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verse"1"
cbc"For the director; by YHWH's servant, David, who recited the words of this song to YHWH when YHWH had rescued him from the palm of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul."
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verse"2"
cbc"He said,"
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verse"2"
insertion"“"
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verse"2"
cbc"I shall keep loving you"
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verse"2"
insertion"by continuing to obey your commands and represent you to the people,"
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verse"2"
cbc"YHWH,"
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verse"2"
insertion"and, because I am keeping my covenant obligations, you will keep yours, and as a result your strength becomes"
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verse"2"
cbc"my strength."
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verse"3"
insertion"By giving me your strength with which I can defeat my enemies, you protect me, and so in addition to being my strength you are also my protector just like the clefts, fortresses, rocks and shields. This is why I can say that"
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verse"3"
cbc"YHWH is my cleft and my fortress and my rescuer. My God is my rock, in him do I seek protection, my shield and"
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verse"3"
insertion"just like a horned animal can defend itself with its horns, you are the"
WordsBefore2
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verse"3"
cbc"horn of my deliverance"
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verse"3"
insertion"in that you deliver me by strengthening me. You are"
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verse"3"
cbc"my fortified tower and my refuge, my deliverer, who delivers me from violence."
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verse"4"
cbc"I cry out to YHWH, since he is praiseworthy"
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verse"4"
insertion"in that you are the all-powerful creator (Psa 96:4–5) and you fulfill all your duties to protect your people as king (Psa 145). I can therefore confidently call on you since I know these things. So, I cry out to YHWH"
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verse"4"
cbc"and I am delivered from my enemies"
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verse"4"
insertion"who try to physically attack me as well as indict me and ruin my reputation."
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verse"5"
insertion"My physical distress as a result of my enemies' attack felt like"
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verse"5"
cbc"the breaker waves of Death surrounded me,"
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verse"5"
insertion"that is, I was so close to dying that it was as if I was drowning in the midst of the sea on my way to the place of the Dead, which was thought to be below the subterranean waters (see Job 26:5; Psa. 139:8; Jonah 2:7a; cf. McCarter 1973)."
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verse"5"
cbc"And"
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verse"5"
insertion"my distress was also as if"
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verse"5"
cbc"the torrents of No Return,"
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verse"5"
insertion"which means the “(place from which) none arises”, and whose torrents lead towards the place of the dead, began to pull me down and therefore,"
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verse"5"
cbc"began to overwhelm me."
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verse"6"
insertion"In addition to a place, Death was also frequently compared to a hunter. My distress also therefore felt as if"
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verse"6"
cbc"the cords of the World of the Dead entangled me,"
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verse"6"
insertion"since a hunter would often use cords to wrap his prey (Job 18:10; 36:8; Psa 119:61; 140:6; Prov 5:22). Also, it was as if"
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verse"6"
cbc"Death's traps rushed upon me,"
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verse"6"
insertion"just like a trap would spring up suddenly to catch an animal."
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verse"7"
insertion"Now,"
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verse"7"
cbc"In my distress"
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verse"7"
insertion"brought about by fighting hostile enemies or by defending my reputation against false witnesses"
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verse"7"
cbc"I cry out to YHWH. And to my God do I cry for help. He hears my cry,"
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verse"7"
insertion"which I cry from the waters of chaos below the earth,"
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verse"7"
cbc"from his temple,"
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verse"7"
insertion"which was located in the highest heavens, above the floodwaters (Psa 29:10) where he is enthroned and from where he rules. God is therefore beyond the waters' reach."
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verse"7"
cbc"And my cry for help before him comes into his ears,"
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verse"7"
insertion"that is, you actually hear my cry and I therefore do not cry out in vain, because whenever your people cry out in distress, you hear them (Exod. 2:23; 22:23; 1 Kgs. 8:28–30)."
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verse"8"
insertion"You then became angry, because your anointed one was in danger. And because of our relationship, which unifies us, an attack on me is an attack on you."
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verse"8"
cbc"And"
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verse"8"
insertion"you “burned” so “hot” with anger (cf. v. 9) that you could be likened to a volcano. This volcanic anger was reflected in"
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verse"8"
cbc"the"
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verse"8"
insertion"entire"
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verse"8"
cbc"earth"
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verse"8"
insertion"'s reaction as its volcanos also got ready to erupt. Thus the earth"
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verse"8"
cbc"quivered and quaked"
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verse"8"
insertion"in fear."
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verse"8"
cbc"And"
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verse"8"
insertion"the earth was shaking so much that even"
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verse"8"
cbc"the mountains' foundations began to shake"
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verse"8"
insertion"like a volcano rumbles before it erupts. The mountains were thought to uphold the earth above the waters, which were located below the dry land. Thus the foundations of the mountains were also the foundations of the earth itself. The shaking was so severe that even earth's foundations began to shake."
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verse"8"
cbc"And they"
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verse"8"
insertion", that is, the foundations,"
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verse"8"
cbc"trembled"
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verse"8"
insertion"."
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verse"8"
cbc"For he had become angry"
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verse"8"
insertion"."
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verse"9"
insertion"He was so angry that, since anger was often spoken of in terms of heat, it was as if lava were boiling inside of a volcano, which were known from the land of Midian."
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verse"9"
cbc"Smoke"
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verse"9"
insertion"therefore"
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verse"9"
cbc"went up because of his snarl"
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verse"9"
insertion"like smoke billowing out of a volcano, since just like the heat inside of a volcano can produce external indicators of the heat, so great anger causes bodily symptoms. But YHWH would also use literal fire whenever he passed judgement on anyone who sinned against him (Lev 10:2; Num 11:1; 16:35) on account of his anger towards them. Also, a fire accompanied YHWH's presence on earth (Exod 19:18)."
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verse"9"
cbc"And"
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verse"9"
insertion"so in his anger"
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verse"9"
cbc"a fire from his mouth began to consume"
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verse"9"
insertion"everything in its path, since he was preparing to make an appearance in order to deliver his king."
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verse"9"
cbc"Coals"
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verse"9"
insertion", which would accompany fire,"
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verse"9"
cbc"burned from him."
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verse"9"
insertion"That is, just like a volcano shoots fire and coal into the air, so both fire and coals accompany YHWH whenever he appears in his anger."
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verse"10"
cbc"And"
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verse"10"
insertion"then, after hearing my cry and becoming angry,"
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verse"10"
cbc"he bent down the heavens,"
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verse"10"
insertion"the vault that keeps the waters above the firmament from flooding the earth, and above which YHWH has his habitation, and which acts a barrier between heaven and earth. These heavens can be ripped apart (Isa 63:19) and so could also be sunken until an opening appeared (cf. Psa 144:5)."
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verse"10"
cbc"and"
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verse"10"
insertion"then he"
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verse"10"
cbc"descended"
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verse"10"
insertion"in order to deliver his anointed one. YHWH sometimes appeared on earth in fire (Exodus 19:18)."
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verse"10"
cbc"And"
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verse"10"
insertion"since here he is making an appearence on earth"
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verse"10"
cbc"a dark smog was beneath his feet"
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verse"10"
insertion"because of all of the fire and coals, which produce dark smoke."
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verse"11"
insertion"YHWH is a divine warrior. Divine warriors, that is, gods who were thought to fight on the behalf of their people in the Ancient Near East, rode into battle on mounts, just like kings (cf. 2 Kgs 9:21). God's chosen mount was a Cherub (Exod 25:18–10; Psa 80:1; Ezek 1), winged beings that guarded the Garden of Eden (Gen 3:24) and were evidently the mount for God's throne (Ezekiel 1:22ff). And seeing that the Cherub was God's chosen mount,"
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verse"11"
cbc"he mounted a Cherub"
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verse"11"
insertion", in order to prepare to ride into battle"
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verse"11"
cbc"and began to fly. And"
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verse"11"
insertion"then, since Death set traps for me like a hunter sets traps for prey,"
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verse"11"
cbc"he"
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verse"11"
insertion", YHWH, responded with some hunting of his own and"
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verse"11"
cbc"flew swiftly upon the wings of the wind"
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verse"11"
insertion", that is, in every direction, just like a bird of prey scours the ground beneath looking for its victims. The winds were associated with the cardinal directions, since the wind was perceived as originating from the four corners of the earth (cf. Isa 11:12; Ezek 7:2). Ancients thought that this wind was produced by divine wings fixed at these four corners. Thus by saying that YHWH flew on the wings of the wind expresses that he was completely sovereign over the wind and free to move wherever he wanted."
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verse"12"
insertion"The most common natural form of divine appearance in Israelite literature is the thunderstorm (Hiebert 1992, 508). And so when YHWH appeared he did so in the form of a thunderstorm."
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verse"12"
cbc"He made darkness"
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verse"12"
insertion", that is, dark rain clouds,"
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verse"12"
cbc"his cover"
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verse"12"
insertion"."
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verse"12"
cbc"[He made darkness] his canopy around him, the sieve of water, thick clouds of the skies"
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verse"12"
insertion", through which the waters above the firmament fell down to earth in drops, as if through a sieve."
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verse"13"
cbc"Because of the brightness before him,"
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verse"13"
insertion"that is, the aforementioned fire as well as the lightning that accompanied his manifestation as a thunderstorm,"
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verse"13"
cbc"hail and coals of fire"
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verse"13"
insertion", two elements used by God as weapons (see Josh 10:11; Job 28:22–23; Isa 30:30)"
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verse"13"
cbc"passed"
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verse"13"
insertion"through the dark rain cloud covering him."
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verse"14"
cbc"And"
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verse"14"
insertion"then, as he flew in the heavens located below the firmament, YHWH shouted with a battle-cry (cf. Isa 42:13) before he engaged his enemies, that is,"
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verse"14"
cbc"YHWH thundered in the heavens"
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verse"14"
insertion"since thunder was thought to be the sound of diety shouting"
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verse"14"
cbc". And the Most High began to raise his voice."
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verse"15"
insertion"YHWH, being a Divine Warrior, has weapons just like a regular warrior does. On this occasion he decided to use his arrows. So, he reached for his arrows"
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verse"15"
cbc"And"
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verse"15"
insertion"then"
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verse"15"
cbc"he shot his arrows, and dispersed them"
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verse"15"
insertion", that is, dispersed the breaker waves, torrents, cords and traps, which represent my physical enemies"
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verse"15"
cbc". And [he shot his] glittering arrows,"
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verse"15"
insertion"which were glittering because his arrows were thought to be lightning bolts,"
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verse"15"
cbc"and routed them"
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verse"15"
insertion", that is, the breaker waves, torrents, cords and traps, which represent my physical enemies"
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verse"15"
cbc"."
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verse"16"
cbc"And"
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verse"16"
insertion"your routing of the enemy was so complete that the waters then fled enough so that"
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verse"16"
cbc"the ocean floor appeared."
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verse"16"
insertion"That is, the sea, which was considered your enemy (cf. Isa 27:1; Jer 5:22; Psa 89:9–10; 104:24–26; Job 26:12), was defeated. In exposing the floor of the ocean, you also expose its shame, just as a person's nakedness is shameful (cf. Lev 18)."
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verse"16"
cbc"And then the foundations of the world"
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verse"16"
insertion", that is, the foundations of the mountains that supported the world, which were thought to reach down to the ocean floor,"
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verse"16"
cbc"were revealed because of your rebuke, YHWH, because of the blast of the wind of your anger"
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verse"16"
insertion"produced when you demonstrate your anger by letting out a battle cry. Your battle-cry was the sound of thunder and your attack was the striking of lightning, which instantly vaporizes water. The two of them together caused the sea, your enemy, to be scattered."
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verse"17"
cbc"He stretched forth his hand from on high"
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verse"17"
insertion", above where I was ,"
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verse"17"
cbc"and took me"
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verse"17"
insertion"in order to rescue me"
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verse"17"
cbc". He pulled me out from many waters"
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verse"17"
insertion", whose breaker waves and torrents surrounded me almost to the point of dragging me down to the place of the dead"
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verse"17"
cbc"."
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verse"18"
cbc"He rescued me from my strong enemy"
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verse"18"
insertion", that is, all those who are more powerful than I"
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verse"18"
cbc". And [he rescued me] from those who hate me. For they were too powerful for me"
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verse"18"
insertion"to deliver myself and therefore I needed a rescuer."
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verse"19"
insertion"Just as death's traps 'rushed upon' me,"
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verse"19"
cbc"they"
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verse"19"
insertion", the enemies ,"
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verse"19"
cbc"rushed upon me at the time of my calamity. And"
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verse"19"
insertion"even though I was in distress,"
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verse"19"
cbc"YHWH was the one in whom I trusted."
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verse"20"
cbc"And he brought me out"
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verse"20"
insertion"of my distress, from which I called out to YHWH (v. 7)"
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verse"20"
cbc"into relief"
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verse"20"
insertion", that is, a wide place"
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verse"20"
cbc". He delivered me. For he is pleased with me"
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verse"20"
insertion", since I am righteous (vv. 21–22), innocent (v. 21), and obedient (v. 22)"
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verse"20"
cbc"."
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verse"21"
insertion"Because he is pleased with me"
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verse"21"
cbc"YHWH deals well with me"
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verse"21"
insertion"by delivering me when I cry out for help"
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verse"21"
cbc"according to my righteousness"
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verse"21"
insertion", that is, according to my legal status before him, afforded to me on account of obeying his law"
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verse"21"
cbc". He repays me according to the cleanliness of my hands."
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verse"22"
cbc"For I have kept the ways of YHWH"
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verse"22"
insertion", that is, the patterns of behavior that he has prescribed through his law"
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verse"22"
cbc". And I have not turned from my God towards wicked ways."
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verse"23"
cbc"For all of his rules are before me"
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verse"23"
insertion", that is, I constantly meditate on your laws and commandments (Psalm 119) as well as commend them to others (cf. 1 Kgs. 2:3)"
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verse"23"
cbc". And I will not turn his decrees away from me."
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verse"24"
cbc"And I have"
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verse"24"
insertion"therefore"
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verse"24"
cbc"become blameless before him. And I have kept myself from committing iniquity"
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verse"24"
insertion", that is, deliberate violations of your law"
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verse"24"
cbc"."
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verse"25"
cbc"And"
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verse"25"
insertion"that is why"
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verse"25"
cbc"YHWH has repaid me according to my righteousness,"
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verse"25"
insertion"because I have kept his ways, and constantly keep his law before me as I read it, meditate on it and commend it to others. In other words, I obey YHWH's commandments. YHWH has repaied me"
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verse"25"
cbc"according to the cleanliness of my hands before his eyes"
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verse"25"
insertion", that is, my purity, since just as one's hands may be free of dirt, so one may be free of guilt"
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verse"25"
cbc"."
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verse"26"
insertion"The principle behind you dealing well with me on account of my obedience, that is, you maintaining your covenant obligations because I maintain mine, is that you reciprocate to a person according to their behavior:"
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verse"26"
cbc"You act faithfully with a faithful person. You act blamelessly with a blameless person."
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verse"27"
cbc"You act with purity with one who purifies himself. And with a twisted person you act wittily"
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verse"27"
insertion", that is, you are intent on outwitting, tricking, and deceiving those who deceive others"
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verse"27"
cbc"."
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verse"28"
cbc"For"
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verse"28"
insertion", that is, an example of you reciprocating behavior is that"
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verse"28"
cbc"you save a humble people"
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verse"28"
insertion", that is, when someone is made to have a low status of well-being, you condescend to them and save them from their dire situation"
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verse"28"
cbc". And you bring down eyes"
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verse"28"
insertion"of proud people, whose eyes"
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verse"28"
cbc"that look down"
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verse"28"
insertion"in pride"
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verse"28"
cbc"on others"
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verse"28"
insertion"whom they perceive are inferior to them. And so, just as prideful people bring down others in their estimation and treat them as less in their interactions, you bring down these prideful people"
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verse"28"
cbc"."
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verse"29"
cbc"For"
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verse"29"
insertion"I myself am often humbled and whenever I have been near death on account of hostile enemies"
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verse"29"
cbc"you light my lamp, YHWH"
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verse"29"
insertion", that is, you sustain my life, which was thought to a flame that burns within a person (Prov 20:27) that needs you to sustain it (Prov 13:9; 20:20; 24:20; Job 18:5)"
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verse"29"
cbc"."
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verse"29"
insertion"Otherwise the flame would go out and that person would die."
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verse"29"
cbc"My God gives light to my darkness"
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verse"29"
insertion", that is, situations in which I almost encountered death"
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verse"29"
cbc"."
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verse"30"
cbc"For"
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verse"30"
insertion"you always strengthen me in the face of potential danger from hostile enemies so that there is no chance of my life being snuffed out. When you strengthen me I cannot be defeated. Rather I defeat any hostile enemies. When I defeat them, they flee in many directions (cf. Deut. 28:17). Therefore ,"
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verse"30"
cbc"by you I can rout an army. And"
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verse"30"
insertion"not only can I rout an army by your strength, but"
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verse"30"
cbc"by"
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verse"30"
insertion"the strength of"
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verse"30"
cbc"my God"
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verse"30"
insertion", which he gives to me ,"
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verse"30"
cbc"I can scale a wall"
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verse"30"
insertion"that fortifies a city after I have brought down the wall, which was a necessary step in a military campaign (Joel 2:9)"
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verse"30"
cbc"."
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verse"31"
cbc"God—"
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verse"31"
insertion"he acts in the manner just described, reciprocating peoples actions back to them, and therefore delivering me when I am in distress, because"
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verse"31"
cbc"His way"
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verse"31"
insertion", that is, the patterns in which YHWH interacts with people,"
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verse"31"
cbc"is perfect"
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verse"31"
insertion"in that he acts with justice (Deut 32:4) and with full knowledge (Job 37:16), so that no fault may be found in his actions"
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verse"31"
cbc". The sayings of YHWH"
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verse"31"
insertion", that is, everything you say in your law and through you prophets that make your purpose in the world manifest (see Lam 2:17)"
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verse"31"
cbc"are true"
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verse"31"
insertion"because they can be tested over and over as if it was metal refined in a fire, but will always be proven to be reliable"
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verse"31"
cbc"."
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verse"31"
insertion"Since one can be confident that YHWH's words are true, one may always know for certain that"
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verse"31"
cbc"He is a shield"
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verse"31"
insertion", that is, he provides protection ,"
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verse"31"
cbc"to all those who take refuge in him"
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verse"31"
insertion"cf. Prov 18:10, Nah 1:7"
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verse"31"
cbc"."
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verse"32"
cbc"For who is God besides YHWH?"
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verse"32"
insertion"Nobody! He is the only one who is perfectly just, and whose words are never in vain."
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verse"32"
cbc"And who is a rock"
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verse"32"
insertion"of protection"
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verse"32"
cbc"besides our God,"
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verse"33"
cbc"the God who arms me with strength and"
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verse"33"
insertion", by giving me strength, he subsequently"
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verse"33"
cbc"makes my endeavor"
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verse"33"
insertion"in battle"
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verse"33"
cbc"secure?"
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verse"33"
insertion"Nobody!"
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verse"34"
cbc"He makes my feet"
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verse"34"
insertion"sure-footed"
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verse"34"
cbc"like those of deer"
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verse"34"
insertion", so that I do not fall in battle before my enemies"
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verse"34"
cbc". And"
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verse"34"
insertion", rather than my falling in battle before my enemies ,"
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verse"34"
cbc"he causes me to stand upon my heights"
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verse"34"
insertion"—another name for a battlefield (2 Sam 1:19, 25)—in that only I am left standing, while my enemies are felled"
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verse"34"
cbc"."
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verse"35"
cbc"He trains my hands for war. And"
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verse"35"
insertion", one way he trains me for war is that"
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verse"35"
cbc"he strengthens my arms with a bow of bronze"
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verse"35"
insertion", that is, he strengthens me both by placing an unwieldy weapon in my hands (cf. Ezek 30:23–24) and giving me the strength to wield it"
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verse"35"
cbc"."
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verse"36"
cbc"And you give me the shield of your victory"
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verse"36"
insertion"in that you protect me, like a shield would, by making me victorious. If my enemies are defeated, they cannot harm me"
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verse"36"
cbc". And your right hand supports me"
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verse"36"
insertion", that is, by your power you provide me with military strength"
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verse"36"
cbc"."
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verse"36"
insertion"Your power becomes my power."
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verse"36"
cbc"And"
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verse"36"
insertion", because you supply me with power to defeat my enemies,"
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verse"36"
cbc"your help makes me"
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verse"36"
insertion"numerically"
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verse"36"
cbc"great."
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verse"36"
insertion"My dynasty will continue and you will also protect them because of the promise you made to me (2 Sam 17:12–16; Psa 89:28–29)."
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verse"37"
cbc"You enlarged my steps underneath me"
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verse"37"
insertion", so that I could run faster"
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verse"37"
cbc". And"
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verse"37"
insertion"even though I was running at great speeds, at which there is a potential to stumble (see Prov 4:12),"
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verse"37"
cbc"my ankles did not falter."
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verse"38"
cbc"I chased my enemies and"
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verse"38"
insertion"then, since I was running faster than they were,"
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verse"38"
cbc"I overtook them. And"
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verse"38"
insertion"after I overtook them, I began to beat them, and"
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verse"38"
cbc"I would not relent until their destruction."
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verse"39"
cbc"I violently beat them"
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verse"39"
insertion","
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verse"39"
cbc"and"
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verse"39"
insertion"the violent beating was so bad that"
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verse"39"
cbc"they could not stand. They fell beneath my feet,"
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verse"39"
insertion"that is, when they fell I put my foot on top of their necks, which was an ultimate sign of victory for me and defeat for them (see Gen. 49:8; Josh 10:24)"
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verse"39"
cbc"."
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verse"40"
cbc"And"
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verse"40"
insertion", by giving me strength so that I can defeat my enemies, who are also your enemies, as I have just narrated, this is how"
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verse"40"
cbc"you armed me with strength for war."
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verse"40"
insertion"Your arming me for war so I can defeat my enemies is something you always do:"
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verse"40"
cbc"You make those who rise up against me kneel underneath me."
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verse"41"
cbc"And you have made my enemies retreat from me. And as for those who hate me, I wipe them out."
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verse"42"
cbc"They cry out for help, and"
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verse"42"
insertion"unlike when I cry out for help and you answer me (cf. vv. 4, 7)"
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verse"42"
cbc"there is no rescuer"
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verse"42"
insertion"for them, whereas there was a rescuer for me—you, YHWH!"
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verse"42"
cbc"[They cry out for help] to YHWH,and he has not answered them"
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verse"42"
insertion", whereas you, YHWH, do answer me"
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verse"42"
cbc"."
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verse"43"
cbc"And I crush them"
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verse"43"
insertion"until they are"
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verse"43"
cbc"like the dust on the road"
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verse"43"
insertion", which is merely trampled upon all day and cannot do anything in retaliation"
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verse"43"
cbc". I beat them"
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verse"43"
insertion"until they are"
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verse"43"
cbc"like the mud of the streets"
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verse"43"
insertion", which is merely trampled upon all day and cannot do anything in retaliation"
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verse"43"
cbc"."
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verse"44"
cbc"You will deliver me from people's indictments"
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verse"44"
insertion", that is, whenever someone tries to question my righteousness or the cleanliness of my hands (v. 25), the effect of which would be that you would no longer listen to or deliver me"
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verse"44"
cbc". You will make me head of nations"
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verse"44"
insertion"because I will win every battle I enter since you give me the strength to do it—since you, YHWH, are my strength (cf. v. 2)"
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verse"44"
cbc"."
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verse"44"
insertion"The nations will show allegiance to me and bring me tribute thereafter."
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verse"44"
cbc"A people I do not know will serve me."
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verse"45"
insertion"With the great strength you give me my defeat of those hostile towards me will be so severe that"
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verse"45"
cbc"as soon as they"
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verse"45"
insertion", nations and people I do not even know ,"
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verse"45"
cbc"hear rumors of me they will show obedience to me. Foreigners will submit to me."
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verse"46"
cbc"Foreigners will lose heart"
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verse"46"
insertion"and surrender to me since, after losing heart, they would be easily susceptible to defeat, just like a plant is easily blown whenever it withers due to lack of sunlight,"
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verse"46"
cbc"and tremble from their fortresses"
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verse"46"
insertion"in fear, just like the mountains trembled in fear at you, YHWH (cf. v. 8)"
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verse"46"
cbc"."
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verse"47"
cbc"YHWH lives!"
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verse"47"
insertion"Not merely in the ordinary sense of a physical condition, but in the sense that he possesses an exceeding amount of strength (cf. SDBH) and is active in the world."
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verse"47"
cbc"And my rock is blessed! And the God of my rescue is exalted"
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verse"47"
insertion"above all others in his status"
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verse"47"
cbc"!"
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verse"48"
cbc"God—who gives me vengance"
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verse"48"
insertion"against my enemies"
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verse"48"
cbc"and subdues peoples underneath me."
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verse"49"
cbc"You who deliver me from my enemies will indeed exalt me over those who rise up against me. You will rescue me from the violent man."
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verse"50"
cbc"Therefore"
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verse"50"
insertion"after you deliver me from my enemies and subdue foreign nations underneath me"
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verse"50"
cbc"I shall praise you among the nations, YHWH"
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verse"50"
insertion", so that they may hear of your works"
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verse"50"
cbc"! And I shall sing praise to your name,"
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verse"51"
cbc"you who makes the deliverance of his king spectacular"
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verse"51"
insertion"by powerfully manifesting yourself and by equipping him with strength ,"
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verse"51"
cbc"and performs acts of loyalty for his anointed one, for David"
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verse"51"
insertion"on account of the covenant between us,"
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verse"51"
cbc"and for his seed, forever.”"
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