the LORD is clean ,
enduring for ever ;
the ordinances of the LORD are true ,
and righteous altogether .
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More to be desired are they than gold ,
even much fine gold ;
sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb .
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Moreover by them is thy servant warned ;
in keeping them there is great reward .
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But who can discern his errors ?
Clear thou me from hidden faults .
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Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins ;
let them not have dominion over me !
Then I shall be blameless ,
and innocent of great transgression . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
19:15 )
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight ,
O LORD ,
my rock and my redeemer . ]
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To the choirmaster .
A Psalm of David .