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17 For my eyes are upon all their ways, which they have not hid from me, neither does their iniquity hide from the presence of my eyes.

18 But first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double because they have defiled my land with the carcasses of their abominations, and they have filled my inheritance with abominable things.

19 O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the time of the affliction; Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things in which there is no profit.

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17 My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden(A) from me, nor is their sin concealed from my eyes.(B) 18 I will repay(C) them double(D) for their wickedness and their sin, because they have defiled my land(E) with the lifeless forms of their vile images(F) and have filled my inheritance with their detestable idols.(G)(H)

19 Lord, my strength and my fortress,
    my refuge(I) in time of distress,
to you the nations will come(J)
    from the ends of the earth and say,
“Our ancestors possessed nothing but false gods,(K)
    worthless idols(L) that did them no good.(M)

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