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| 1 To the chief Musician. On Jonathelem-rechokim. Of David. Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be gracious unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: all the day long fighting he oppresseth me. |
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| 2 Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; for they are many that fight against me haughtily. |
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| 3 In the day that I am afraid, I will confide in thee. |
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| 4 In God will I praise his word, in God I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can flesh do unto me? |
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| 5 All the day long they wrest my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil. |
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| 6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves; they mark my steps, because they wait for my soul. |
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| 7 Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God. |
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| 8 *Thou* countest my wanderings; put my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? |
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| 9 Then shall mine enemies return backward in the day when I call: this I know, for God is for me. |
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| 10 In God will I praise his word; in Jehovah will I praise his word. |
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| 11 In God have I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can man do unto me? |
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| 12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render thanks unto thee. |
Vows are upon me – Nothing in the Scriptures intimates that our vow to the Lord must be kept secret. Indeed, our baptismal vow we are required to symbolize, or profess, publicly. R4266:4
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| 13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death; wilt thou not keep my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living? |
My soul from death – The soul can be destroyed by its Creator. R1882:1; HG334:5
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