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Psalm 49
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world,
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they will join those who have gone before them, who will never again see the light of life.
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Our God comes and will not be silent; a fire devours before him, and around him a tempest rages.
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I bring no charges against you concerning your sacrifices or concerning your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.
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If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
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When you did these things and I kept silent, you thought I was exactly like you. But I now arraign you and set my accusations before you.
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For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
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For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
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Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns— whether they be green or dry—the wicked will be swept away.
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my God on whom I can rely. God will go before me and will let me gloat over those who slander me.
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Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.
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Psalm 68
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.
May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.
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May you blow them away like smoke— as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.
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But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.
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Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.
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When you, God, went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness,
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the earth shook, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
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Summon your power, God; show us your strength, our God, as you have done before.
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You know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed; all my enemies are before you.
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May the table set before them become a snare; may it become retribution and a trap.
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May the desert tribes bow before him and his enemies lick the dust.
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I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you.
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It is you alone who are to be feared. Who can stand before you when you are angry?
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Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind, your lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
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But before they turned from what they craved, even while the food was still in their mouths,
