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10 He found them in a desert land,
    in an empty, howling wasteland.
He surrounded them and watched over them;
    he guarded them as he would guard his own eyes.[a]

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  1. 32:10 Hebrew as the pupil of his eye.

10 In a desert(A) land he found him,
    in a barren and howling waste.(B)
He shielded(C) him and cared for him;
    he guarded him as the apple of his eye,(D)

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15 Do not forget that he led you through the great and terrifying wilderness with its poisonous snakes and scorpions, where it was so hot and dry. He gave you water from the rock! 16 He fed you with manna in the wilderness, a food unknown to your ancestors. He did this to humble you and test you for your own good.

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15 He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness,(A) that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes(B) and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock.(C) 16 He gave you manna(D) to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known,(E) to humble and test(F) you so that in the end it might go well with you.

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I took care of you in the wilderness,
    in that dry and thirsty land.

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I cared for you in the wilderness,(A)
    in the land of burning heat.

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After a period of glory, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies sent me[a] against the nations who plundered you. For he said, “Anyone who harms you harms my most precious possession.[b]

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  1. 2:8a The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
  2. 2:8b Hebrew Anyone who touches you touches the pupil of his eye.

For this is what the Lord Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye(A)

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Guard me as you would guard your own eyes.[a]
    Hide me in the shadow of your wings.

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  1. 17:8 Hebrew as the pupil of your eye.

Keep me(A) as the apple of your eye;(B)
    hide me(C) in the shadow of your wings(D)

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They did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord
    who brought us safely out of Egypt
and led us through the barren wilderness—
    a land of deserts and pits,
a land of drought and death,
    where no one lives or even travels?’

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They did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord,
    who brought us up out of Egypt(A)
and led us through the barren wilderness,
    through a land of deserts(B) and ravines,(C)
a land of drought and utter darkness,
    a land where no one travels(D) and no one lives?’

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For you are my hiding place;
    you protect me from trouble.
    You surround me with songs of victory. Interlude

The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
    I will advise you and watch over you.
Do not be like a senseless horse or mule
    that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control.”

10 Many sorrows come to the wicked,
    but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the Lord.

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You are my hiding place;(A)
    you will protect me from trouble(B)
    and surround me with songs of deliverance.(C)

I will instruct(D) you and teach you(E) in the way you should go;
    I will counsel you with my loving eye on(F) you.
Do not be like the horse or the mule,
    which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle(G)
    or they will not come to you.
10 Many are the woes of the wicked,(H)
    but the Lord’s unfailing love
    surrounds the one who trusts(I) in him.

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Obey my commands and live!
    Guard my instructions as you guard your own eyes.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 7:2 Hebrew as the pupil of your eye.

Keep my commands and you will live;(A)
    guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.

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19 “But in your great mercy you did not abandon them to die in the wilderness. The pillar of cloud still led them forward by day, and the pillar of fire showed them the way through the night. 20 You sent your good Spirit to instruct them, and you did not stop giving them manna from heaven or water for their thirst. 21 For forty years you sustained them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell!

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19 “Because of your great compassion you did not abandon(A) them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud(B) did not fail to guide them on their path, nor the pillar of fire by night to shine on the way they were to take. 20 You gave your good Spirit(C) to instruct(D) them. You did not withhold your manna(E) from their mouths, and you gave them water(F) for their thirst. 21 For forty years(G) you sustained them in the wilderness; they lacked nothing,(H) their clothes did not wear out nor did their feet become swollen.(I)

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18 You know what he wants; you know what is right because you have been taught his law.

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18 if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;

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19 He has revealed his words to Jacob,
    his decrees and regulations to Israel.
20 He has not done this for any other nation;
    they do not know his regulations.

Praise the Lord!

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19 He has revealed his word(A) to Jacob,(B)
    his laws and decrees(C) to Israel.
20 He has done this for no other nation;(D)
    they do not know(E) his laws.[a]

Praise the Lord.(F)

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  1. Psalm 147:20 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint nation; / he has not made his laws known to them

36 He let you hear his voice from heaven so he could instruct you. He let you see his great fire here on earth so he could speak to you from it.

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36 From heaven he made you hear his voice(A) to discipline(B) you. On earth he showed you his great fire, and you heard his words from out of the fire.

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