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16 this is the kind of person who will ·be safe [L dwell on high/the heights].
    He will ·be protected as he would be [find refuge] in a ·high, walled city [rock stronghold/fortress].
He will always have ·bread [food],
    and he will not run out of water.
17 Your eyes will see the king in his ·beauty [splendor].
    You will see the land that stretches far away.
18 ·You [L Your heart] will ·think about the terror of the past [L meditate on terror]:
    “Where is that ·officer [scribe; taxation officer; L counter]?
    Where is the ·one who collected the taxes [L weigher]?
    Where is the ·officer in charge of our defense towers [one who counts the towers; C for taxation purposes]?”

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16 they are the ones who will dwell on the heights,(A)
    whose refuge(B) will be the mountain fortress.(C)
Their bread will be supplied,
    and water will not fail(D) them.

17 Your eyes will see the king(E) in his beauty(F)
    and view a land that stretches afar.(G)
18 In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror:(H)
    “Where is that chief officer?
Where is the one who took the revenue?
    Where is the officer in charge of the towers?(I)

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