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my rock[a] and my fortress,
    my stronghold and my deliverer,
my shield and he in whom I take refuge,
    who subdues the peoples under him.[b]

O Lord, what is man that thou dost regard him,
    or the son of man that thou dost think of him?
Man is like a breath,
    his days are like a passing shadow.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 144:2 With Ps 18.2, 2 Sam 22.2: Heb my steadfast love
  2. Psalm 144:2 Another reading is my people under me

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