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PSALMS
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- 26With the merciful Thou dost show Thyself merciful,
- With the upright man Thou dost show Thyself upright;
- 27With the pure Thou dost show Thyself pure;
- And with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.
- 28For Thou dost save the afflicted people;
- But the haughty eyes Thou dost humble.
- 29For Thou dost light my lamp;
- The Lord my God doth lighten my darkness.
- 30For by Thee I run upon a troop;
- And by my God do I scale a wall.
- 31As for God, His way is perfect;
- The word of the Lord is tried;
- He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in Him.
- 32For who is God, save the Lord?
- And who is a Rock, except our God?
- 33The God that girdeth me with strength,
- And maketh my way straight;
- 34Who maketh my feet like hinds',
- And setteth me upon my high places;
- 35Who traineth my hands for war,
- So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
- 36Thou hast also given me Thy shield of salvation,
- And Thy right hand hath holden me up;
- And Thy condescension hath made me great.
- 37Thou hast enlarged my steps under me,
- And my feet have not slipped.
- 38I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them;
- Neither did I turn back till they were consumed.
- 39I have smitten them through, so that they are not able to rise;
- They are fallen under my feet.
- 40For Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle;
- Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
- 41Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me,
- And I did cut off them that hate me.
- 42They cried, but there was none to save;
- Even unto the Lord, but He answered them not.
- 43Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind;
- I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.
- 44Thou hast delivered me from the contentions of the people;
- Thou hast made me the head of the nations;
- A people whom I have not known serve me.
- 45As soon as they hear of me, they obey me;
- The sons of the stranger dwindle away before me.
- 46The sons of the stranger fade away,
- And come trembling out of their close places.
- 47The Lord liveth, and blessed be my Rock;
- And exalted be the God of my salvation;
- 48Even the God that executeth vengeance for me,
- And subdueth peoples under me.
- 49He delivereth me from mine enemies;
- Yea, Thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me;
- Thou deliverest me from the violent man.
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