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I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side.
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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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In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
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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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How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?
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But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people.
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Psalm 24
Of David. A psalm.
The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;
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For I hear many whispering, “Terror on every side!” They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
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he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.
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You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Everyone is but a breath, even those who seem secure.
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“Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom; in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth without knowing whose it will finally be.
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When you rebuke and discipline anyone for their sin, you consume their wealth like a moth— surely everyone is but a breath.
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for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.
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I know every bird in the mountains, and the insects in the fields are mine.
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When you did these things and I kept silent, you thought I was exactly like you. But I now arraign you and set my accusations before you.
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You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue!
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Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
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hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
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and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”; and, “You reward everyone according to what they have done.”
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When you ascended on high, you took many captives; you received gifts from people, even from the rebellious— that you, Lord God, might dwell there.
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The Lord hears the needy and does not despise his captive people.
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All day long I have been afflicted, and every morning brings new punishments.
