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19     creating words of comfort.[a]
Peace! Peace to those who are far and near,
    says the Lord; and I will heal them.
20 But the wicked are like the tossing sea
    which cannot be still,
Its waters cast up mire and mud.(A)
21     There is no peace for the wicked!
    says my God.(B)

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  1. 57:19 Creating words of comfort: lit., “fruit of the lips,” perhaps referring to praise and thanksgiving for the divine healing; cf. Hos 14:3.