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\c 71
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\q1
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\v 1 Yahweh, I have come to you to be safe;
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\q2 never allow me to become ashamed.
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\q1
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\v 2 Because you always do what is right, help me and rescue me;
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\q2 listen to me, and save me!
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\q1
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\v 3 Be like a huge rock on top of which I can be safe;
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\q1 be like a strong fortress in which I am safe.
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\q1 You have commanded your angels to rescue me.
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\q1
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\v 4 God, rescue me from wicked people,
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\q2 from the power of unjust and evil men.
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\q1
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\v 5 Yahweh, my Lord, you are the one whom I confidently expect to help me;
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\q2 I have trusted in you ever since I was young.
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\q1
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\v 6 I have depended on you all my life;
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\q2 you have taken care of me since the day that I was born,
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\q1 so I will always praise you.
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\q1
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\v 7 The manner in which you have rescued me has been an example to many people
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\q2 because they realize that you have been my strong defender.
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\v 8 I praise you all during the day,
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\q2 and I proclaim that you are glorious.
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\q1
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\v 9 Now when I have become an old man, do not reject me;
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\q2 do not abandon me now when I am not strong anymore.
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\v 10 My enemies say that they want to kill me;
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\q2 they talk together and plan how they can do that.
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\q1
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\v 11 They say, "God has abandoned him;
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\q2 so now we can pursue him and seize him
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\q2 because there is no one who will rescue him."
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\v 12 God, do not stay far away from me;
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\q2 hurry to help me!
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\v 13 Cause those who accuse me to be defeated and destroyed;
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\q2 cause those who want to harm me to be shamed and disgraced.
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\v 14 But as for me, I will continually and confidently expect you to do great things for me,
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\q2 and I will praise you more and more.
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\v 15 I will tell people that you do what is right;
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\q1 all during the day I will tell people how you have saved me,
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\q2 although what you have done is more than I can fully understand.
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\v 16 Yahweh, my Lord, I will praise you for your mighty deeds;
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\q2 I will proclaim that only you always act justly.
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\v 17 God, you have taught me many things ever since I was young,
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\q2 and I still tell people about your wonderful deeds.
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\v 18 Now, God, when I am old and my hair is gray,
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\q2 do not abandon me.
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\q1 Stay with me while I continue to proclaim to my children and grandchildren.
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\v 19 God, you do many righteous deeds;
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\q2 it is as though they extend up to the sky.
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\q1 You have done great things;
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\q2 there is no one like you.
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\v 20 You have caused us to have many troubles and to suffer much,
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\q1 but you will cause us to become strong again;
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\q1 when I am almost dead, you will keep us alive.
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\v 21 You will cause me to be greatly honored,
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\q2 and you will encourage me again.
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\v 22 I will also praise you while I play my harp;
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\q1 I will praise you, my God, for faithfully doing what you have promised to do.
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\q1 I will play hymns to praise you, the holy God whom we Israelites worship.
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\v 23 I will shout joyfully while I sing;
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\q1 with my entire inner being I will sing
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\q2 because you have rescued me.
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\v 24 All during the day I will tell people that you act righteously
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\q2 because those who wanted to harm me will have been defeated and disgraced.
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