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13 “If you direct your heart rightly,
    you will stretch out your hands toward him.(A)
14 If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away,
    and do not let wickedness reside in your tents.(B)
15 Surely then you will lift up your face without blemish;
    you will be secure and will not fear.(C)
16 You will forget your misery;
    you will remember it as waters that have passed away.(D)
17 And your life will be brighter than the noonday;
    its darkness will be like the morning.(E)
18 And you will have confidence because there is hope;
    you will be protected[a] and take your rest in safety.(F)
19 You will lie down, and no one will make you afraid;
    many will entreat your favor.
20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail;
    all way of escape will be lost to them,
    and their hope is to breathe their last.”(G)

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  1. 11.18 Or you will look around

13 As for you, if you redirect your heart
and lift up your hands to Him in prayer—
14 if there is iniquity in your hand, remove it,
and don’t allow injustice to dwell in your tents—
15 then you will hold your head high, free from fault.
You will be firmly established and unafraid.(A)
16 For you will forget your suffering,
recalling it only as waters that have flowed by.
17 Your life will be brighter than noonday;
its darkness[a] will be like the morning.(B)
18 You will be confident, because there is hope.(C)
You will look carefully about and lie down in safety.(D)

19 You will lie down without fear,
and many will seek your favor.(E)
20 But the sight of the wicked(F) will fail.
Their way of escape will be cut off,
and their only hope is their last breath.(G)

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  1. Job 11:17 Text emended; MT reads noonday; you are dark, you