33 This God is my (A)strong refuge
    and has made my[a] way blameless.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:33 Or his; also verse 34
  2. 2 Samuel 22:33 Compare Psalm 18:32; Hebrew he has blamelessly set my way free, or he has made my way spring up blamelessly

33 It is God who arms me with strength[a]
    and keeps my way secure.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:33 Dead Sea Scrolls, some Septuagint manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Psalm 18:32); Masoretic Text who is my strong refuge

The Lord is my strength and (A)my shield;
    in him my heart (B)trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
    and with my (C)song I give thanks to him.

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The Lord is my strength(A) and my shield;
    my heart trusts(B) in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,(C)
    and with my song I praise him.(D)

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For you are my rock and my fortress;
    and for your (A)name's sake you lead me and guide me;
you (B)take me out of (C)the net they have hidden for me,
    for you are my (D)refuge.

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Since you are my rock and my fortress,(A)
    for the sake of your name(B) lead and guide me.
Keep me free from the trap(C) that is set for me,
    for you are my refuge.(D)

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(A)For you have been a stronghold to the poor,
    a stronghold to the needy in his distress,
    (B)a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat;
(C)for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,

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You have been a refuge(A) for the poor,(B)
    a refuge for the needy(C) in their distress,
a shelter from the storm(D)
    and a shade from the heat.
For the breath of the ruthless(E)
    is like a storm driving against a wall

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