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Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're

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taking this journey together to read the Bible

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in a year. Today's reading is from 1 Samuel chapter

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31 and 2 Samuel chapter 1, along with Psalm 18.

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1 Samuel chapter 31 Now the Philistines fought

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against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from

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before the Philistines and fell slain on Mount

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Gilboa. Then the Philistines followed hard after

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Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed

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Jonathan, Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul's sons.

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The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers

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hit him, and he was severely wounded by the archers.

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Then Saul said to his armor -bearer, Draw your

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sword and thrust me through with it, lest these

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uncircumcised men come and thrust me through

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and abuse me. But his armor -bearer would not,

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for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took

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a sword and fell on it. And when his armor -bearer

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saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword

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and died with him. So Saul, his three sons, his

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armor -bearer, and all his men died together

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that same day. And when the men of Israel, who

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were on the other side of the valley, and those

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who were on the other side of the Jordan, saw

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that the men of Israel had fled, and that Saul

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and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities

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and fled. And the Philistines came and dwelt

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in them. So it happened the next day, when the

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Philistines came to strip the slain, that they

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found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount

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Gilboa. And they cut off his head and stripped

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off his armor and sent word throughout the land

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of the Philistines to proclaim it in the temple

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of their idols and among the people. Then they

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put his armor in the temple of the Ashtorethes

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and they fastened his body to the wall of Beit

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Shan. Now the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard

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what the Philistines had done to Saul. All the

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valiant men arose and traveled all night and

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took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons

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from the wall of Beit Shan and they came to Jabesh

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and burned them there. Then they took their bones

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and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh

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and fasted seven days. Now it came to pass, after

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the death of Saul, when David had returned from

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the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had

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stayed two days in Ziklag, on the third day,

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behold, it happened that a man came from Saul's

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camp with his clothes torn and dust on his head.

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So it was, when he came to David, that he fell

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to the ground and prostrated himself. And David

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said to him, Where have you come from? So he

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said to him, I have escaped from the camp of

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Israel. Then David said to him, How did the matter

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go? Please tell me. And he answered, The people

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have fled from the battle. Many of the people

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are fallen and dead. And Saul and Jonathan his

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son are dead also. So David said to the young

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man who told him, How do you know that Saul and

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Jonathan his son are dead? Then the young man

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who told him said, As I happened by chance to

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be among Geboa, there was Saul, leaning on his

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spear. And indeed the chariots and horsemen followed

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hard after him. Now when he looked behind him,

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he saw me and called to me. And I answered, Here

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I am. And he said to me, Who are you? So I answered

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him, I am an Amalekite. He said to me again,

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Please stand over me and kill me, for anguish

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has come upon me, but my life still remains in

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me. So I stood over him and killed him, because

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I was sure that he could not live after he had

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fallen. And I took the crown that was on his

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head and the bracelet that was on his arm, and

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have brought them here to my lord. Therefore

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David took hold of his own clothed and tore them

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and so did all the men who were with him and

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they mourned and wept and fasted until evening

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for Saul and for Jonathan his son for the people

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of the Lord and for the house of Israel because

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they had fallen by the sword David said to the

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young man who told him, Where are you from? And

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he answered, I am the son of an alien, an Amalekite.

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So David said to him, How was it you were not

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afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the

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Lord's anointed? Then David called one of the

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young men and said, Go near and execute him.

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And he struck him so that he died. So David said

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to him, Your blood is on your own head, for your

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own mouth has testified against you, saying,

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I have killed the Lord's anointed. Then David

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lamented with this lamentation over Saul and

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over Jonathan his son. and he told them to teach

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the children of Judah the song of the bow. Indeed,

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it is written in the book of Jasher. The beauty

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of Israel is slain on your high places, how the

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mighty have fallen. Tell it not in Gath, proclaim

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it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters

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of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters

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of the uncircumcised triumph. O mountains of

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Gilboa, let there be no dew nor rain upon you,

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nor fields of offerings, for the shield of the

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mighty is cast away there. The shield of Saul,

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not anointed with oil, from the blood of the

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slain, from the fat of the mighty. The bow of

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Jonathan did not turn back, and the sword of

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Saul did not return empty. Saul and Jonathan

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were beloved and pleasant in their lives, and

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in their death they were not divided. They were

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swifter than eagles, they were stronger than

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lions. O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,

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who clothed you in scarlet with luxury, who put

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ornaments of gold on your apparel. How the mighty

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have fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan

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was slain in your high places. I am distressed

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for you, my brother Jonathan. You have been very

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pleasant to me. Your love to me was wonderful,

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surpassing the love of women. How the mighty

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have fallen, and the weapons of war perished.

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Psalm 18 Inscription To the Chief Musician A

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Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who

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spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the

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day that the Lord delivered him from the hand

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of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

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And he said, I love you, O Lord, my strength.

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The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,

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my God, my strength, in whom I will trust, my

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shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

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I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be

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praised. So shall I be saved from my enemies.

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The pangs of death surrounded me, and the floods

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of ungodliness made me afraid. The sorrows of

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Sheol surrounded me. The snares of death confronted

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me. In my distress I called upon the Lord and

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cried out to my God. He heard my voice from his

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temple, and my cry came before him even to his

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ears. Then the earth shook and trembled. The

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foundations of the hills also quaked and were

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shaken, because he was angry. Smoke went up from

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his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth.

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Coals were kindled by it. He bowed the heavens

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also and came down, with darkness under his feet.

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And he rode upon a cherub and flew. He flew upon

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the wings of the wind. He made darkness his secret

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place. His canopy around him was dark waters,

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and thick clouds of the skies. From the brightness

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before him, his thick clouds passed with hailstones

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and coals of fire. The Lord thundered from heaven,

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and the Most High uttered his voice, Hailstones

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and coals of fire. He sent out his arrows and

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scattered the foe. Lightnings in abundance, and

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he vanquished them. Then the channels of the

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sea were seen, and the foundations of the world

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were uncovered. At your rebuke, O Lord, the blast

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of the breath of your nostrils. He sent from

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above. He took me. He drew me out of many waters.

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He delivered me from my strong enemy. from those

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who hated me, for they were too strong for me.

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They confronted me in the day of my calamity,

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but the Lord was my support. He also brought

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me out into a broad place. He delivered me because

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he delighted in me. The Lord rewarded me according

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to my righteousness. According to the cleanness

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of my hands, he has recompensed me. For I have

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kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly

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departed from my God. For all his judgments were

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before me, and I did not put away his statutes

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from me. I was also blameless before him, and

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I kept myself from my iniquity. Therefore the

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Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,

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according to the cleanliness of my hands in his

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sight. With the merciful you will show yourself

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merciful, with the blameless man you will show

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yourself blameless, with the pure you will show

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yourself pure, and with the devious you will

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show yourself shrewd. For you will save the humble

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people, but will bring down haughty looks. For

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you will light my lamp. The Lord my God will

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enlighten my darkness. For by you I can run against

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a troop. By my God I can leap over a wall. As

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for God, his way is perfect. The word of the

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Lord is proven. He is a shield to all who trust

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in him. For who is God except the Lord? And who

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is a rock except our God? It is God who arms

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me with strength and makes my way perfect. He

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makes my feet like the feet of deer and sets

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me on my high places. He teaches my hands to

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make war so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

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You have also given me the shield of your salvation.

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Your right hand has held me up. Your gentleness

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has made me great. You enlarged my path under

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me, so my feet did not slip. I have pursued my

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enemies and overtaken them. Neither did I turn

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back again till they were destroyed. I have wounded

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them, so that they could not rise. They have

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fallen under my feet, for you have armed me with

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strength for the battle. You have subdued under

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me those who rose up against me. You have also

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given me the necks of my enemies, so that I destroyed

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those who hated me. They cried out, but there

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was none to save, even to the Lord, but he did

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not answer them. Then I beat them as fine as

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the dust before the wind. I cast them out like

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dirt in the streets. You have delivered me from

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the strivings of the people. You have made me

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the head of the nations. A people I have not

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known shall serve me. As soon as they hear of

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me, they obey me. The foreigners submit to me.

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The foreigners fade away and come frightened

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from their hideouts. The Lord lives. Blessed

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be my rock. Let the God of my salvation be exalted.

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It is God who avenges me and subdues the people

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under me. He delivers me from my enemies. You

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also lift me up above those who rise against

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me. You have delivered me from the violent man.

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Therefore, I will give thanks to you, O Lord,

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among the Gentiles and sing praises to your name.

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Great deliverance he gives to his king and shows

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mercy to his anointed, to David and his descendants

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forevermore. I hope you enjoyed today's reading

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as much as I did and I look forward to seeing

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you again tomorrow to continue on our journey.

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God bless you and have a great day.