20 You hide them in the (A)secret place of Your presence from the (B)conspiracies of man;
You keep them secretly in a [a]shelter from the (C)strife of tongues.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 31:20 Or pavilion

20 In the shelter(A) of your presence you hide(B) them
    from all human intrigues;(C)
you keep them safe in your dwelling
    from accusing tongues.

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BOOK 4

God’s Eternity and Man’s Transitoriness.

A Prayer of [a]Moses, the man of God.

90 Lord, You have been our [b](A)dwelling place in all generations.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 90:1 Deut 33:1
  2. Psalm 90:1 Or hiding place; some ancient mss read place of refuge

BOOK IV

Psalms 90–106

Psalm 90

A prayer of Moses the man of God.

Lord, you have been our dwelling place(A)
    throughout all generations.

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[a]For you have made the Lord, (A)my refuge,
Even the Most High, (B)your dwelling place.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 91:9 Or For You O Lord are my Refuge; You have made the Most High your dwelling place

If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
    and you make the Most High your dwelling,

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14 “Then He shall become a (A)sanctuary;
But to both the houses of Israel, a (B)stone to strike and a rock to stumble over,
And a snare and a (C)trap for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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14 He will be a holy place;(A)
    for both Israel and Judah he will be
a stone(B) that causes people to stumble(C)
    and a rock that makes them fall.(D)
And for the people of Jerusalem he will be
    a trap and a snare.(E)

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(A)Seek the [a]welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and (B)pray to the Lord on its behalf; for in its [b]welfare you will have [c]welfare.’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 29:7 Or peace
  2. Jeremiah 29:7 Or peace
  3. Jeremiah 29:7 Or peace

Also, seek(A) the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray(B) to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.”

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11 For I know the (A)plans that I [a]have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for (B)welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a (C)hope.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 29:11 Lit am planning

11 For I know the plans(A) I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper(B) you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.(C)

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