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Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
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Let Israel say: “His love endures forever.”
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Let the house of Aaron say: “His love endures forever.”
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Let those who fear the LORD say: “His love endures forever.”
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When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD; he brought me into a spacious place.
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The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
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The LORD is with me; he is my helper. I look in triumph on my enemies.
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It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in humans.
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It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
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All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them down.
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They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them down.
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They swarmed around me like bees, but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them down.
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I was pushed back and about to fall, but the LORD helped me.
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The LORD is my strength and my defense ; he has become my salvation.
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Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: “The LORD’s right hand has done mighty things!
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The LORD’s right hand is lifted high; the LORD’s right hand has done mighty things!”
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I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done.
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The LORD has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death.