17 Do not be a terror(A) to me;
    you are my refuge(B) in the day of disaster.(C)

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The Lord is good,(A)
    a refuge in times of trouble.(B)
He cares for(C) those who trust in him,(D)

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19 Lord, my strength and my fortress,
    my refuge(A) in time of distress,
to you the nations will come(B)
    from the ends of the earth and say,
“Our ancestors possessed nothing but false gods,(C)
    worthless idols(D) that did them no good.(E)

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15 From my youth(A) I have suffered(B) and been close to death;
    I have borne your terrors(C) and am in despair.(D)
16 Your wrath(E) has swept over me;
    your terrors(F) have destroyed me.

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16 But I will sing(A) of your strength,(B)
    in the morning(C) I will sing of your love;(D)
for you are my fortress,(E)
    my refuge in times of trouble.(F)

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23 For I dreaded destruction from God,(A)
    and for fear of his splendor(B) I could not do such things.(C)

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13 Lord, you are the hope(A) of Israel;
    all who forsake(B) you will be put to shame.
Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust(C)
    because they have forsaken the Lord,
    the spring of living water.(D)

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“But blessed(A) is the one who trusts(B) in the Lord,
    whose confidence is in him.

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When I was in distress,(A) I sought the Lord;
    at night(B) I stretched out untiring hands,(C)
    and I would not be comforted.(D)

I remembered(E) you, God, and I groaned;(F)
    I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.[a](G)
You kept my eyes from closing;
    I was too troubled to speak.(H)
I thought about the former days,(I)
    the years of long ago;
I remembered my songs in the night.
    My heart meditated and my spirit asked:

“Will the Lord reject forever?(J)
    Will he never show his favor(K) again?
Has his unfailing love(L) vanished forever?
    Has his promise(M) failed for all time?
Has God forgotten to be merciful?(N)
    Has he in anger withheld his compassion?(O)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 77:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 9 and 15.

Psalm 41[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Blessed(A) are those who have regard for the weak;(B)
    the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 41:1 In Hebrew texts 41:1-13 is numbered 41:2-14.

13 Therefore put on the full armor of God,(A) so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

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