This is a thought very common in the Psalter, and apparently was a favourite phrase of David’s, occurring in Psalms 18:19 (comp. Commentary on Psalm 4:1-5. "Who art to do me right; to whom I apply for justice.". I. To him that overcometh, or excelleth, or triumpheth, to wit, in his profession of music. All the deliverances of saints, as well as the pardons of sinners, are the free gifts of heavenly grace. Or the expression may mean, The foundation, source, and author of my righteousness. --- In verses, in carminibus. The psalmist warns against sin. Heb. By THOMAS HORTON, D.D. But, in my opinion, he rather mentions the benefits which he formerly received from God, and by these strengthens himself against the time to come. Ver. It is summed up in the question, “Shall not the judge of all the earth do right?” The strength of the innocent in the face of calumny or oppression lies in the appeal to the eternal source of righteousness. View Bible Text. When he was "pressed" or "confined," and knew not how to escape, God had interposed and had given him room, so that he felt free. The ungodly satisfied with earthly blessings, but the godly cannot be at rest without the favour of God, Psalm 4:6-8. In the Hebrew, it is neginoth, supposed by some to be a musical instrument, with which this psalm was to be sung. Thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress - That is, on some former occasion. This is the right method. God will honor those who live rightly. God does nothing by halves, and he will never cease to help us until we cease to need. For while nothing is more painful to us than to be falsely condemned, and to endure, at one and the same time, wrongful violence and slander; yet to be ill spoken of for doing well, is an affliction which daily befalls the saints. 4:1 Notice the imperatives used to implore God. Thou hast enlarged.—Better, in my straitness Thou (or, Thou who) hast made room for me. Here we see David leading Israel in giving thanks to God for past help and expressing confidence in His continuing help. Genitive of relation or object. ... Psalm 36:1-4. 27:7. If the prayer be thus read with an eye to Jesus, it becomes a blessed argument indeed. And as he asks twice to be heard, in this there is expressed to us both the vehemence of his grief and the earnestness of his prayers. Psalms 4:1. This psalm gives a typical Old Testament answer. Or, O my righteous God. David prayeth for audience, Psalm 4:1. It is not to be imagined that he who has helped us in six troubles will leave us in the seventh. 2. be gracious to me — BDB 335, KB 334, Qal imperative, cf. Moreover, he calls him the God of his righteousness, which is the same thing as if he had called him the vindicator of his right; (50) and he appeals to God, because all men everywhere condemned him, and his innocence was borne down by the slanderous reports of his enemies and the perverse judgments of the common people. From whence the Greek and Latin Fathers imagined, that all the Psalms which bear this inscription refer to the Messiah, the great end. Before I enter upon the Psalm itself I would beg the Reader's attention to the title of it. Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Psalm 15 INTRODUCTION: This psalm addresses a question that concerns all religious people. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me. Fenwick, however, who conceives that all the psalms immediately refer to Christ, has endeavoured to prove at large, that the words would be more properly rendered, To him who giveth the victory, or causeth us to triumph in tribulations. JOSEPH A ALEXANDER Psalms Commentary (1864) Spurgeon had high praise for Alexander's work writing that it "Occupies a first place among expositions. (Calmet) --- Binginoth. Now he prays for continued mercy to be shown to him, in response to his praying. This psalm has a good deal in common with Proverbs 2:12-15, 20-22 and Jeremiah 17:5-13, both of which contrast the Psalm 124 – Thanking God for the Help Only He Can Bring. 2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? Nor is this unsuitable to the Messiah, as man and Mediator; with whom, God keeps his mercy for evermore, as the head and surety of his people, and upon whom, as man, the grace of God was; and who increased, as in stature, so in favour with God and man; and which, no doubt, was desirable by him; and hear my prayer: the same petition with that in the beginning of the verse; invocation and prayer being the same thing. Title.— בנגינות למנצח lamnatseach bineginoth. 4:36), and in other psalms attributed to him. In my crying hear me, God of my righteousness. On Neginoth, that is, stringed instruments, as the kind of musical accompaniment. He feels that the God who had done it in former troubles could do it again; and he asks him to repeat his mercy. He did not boast of his own righteousness except in reference to his enemies, from whose calumnies he vindicated himself. “The church, like David,” says Dr. Horne, and, we may add, every true member thereof, “calls aloud for God’s assistance; addresses him as the God of her righteousness, as the fountain of pardon and grace; reminds him of that spiritual liberty, and enlargement from bondage, which he hath purchased for her, and oftentimes wrought in her; and conscious of her demerit, makes her prayer for mercy.”, Unto the end. I had rather have the king’s favour than Mephibosheth’s land. Alas! Selah. The chief musician; the master or director of the sacred musicians and music of the temple; of whom see 1 Chronicles 6:31 15:16,17 25:1,2 2 Chronicles 20:21 34:12,13. --- For David, or to David, Greek: to David, that is, inspired to David himself, or to be sung by him. If so, is not this Psalm, and indeed all the Psalms that are so addressed to the chief Musician, directed to Jesus? It means, Thou art the author, the witness, the maintainer, the judge, and the rewarder of my righteousness; to thee I appeal from the calumnies and harsh judgments of men. (Calmet) --- "To the chief of the singers on stringed instruments." He who dares to face his Maker will not tremble before the sons of men. This is another instance of David's common habit of pleading past mercies as a ground for present favour. Ps. Keep up holy reverence of … This document has been generated from XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Langua ge) source with RenderX XEP Formatter, version 3.7.3 Client Academic. 1.O God of my righteousness—The author and judge of my righteousness. Psalm 4. Many are p rising against me; 2 many are saying of my soul, q “There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah 1. Isaiah also, fortified by the same confidence, (Isaiah 50:6 and following verse) despises all the slanders by which his enemies calumniated him. The privilege of the godly, and his faith in God, Psalms 4:3. And so this and other words in Hebrew and Greek, which properly signify righteousness, are oft used for mercy or kindness, as Isaiah 58:8 Psalms 31:1 36:10 2 Corinthians 9:9, and in many other places. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. And the other part of the motive for redress is also very sweet and important. Psa. "Thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress." The writer, praying for further relief, admonishes his enemies of the vanity of attacking God‘s servant, exhorts them to repentance, and avows his confidence and peace in God‘s favor. When we are vilified, and derogated by others, as David here was, let us make God acquainted with our condition, by his example. O God of my righteousness; either the witness and defender of my righteous cause; or from whom I expect that righteous judgment and decision of my cause which I cannot obtain from mine enemies, who load me and my cause with manifold injuries and calumnies. The ungodly satisfied with earthly blessings, but the godly cannot be at rest without the favour of God, Psalms 4:6-8. 4:1-5 Hear me for thy mercy-sake, is our best plea. The chief musician; the master or director of the sacred musicians and music of the temple; of whom see 1 Chronicles 6:31 15:16,17 25:1,2 2 Chronicles 20:21 34:12,13. ", "That love vanity and seek after falsehood. To the chief Musician on Neginoth. The psalm is a prayer for help. So he urgeth God and strengtheneth his own faith with his former experiences. A Psalm of David, n when he fled from Absalom his son. A man may be sensible that in a particular case he has justice on his side, though he has a general conviction that he himself is a sinner; and he may pray to God to cause his enemies to do right, or to lead those whose office it is to decide the case, to do what ought to be done to vindicate his name, or to save him from wrong. (Haydock) --- "Over the female musicians." Thou hast enlarged me’ in distress—Thou hast brought me into a roomy place when straitened. This is always a proper ground of appeal to God. Yet, this is the one quality which is of single importance. Psalm 1 is an introductory Psalm, a kind of gateway to the rest, where all kinds of qualities are mentioned. This Psalm is, for the matter or substance of it, much like the former, and seems to have been made upon the same or some other like occasion, when he was distressed either by Absalom, or by Saul, or by some other great and powerful enemies. I would like to thank the Pastor and all the leaders of Alpha for this opportunity to speak before you all today. freed me from my former straits and troubles. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! May we not without violence consider the prayer as the supplication of the God-man Christ Jesus? Here he reviews his Ebenezers and takes comfort from them. He appeals his righteous cause to God for judgment jointly with his prayer for help. (b) You who are the defender of my just cause. аконников — дар божественной благодати. (i) "gratiosus esto mihi", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius. He had the testimony of a good conscience that he had attempted nothing without the call and commandment of God, and therefore he does not speak rashly when he calls God the protector and defender of his right. thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; when he had like to have been killed by Saul casting a javelin at him; and when his house was watched by men that Saul set there, and he was let down through a window and escaped; and when he was shut in at Keilah, where Saul thought he had him safe; and at other times, to which he may here refer, as in Psalm 18:19; and this may be applied to the Messiah, when in the garden, beset with sorrows, and an angel strengthened him; and when on the cross, surrounded by various enemies, whom he conquered; and when in death and the grave, from the pains and cords of which he was loosed, and set in a large place. Complete Concise David was a preacher, a royal preacher, as well as Solomon; many of his psalms are doctrinal and practical as well as devotional; the greatest part of this psalm is so, in which Wisdom cries to men, to the sons of men (as Prov. You have given me relief when I was in distress. 8:4, 5), to receive instruction. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer! (Duguet.) He tried to kill David because he wanted to become king. Thou hast made room for me. On other parts of title, see [569]Introduction., The historical occasion was probably the same as that of the foregoing [see on [570]Ps 3:1]. On Neginoth, that is, stringed instruments, as the kind of musical accompaniment. Meditations, Critical and Practical, on Psalm IV., in Archbishop Leighton's Works. With stringed instruments. He is seeking that God will continue to act on his behalf in response to his prayer. how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Herein is wisdom, let us imitate it and always take our suit, not to the petty courts of human opinion, but into the superior court, the King's Bench of heaven. “Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.” Now, you might wonder if this verse also serves as the petition. Surely we should all speak the more boldly to men if we had more constant converse with God. 104:1, 2, 3, 4, 26, respectively). You have given me relief when I was in distress. Or the expression may mean, The foundation, source, and author of my righteousness. We live in a fallen world that was a result of man's sin. Psalm 102 Commentary by Brad Boyles “The Psalm has been attributed to Daniel, to Jeremiah, to Nehemiah, or to some of the other prophets who flourished during the time of the captivity. The psalm begins with prayer. We shall, hereafter meet with many passages similar to this, where David, in order to give energy to his faith against terrors and dangers, (51) brings together the many experiences from which he had learned that God is always present with his own people and will never disappoint their desires. The psalmist warns against sin. But is there not even a higher sense to be put upon this verse? NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: PSALM 4:1 1 Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! The distress of which he speaks, in my opinion, refers not less to the state of his mind than to circumstances of outward affliction; for David’s heart was not of such an iron mould as to prevent him from being cast into deeper mental anguish by adversity. Lord, saith Nazianzen, I am an instrument for thee to touch. Concerning the authenticity of these titles in general, there is great doubt among commentators. And, I would like to thank my fiancé, my family, friends, classmates and all of you who thought it not robbery to listen to me talk about God’s Word just a little bit. Thou hast brought me into a roomy place when straitened. On Neginoth; or, on stringed instruments, as this word is translated, Habakkuk 3:19; for the Hebrew verb niggen, whence this is derived, signifies to play with the hand upon an instrument, 1 Samuel 16:23 18:10. O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? It is the opinion of the very learned Bishop of Meaux, that they were both given and preserved by divine interposition, that their arguments and the writers of them might be known: "Nor can there be any reason for expunging them, since they are found in the text and all the versions, and have been thought worthy of explanation by Jewish as well as Christian commentators. Have mercy upon me; thou mayst justly destroy me for my many and great sins, and therefore I flee from thy justice to thy mercy, on which all my hopes are grounded. One evening, David prayed to God, "Show my enemies that you are fighting for me". You have set me at large when I was in distress. On the title of the psalm before us, that the מנצח menatseach, chief musician, here mentioned, is generally supposed to have been the preceptor or chief singer in the temple worship; and that נגינות Neginoth consequently implies the stringed instruments to which the psalm was to be sung. The privilege of the godly, and his faith in God, Psalm 4:3. Answer me when I call to you,my righteous God.Give me relief from my distress;h Man's happiness is in God's favour. He reproves the wicked, Psalms 4:2. Hear me when I call, O God of my riqhteousness] That is, O thou righteous Judge of my righteous cause, and of my good conscience. And they that have drawn this conclusion suppose also, that Neginoth meant stringed instruments, similar to what is said Habakkuk 3:19. 1. answer me — BDB 772, KB 851, Qal imperative, cf. So Alexander, on his death bed, left his kingdom τω Kρατιστω, Optimatum optimo, to him that should be the best of the best. We observe, III. So he urgeth God and strengtheneth his own faith with his former experiences. A Psalm of David.The title of the psalm indicates that it was directed toward the Chief Musician, whom some suppose to be the Lord GOD Himself, and others suppose to be a leader of choirs or musicians in David’s time, such as Heman the singer or Asaph (1 Chronicles 6:33, 16:5-7, and 25:6). 3: p. 194. ]. The Story of Psalm 4. ‘O God of my righteousness.’ The righteous God is the source of his vindication, and its upholder. Thou hast enlarged me, i.e. Psalm 4:6. 1. The prayer indicates confidence in the power and the unchangeableness of God, and proves that it is right in our prayers to recall the former instances of the divine interposition, as an argument, or as a ground of hope that God would again interpose. Thus the faithful are accustomed to call to their remembrance those things which tend to strengthen their faith. Let us lay ourselves open to the Spirit’s touch; and so make music. O God of my righteousness — Or, my righteous God, the witness and defender of my righteous cause, and the person from whom I expect that righteous judgment and decision of it which I cannot obtain from mine enemies, who load me with manifold injuries and calumnies. God is righteous in Himself, but He also does what is right for His children, namely, come to their rescue when they are in need (cf. He reproves the wicked, Psalm 4:2. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Psalm 25:4-5; Isaiah 45:13). Ungodliness saith to the wicked in the midst of … To him that overcometh, or excelleth, or triumpheth, to wit, in his profession of music. Have mercy = be gracious, or show favour to. Audio Commentary: Psalm 4 Psalm 4 1 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. Have mercy upon me - In my present troubles. A psalm of David. This psalm is titled A Song of Ascents. You have relieved me in my distress; Be gracious to me and hear my prayer. He who will not ask such blessings as pardon, and justifying righteousness, and eternal life, must perish for the want of them. » Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me [when I was] in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. Give me relief from my … David ran away. God of my righteousness = My righteous God. But on the Third Sunday of Easter, it has a special job to do. God will surely be nearest unto his in their greatest straits; and because they have made him the God of their mountains, he will be the God of their valleys also. David prayeth for audience, Psalms 4:1. Psalm 4: An Evening Song [or download in R TF format] Psalm 5: Pray about your Enemies [or download in R TF format] Psalm 6: David is very ill [or download in R TF format] Psalm 7: David and Cush [or download in R TF format] Psalm 8: The Sky at Night [or download in R TF format] Psalm 4:1 serves as the invocation. ", John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Keil & Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary, Ernst Hengstenberg on John, Revelation, Ecclesiastes, Ezekiel & Psalms, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. Thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress —, Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Righteousness, therefore, is here to be understood of a good cause, of which David makes God the witness, while he complains of the malicious and wrongful conduct of men towards him; and, by his example, he teaches us, that if at any time our uprightness is not seen and acknowledged by the world, we ought not on that account to despond, inasmuch as we have one in heaven to vindicate our cause. Or as St. Jerome renders it, victory to him that overcometh; which some understand of the chief musician; to whom they suppose the psalms, which bear that title, were given to be sung. Who that has felt the assurance that God has heard his prayer in former times, and has delivered him from trouble, will not go to him with the more confident assurance that he will hear him again? Thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress] Heb. It is said of Charles V, that he spent more words with God than with men. Psalm 4:1-8. The psalmist here appeals to God as "his" God - the God in whom he trusted; and as a "righteous" God - a God who would do that which was right, and on whom, therefore, he might rely as one who would protect his own people. This psalm is titled To the Chief Musician. i.e. With stringed instruments. And certainly, as often as we ask anything from God, it becomes us to begin with this, and to beseech him, according to his free goodness, to relieve our miseries. Thus, in Psalm 2:6, "hill of my holiness," meaning "my holy hill;" Psalm 3:4, "his hill of holiness," meaning "his holy hill." This Psalm is, for the matter or substance of it, much like the former, and seems to have been made upon the same or some other like occasion, when he was distressed either by Absalom, or by Saul, or by some other great and powerful enemies. It’s true that the Psalmist is asking for something. O God of my righteousness - That is, O my righteous God. The author and judge of my righteousness. But if there be any foundation for the idea, surely it is an interesting one, to take with us in our searching for him through the whole book of Psalms, from whence we know, as well as other parts of scripture, the Lord Jesus spake to his disciples concerning himself. God is a never-failing comforter. Psalm 122:4 mentions that the pilgrims gathered in Jerusalem to give thanks. Other translations use words like "glorious," "majestic," and "to be admired" rather than "excellent" to express the feelings generated by meditating on how God is revealed by the heavens He created! Thou hast enlarged me, i.e. The most satisfactory account of them extant, that we know of, is Calmet's Dissertation upon the Hebrew Instruments, and the Univ. MEN, who judge only by the outward appearance, are apt to entertain a good opinion of themselves: but God, who looketh at the heart, describes the whole race of mankind as immersed in an unfathomable abyss of wickedness [Note: Jeremiah 17:9 . (Challoner) --- Lamnetseach, from nitseach, "to push to an end," may signify (Haydock) to the end; and this sense is more noble than (Berthier) "To the precentor, or president." Of David. In Psalms 4:1 David pleads with God for help. First of all, I want to give honor to God in whose ways I am imperfectly trying to walk. O God of my righteousness; either the witness and defender of my righteous cause; or from whom I expect that righteous judgment and decision of my cause which I cannot obtain from mine enemies, who load me and my cause with manifold injuries and calumnies. He now implores the same mercy again. Psa. O God, to whose mercy I owe all that I have or hope for: which was a very fit and powerful argument in prayer, and very agreeable to the following words, in which there is an acknowledgment of God’s former mercies, and a petition for mercy. It is summed up in the question, “Shall not the judge of all the earth do right?” The strength of the innocent in the face of calumny or oppression lies in the appeal to the eternal source of righteousness. (1) Hear me.—Better, In my crying hear me, God of my righteousness. No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Psalms 4:1. Or, we may understand it thus: - "God hath enlarged my heart with joy and comfort when I was like a man imprisoned by grief and sorrow." Psalms 4:1 Context. Choice and Practical Expositions on four select Psalms: namely the Fourth Psalm in eight Sermons, etc. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress -, "Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. Answer Me When I Call - To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. Thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress. The name by which the Lord is here addressed, "God of my righteousness," deserves notice, since it is not used in any other part of Scripture. that so many should make so fearful a choice. The words may be rendered, "be gracious unto me" (i), or "show me favour"; bestow the blessings of grace, grant larger measures of grace, and fresh supplies of it: and so all sensible sinners apply to God for mercy; and all the saints have recourse to him as the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort, for every mercy, both temporal and spiritual. ] Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Psalm 1 EXEGESIS: CONTEXT: This is a wisdom psalm, calling people to follow the path of righteousness to obtain the blessings that God confers on the righteous. Luke 24:44. This would well fit the fact that David was now delivered from the initial source of impending danger. Book One The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked - Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. A Psalm of David. But while I do not presume to say otherwise, I venture to throw out a conjecture, that this Psalm was addressed to an infinitely greater person, than any among the sons of men. In the last clause of the verse, he also shows whence he expected to obtain what he needed, namely, from the mercy of God. Paul, we know, was endued with courage arising from this source, (1 Corinthians 4:5) for when many evil reports were spread abroad concerning him among the Corinthians, he appeals to the judgment-seat of God. And it becomes them to be so exercised under it as to turn away from all the enticements of the world, and to depend wholly upon God alone. 3 O L ord, o how many are my foes! Past favor is a ground of hope for the future. It may, however, be asked by way of objection, Since all the purity of men is mere pollution in the sight of God, how can the godly dare to bring forward their own righteousness before him? 3 But you, O L ord, are r a shield s about me, my glory, and t the lifter of my head. Observe, that David speaks first to God and then to men. David prayeth for audience. Heb. Have mercy upon me; thou mayst justly destroy me for my many and great sins, and therefore I flee from thy justice to thy mercy, on which all my hopes are grounded. This is a common mode of expression in Hebrew. The conception of God as supremely just, and the assertor of justice, is one of the noblest legacies from the Hebrew faith to the world. Neginoth: stringed instruments mentioned in connection with Psalms 3; Psalms 5; Psalms 43; Psalms 54; Psalms 60; Psalms 66; Psalms 75, where it seems clear that the musical directions now appearing as titles of Psalms 4; Psalms 6; Psalms 54; Psalms 55; Psalms 61; Psalms 67; Psalms, 76, were anciently appended to the preceding Psalms. To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. David slept in peace. Psalm 30 Commentary. A figure taken from an army enclosed in a defile, and hardly pressed by the surrounding enemy. The versions vary extremely with respect to it. 4:36), and in other psalms attributed to him. Apparently some in the community were spreading lies about him, ruining his reputation. (a) Among those who were appointed to sing the psalms and to play on instruments, one was appointed chief to set the tune, and to begin: who had the charge because he was most excellent and he began this psalm on the instrument called Neginoth or in a tune so called. By his praying, he testified, that when utterly deprived of all earthly succor, there yet remained for him hope in God. Thus his conscience can be clear because of God’s graciousness. The mode of expression which he here employs is metaphorical, and by it he intimates that a way of escape was opened up to him even when he was besieged and enclosed on every side. Psalm 4 1 Psalm 4 For the director of music. This document has been generated from XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Langua ge) source with RenderX XEP Formatter, version 3.7.3 Client Academic. Psalm 4 is good for what ails you. We rather understand the psalms thus inscribed to refer to Christ, who is the end of the law, and the great Conqueror of death and hell; and to the New Testament. An exhortation to duty, Psalm 4:4,5. Is not this holy cry to God founded on the plea of him and his merit, who is truly called the Lord our righteousness; and who is made of God to his people, both wisdom and righteousness, sanctification and redemption? Alas! David speaketh first to God, and then to men. 1675. Some have thought that this Psalm was used in the temple service, and sung there. That part is yet to come. Hence we learn that David honored God with this title of praise, in order the more readily to set him in contrast with the whole world. --- The psalms which have this title, related to future times, and to the Church of Christ; (St. Augustine; Worthington) or were to be sung at the close of the Jewish festivals, &c. (Berthier) --- This is considered as a sequel to the preceding, to thank God for the late victory over Absalom. The Christian has an equally great joy. God hath dashed down the rocks and given me room; he hath broken the barriers and set me in a large place. (h) . 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