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Rh :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.
 * For Thou dost save the afflicted people;
 * But the haughty eyes Thou dost humble.


 * For Thou dost light my lamp;
 * The my God doth lighten my darkness.
 * For by Thee I run upon a troop;
 * And 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, except our God?
 * The God that girdeth me with strength,
 * And maketh my way 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 right hand hath holden me up;
 * 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 overtaken them;
 * Neither did I turn back till they were consumed.
 * I have smitten them through, so that they are not able to rise;
 * 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,
 * And I did cut off them that hate me.
 * They cried, but there was none to save;
 * Even unto the, but He answered them not.
 * Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind;
 * I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.
 * Thou hast delivered me from the contentions of the people;
 * Thou hast made me the head of the nations;
 * A people whom I have not known serve me.
 * As soon as they hear of me, they obey me;
 * The sons of the stranger dwindle away before me.
 * The sons of the stranger fade away,
 * And come trembling out of their close places.


 * The liveth, and blessed be my Rock;
 * And exalted be the God of my salvation;
 * Even the God that executeth vengeance for me,
 * And subdueth peoples under me.
 * He delivereth me from mine enemies;
 * Yea, Thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me;
 * Thou deliverest me from the violent man.