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\c 31
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\d A psalm written by David for the choir director
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\q1
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\v 1 Yahweh, I have come to you to be protected;
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\q2 do not allow me to be defeated and disgraced.
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\q1 Since you always do what is fair,
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\q2 rescue me!
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\q1
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\v 2 Listen to me, and save me right now!
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\q1 Be like a huge rock on which I can be safe
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\q2 and like a strong fort in which I will be secure.
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 3 Yes, you are like my huge rock and my fort;
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\q2 guide me and lead me because I worship you.
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\q1
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\v 4 You are the one who protects me,
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\q2 so keep me from falling into the hidden traps that my enemies have set for me.
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 5 Yahweh, you are a God whom I can trust,
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\q1 so I put myself into your care
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\q2 because you will rescue me.
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\q1
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\v 6 Yahweh, I hate those who worship useless idols,
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\q2 but I trust in you.
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\q1
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\v 7 I will be very glad because you faithfully love me.
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\q1 You see me when I have been afflicted,
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\q2 and you know when I have had troubles.
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\q1
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\v 8 You have not allowed my enemies to capture me;
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\q2 instead, you have rescued me from danger.
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\q1
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\v 9 But now, Yahweh, act kindly toward me
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\q2 because I am distressed.
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\q1 Because I cry so much, I cannot see well,
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\q2 and I am completely exhausted.
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\q1
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\v 10 I have become very weak because I am so miserable;
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\q2 my life is getting shorter.
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\q1 I have become weak because of all my troubles;
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\q2 even my bones are becoming weaker.
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\q1
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\v 11 All of my enemies make fun of me,
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\q2 and even my neighbors despise me.
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\q1 Even my friends are afraid of me because they think that you are punishing me.
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\q2 When they see me on the streets, they run away.
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\q1
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\v 12 People have forgotten me like they forget people who are dead.
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\q2 They think I am as useless as a broken pot.
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\q1
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\v 13 I have heard people slandering me,
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\q2 and they have terrified me.
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\q1 My enemies are making plans
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\q2 to kill me.
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\b
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\q1
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\v 14 But Yahweh, I trust in you.
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\q2 I say confidently that you are the God I worship.
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\q1
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\v 15 My whole life is in your hands;
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\q2 save me from my enemies,
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\q2 from those who pursue me.
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\q1
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\v 16 Act kindly toward me
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\q2 and rescue me because you always faithfully love me.
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\q1
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\v 17 Yahweh, I call out to you,
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\q2 so do not allow others to disgrace me.
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\q1 I wish that wicked people may be disgraced;
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\q2 I wish that they may go down to the place where the people are silent and dead.
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\q1
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\v 18 I wish that you may cause people who tell lies to be unable to speak.
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\q2 Do that to people who are proud and to those who arrogantly accuse others.
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\q1
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\v 19 You have stored up many great and good things to do for those who have great respect for you.
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\q2 You do good things for those who go to you to be protected;
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\q2 everyone sees you doing that.
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\q1
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\v 20 You hide people in your presence where it is safe,
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\q2 and you protect them from others who plot to kill them.
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\q1 You hide them in safe places where their enemies cannot speak evil at them.
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\q1
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\v 21 Praise Yahweh!
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\q2 When my enemies surrounded the city in which I was living,
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\q2 he showed me wonderfully that he faithfully loves me.
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\q1
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\v 22 I was afraid and cried out in a hurry, "I have been separated from Yahweh!"
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\q2 but you heard me and answered my cry for help.
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\q1
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\v 23 You people who belong to Yahweh, love him!
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\q2 He protects those who are loyal to him,
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\q2 but he punishes the proud; he punishes them severely as they deserve.
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\q1
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\v 24 You who confidently expect Yahweh to do great things for you,
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\q2 be strong and be courageous!
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