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when the Almighty[a] was still with me,
    when my children were around me,

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  1. 29.5 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

when the Almighty was still with me
    and my children(A) were around me,(B)

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Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
    within your house;
your children will be like olive shoots
    around your table.(A)

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Your wife will be like a fruitful vine(A)
    within your house;
your children(B) will be like olive shoots(C)
    around your table.

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Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord,
    the fruit of the womb a reward.(A)
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
    are the sons of one’s youth.
Happy is the man who has
    his quiver full of them.
He shall not be put to shame
    when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.(B)

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Children are a heritage from the Lord,
    offspring a reward(A) from him.
Like arrows(B) in the hands of a warrior
    are children born in one’s youth.
Blessed is the man
    whose quiver is full of them.(C)
They will not be put to shame
    when they contend with their opponents(D) in court.(E)

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By your favor, O Lord,
    you had established me as a strong mountain;
you hid your face;
    I was dismayed.(A)

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Lord, when you favored me,
    you made my royal mountain[a] stand firm;
but when you hid your face,(A)
    I was dismayed.

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  1. Psalm 30:7 That is, Mount Zion

I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”(A)

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Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid;(A) do not be discouraged,(B) for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”(C)

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27 He subdues the ancient gods,[a]
    shatters[b] the forces of old;[c]
he drove out the enemy before you
    and said, ‘Destroy!’(A)
28 So Israel lives in safety,
    untroubled is Jacob’s abode[d]
in a land of grain and wine,
    where the heavens drop down dew.(B)
29 Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you,
    a people saved by the Lord,
the shield of your help
    and the sword of your triumph!
Your enemies shall come fawning to you,
    but you shall tread on their backs.”(C)

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  1. 33.27 Cn: Heb The eternal God is a dwelling place
  2. 33.27 Cn: Heb from underneath
  3. 33.27 Or the everlasting arms
  4. 33.28 Or fountain

27 The eternal(A) God is your refuge,(B)
    and underneath are the everlasting(C) arms.
He will drive out your enemies before you,(D)
    saying, ‘Destroy them!’(E)
28 So Israel will live in safety;(F)
    Jacob will dwell[a] secure
in a land of grain and new wine,
    where the heavens drop dew.(G)
29 Blessed are you, Israel!(H)
    Who is like you,(I)
    a people saved by the Lord?(J)
He is your shield and helper(K)
    and your glorious sword.
Your enemies will cower before you,
    and you will tread on their heights.(L)

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  1. Deuteronomy 33:28 Septuagint; Hebrew Jacob’s spring is

15 And Jesus said to them, “The wedding attendants cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.(A)

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15 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them?(A) The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.(B)

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O hope of Israel,
    its savior in time of trouble,
why should you be like a stranger in the land,
    like a traveler turning aside for the night?(A)

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You who are the hope(A) of Israel,
    its Savior(B) in times of distress,(C)
why are you like a stranger in the land,
    like a traveler who stays only a night?

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Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
    and the glory of children is their parents.(A)

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Children’s children(A) are a crown to the aged,
    and parents are the pride of their children.

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In God we have boasted continually,
    and we will give thanks to your name forever. Selah(A)

Yet you have rejected us and shamed us
    and have not gone out with our armies.(B)

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In God we make our boast(A) all day long,(B)
    and we will praise your name forever.[a](C)

But now you have rejected(D) and humbled us;(E)
    you no longer go out with our armies.(F)

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  1. Psalm 44:8 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

For you are the God in whom I take refuge;
    why have you cast me off?
Why must I walk about mournfully
    because of the oppression of the enemy?(A)

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You are God my stronghold.
    Why have you rejected(A) me?
Why must I go about mourning,(B)
    oppressed by the enemy?(C)

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