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Serve the Lord with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling.
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I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side.
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Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself; the Lord hears when I call to him.
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Many, Lord, are asking, “Who will bring us prosperity?” Let the light of your face shine on us.
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But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
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God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath every day.
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You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet:
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You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name for ever and ever.
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Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies, you have uprooted their cities; even the memory of them has perished.
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He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.” He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”
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The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land.
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The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.
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Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.
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May the Lord silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue—
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Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,
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All have turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
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who despises a vile person but honors those who fear the Lord; who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and does not change their mind;
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I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.
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Psalm 18
For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:
I love you, Lord, my strength.
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Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced, with hailstones and bolts of lightning.
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He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them.
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You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.
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You have delivered me from the attacks of the people; you have made me the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me,
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The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
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By them your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
