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| 1 To the Overseer. By a servant of Jehovah, by David. |
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| The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, 'Fear of God is not before his eyes, |
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| 2 For he made [it] smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated. |
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| 3 The words of his mouth [are] iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently to do good. |
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| 4 Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.' |
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| 5 O Jehovah, in the heavens [is] Thy kindness, Thy faithfulness [is] unto the clouds. |
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| 6 Thy righteousness [is] as mountains of God, Thy judgments [are] a great deep. Man and beast Thou savest, O Jehovah. |
Is like the great – El, a name often applied to Jehovah. E69; R296:2
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| 7 How precious [is] Thy kindness, O God, And the sons of men In the shadow of Thy wings do trust. |
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| 8 They are filled from the fatness of Thy house, And the stream of Thy delights Thou dost cause them to drink. |
Abundantly satisfied – The Ancient Worthies shall be satisfied when they awake with God's likeness as Adam had it. R613:2
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| 9 For with Thee [is] a fountain of life, In Thy light we see light. |
Fountain of life – Thus it can be withdrawn by him in whom we all "live...and have our being." (Acts 17:28) R822:2 *
In thy light – To see any truth clearly we must look from the standpoint of the divine revelation. F45
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| 10 Draw out Thy kindness to those knowing Thee, And Thy righteousness to the upright of heart. |
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| 11 Let not a foot of pride meet me, And a hand of the wicked let not move me. |
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| 12 There have workers of iniquity fallen, They have been overthrown, And have not been able to arise! |
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