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Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
    you preserve me against the wrath of my enemies;
you stretch out your hand,
    and your right hand delivers me.(A)

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10 do not fear, for I am with you;
    do not be afraid, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you; I will help you;
    I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.(A)

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    he restores my soul.[a]
He leads me in right paths[b]
    for his name’s sake.(A)

Even though I walk through the darkest valley,[c]
    I fear no evil,
for you are with me;
    your rod and your staff,
    they comfort me.(B)

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  1. 23.3 Or life
  2. 23.3 Or paths of righteousness
  3. 23.4 Or the valley of the shadow of death

20 You who have made me see many troubles and calamities
    will revive me again;
from the depths of the earth
    you will bring me up again.(A)
21 You will increase my honor
    and comfort me once again.

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Will you not revive us again,
    so that your people may rejoice in you?(A)

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33 Being therefore exalted at[a] the right hand of God and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you see and hear.(A)

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  1. 2.33 Or by

Penitence and Trust in God

Do not rejoice over me, my enemies;[a]
    when I fall, I shall rise;
when I sit in darkness,
    the Lord will be a light to me.(A)
I must bear the indignation of the Lord
    because I have sinned against him,
until he takes my side
    and executes judgment for me.
He will bring me out to the light;
    I shall see his vindication.(B)
10 Then my enemies[b] will see,
    and shame will cover those[c] who said to me,
    “Where is the Lord your God?”
My eyes will see their[d] downfall;[e]
    now they[f] will be trodden down
    like the mire of the streets.(C)

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  1. 7.8 Heb enemy
  2. 7.10 Heb enemy
  3. 7.10 Heb she
  4. 7.10 Heb her
  5. 7.10 Heb lacks downfall
  6. 7.10 Heb she

25 Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against his people,
    and he stretched out his hand against them and struck them;
    the mountains quaked,
and their corpses were like refuse
    in the streets.
For all this his anger has not turned away,
    and his hand is stretched out still.(A)

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Psalm 144

Prayer for National Deliverance and Security

Of David.

Blessed be the Lord, my rock,
    who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle,(A)
my rock[a] and my fortress,
    my stronghold and my deliverer,
my shield, in whom I take refuge,
    who subdues the peoples[b] under me.(B)

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  1. 144.2 Cn: Heb my steadfast love
  2. 144.2 Q ms Heb mss Syr Aquila Jerome: MT my people

so as not to crouch among the prisoners
    or fall among the slain?
For all this his anger has not turned away;
    his hand is stretched out still.(A)

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10 For you, O God, have tested us;
    you have tried us as silver is tried.(A)
11 You brought us into the net;
    you laid burdens on our backs;(B)
12 you let people ride over our heads;
    we went through fire and through water;
yet you have brought us out to a spacious place.[a](C)

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  1. 66.12 Cn Compare Gk Syr Jerome Tg: Heb to a saturation

25 For I know that my vindicator[a] lives
    and that in the end he will stand upon the earth;(A)
26 and after my skin has been destroyed,
    then in my flesh I shall see God,(B)

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  1. 19.25 Or redeemer

15 See, he will kill me; I have no hope;[a]
    but I will defend my ways to his face.(A)

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  1. 13.15 Or Though he kill me, yet I will trust in him

49 Remember your word to your servant,
    in which you have made me hope.
50 This is my comfort in my distress,
    that your promise gives me life.(A)

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Through you we push down our foes;
    through your name we tread down our assailants.(A)
For not in my bow do I trust,
    nor can my sword save me.
But you have saved us from our foes
    and have put to confusion those who hate us.(B)

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25 I am against you, O destroying mountain,
            says the Lord,
    that destroys the whole earth;
I will stretch out my hand against you
    and roll you down from the crags
    and make you a burned-out mountain.(A)

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Give victory with your right hand and answer us,[a]
    so that those whom you love may be rescued.(A)

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  1. 60.5 Or me

Wondrously show your steadfast love,
    O savior of those who seek refuge
    from their adversaries at your right hand.(A)

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10 And I say, “It is my grief
    that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”(A)

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But God will shoot his arrow at them;
    they will be wounded suddenly.
Because of their tongue he will bring them to ruin;[a]
    all who see them will shake with horror.(A)

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  1. 64.8 Cn: Heb They will bring him to ruin, their tongue being against them

Then my enemies will retreat
    in the day when I call.
    This I know, that[a] God is for me.(A)

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  1. 56.9 Or because

for not by their own sword did they win the land,
    nor did their own arm give them victory,
but your right hand, and your arm,
    and the light of your countenance,
    for you delighted in them.(A)

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Psalm 35

Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies

Of David.

Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me;
    fight against those who fight against me!(A)
Take hold of shield and buckler,
    and rise up to help me!
Draw the spear and javelin
    against my pursuers;
say to my soul,
    “I am your salvation.”

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Now I know that the Lord will help his anointed;
    he will answer him from his holy heaven
    with mighty victories by his right hand.(A)

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35 You have given me the shield of your salvation,
    and your right hand has supported me;
    your help[a] has made me great.

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  1. 18.35 Or gentleness