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23 I had cried out in terror,
    “I have been cut off from your sight.”
But you heard my plea
    when I cried out to you for assistance.
24 Love the Lord, all his saints.[a]
    The Lord protects his loyal servants,
    but the arrogant he repays beyond measure.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 31:24 Saints: see notes on Pss 4:4; 16:3; and 34:10. The arrogant: often equal to the wicked, for the arrogant act as if they have no need of God and are a law to themselves (see Pss 10:2-11; 73:6; 94:2-7; Deut 8:14; Isa 2:17; Ezek 28:2, 5; Hos 13:6).

23 Love the Lord, all his faithful people!(A)
    The Lord preserves those who are true to him,(B)
    but the proud he pays back(C) in full.
24 Be strong and take heart,(D)
    all you who hope in the Lord.

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