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The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. Explain This Verse
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I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. Explain This Verse
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The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. Explain This Verse
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The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. Explain This Verse
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In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. Explain This Verse
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Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. Explain This Verse
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There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. Explain This Verse
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He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet. Explain This Verse
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And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. Explain This Verse
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He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. Explain This Verse
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At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire. Explain This Verse
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The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire. Explain This Verse
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Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them. Explain This Verse
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Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. Explain This Verse
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He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. Explain This Verse
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He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me. Explain This Verse
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They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay. Explain This Verse
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He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. Explain This Verse
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The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. Explain This Verse
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For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God. Explain This Verse
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For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me. Explain This Verse
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I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. Explain This Verse
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Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. Explain This Verse
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With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright; Explain This Verse
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With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward. Explain This Verse
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For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks. Explain This Verse
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For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. Explain This Verse
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For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. Explain This Verse
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As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. Explain This Verse
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For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God? Explain This Verse
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It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. Explain This Verse
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He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places. Explain This Verse
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He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. Explain This Verse
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Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. Explain This Verse
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Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. Explain This Verse
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I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed. Explain This Verse
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I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet. Explain This Verse
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For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. Explain This Verse
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Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me. Explain This Verse
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They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not. Explain This Verse
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Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets. Explain This Verse
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Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me. Explain This Verse
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As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me. Explain This Verse
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The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places. Explain This Verse
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The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted. Explain This Verse
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It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me. Explain This Verse
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He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. Explain This Verse
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Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name. Explain This Verse
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Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore. Explain This Verse