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The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.
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In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry entered His ears.
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"Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.
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Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it.
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He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet.
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He rode upon a cherub, and flew; And He was seen upon the wings of the wind.
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He made darkness canopies around Him, Dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
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From the brightness before Him Coals of fire were kindled.
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"The Lord thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice.
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He sent out arrows and scattered them; Lightning bolts, and He vanquished them.
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Then the channels of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered, At the rebuke of the Lord, At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
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"He sent from above, He took me, He drew me out of many waters.
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He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me; For they were too strong for me.
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They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the Lord was my support.
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He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.
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"The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.
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For I have kept the ways of the Lord, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
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For all His judgments were before me; And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.
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I was also blameless before Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.
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Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in His eyes.
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"With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;
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With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.
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You will save the humble people; But Your eyes are on the haughty, that You may bring them down.
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"For You are my lamp, O Lord; The Lord shall enlighten my darkness.
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For by You I can run against a troop; By my God I can leap over a wall.
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As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.
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"For who is God, except the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God?
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God is my strength and power, And He makes my way perfect.
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He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places.
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He teaches my hands to make war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
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"You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your gentleness has made me great.