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12 
A glorious throne, set on high from the beginning,
Is the place of our sanctuary (the temple).
13 
O Lord, the hope of Israel,
All who abandon You will be shamed.
Those who turn away on earth will be written down,
Because they have abandoned the Lord, the fountain of living waters.
14 
Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed;
Save me and I will be saved,
For You are my praise.
15 
Behold, they keep saying to me,
“Where is the word of the Lord [that is, the disaster that you prophesied]?
Let it come now!”
16 
But as for me, I have not tried to escape from being a shepherd [walking] after You,
Nor have I longed for the woeful day [of judgment];
You know that, whatever I said
Was [spoken] in Your presence and was from You.
17 
Do not be a terror to me;
You are my refuge and my hope in the day of disaster.
18 
Let those who persecute me be shamed, but as for me, protect me from shame;
Let them lose courage, but let me be undaunted.
Bring on them a day of tragedy,
And destroy them with double destruction!

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12 A glorious throne,(A) exalted from the beginning,
    is the place of our sanctuary.
13 Lord, you are the hope(B) of Israel;
    all who forsake(C) you will be put to shame.
Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust(D)
    because they have forsaken the Lord,
    the spring of living water.(E)

14 Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed;(F)
    save(G) me and I will be saved,
    for you are the one I praise.(H)
15 They keep saying to me,
    “Where is the word of the Lord?
    Let it now be fulfilled!”(I)
16 I have not run away from being your shepherd;
    you know I have not desired the day of despair.
    What passes my lips(J) is open before you.
17 Do not be a terror(K) to me;
    you are my refuge(L) in the day of disaster.(M)
18 Let my persecutors be put to shame,
    but keep me from shame;
let them be terrified,
    but keep me from terror.
Bring on them the day of disaster;
    destroy them with double destruction.(N)

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