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            <div class="label">34</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 34</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft"><span class="heading">This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.</span></span></span></span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft"><span class="heading">In Hebrew texts 34:1-22 is numbered 34:2-23.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="d"><span class="content">Of David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left.</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.34.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">I will extol the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> at all times;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.34.1"><span class="content">his praise will always be on my lips.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.34.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.34.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">I will glory in the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.34.2"><span class="content">let the afflicted hear and rejoice.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.34.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.34.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Glorify the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> with me;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.34.3"><span class="content">let us exalt his name together.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.34.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.34.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">I sought the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, and he answered me;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.34.4"><span class="content">he delivered me from all my fears.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.34.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.34.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Those who look to him are radiant;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.34.5"><span class="content">their faces are never covered with shame.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.34.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.34.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">This poor man called, and the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> heard him;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.34.6"><span class="content">he saved him out of all his troubles.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.34.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.34.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">The angel of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> encamps around those who fear him,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.34.7"><span class="content">and he delivers them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.34.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.34.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Taste and see that the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is good;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.34.8"><span class="content">blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.34.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.34.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Fear the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, you his holy people,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.34.9"><span class="content">for those who fear him lack nothing.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.34.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.34.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">The lions may grow weak and hungry,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.34.10"><span class="content">but those who seek the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> lack no good thing.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.34.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.34.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Come, my children, listen to me;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.34.11"><span class="content">I will teach you the fear of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.34.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.34.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Whoever of you loves life</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.34.12"><span class="content">and desires to see many good days,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.34.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.34.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">keep your tongue from evil</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.34.13"><span class="content">and your lips from telling lies.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.34.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.34.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">Turn from evil and do good;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.34.14"><span class="content">seek peace and pursue it.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.34.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.34.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">The eyes of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> are on the righteous,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.34.15"><span class="content">and his ears are attentive to their cry;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.34.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.34.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">but the face of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is against those who do evil,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.34.16"><span class="content">to blot out their name from the earth.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.34.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.34.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">The righteous cry out, and the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> hears them;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.34.17"><span class="content">he delivers them from all their troubles.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.34.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.34.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is close to the brokenhearted</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.34.18"><span class="content">and saves those who are crushed in spirit.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.34.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.34.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">The righteous person may have many troubles,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.34.19"><span class="content">but the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> delivers him from them all;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.34.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.34.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">he protects all his bones,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.34.20"><span class="content">not one of them will be broken.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.34.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.34.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">Evil will slay the wicked;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.34.21"><span class="content">the foes of the righteous will be condemned.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.34.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.34.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> will rescue his servants;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.34.22"><span class="content">no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.</span></span></div>
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            <div class="label">35</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 35</span></div><div class="d"><span class="content">Of David.</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.35.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Contend, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, with those who contend with me;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.35.1"><span class="content">fight against those who fight against me.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.35.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.35.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Take up shield and armor;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.35.2"><span class="content">arise and come to my aid.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.35.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.35.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Brandish spear and javelin</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">35:3 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">and block the way</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.35.3"><span class="content">against those who pursue me.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.35.3"><span class="content">Say to me,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.35.3"><span class="content">&#8220;I am your salvation.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.35.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.35.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">May those who seek my life</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.35.4"><span class="content">be disgraced and put to shame;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.35.4"><span class="content">may those who plot my ruin</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.35.4"><span class="content">be turned back in dismay.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.35.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.35.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">May they be like chaff before the wind,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.35.5"><span class="content">with the angel of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> driving them away;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.35.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.35.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">may their path be dark and slippery,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.35.6"><span class="content">with the angel of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> pursuing them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.35.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.35.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Since they hid their net for me without cause</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.35.7"><span class="content">and without cause dug a pit for me,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.35.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.35.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">may ruin overtake them by surprise&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.35.8"><span class="content">may the net they hid entangle them,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.35.8"><span class="content">may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.35.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.35.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Then my soul will rejoice in the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.35.9"><span class="content">and delight in his salvation.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.35.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.35.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">My whole being will exclaim,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.35.10"><span class="content">&#8220;Who is like you, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">?</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.35.10"><span class="content">You rescue the poor from those too strong for them,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.35.10"><span class="content">the poor and needy from those who rob them.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.35.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.35.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Ruthless witnesses come forward;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.35.11"><span class="content">they question me on things I know nothing about.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.35.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.35.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">They repay me evil for good</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.35.12"><span class="content">and leave me like one bereaved.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.35.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.35.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.35.13"><span class="content">and humbled myself with fasting.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.35.13"><span class="content">When my prayers returned to me unanswered,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.35.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.35.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">I went about mourning</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.35.14"><span class="content">as though for my friend or brother.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.35.14"><span class="content">I bowed my head in grief</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.35.14"><span class="content">as though weeping for my mother.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.35.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.35.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.35.15"><span class="content">assailants gathered against me without my knowledge.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.35.15"><span class="content">They slandered me without ceasing.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.35.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.35.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked;</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">35:16 </span><span class="ft">Septuagint; Hebrew may mean </span><span class="fqa">Like an ungodly circle of mockers,</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.35.16"><span class="content">they gnashed their teeth at me.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.35.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.35.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">How long, Lord, will you look on?</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.35.17"><span class="content">Rescue me from their ravages,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.35.17"><span class="content">my precious life from these lions.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.35.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.35.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">I will give you thanks in the great assembly;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.35.18"><span class="content">among the throngs I will praise you.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.35.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.35.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Do not let those gloat over me</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.35.19"><span class="content">who are my enemies without cause;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.35.19"><span class="content">do not let those who hate me without reason</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.35.19"><span class="content">maliciously wink the eye.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.35.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.35.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">They do not speak peaceably,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.35.20"><span class="content">but devise false accusations</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.35.20"><span class="content">against those who live quietly in the land.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.35.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.35.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">They sneer at me and say, &#8220;Aha! Aha!</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.35.21"><span class="content">With our own eyes we have seen it.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.35.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.35.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">  </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, you have seen this; do not be silent.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.35.22"><span class="content">Do not be far from me, Lord.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.35.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PSA.35.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">Awake, and rise to my defense!</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PSA.35.23"><span class="content">Contend for me, my God and Lord.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PSA.35.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.35.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">Vindicate me in your righteousness, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> my God;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.35.24"><span class="content">do not let them gloat over me.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.35.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PSA.35.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">Do not let them think, &#8220;Aha, just what we wanted!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PSA.35.25"><span class="content">or say, &#8220;We have swallowed him up.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PSA.35.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PSA.35.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">May all who gloat over my distress</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PSA.35.26"><span class="content">be put to shame and confusion;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PSA.35.26"><span class="content">may all who exalt themselves over me</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PSA.35.26"><span class="content">be clothed with shame and disgrace.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PSA.35.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PSA.35.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">May those who delight in my vindication</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PSA.35.27"><span class="content">shout for joy and gladness;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PSA.35.27"><span class="content">may they always say, &#8220;The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> be exalted,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PSA.35.27"><span class="content">who delights in the well-being of his servant.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PSA.35.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PSA.35.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">My tongue will proclaim your righteousness,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PSA.35.28"><span class="content">your praises all day long.</span></span></div>
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            <div class="label">36</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 36</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft"><span class="heading">In Hebrew texts 36:1-12 is numbered 36:2-13.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="d"><span class="content">For the director of music. Of David the servant of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.36.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">I have a message from God in my heart</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.36.1"><span class="content">concerning the sinfulness of the wicked:</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">36:1 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">A message from God: The transgression of the wicked / resides in their hearts.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.36.1"><span class="content">There is no fear of God</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.36.1"><span class="content">before their eyes.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.36.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.36.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">In their own eyes they flatter themselves</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.36.2"><span class="content">too much to detect or hate their sin.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.36.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.36.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.36.3"><span class="content">they fail to act wisely or do good.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.36.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.36.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Even on their beds they plot evil;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.36.4"><span class="content">they commit themselves to a sinful course</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.36.4"><span class="content">and do not reject what is wrong.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.36.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.36.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Your love, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, reaches to the heavens,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.36.5"><span class="content">your faithfulness to the skies.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.36.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.36.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Your righteousness is like the highest mountains,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.36.6"><span class="content">your justice like the great deep.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.36.6"><span class="content">You, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, preserve both people and animals.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.36.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.36.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.36.7"><span class="content">People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.36.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.36.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">They feast on the abundance of your house;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.36.8"><span class="content">you give them drink from your river of delights.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.36.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.36.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">For with you is the fountain of life;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.36.9"><span class="content">in your light we see light.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.36.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.36.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Continue your love to those who know you,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.36.10"><span class="content">your righteousness to the upright in heart.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.36.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.36.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">May the foot of the proud not come against me,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.36.11"><span class="content">nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.36.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.36.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">See how the evildoers lie fallen&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.36.12"><span class="content">thrown down, not able to rise!</span></span></div>
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