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O my God, in you I trust;
    do not let me be put to shame;
    do not let my enemies exult over me.(A)

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I trust in you;(A)
    do not let me be put to shame,
    nor let my enemies triumph over me.

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11 The scripture says, “No one who believes[a] in him will be put to shame.”(A)

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  1. 10.11 Or trusts

11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”[a](A)

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  1. Romans 10:11 Isaiah 28:16 (see Septuagint)

11 By this I know that you are pleased with me:
    because my enemy has not triumphed over me.(A)

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11 I know that you are pleased with me,(A)
    for my enemy does not triumph over me.(B)

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Psalm 71

Prayer for Lifelong Protection and Help

In you, O Lord, I take refuge;
    let me never be put to shame.(A)

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Psalm 71(A)

In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;(B)
    let me never be put to shame.(C)

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and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.(A)

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And hope(A) does not put us to shame, because God’s love(B) has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit,(C) who has been given to us.

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To you they cried and were saved;
    in you they trusted and were not put to shame.(A)

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To you they cried out(A) and were saved;
    in you they trusted(B) and were not put to shame.(C)

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Listen to my cry,
    for I am brought very low.

Save me from my persecutors,
    for they are too strong for me.(A)

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Listen to my cry,(A)
    for I am in desperate need;(B)
rescue me(C) from those who pursue me,
    for they are too strong(D) for me.

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Psalm 31

Prayer and Praise for Deliverance from Enemies

To the leader. A Psalm of David.

In you, O Lord, I seek refuge;
    do not let me ever be put to shame;
    in your righteousness deliver me.(A)

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Psalm 31[a](A)

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;(B)
    let me never be put to shame;
    deliver me in your righteousness.(C)

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  1. Psalm 31:1 In Hebrew texts 31:1-24 is numbered 31:2-25.

35 For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David.”(A)

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35 “I will defend(A) this city and save it,
    for my sake(B) and for the sake of David(C) my servant!”

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O taste and see that the Lord is good;
    happy are those who take refuge in him.(A)

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Taste and see that the Lord is good;(A)
    blessed is the one who takes refuge(B) in him.

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How long must I bear pain[a] in my soul
    and have sorrow in my heart all day long?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?(A)

Consider and answer me, O Lord my God!
    Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,(B)
and my enemy will say, “I have prevailed”;
    my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.(C)

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  1. 13.2 Syr: Heb hold counsels

How long must I wrestle with my thoughts(A)
    and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
    How long will my enemy triumph over me?(B)

Look on me(C) and answer,(D) Lord my God.
    Give light to my eyes,(E) or I will sleep in death,(F)
and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,(G)
    and my foes will rejoice when I fall.(H)

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Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace,
    in peace because they trust in you.

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You will keep in perfect peace(A)
    those whose minds are steadfast,
    because they trust(B) in you.

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O Lord, how long shall the wicked,
    how long shall the wicked exult?(A)

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How long, Lord, will the wicked,
    how long will the wicked be jubilant?(A)

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