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Psalms 91

1A psalm of an ode; for the Sabbath day.

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2It is good to give thanks to the Lord And to sing to Your name, O Most High,

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3To proclaim Your mercy in the morning And Your truth at night,

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4On the harp of ten strings, with an ode on the lyre.

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5For You make me glad, O Lord, with Your work, And I will greatly rejoice in the works of Your hands.

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6How magnificent are Your works, O Lord; Your thoughts are exceedingly deep.

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7A man without discernment shall not know these things, And a senseless man shall not understand them.

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8When sinners grow like grass, And all the workers of lawlessness have arrogant looks, It is so that they may be destroyed unto ages of ages.

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9But You, O Lord, are Most High forever;

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10For behold, Your enemies shall perish, And all who work lawlessness shall be scattered abroad;

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11And my horn shall be exalted like the unicorn, And my old age shall be blessed with rich mercy;

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12My eye looked upon my enemies, And my ear shall hear of evildoers who rise up against me.

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13The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree; He shall be multiplied like the cedar in Lebanon.

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14Those planted in the house of the Lord Shall blossom forth in the courts of our God;

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15They shall still be increased in a rich old age, And shall be prospering

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16So as to proclaim, "The Lord my God is upright, And there is no wrongdoing in Him."

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