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| 1 To the Overseer. By David. |
Put I my trust – Like David against Goliath, we must battle in full reliance upon the Lord, using the sling and pebble of truth. If we cannot conquer along these lines we cannot conquer at all. R4216:6
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| In Jehovah I trusted, how say ye to my soul, 'They moved [to] Thy mountain for the bird |
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| 2 For lo, the wicked tread a bow, They have prepared their arrow on the string, To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart. |
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| 3 When the foundations are destroyed, The righteous what hath he done |
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| 4 'Jehovah [is] in his holy temple: Jehovah in the heavens [is] His throne. His eyes see His eyelids try the sons of men. |
In his holy temple – The Christ. T70
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| 5 Jehovah the righteous doth try. And the wicked and the lover of violence, Hath His soul hated, |
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| 6 He poureth on the wicked snares, fire, and brimstone, And a horrible wind [is] the portion of their cup. |
Upon the wicked – In the Day of Vengeance, the time of trouble. D541
And in the testing season at the end of the Millennium. A303
Fire and brimstone – Trouble and destruction. D541
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| 7 For righteous [is] Jehovah, Righteousness He hath loved, The upright doth His countenance see!' |
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