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Trust in the Lord

The Lord says,

‘I will curse those who only trust people to help them.
They think that human strength will save them,
    and they turn away from me, the Lord.
They will be like a bush that grows in the desert.
    It grows in a place where nobody can live.
    The ground is very dry and is spoiled by salt.
Even when good times come,
    those people will not receive any good thing.

The Lord blesses people who trust in him.
    They know that the Lord will help them.

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This is what the Lord says:

“Cursed is the one who trusts in man,(A)
    who draws strength from mere flesh
    and whose heart turns away from the Lord.(B)
That person will be like a bush in the wastelands;
    they will not see prosperity when it comes.
They will dwell in the parched places(C) of the desert,
    in a salt(D) land where no one lives.

“But blessed(E) is the one who trusts(F) in the Lord,
    whose confidence is in him.

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