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The fool has asaid in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds; There is bno one who does good.
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The Lord has alooked down from heaven upon the sons of men To see if there are any who bunderstand, Who cseek after God.
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They have all aturned aside, together they have become corrupt; There is bno one who does good, not even one.
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Do all the workers of wickedness anot know, Who beat up my people as they eat bread, And cdo not call upon the Lord?
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There they are in great dread, For God is with the arighteous generation.
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You would put to shame the counsel of the afflicted, But the Lord is his arefuge.
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Oh, that athe salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the Lord brestores His captive people, Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.
Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1960,1962,1963,1968,1971,1972,1973,1975,1977,1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
