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11 God is a shield above me
    saving the upright of heart.(A)

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11 God is a righteous judge,(A)
    a God who displays his wrath(B) every day.

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11 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.

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    Lord, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer,
My God, my rock of refuge,
    my shield, my saving horn,[a] my stronghold!(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 18:3 My saving horn: my strong savior. The horn referred to is the weapon of a bull and the symbol of fertility, cf. 1 Sm 2:10; Ps 132:17; Lk 1:69.

I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,(A)
    and I have been saved from my enemies.(B)

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I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

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God alone is my rock and my salvation,
    my fortress; I shall not fall.
My deliverance and honor are with God,(A)
    my strong rock;
    my refuge is with God.

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My salvation and my honor depend on God[a];
    he is my mighty rock, my refuge.(A)
Trust in him at all times, you people;(B)
    pour out your hearts to him,(C)
    for God is our refuge.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 62:7 Or / God Most High is my salvation and my honor

In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

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29 Happy are you, Israel! Who is like you,
    a people delivered by the Lord,
Your help and shield,
    and the sword of your glory.
Your enemies cringe before you;
    you stride upon their backs.(A)

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29 Blessed are you, Israel!(A)
    Who is like you,(B)
    a people saved by the Lord?(C)
He is your shield and helper(D)
    and your glorious sword.
Your enemies will cower before you,
    and you will tread on their heights.(E)

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29 Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

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Eternal Light for Zion

19 [a]No longer shall the sun
    be your light by day,
Nor shall the brightness of the moon
    give you light by night;
Rather, the Lord will be your light forever,
    your God will be your glory.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 60:19–20 The theme of light is taken up again, but in an apocalyptic vein: the Lord’s radiant presence replaces physical light.

19 The sun will no more be your light by day,
    nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,(A)
    and your God will be your glory.(B)

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19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

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