The Lord is my strength and (A)my shield;
    in him my heart (B)trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
    and with my (C)song I give thanks to him.

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The Lord is my strength(A) and my shield;
    my heart trusts(B) in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,(C)
    and with my song I praise him.(D)

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11 You have turned for me my mourning into (A)dancing;
    you have loosed my sackcloth
    and clothed me with gladness,
12 that my (B)glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
    O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

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11 You turned my wailing(A) into dancing;(B)
    you removed my sackcloth(C) and clothed me with joy,(D)
12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.
    Lord my God, I will praise(E) you forever.(F)

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When I am afraid,
    I (A)put my trust in you.
In God, whose word I praise,
    in God I trust; (B)I shall not be afraid.
    What can flesh do to me?

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When I am afraid,(A) I put my trust in you.(B)
    In God, whose word I praise—(C)
in God I trust and am not afraid.(D)
    What can mere mortals do to me?(E)

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The Whole Armor of God

10 Finally, (A)be strong in the Lord and in (B)the strength of his might.

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The Armor of God

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord(A) and in his mighty power.(B)

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10 (A)I will greatly rejoice in the Lord;
    my soul shall exult in my God,
(B)for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation;
    he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom decks himself (C)like a priest with a beautiful headdress,
    (D)and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

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10 I delight greatly in the Lord;
    my soul rejoices(A) in my God.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation
    and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,(B)
as a bridegroom adorns his head(C) like a priest,
    and as a bride(D) adorns herself with her jewels.

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But I have (A)trusted in your steadfast love;
    my heart shall (B)rejoice in your salvation.

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But I trust in your unfailing love;(A)
    my heart rejoices in your salvation.(B)

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“Behold, God is my salvation;
    I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for (A)the Lord God[a] is my strength and my song,
    and he has become my salvation.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 12:2 Hebrew for Yah, the Lord

Surely God is my salvation;(A)
    I will trust(B) and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself,(C) is my strength(D) and my defense[a];
    he has become my salvation.(E)

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  1. Isaiah 12:2 Or song

He put (A)a new song in my mouth,
    a song of praise to our God.
Many will (B)see and fear,
    and put their trust in the Lord.

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He put a new song(A) in my mouth,
    a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord(B)
    and put their trust(C) in him.

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The Lord is the strength of his people;[a]
    he is (A)the saving refuge of his anointed.

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  1. Psalm 28:8 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts is their strength

The Lord is the strength(A) of his people,
    a fortress of salvation(B) for his anointed one.(C)

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(A)The Lord is on my side; (B)I will not fear.
    What can man do to me?
(C)The Lord is on my side as my helper;
    I shall (D)look in triumph on those who hate me.

(E)It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    (F)than to trust in man.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    (G)than to trust in princes.

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The Lord is with me;(A) I will not be afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?(B)
The Lord is with me; he is my helper.(C)
    I look in triumph on my enemies.(D)

It is better to take refuge in the Lord(E)
    than to trust in humans.(F)
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    than to trust in princes.(G)

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11 For the Lord God is (A)a sun and (B)shield;
    the Lord bestows favor and honor.
(C)No good thing does he withhold
    from those who (D)walk uprightly.

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11 For the Lord God is a sun(A) and shield;(B)
    the Lord bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold(C)
    from those whose walk is blameless.

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30 I will (A)praise the name of God with a song;
    I will (B)magnify him with (C)thanksgiving.

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30 I will praise God’s name in song(A)
    and glorify him(B) with thanksgiving.

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But (A)the righteous shall be glad;
    they shall exult before God;
    they shall be jubilant with joy!

Sing to God, (B)sing praises to his name;
    (C)lift up a song to him who (D)rides through (E)the deserts;
his name is (F)the Lord;
    exult before him!

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But may the righteous be glad
    and rejoice(A) before God;
    may they be happy and joyful.

Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,(B)
    extol him who rides on the clouds[a](C);
    rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:4 Or name, / prepare the way for him who rides through the deserts