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To the choirmaster .
A Psalm of David .
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In thee ,
O LORD ,
do I seek refuge ;
let me never be put to shame ;
in thy righteousness deliver me !
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Incline thy ear to me ,
rescue me speedily !
Be thou a rock of refuge for me ,
a strong fortress to save me !
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Yea ,
thou art my rock and my fortress ;
for thy name '
s sake lead me and guide me ,
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take me out of the net which is hidden for me ,
for thou art my refuge .
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Into thy hand I commit my spirit ;
thou hast redeemed me ,
O LORD ,
faithful God .
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Thou hatest those who pay regard to vain idols ;
but I trust in the LORD .
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I will rejoice and be glad for thy steadfast love ,
because thou hast seen my affliction ,
thou hast taken heed of my adversities ,
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and hast not delivered me into the hand of the enemy ;
thou hast set my feet in a broad place .
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Be gracious to me ,
O LORD ,
for I am in distress ;
my eye is wasted from grief ,
my soul and my body also .
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For my life is spent with sorrow ,
and my years with sighing ;
my strength fails because of my misery ,
and my bones waste away .
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I am the scorn of all my adversaries ,
a horror to my neighbors ,
an object of dread to my acquaintances ;
those who see me in the street flee from me .
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I have passed out of mind like one who is dead ;
I have become like a broken vessel .
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Yea ,
I hear the whispering of many --
terror on every side !--
as they scheme together against me ,
as they plot to take my life .
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But I trust in thee ,
O LORD ,
I say , "
Thou art my God ."
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My times are in thy hand ;
deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors !
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Let thy face shine on thy servant ;
save me in thy steadfast love !
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Let me not be put to shame ,
O LORD ,
for I call on thee ;
let the wicked be put to shame ,
let them go dumbfounded to Sheol .
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Let the lying lips be dumb ,
which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt .
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O how abundant is thy goodness ,
which thou hast laid up for those who fear thee ,
and wrought for those who take refuge in thee ,
in the sight of the sons of men !
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In the covert of thy presence thou hidest them from the plots of men ;
thou holdest them safe under thy shelter from the strife of tongues .
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Blessed be the LORD ,
for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me when I was beset as in a besieged city .
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I had said in my alarm , "
I am driven far from thy sight ."
But thou didst hear my supplications ,
when I cried to thee for help .
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Love the LORD ,
all you his saints !
The LORD preserves the faithful ,
but abundantly requites him who acts haughtily . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
31:25 )
Be strong ,
and let your heart take courage ,
all you who wait for the LORD ! ]
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A Psalm of David .
A Maskil .
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Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven ,
whose sin is covered .
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Blessed is the man to whom the LORD imputes no iniquity ,
and in whose spirit there is no deceit .
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When I declared not my sin ,
my body wasted away through my groaning all day long .
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For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me ;
my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer . [
Selah ]
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I acknowledged my sin to thee ,
and I did not hide my iniquity ;
I said , "
I will confess my transgressions to the LORD ";
then thou didst forgive the guilt of my sin . [
Selah ]
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Therefore let every one who is godly offer prayer to thee ;
at a time of distress ,
in the rush of great waters ,
they shall not reach him .
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Thou art a hiding place for me ,
thou preservest me from trouble ;
thou dost encompass me with deliverance . [
Selah ]
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I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go ;
I will counsel you with my eye upon you .
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Be not like a horse or a mule ,
without understanding ,
which must be curbed with bit and bridle ,
else it will not keep with you .
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Many are the pangs of the wicked ;
but steadfast love surrounds him who trusts in the LORD . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
32:12 )
Be glad in the LORD ,
and rejoice ,
O righteous ,
and shout for joy ,
all you upright in heart ! ]
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Rejoice in the LORD ,
O you righteous !
Praise befits the upright .