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22.20 :He brought me forth also into a large place;
 * He delivered me, because He delighted in me.
 * The rewarded me according to my righteousness;
 * According to the cleanness of my hands hath He recompensed me.


 * For I have kept the ways of the ,
 * And have not wickedly departed from my God.
 * For all His ordinances were before me;
 * And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.
 * And I was single-hearted toward Him,
 * And I kept myself from mine iniquity.
 * Therefore hath the recompensed me according to my righteousness,
 * According to my cleanness in His eyes.


 * With the merciful Thou dost show
 * Thyself merciful,
 * With the upright man Thou dost show
 * Thyself upright,
 * With the pure Thou dost show Thyself pure;
 * And with the crooked Thou dost show
 * Thyself subtle.
 * And the afflicted people Thou dost save;
 * But Thine eyes are upon the haughty, that Thou mayest humble them.


 * For Thou art my lamp, O ;
 * And the doth lighten my darkness.
 * For by Thee I run upon a troop;
 * By my God do I scale a wall.
 * As for God, His way is perfect;
 * The word of the is tried;
 * He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in Him.


 * For who is God, save the ?
 * And who is a Rock, save our God?
 * The God who is my strong fortress,
 * And who letteth my way go forth straight;
 * Who maketh my feet like hinds',
 * And setteth me upon my high places;
 * Who traineth my hands for war,
 * So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
 * Thou hast also given me Thy shield of salvation;
 * And Thy condescension hath made me great.
 * Thou hast enlarged my steps under me,
 * And my feet have not slipped.


 * I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them;
 * Neither did I turn back till they were consumed.
 * And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, that they cannot arise;
 * Yea, they are fallen under my feet.
 * For Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle;
 * Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
 * Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me;
 * Yea, them that hate me, that I might cut them off.
 * They looked, but there was none to save;
 * Even unto the, but He answered them not.
 * Then did I beat them small as the dust of the earth,
 * I did stamp them as the mire of the streets, and did tread them down.