I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. |
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The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. |
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I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. |
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In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. |
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Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. |
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There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. |
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He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. |
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At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire. |
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The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire. |
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Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them. |
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Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. |
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He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me. |
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The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. |
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Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. |
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With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright; |
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With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward. |
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As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. |
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Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. |
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I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed. |
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For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. |
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Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me. |
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They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not. |
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Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets. |
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Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me. |
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As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me. |
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He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. |
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Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name. |