| Psalm 11 | |||
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In the Lord have I taken refuge; • | ||
| how then can you say to
me, 'Flee like a bird to the hills, |
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'For see how the wicked
bend the bow and fit their arrows to the string, • |
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| to shoot from the shadows at the true of heart. | |||
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3
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'When the foundations are destroyed, • | ||
| what can the righteous do?' | |||
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4
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The Lord is in his holy temple; • | ||
| the Lord's throne is in heaven. | |||
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5
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His eyes behold, • | ||
| his eyelids try every mortal being. | |||
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6
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The Lord tries the righteous as well as the wicked, • | ||
| but those who delight in violence his soul abhors. | |||
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7
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Upon the wicked he shall
rain coals of fire and burning sulphur; • |
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| scorching wind shall be their portion to drink. | |||
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8
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For the Lord is
righteous; he loves righteous deeds, • |
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| and those who are upright shall behold his face. | |||
| Psalm 12 | |||
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Help me, Lord, for no one godly is left; • | ||
| the faithful have vanished from the whole human race. | |||
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They all speak falsely with their neighbour; • | ||
| they flatter with their lips, but speak from a double heart. | |||
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3
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O that the Lord would cut off all flattering lips • | ||
| and the tongue that speaks proud boasts! | |||
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4
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Those who say, 'With our tongue will we prevail; • | ||
| our lips we will use; who is lord over us?' | |||
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5
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'Because of the oppression
of the needy, and the groaning of the poor, • |
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| I will rise up now,' says
the Lord, 'and set them in the safety that they long for.' |
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6
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The words of the Lord are pure words, • | ||
| like silver refined in the
furnace and purified seven times in the fire. |
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7
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You, O Lord, will watch over us • | ||
| and guard us from this generation for ever. | |||
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8
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The wicked strut on every side, • | ||
| when what is vile is exalted by the whole human race. | |||
| Psalm 13 | |||
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How long will you forget me, O Lord; for ever? • | ||
| How long will you hide your face from me? | |||
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How long shall
I have anguish in my soul and grief in my heart, day after day? • |
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| How long shall my enemy triumph over me? | |||
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3
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Look upon me and answer, O Lord my God; • | ||
| lighten my eyes, lest I sleep in death; | |||
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Lest my enemy say, 'I have prevailed against him,' • | ||
| and my foes rejoice that I have fallen. | |||
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But I put my trust in your steadfast love; • | ||
| my heart will rejoice in your salvation. | |||
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I will sing to the Lord, • | ||
| for he has dealt so bountifully with me. | |||
| Psalm 14 | |||
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The fool has said in his heart, 'There is no God.' • | ||
| Corrupt are they, and
abominable in their wickedness; there is no one that does good. |
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The Lord has looked down from heaven | ||
| upon the children of earth, • | |||
| to see if there is anyone
who is wise and seeks after God. |
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3
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But every one has turned
back; all alike have become corrupt: • |
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| there is none that does good; no, not one. | |||
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4
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Have they no knowledge, those evildoers, • | ||
| who eat up my people as if
they ate bread and do not call upon the Lord? |
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5
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There shall they be in great fear; • | ||
| for God is in the company of the righteous. | |||
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6
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Though they would confound the counsel of the poor, • | ||
| yet the Lord shall be their refuge. | |||
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7
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O that Israel's salvation would come out of Zion! • | ||
| When the Lord restores the
fortunes of his people, then will Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad. |
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| Psalm 15 | |||
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Lord, who may dwell in your tabernacle? • | ||
| Who may rest upon your holy hill? | |||
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Whoever leads an uncorrupt life • | ||
| and does the thing that is right; | |||
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3
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Who speaks the truth from the heart • | ||
| and bears no deceit on the tongue; | |||
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Who does no evil to a friend • | ||
| and pours no scorn on a neighbour; | |||
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5
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In whose sight the wicked are not esteemed, • | ||
| but who honours those who fear the Lord. | |||
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6
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Whoever has sworn to a neighbour • | ||
| and never goes back on that word; | |||
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7
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Who does not lend money in hope of gain, • | ||
| nor takes a bribe against the innocent; | |||
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8
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Whoever does these things • | ||
| shall never fall. | |||