I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the Lord.

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I hate those who cling to worthless idols;(A)
    as for me, I trust in the Lord.(B)

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Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

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Blessed is the one(A)
    who trusts in the Lord,(B)
who does not look to the proud,(C)
    to those who turn aside to false gods.[a](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 40:4 Or to lies

11 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

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11 Give us aid against the enemy,
    for human help is worthless.(A)

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Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

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Surely the lowborn(A) are but a breath,(B)
    the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance,(C) they are nothing;
    together they are only a breath.

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