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| 1 A Song or Psalm of David. O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory. |
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| 2 Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. |
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| 3 I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. |
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| 4 For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. |
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| 5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth; |
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| 6 That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me. |
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| 7 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. |
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| 8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver; |
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| 9 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph. |
Moab is my washpot – Cleansing Israel from their defilement and bringing them back to God. R4199:5
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| 10 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? |
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| 11 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts? |
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| 12 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. |
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| 13 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies. |
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