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17 Let me not be put to shame, O Lord, or disappointed, for I am calling upon You; let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol (the place of the dead).

18 Let the lying lips be silenced, which speak insolently against the [consistently] righteous with pride and contempt.

19 Oh, how great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who fear, revere, and worship You, goodness which You have wrought for those who trust and take refuge in You before the sons of men!

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17 Let me not be put to shame,(A) Lord,
    for I have cried out to you;
but let the wicked be put to shame
    and be silent(B) in the realm of the dead.
18 Let their lying lips(C) be silenced,
    for with pride and contempt
    they speak arrogantly(D) against the righteous.

19 How abundant are the good things(E)
    that you have stored up for those who fear you,
that you bestow in the sight of all,(F)
    on those who take refuge(G) in you.

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