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| 1 [[To the Chief Musician. Of the Servant of Yahweh–of David.]] Declareth the transgression of the lawless one, within my heart, There is, no dread of God, before his eyes; |
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| 2 For he flattereth himself [too much] in his own eyes, to find his iniquity–to hate [it]. |
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| 3 The words of his mouth, are iniquity and deceit, he hath left off to show discretion by doing well: |
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| 4 Iniquity, deviseth he upon his bed,–he taketh his stand in a way, not good, Wrong, doth he not abhor! |
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| 5 O Yahweh! in the heavens, is thy lovingkindness, Thy faithfulness, as far as the fleecy clouds: |
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| 6 Thy righteousness, is like mighty mountains, and, thy just decrees, are a great resounding deep,–Man and beast, thou savest, O Yahweh!
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Is like the great – El, a name often applied to Jehovah. E69; R296:2
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| 7 How precious thy lovingkindness, O God,–Therefore, the sons of men, under the shadow of thy wings, seek refuge: |
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| 8 They abundantly relish the fatness of thy house,–And out of the full stream of thine own pleasures, thou givest 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 the 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Fountain of life – Thus it can be withdrawn by him in whom we all "live...and have our being."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 Prolong thy lovingkindness unto them who know thee,–and thy righteousness, to the upright in heart. |
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| 11 Let not the foot of pride reach me, nor, the hand of the lawless, scare me away. |
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| 12 There did the workers of iniquity fall,–thrust down and not able to rise! |
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