In God I Trust
  
  
  
    
    
    To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A Miktam   of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
    
    
  
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  r Be gracious to me, O God, for man  s tramples on me;
all day long an attacker oppresses me;
  
  
  
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    my enemies trample on me all day long,
for many attack me proudly.
  
  
  
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    When I am afraid,
I  t put my trust in you.
  
  
  
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    In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust;  u I shall not be afraid.
What can flesh do to me?
  
    
  
    
  
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    All day long they injure my cause;  
all their thoughts are against me for evil.
  
  
  
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    They  v stir up strife, they  w lurk;
they  x watch my steps,
as they have waited for my life.
  
  
  
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    For their crime will they escape?
 y In wrath  z cast down the peoples, O God!
  
    
  
    
  
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    You have kept count of my tossings;  
 a put my tears in your bottle.
 b Are they not in your book?
  
  
  
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    Then my enemies will turn back
 c in the day when I call.
This I know, that    d God is for me.
  
  
  
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    In God, whose word I praise,
in the Lord, whose word I praise,
  
  
  
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    in God I trust;  u I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
  
    
  
    
  
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    I must perform my  e vows to you, O God;
I will  e render thank offerings to you.
  
  
  
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     f For you have delivered my soul from death,
yes, my feet from falling,
 g that I may walk before God
 h in the light of life.
 
  
    
  
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          Psalms 16:1
            Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
          
          Psalms 57:1
            Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.
          
       
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          1 Samuel 21:10 - 11
            And David rose and fled that day from Saul and went to Achish the king of Gath.
          
          1 Samuel 22:1
            David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him.
          
       
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          Psalms 57:1
            Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.
          
          Psalms 4:1
            Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!
          
       
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          Psalms 57:3
            He will send from heaven and save me; he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness!
          
       
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          Psalms 11:1
            In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to my soul, "Flee like a bird to your mountain.
          
       
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          Psalms 27:1
            The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
          
          Psalms 118:6
            The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
          
          Isaiah 51:12
            I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass.
          
          Hebrews 13:6
            So we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?
          
       
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          Psalms 59:3
            For behold, they lie in wait for my life; fierce men stir up strife against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord.
          
          Psalms 140:2
            Who plan evil things in their heart and stir up wars continually.
          
          Isaiah 54:15
            If anyone stirs up strife, it is not from me; whoever stirs up strife with you shall fall because of you.
          
       
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          Psalms 10:8
            He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he murders the innocent. His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless.
          
       
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          Psalms 71:10
            For my enemies speak concerning me; those who watch for my life consult together
          
       
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          Psalms 7:6
            Arise, O Lord, in your anger; lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies; awake for me; you have appointed a judgment.
          
          Psalms 59:5
            You, Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel. Rouse yourself to punish all the nations; spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah
          
       
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          Psalms 55:23
            But you, O God, will cast them down into the pit of destruction; men of blood and treachery shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in you.
          
       
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          Psalms 39:12
            Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; hold not your peace at my tears! For I am a sojourner with you, a guest, like all my fathers.
          
          2 Kings 20:5
            Turn back, and say to Hezekiah the leader of my people, Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord.
          
       
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          Malachi 3:16
            Then those who feared the Lord spoke with one another. The Lord paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the Lord and esteemed his name.
          
       
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          Psalms 102:2
            Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress! Incline your ear to me; answer me speedily in the day when I call!
          
       
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          Psalms 118:6
            The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
          
          Romans 8:31
            What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
          
       
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          Psalms 56:4
            In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
          
       
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          Psalms 50:14
            Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High.
          
       
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          Psalms 50:14
            Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High.
          
       
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          Psalms 49:15
            But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah
          
          Psalms 116:8
            For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
          
       
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          Psalms 116:9
            I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
          
       
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          Psalms 49:19
            His soul will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never again see light.
          
       
  
  
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