2Sam.22.1-2Sam.23.7
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And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
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David prayed to GOD the words of this song after GOD saved him from all his enemies and from Saul.
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David 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.
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Then David spoke to the LORD the words of this song, on the day when the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.
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David sang this song to the LORD after the LORD had rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul.
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And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
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GOD is bedrock under my feet, the castle in which I live, my rescuing knight.
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He said: "The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
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And he said: "The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
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These are the words he sang: "The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior;
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The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
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My God--the high crag where I run for dear life, hiding behind the boulders, safe in the granite hideout; My mountaintop refuge, he saves me from ruthless men.
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my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior- from violent men you save me.
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The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, My stronghold and my refuge; My Savior, You save me from violence.
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my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the strength of my salvation, and my stronghold, my high tower, my savior, the one who saves me from violence.
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I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
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I sing to GOD the Praise-Lofty, and find myself safe and saved.
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I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.
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I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.
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I will call on the LORD, who is worthy of praise, for he saves me from my enemies.
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When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
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The waves of death crashed over me, devil waters rushed over me.
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"The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
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"When the waves of death surrounded me, The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
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"The waves of death surrounded me; the floods of destruction swept over me.
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The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
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Hell's ropes cinched me tight; death traps barred every exit.
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The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.
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The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.
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The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death itself stared me in the face.
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In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.
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A hostile world! I called to GOD, to my God I cried out. From his palace he heard me call; my cry brought me right into his presence--a private audience!
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In my distress I called to the LORD; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.
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In my distress I called upon the LORD, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry entered His ears.
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But in my distress I cried out to the LORD; yes, I called to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry reached his ears.
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Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
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Earth wobbled and lurched; the very heavens shook like leaves, Quaked like aspen leaves because of his rage.
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"The earth trembled and quaked, the foundations of the heavens shook; they trembled because he was angry.
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"Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.
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"Then the earth quaked and trembled; the foundations of the heavens shook; they quaked because of his anger.
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There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
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His nostrils flared, billowing smoke; his mouth spit fire. Tongues of fire darted in and out;
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Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.
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Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it.
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Smoke poured from his nostrils; fierce flames leaped from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him.
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He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
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he lowered the sky. He stepped down; under his feet an abyss opened up.
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He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.
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He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet.
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He opened the heavens and came down; dark storm clouds were beneath his feet.
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And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
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He rode a winged creature, swift on wind-wings.
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He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.
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He rode upon a cherub, and flew; And He was seen upon the wings of the wind.
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Mounted on a mighty angel, he flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.
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And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
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He wrapped himself in a trenchcoat of black rain-cloud darkness.
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He made darkness his canopy around him- the dark rain clouds of the sky.
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He made darkness canopies around Him, Dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
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He shrouded himself in darkness, veiling his approach with dense rain clouds.
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Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
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But his cloud-brightness burst through, a grand comet of fireworks.
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Out of the brightness of his presence bolts of lightning blazed forth.
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From the brightness before Him Coals of fire were kindled.
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A great brightness shone before him, and bolts of lightning blazed forth.
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The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
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Then GOD thundered out of heaven; the High God gave a great shout.
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The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
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"The LORD thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice.
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The LORD thundered from heaven; the Most High gave a mighty shout.
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And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
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God shot his arrows--pandemonium! He hurled his lightnings--a rout!
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He shot arrows and scattered the enemies, bolts of lightning and routed them.
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He sent out arrows and scattered them; Lightning bolts, and He vanquished them.
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He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies; his lightning flashed, and they were confused.
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And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
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The secret sources of ocean were exposed, the hidden depths of earth lay uncovered The moment GOD roared in protest, let loose his hurricane anger.
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The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of breath from his nostrils.
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Then the channels of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered, At the rebuke of the LORD, At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
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Then at the command of the LORD, at the blast of his breath, the bottom of the sea could be seen, and the foundations of the earth were laid bare.
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He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
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But me he caught--reached all the way from sky to sea; he pulled me out
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"He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.
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"He sent from above, He took me, He drew me out of many waters.
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"He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters.
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He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
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Of that ocean of hate, that enemy chaos, the void in which I was drowning.
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He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.
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He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me; For they were too strong for me.
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He delivered me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and were too strong for me.
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They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
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They hit me when I was down, but GOD stuck by me.
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They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support.
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They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my support.
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They attacked me at a moment when I was weakest, but the LORD upheld me.
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He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
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He stood me up on a wide-open field; I stood there saved--surprised to be loved!
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He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.
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He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.
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He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me.
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The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
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GOD made my life complete when I placed all the pieces before him. When I cleaned up my act, he gave me a fresh start.
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"The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
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"The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.
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The LORD rewarded me for doing right; he compensated me because of my innocence.
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For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
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Indeed, I've kept alert to GOD's ways; I haven't taken God for granted.
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For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not done evil by turning from my God.
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For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
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For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not turned from my God to follow evil.
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For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
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Every day I review the ways he works, I try not to miss a trick.
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All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees.
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For all His judgments were before me; And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.
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For all his laws are constantly before me; I have never abandoned his principles.
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I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
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I feel put back together, and I'm watching my step.
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I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin.
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I was also blameless before Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.
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I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin.
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Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
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GOD rewrote the text of my life when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes.
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The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight.
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Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in His eyes.
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The LORD rewarded me for doing right, because of my innocence in his sight.
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With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
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You stick by people who stick with you, you're straight with people who're straight with you,
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"To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
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"With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;
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"To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity.
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With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
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You're good to good people, you shrewdly work around the bad ones.
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to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
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With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.
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To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the wicked you show yourself hostile.
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And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
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You take the side of the down-and-out, but the stuck-up you take down a peg.
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You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.
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You will save the humble people; But Your eyes are on the haughty, that You may bring them down.
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You rescue those who are humble, but your eyes are on the proud to humiliate them.
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For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
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Suddenly, GOD, your light floods my path, GOD drives out the darkness.
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You are my lamp, O LORD; the LORD turns my darkness into light.
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"For You are my lamp, O LORD; The LORD shall enlighten my darkness.
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O LORD, you are my light; yes, LORD, you light up my darkness.
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For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
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I smash the bands of marauders, I vault the high fences.
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With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.
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For by You I can run against a troop; By my God I can leap over a wall.
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In your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall.
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As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
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What a God! His road stretches straight and smooth. Every GOD-direction is road-tested. Everyone who runs toward him Makes it.
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"As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.
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As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the LORD is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.
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"As for God, his way is perfect. All the LORD's promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.
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For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
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Is there any god like GOD? Are we not at bedrock?
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For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
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"For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?
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For who is God except the LORD? Who but our God is a solid rock?
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God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
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Is not this the God who armed me well, then aimed me in the right direction?
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It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.
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God is my strength and power, And He makes my way perfect.
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God is my strong fortress; he has made my way safe.
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He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
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Now I run like a deer; I'm king of the mountain.
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He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights.
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He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places.
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He makes me as surefooted as a deer, leading me safely along the mountain heights.
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He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
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He shows me how to fight; I can bend a bronze bow!
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He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
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He teaches my hands to make war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
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He prepares me for battle; he strengthens me to draw a bow of bronze.
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Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
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You protect me with salvation-armor; you touch me and I feel ten feet tall.
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You give me your shield of victory; you stoop down to make me great.
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"You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your gentleness has made me great.
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You have given me the shield of your salvation; your help has made me great.
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Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
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You cleared the ground under me so my footing was firm.
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You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn.
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You enlarged my path under me; So my feet did not slip.
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You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping.
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I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
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When I chased my enemies I caught them; I didn't let go till they were dead men.
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"I pursued my enemies and crushed them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
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"I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them; Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.
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"I chased my enemies and destroyed them; I did not stop until they were conquered.
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And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.
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I nailed them; they were down for good; then I walked all over them.
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I crushed them completely, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.
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And I have destroyed them and wounded them, So that they could not rise; They have fallen under my feet.
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I consumed them; I struck them down so they could not get up; they fell beneath my feet.
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For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
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You armed me well for this fight; you smashed the upstarts.
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You armed me with strength for battle; you made my adversaries bow at my feet.
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For You have armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose against me.
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You have armed me with strength for the battle; you have subdued my enemies under my feet.
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Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
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You made my enemies turn tail, and I wiped out the haters.
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You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.
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You have also given me the necks of my enemies, So that I destroyed those who hated me.
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You made them turn and run; I have destroyed all who hated me.
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They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
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They cried "uncle" but Uncle didn't come; They yelled for GOD and got no for an answer.
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They cried for help, but there was no one to save them- to the LORD, but he did not answer.
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They looked, but there was none to save; Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them.
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They called for help, but no one came to rescue them. They cried to the LORD, but he refused to answer them.
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Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.
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I ground them to dust; they gusted in the wind. I threw them out, like garbage in the gutter.
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I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.
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Then I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I trod them like dirt in the streets, And I spread them out.
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I ground them as fine as the dust of the earth; I swept them into the gutter like dirt.
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Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.
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You rescued me from a squabbling people; you made me a leader of nations. People I'd never heard of served me;
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"You have delivered me from the attacks of my people; you have preserved me as the head of nations. People I did not know are subject to me,
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"You have also delivered me from the strivings of my people; You have kept me as the head of the nations. A people I have not known shall serve me.
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"You gave me victory over my accusers. You preserved me as the ruler over nations; people I don't even know now serve me.
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Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
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the moment they got wind of me they submitted.
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and foreigners come cringing to me; as soon as they hear me, they obey me.
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The foreigners submit to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.
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Foreigners cringe before me; as soon as they hear of me, they submit.
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Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.
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They gave up; they came trembling from their hideouts.
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They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.
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The foreigners fade away, And come frightened from their hideouts.
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They all lose their courage and come trembling from their strongholds.
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The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
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Live, GOD! Blessing to my Rock, my towering Salvation-God!
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"The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God, the Rock, my Savior!
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"The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let God be exalted, The Rock of my salvation!
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"The LORD lives! Blessed be my rock! May God, the rock of my salvation, be exalted!
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It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
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This God set things right for me and shut up the people who talked back.
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He is the God who avenges me, who puts the nations under me,
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It is God who avenges me, And subdues the peoples under me;
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He is the God who pays back those who harm me; he subdues the nations under me
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And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
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He rescued me from enemy anger. You pulled me from the grip of upstarts, You saved me from the bullies.
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who sets me free from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from violent men you rescued me.
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He delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who rise against me; You have delivered me from the violent man.
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and rescues me from my enemies. You hold me safe beyond the reach of my enemies; you save me from violent opponents.
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Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.
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That's why I'm thanking you, GOD, all over the world. That's why I'm singing songs that rhyme your name.
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Therefore I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to your name.
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Therefore I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your name.
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For this, O LORD, I will praise you among the nations; I will sing joyfully to your name.
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He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
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God's king takes the trophy; God's chosen is beloved. I mean David and all his children--always.
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He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever."
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He is the tower of salvation to His king, And shows mercy to His anointed, To David and his descendants forevermore."
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You give great victories to your king; you show unfailing love to your anointed, to David and all his descendants forever."
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Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
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These are David's last words: The voice of the son of Jesse, the voice of the man God took to the top, Whom the God of Jacob made king, and Israel's most popular singer!
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These are the last words of David: "The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man exalted by the Most High, the man anointed by the God of Jacob, Israel's singer of songs:
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Now these are the last words of David. Thus says David the son of Jesse; Thus says the man raised up on high, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel:
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These are the last words of David: "David, the son of Jesse, speaks--David, the man to whom God gave such wonderful success, David, the man anointed by the God of Jacob, David, the sweet psalmist of Israel.
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The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
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GOD's Spirit spoke through me, his words took shape on my tongue.
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"The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; his word was on my tongue.
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"The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue.
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"The Spirit of the LORD speaks through me; his words are upon my tongue.
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The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
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The God of Israel spoke to me, Israel's Rock-Mountain said, "Whoever governs fairly and well, who rules in the Fear-of-God,
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The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: 'When one rules over men in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God,
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The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me: "He who rules over men must be just, Ruling in the fear of God.
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The God of Israel spoke. The Rock of Israel said to me: `The person who rules righteously, who rules in the fear of God,
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And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
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Is like first light at daybreak without a cloud in the sky, Like green grass carpeting earth, glistening under fresh rain."
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he is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness after rain that brings the grass from the earth.'
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And he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises, A morning without clouds, Like the tender grass springing out of the earth, By clear shining after rain.'
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he is like the light of the morning, like the sunrise bursting forth in a cloudless sky, like the refreshing rains that bring tender grass from the earth.'
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Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.
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And this is just how my regime has been, for God guaranteed his covenant with me, Spelled it out plainly and kept every promised word--My entire salvation, my every desire.
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"Is not my house right with God? Has he not made with me an everlasting covenant, arranged and secured in every part? Will he not bring to fruition my salvation and grant me my every desire?
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"Although my house is not so with God, Yet He has made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in all things and secure. For this is all my salvation and all my desire; Will He not make it increase?
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"It is my family God has chosen! Yes, he has made an everlasting covenant with me. His agreement is eternal, final, sealed. He will constantly look after my safety and success.
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But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
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But the devil's henchmen are like thorns culled and piled as trash;
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But evil men are all to be cast aside like thorns, which are not gathered with the hand.
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But the sons of rebellion shall all be as thorns thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with hands.
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But the godless are like thorns to be thrown away, for they tear the hand that touches them.
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But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.
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Better not try to touch them; keep your distance with a rake or hoe. They'll make a glorious bonfire! [JC]
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Whoever touches thorns uses a tool of iron or the shaft of a spear; they are burned up where they lie."
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But the man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place."
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One must be armed to chop them down; they will be utterly consumed with fire."
