This is what the Lord says:

“Cursed is the one who trusts in man,(A)
    who draws strength from mere flesh
    and whose heart turns away from the Lord.(B)

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12 Lord Almighty,
    blessed(A) is the one who trusts in you.

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20 A person too poor to present such an offering
    selects wood(A) that will not rot;
they look for a skilled worker
    to set up an idol(B) that will not topple.(C)

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but they do not realize
    that I remember(A) all their evil deeds.(B)
Their sins engulf them;(C)
    they are always before me.

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May he remember(A) all your sacrifices
    and accept your burnt offerings.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 20:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die,(A) and said, “It would be better for me to die than to live.”

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11 So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth,(A) who will trust you with true riches?

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