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verse"1"
insertion"A psalm written"
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verse"1"
cbc"By David"
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verse"1"
insertion". In a time of great affliction at the hands of my enemies, to the point of being near death, I prayed the following prayer:"
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verse"1"
cbc"To you"
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verse"1"
insertion"and no one else"
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verse"1"
cbc", YHWH, I cry out; my rock"
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verse"1"
insertion"who protects me from danger"
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verse"1"
cbc","
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verse"1"
insertion"when I ask you for protection"
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verse"1"
cbc"do not be deaf to me,"
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verse"1"
insertion"but instead, hear my prayer,"
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verse"1"
cbc"lest you be silent to me, and"
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verse"1"
insertion"since you are the only one who can save me from death,"
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verse"1"
cbc"I become like those who"
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verse"1"
insertion"die prematurely and"
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verse"1"
cbc"go down to the Pit"
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verse"1"
insertion", the place of the dead"
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verse"1"
cbc"."
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verse"2"
cbc"Hear the sound of my supplications when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands"
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verse"2"
insertion"in prayer"
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verse"2"
cbc"toward your holy inner sanctuary"
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verse"2"
insertion", the place where your presence dwells, thereby demonstrating that I am relying exclusively on you, not on any other gods"
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verse"2"
cbc"."
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verse"3"
insertion"I am crying out for just treatment. I know you judge rightly both the righteous and the wicked. The deceitful wicked, who are my enemies, deserve to be dragged away. But,"
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verse"3"
cbc"Do not drag me away"
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verse"3"
insertion"and condemn me to death along"
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verse"3"
cbc"with wicked people, with evildoers, those who speak peace with their neighbors but [speak] evil in their hearts"
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verse"3"
insertion", who pretend to care for the well-being of their neighbors but secretly wish harm upon them. But I care for the well-being of my neighbors, for your people. I am not like the wicked. So I ask that you do not take away my life with the wicked when you judge them"
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verse"3"
cbc"."
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verse"4"
insertion"When you hold judgment,"
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verse"4"
cbc"Give to them"
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verse"4"
insertion", that is, the wicked,"
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verse"4"
cbc"that which is according to their deeds and according to the evil of their practices! Give to them that which is according to the work of their hands! Repay them their dealings"
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verse"4"
insertion"and demonstrate your justness in also repaying me for my dealings"
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verse"4"
cbc"!"
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verse"4"
insertion"Bring back on them what they deserve, for your judgment is fair!"
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verse"5"
insertion"The wicked pursue evil and treat YHWH with contempt."
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verse"5"
cbc"Since they"
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verse"5"
insertion"treat YHWH with contempt and"
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verse"5"
cbc"do not regard the deeds of YHWH and the work of his hands, he will tear them down"
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verse"5"
insertion"(i.e., he will destroy them)"
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verse"5"
cbc", and he will not build them up."
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verse"5"
insertion"In other words, their destruction will be permanent. By contrast, YHWH promised me that he would build me a house (=a dynasty) that would last forever. YHWH will judge me favorably and save me from the fate of the wicked."
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verse"6"
insertion"YHWH has answered my prayer! So now, I say,"
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verse"6"
cbc"Blessed be YHWH! For he has heard the sound of my supplications."
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verse"6"
insertion"He has been faithful to his covenant."
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verse"7"
cbc"YHWH is my strength and my shield"
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verse"7"
insertion"to protect me"
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verse"7"
cbc". In him"
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verse"7"
insertion"alone"
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verse"7"
cbc"my heart trusted, and"
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verse"7"
insertion"because he is faithful to his covenant"
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verse"7"
cbc"I was helped"
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verse"7"
insertion". YHWH does not forsake those who trust him. Therefore, because I trusted in him, he delivered me from my affliction"
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verse"7"
cbc", and my heart exulted, and"
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verse"7"
insertion"now, as an expression of my joy,"
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verse"7"
cbc"with my song I will praise him."
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verse"8"
insertion"YHWH is not only my strength, but"
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verse"8"
cbc"YHWH is"
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verse"8"
insertion"also"
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verse"8"
cbc"the strength of his people, and he is the saving refuge for"
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verse"8"
insertion"me,"
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verse"8"
cbc"his anointed"
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verse"8"
insertion"king"
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verse"8"
cbc"."
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verse"9"
insertion"As the king, I am responsible for interceding on the people's behalf. So now, having experienced YHWH's salvation for myself, I pray to YHWH,"
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verse"9"
cbc"Save your people"
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verse"9"
insertion"who are are also afflicted by enemies. You are the strength and protection of your people. When I was in deep distress, afflicted by enemies to the point of being near death, I cried out to you, and you heard me and answered me, and you delivered me from my enemies. Since you were neither deaf nor silent to me, I did not become like those who go down to the Pit. And, unlike the wicked, I survived. I did not share their fate of permanent destruction. You granted me life so that I would have a long life, and my dynasty would extend forever and ever just as you promised me it would. Blessed are you, YHWH, for you helped me in my distress,"
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verse"9"
cbc"and"
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verse"9"
insertion"I now ask that you would"
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verse"9"
cbc"bless your possession,"
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verse"9"
insertion"Israel, whom you chose to be your own people, the sheep of your pasture,"
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verse"9"
cbc"and shepherd them"
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verse"9"
insertion". Lead, feed, shelter, and protect them, and pick them up out of their afflictions"
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verse"9"
cbc"and carry them"
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verse"9"
insertion"to safety"
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verse"9"
cbc"forever!"
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