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WISDOM AND SOUND ADVICE FROM THE TORAH

mit my spir it; re deem me, O Lord, God of truth. I dis like those
who cling to worth less idols; I trust in the Lord. I will be glad
and re joice in Your love, for You saw my af flic tion and knew the
an guish of my soul. You have not hand ed me over to the en e my
but have set my feet in a spa cious place... But I trust in You, O
Lord; I say, "You are my God." My times are in Your hands [in
Your approval, Your might]; de liv er me from my en e mies and
from those who pur sue me. Let Your face [Your light] shine on

Your ser vant; save me in your un fail ing love. Let me not be put
to shame, O Lord, for I have cried out to you; Let the wick ed be
ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave [sheol, hell]. Let their
ly ing lips be si lenced, for with pride and con tempt they speak ar -
ro gant ly against the right eous. How great is Your good ness,
which You have for those who fear You, which You be stow in the
sight of men on those who take ref uge in You. In the shel ter of

Your pres ence You hide them from the in trigues of men; in Your
dwell ing You keep them safe from ac cus ing tongues. Praise be to
the Lord, for He showed His won der ful love to me when I was
in a be sieged city... Love the Lord, all His saints! The Lord pres -
erves the faith ful, but the proud He pays back in full. Be strong
and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord. (Psalms, 31:1-24)

Blessed is he whose trans gres sions are for giv en, whose sins are
cov ered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord does not count
against him and in whose spir it is no de ceit... You are my hid ing
place; You will pro tect me from troub le and sur round me with
songs of de liv er ance... Many are the woes of the wick ed, but the
Lord's un fail ing love sur rounds the man who trusts in Him. Re-
joice in the Lord and be glad, you right eous; sing, all you who
are up right in heart! (Psalms, 32:1-11)

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