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Passage Lookup: Psalms 21-25

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Psalms 21:1
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For the director of music. A psalm of David.

The king rejoices in your strength, Lord .(a) How great is his joy in the victories you give!(b)
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Psalms 21:2
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You have granted him his heart's desire(c) and have not withheld the request of his lips.[b]
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Psalms 21:3
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You came to greet him with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure gold(d) on his head.(e)
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Psalms 21:4
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He asked you for life, and you gave it to him— length of days, for ever and ever.(f)
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Psalms 21:5
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Through the victories(g) you gave, his glory is great; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.(h)
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Psalms 21:6
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Surely you have granted him unending blessings and made him glad with the joy(i) of your presence.(j)
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Psalms 21:7
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For the king trusts in the Lord ;(k) through the unfailing love(l) of the Most High(m) he will not be shaken.(n)
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Psalms 21:8
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Your hand will lay hold(o) on all your enemies; your right hand will seize your foes.
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Psalms 21:9
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When you appear for battle, you will burn them up as in a blazing furnace. The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath, and his fire will consume them.(p)
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Psalms 21:10
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You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from mankind.(q)
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Psalms 21:11
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Though they plot evil(r) against you and devise wicked schemes,(s) they cannot succeed.
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Psalms 21:12
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You will make them turn their backs(t) when you aim at them with drawn bow.
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Psalms 21:13
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Be exalted(u) in your strength, Lord ;(v) we will sing and praise your might.
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Psalms 22:1
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For the director of music. To the tune of "The Doe of the Morning." A psalm of David.

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?(a) Why are you so far(b) from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?(c)
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Psalms 22:2
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My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,(d) by night,(e) but I find no rest.[b]
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Psalms 22:3
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Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;(f) you are the one Israel praises.[c](g)
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Psalms 22:4
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In you our ancestors put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them.(h)
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Psalms 22:5
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To you they cried out(i) and were saved; in you they trusted(j) and were not put to shame.(k)
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Psalms 22:6
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But I am a worm(l) and not a man, scorned by everyone,(m) despised(n) by the people.
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Psalms 22:7
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All who see me mock me;(o) they hurl insults,(p) shaking their heads.(q)
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Psalms 22:8
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"He trusts in the Lord ," they say, "let the Lord rescue him.(r) Let him deliver him,(s) since he delights(t) in him."
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Psalms 22:9
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Yet you brought me out of the womb;(u) you made me trust(v) in you, even at my mother's breast.
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Psalms 22:10
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From birth(w) I was cast on you; from my mother's womb you have been my God.
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Psalms 22:11
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Do not be far from me,(x) for trouble is near(y) and there is no one to help.(z)
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Psalms 22:12
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Many bulls(aa) surround me;(ab) strong bulls of Bashan(ac) encircle me.
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Psalms 22:13
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Roaring lions(ad) that tear their prey(ae) open their mouths wide(af) against me.
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Psalms 22:14
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I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint.(ag) My heart has turned to wax;(ah) it has melted(ai) within me.
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Psalms 22:15
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My mouth[d] is dried up like a potsherd,(aj) and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;(ak) you lay me in the dust(al) of death.
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Psalms 22:16
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Dogs(am) surround me, a pack of villains encircles me; they pierce[e](an) my hands and my feet.
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Psalms 22:17
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All my bones are on display; people stare(ao) and gloat over me.(ap)
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Psalms 22:18
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They divide my clothes among them and cast lots(aq) for my garment.(ar)
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Psalms 22:19
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But you, Lord , do not be far from me.(as) You are my strength;(at) come quickly(au) to help me.(av)
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Psalms 22:20
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Deliver me from the sword,(aw) my precious life(ax) from the power of the dogs.(ay)
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Psalms 22:21
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Rescue me from the mouth of the lions;(az) save me from the horns of the wild oxen.(ba)
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Psalms 22:22
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I will declare your name to my people; in the assembly(bb) I will praise you.(bc)
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Psalms 22:23
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You who fear the Lord , praise him!(bd) All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!(be) Revere him,(bf) all you descendants of Israel!
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Psalms 22:24
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For he has not despised(bg) or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one;(bh) he has not hidden his face(bi) from him but has listened to his cry for help.(bj)
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Psalms 22:25
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From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;(bk) before those who fear you[f] I will fulfill my vows.(bl)
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Psalms 22:26
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The poor will eat(bm) and be satisfied; those who seek the Lord will praise him—(bn) may your hearts live forever!
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Psalms 22:27
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All the ends of the earth(bo) will remember and turn to the Lord , and all the families of the nations will bow down before him,(bp)
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Psalms 22:28
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for dominion belongs to the Lord (bq) and he rules over the nations.
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Psalms 22:29
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All the rich(br) of the earth will feast and worship;(bs) all who go down to the dust(bt) will kneel before him— those who cannot keep themselves alive.(bu)
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Psalms 22:30
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Posterity(bv) will serve him; future generations(bw) will be told about the Lord.
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Psalms 22:31
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They will proclaim his righteousness,(bx) declaring to a people yet unborn:(by) He has done it!(bz)
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Psalms 23:1
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A psalm of David.

The Lord is my shepherd,(a) I lack nothing.(b)
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Psalms 23:2
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He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,(c)
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Psalms 23:3
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he refreshes my soul.(d) He guides me(e) along the right paths(f) for his name's sake.(g)
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Psalms 23:4
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Even though I walk through the darkest valley,[a](h) I will fear no evil,(i) for you are with me;(j) your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
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Psalms 23:5
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You prepare a table(k) before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil;(l) my cup(m) overflows.
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Psalms 23:6
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Surely your goodness and love(n) will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
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Psalms 24:1
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Of David. A psalm.

The earth is the Lord 's,(a) and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;(b)
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Psalms 24:2
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for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters.(c)
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Psalms 24:3
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Who may ascend the mountain(d) of the Lord ? Who may stand in his holy place?(e)
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Psalms 24:4
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The one who has clean hands(f) and a pure heart,(g) who does not trust in an idol(h) or swear by a false god.[a]
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Psalms 24:5
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They will receive blessing(i) from the Lord and vindication(j) from God their Savior.
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Psalms 24:6
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Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face,(k) God of Jacob.[b][c]
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Psalms 24:7
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Lift up your heads, you gates;(l) be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King(m) of glory(n) may come in.(o)
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Psalms 24:8
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Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty,(p) the Lord mighty in battle.(q)
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Psalms 24:9
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Lift up your heads, you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
Psalms 24:10
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Who is he, this King of glory? The Lord Almighty(r)— he is the King of glory.
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Psalms 25:1
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Of David.

In you, Lord my God, I put my trust.(a)
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Psalms 25:2
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I trust in you;(b) do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me.
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Psalms 25:3
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No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame,(c) but shame will come on those who are treacherous(d) without cause.
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Psalms 25:4
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Show me your ways, Lord , teach me your paths.(e)
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Psalms 25:5
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Guide me in your truth(f) and teach me, for you are God my Savior,(g) and my hope is in you(h) all day long.
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Psalms 25:6
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Remember, Lord , your great mercy and love,(i) for they are from of old.
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Psalms 25:7
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Do not remember the sins of my youth(j) and my rebellious ways;(k) according to your love(l) remember me, for you, Lord , are good.(m)
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Psalms 25:8
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Good and upright(n) is the Lord ; therefore he instructs(o) sinners in his ways.
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Psalms 25:9
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He guides(p) the humble in what is right and teaches them(q) his way.
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Psalms 25:10
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All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful(r) toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.(s)
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Psalms 25:11
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For the sake of your name,(t) Lord , forgive(u) my iniquity,(v) though it is great.
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Psalms 25:12
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Who, then, are those who fear the Lord ?(w) He will instruct them in the ways(x) they should choose.[b]
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Psalms 25:13
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They will spend their days in prosperity,(y) and their descendants will inherit the land.(z)
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Psalms 25:14
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The Lord confides(aa) in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known(ab) to them.
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Psalms 25:15
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My eyes are ever on the Lord ,(ac) for only he will release my feet from the snare.(ad)
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Psalms 25:16
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Turn to me(ae) and be gracious to me,(af) for I am lonely(ag) and afflicted.
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Psalms 25:17
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Relieve the troubles(ah) of my heart and free me from my anguish.(ai)
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Psalms 25:18
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Look on my affliction(aj) and my distress(ak) and take away all my sins.(al)
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Psalms 25:19
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See how numerous are my enemies(am) and how fiercely they hate me!(an)
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Psalms 25:20
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Guard my life(ao) and rescue me;(ap) do not let me be put to shame,(aq) for I take refuge(ar) in you.
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Psalms 25:21
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May integrity(as) and uprightness(at) protect me, because my hope, Lord ,[c] is in you.(au)
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Psalms 25:22
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Deliver Israel,(av) O God, from all their troubles!
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