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    Lord, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer,
My God, my rock of refuge,
    my shield, my saving horn,[a] my stronghold!(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 18:3 My saving horn: my strong savior. The horn referred to is the weapon of a bull and the symbol of fertility, cf. 1 Sm 2:10; Ps 132:17; Lk 1:69.

I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,(A)
    and I have been saved from my enemies.(B)

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    incline your ear to me;
    make haste to rescue me!
Be my rock of refuge,
    a stronghold to save me.
For you are my rock and my fortress;(A)
    for your name’s sake lead me and guide me.

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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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10 I will say to God, my rock:
    “Why do you forget me?(A)
Why must I go about mourning
    with the enemy oppressing me?”

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10 My bones suffer mortal agony(A)
    as my foes taunt(B) me,
saying to me all day long,
    “Where is your God?”(C)

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I cry out to you, Lord,
    I say, You are my refuge,(A)
    my portion in the land of the living.(B)

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Listen to my cry,(A)
    for I am in desperate need;(B)
rescue me(C) from those who pursue me,
    for they are too strong(D) for me.

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    my God, my rock of refuge!
My shield, my saving horn,[a]
    my stronghold, my refuge,
    my savior, from violence you keep me safe.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 22:3 My saving horn: my strong savior. The horn, such as that of an enraged bull, was a symbol of strength; cf. Lk 1:69.

    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,(A)
    my shield[a](B) and the horn[b](C) of my salvation.
He is my stronghold,(D) my refuge and my savior—
    from violent people you save me.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:3 Or sovereign
  2. 2 Samuel 22:3 Horn here symbolizes strength.