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To the Chief Musician. Set to 'Do Not Destroy.' A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks! For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near.
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"When I choose the proper time, I will judge uprightly.
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The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved; I set up its pillars firmly. Selah
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'I said to the boastful, 'Do not deal boastfully,' And to the wicked, 'Do not lift up the horn.
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Do not lift up your horn on high; Do not speak with a stiff neck.' "
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For exaltation comes neither from the east Nor from the west nor from the south.
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But God is the Judge: He puts down one, And exalts another.