13 “Yet if you devote your heart(A) to him
    and stretch out your hands(B) to him,(C)
14 if you put away(D) the sin that is in your hand
    and allow no evil(E) to dwell in your tent,(F)
15 then, free of fault, you will lift up your face;(G)
    you will stand firm(H) and without fear.(I)
16 You will surely forget your trouble,(J)
    recalling it only as waters gone by.(K)
17 Life will be brighter than noonday,(L)
    and darkness will become like morning.(M)
18 You will be secure, because there is hope;
    you will look about you and take your rest(N) in safety.(O)
19 You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid,(P)
    and many will court your favor.(Q)
20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail,(R)
    and escape will elude them;(S)
    their hope will become a dying gasp.”(T)

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Abiding hope

13 If you make your mind resolute
        and spread your palms to him,
14     if you throw out the sin in your hands
        and don’t let injustice dwell in your tents,
15     then you will lift up your face without blemish;
        you will be secure and not fear.
16 You will forget trouble;
    you will remember it as water that flows past.
17 A life span will rise brighter than noon;
    darkness will be like morning.
18 You will be secure, for there is hope;
    you will look around and rest safely.
19 You will lie down without anyone to scare you;
    many will beg for your favor.
20 The eyes of the wicked will grow faint;
    flight has vanished from them;
    their hope is a dying gasp.

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