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| 1 To the Overseer. 'Destroy not.' A secret treasure of David, in his fleeing from the face of Saul into a cave. |
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| Favour me, O God, favour me, For in Thee is my soul trusting, And in the shadow of Thy wings I trust, Until the calamities pass over. |
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| 2 I call to God Most High, To God [who] is perfecting for me. |
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| 3 He sendeth from the heaven, and saveth me, He reproached who is panting after me. Selah. God sendeth forth His kindness and His truth. |
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| 4 My soul [is] in the midst of lions, I lie down [among] flames sons of men, Their teeth [are] a spear and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword. |
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| 5 Be Thou exalted above the heavens, O God, Above all the earth Thine honour. |
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| 6 A net they have prepared for my steps, Bowed down hath my soul, They have digged before me a pit, They have fallen into its midst. Selah. |
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| 7 Prepared is my heart, O God, Prepared is my heart, I sing and praise. |
My heart is fixed – Established in love, reverence and faith in the sure Word of God. R3337:4
If Christ be formed in one, these established principles of Christian character will hold him firm and steady in the midst of temptations and error. R1274:5
Illustrated by the heroic examples of the godly zeal and fortitude of Daniel and his three Hebrew companions in Babylon. R1708:6
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| 8 Awake, mine honour, awake, psaltery and harp, I awake the morning dawn. |
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| 9 I thank Thee among the peoples, O Lord, I praise Thee among the nations. |
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| 10 For great unto the heavens [is] Thy kindness, And unto the clouds Thy truth. |
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| 11 Be thou exalted above the heavens, O God. Above all the earth Thine honour! |
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