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verse"1"
cbc"By David"
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verse"1"
insertion"God's chosen covenant king"
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verse"1"
cbc". Judge me, YHWH"
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verse"1"
insertion"for you are the just judge who judges all humans and their behaviour, giving punishment for the wicked and favourable judgement for the righteous. Consider me righteous and grant me a favourable judgement,"
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verse"1"
cbc"for"
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verse"1"
insertion"though I am not flawless or sinless"
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verse"1"
cbc"I have walked in my integrity"
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verse"1"
insertion"which is what your covenant requires: to walk with you innocently and wholly, in all parts of life"
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verse"1"
cbc"and I have trusted in YHWH"
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verse"1"
insertion"YHWH! a God compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in faithfulness and truth who is in covenant with me and my people. Because he is trustworthy, I am confident that"
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verse"1"
cbc"I shall not waver"
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verse"1"
insertion"as I continue to walk in the ways of his covenant"
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verse"1"
cbc"."
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verse"2"
cbc"Test me, YHWH, and try me"
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verse"2"
insertion"for you take those in covenant with you and purify them;"
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verse"2"
cbc"Refine my kidneys and my heart,"
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verse"2"
insertion"as a smelting process separates the dross from the pure metal, so I long for internal refining, with all impurities removed, that I may stand before you not only in integrity but also in absolute holiness."
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verse"3"
insertion"I trust that your refining will result in my internal purification,"
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verse"3"
cbc"for your faithfulness"
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verse"3"
insertion", the faithfulness which you revealed as your character to Moses and our people, before renewing the covenant at Sinai and also to me as one of your people, and in the covenant you made with my house,"
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verse"3"
cbc"is before my eyes,"
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verse"3"
insertion"like a lens through which I view the world before me,"
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verse"3"
cbc"and I walk in your truth."
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verse"4"
insertion"According to covenant obligation,"
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verse"4"
cbc"I have not sat down with deceitful people, and with hypocrites I do not go."
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verse"4"
insertion"I do not trust those who deceive, and hide their characters, but I trust you who revealed yours as true."
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verse"5"
cbc"I have rejected the community of evildoers"
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verse"5"
insertion"as ruler of your people, in covenant with you, I reject those who reject you"
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verse"5"
cbc", I do not sit down with wicked (people)."
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verse"6"
insertion"According to covenant obligation and blessing, because of your favourable judgement,"
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verse"6"
cbc"I wash my hands in innocence, so that I can go around your altar, YHWH,"
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verse"6"
insertion"refined and purified to worship where your presence dwells, your name is remembered and you bless your people, showing your mercy and dispensing justice through your representatives,"
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verse"7"
cbc"to make thanksgiving heard with a voice,"
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verse"7"
insertion"as when the the Ark came to Jerusalem,"
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verse"7"
cbc"and to tell of all your wonders"
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verse"7"
insertion"your great acts of creation and salvation"
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verse"7"
cbc"."
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verse"8"
cbc"YHWH, I love the dwelling place of your house,"
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verse"8"
insertion"which is your dwelling, though like the vast heavens, it cannot contain you,"
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verse"8"
cbc"and the place where your presence dwells"
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verse"8"
insertion", your glorious manifest presence, where no deceit or wickedness has any place"
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verse"8"
cbc"."
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verse"9"
insertion"Expecting the just judgement of deceitful and wicked people, I ask you,"
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verse"9"
cbc"Do not take away my soul with"
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verse"9"
insertion"these"
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verse"9"
cbc"sinful (people)"
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verse"9"
insertion"for you have control over the outcome of human souls, including a king's"
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verse"9"
cbc"; and (do not take away) my life with bloodthirsty people"
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verse"9"
insertion"when you judge their deeds"
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verse"9"
cbc","
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verse"10"
cbc"in whose hands is wickedness;"
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verse"10"
insertion"for my hands are washed in innocence"
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verse"10"
cbc"and their right hand(s) are full of of bribe(s)"
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verse"10"
insertion", whereas I have been tested and purified"
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verse"10"
cbc"."
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verse"11"
cbc"But I will walk in my integrity"
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verse"11"
insertion", judged favourably, not condemned"
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verse"11"
cbc". Redeem me,"
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verse"11"
insertion"for I belong to you,"
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verse"11"
cbc"and be gracious to me"
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verse"11"
insertion", so that by your graciousness and faithful commitment to me I will continue to walk in covenant relationship with you"
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verse"11"
cbc"!"
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verse"12"
insertion"Because you are gracious and faithful, I trust that not only will I not waver, but"
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verse"12"
cbc"My foot is standing on a plain,"
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verse"12"
insertion"where I am safe, secure, and at rest"
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verse"12"
cbc". In assemblies"
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verse"12"
insertion", in the presence of your people"
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verse"12"
cbc"I shall bless YHWH"
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verse"12"
insertion", they shall witness my blessing and we shall exalt his name together"
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verse"12"
cbc"."
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