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NEW KING JAMES VERSION
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Truly God is good to
Israel,
To such as are pure in heart.
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But as for me, my
feet had almost stumbled;
My steps had nearly slipped.
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For I was envious of
the boastful,
When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
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For there are no
pangs in their death,
But their strength is firm.
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They are not in
trouble as other men,
Nor are they plagued like other men.
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Therefore pride
serves as their necklace;
Violence covers them like a garment.
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Their eyes bulge
with abundance;
They have more than heart could wish.
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They scoff and speak
wickedly concerning oppression;
They speak loftily.
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They set their mouth
against the heavens,
And their tongue walks through the earth.
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Therefore his people
return here,
And waters of a full cup are drained by them.
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And they say, “How
does God know?
And is there knowledge in the Most High?”
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Behold, these are
the ungodly,
Who are always at ease;
They increase in riches.
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Surely I have
cleansed my heart in vain,
And washed my hands in innocence.
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For all day long I
have been plagued,
And chastened every morning.
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If I had said, “I
will speak thus,”
Behold, I would have been untrue
to the generation of Your children.
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When I thought how
to understand this,
It was too painful for me —
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Until I went into
the sanctuary of God;
Then I understood their end.
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Surely You set them
in slippery places;
You cast them down to destruction.
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Oh, how they are
brought to desolation, as in a moment!
They are utterly consumed with terrors.
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As a dream when one
awakes,
So, Lord, when You awake,
You shall despise their image.
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Thus my heart was
grieved,
And I was vexed in my mind.
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I was so foolish and
ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.
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Nevertheless I am
continually with You;
You hold me by my right hand.
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You will guide me
with Your counsel,
And afterward receive me to glory.
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Whom have I in
heaven but You?
And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.
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My flesh and my
heart fail;
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
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For indeed, those
who are far from You shall perish;
You have destroyed all those who desert You for harlotry.
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But it is good for
me to draw near to God;
I have put my trust in the Lord GOD,
That I may declare all Your works.
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