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For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.
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"The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?
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I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings.
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"As a partridge that broods but does not hatch, So is he who gets riches, but not by right; It will leave him in the midst of his days, And at his end he will be a fool."
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A glorious high throne from the beginning Is the place of our sanctuary.
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O Lord, the hope of Israel, All who forsake You shall be ashamed. "Those who depart from Me Shall be written in the earth, Because they have forsaken the Lord, The fountain of living waters."
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Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved, For You are my praise.
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Indeed they say to me, "Where is the word of the Lord? Let it come now!"
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As for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd who follows You, Nor have I desired the woeful day; You know what came out of my lips; It was right there before You.
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Do not be a terror to me; You are my hope in the day of doom.
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Let them be ashamed who persecute me, But do not let me be put to shame; Let them be dismayed, But do not let me be dismayed. Bring on them the day of doom, And destroy them with double destruction!