25 (A)With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful;
With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;
26 With the pure You will show Yourself pure;
And (B)with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.
27 For You will save the humble people,
But will bring down (C)haughty looks.

28 (D)For You will light my lamp;
The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
29 For by You I can [a]run against a troop,
By my God I can leap over a wall.

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25 To the faithful(A) you show yourself faithful,(B)
    to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
26 to the pure(C) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(D)
27 You save the humble(E)
    but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.(F)
28 You, Lord, keep my lamp(G) burning;
    my God turns my darkness into light.(H)
29 With your help(I) I can advance against a troop[a];
    with my God I can scale a wall.

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  1. Psalm 18:29 Or can run through a barricade