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To the director: A praise song of David. God, I praise you! Hear my prayer and do something! |
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Wicked people are telling lies about me. They are saying things that are not true. |
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They are saying hateful things about me. They are attacking me for no reason. |
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I loved them, but they were against me. So I said a prayer. |
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I did good things to them, but they are doing bad things to me. I loved them, but they hated me. |
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They said, "Choose someone evil to represent him. Let the one at his side really be his accuser. |
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Let even his prayer be used as evidence against him, and let the court find him guilty. |
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Let his life be cut short, and let someone else take over his work. |
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Let his children become orphans and his wife a widow. |
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Make his children wander around as beggars, forced from homes that lie in ruins. |
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Let the people he owes take everything he owns. Let strangers get everything he worked for. |
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Let no one be kind to him. Let no one show mercy to his children. |
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May his family come to an end. May his name be unknown to future generations. |
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May the Lord remember the sins of his father, and may his mother's sins never be erased. |
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May the Lord remember their sins forever, and may he cause people to forget his family completely. |
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He never did anything good. He never loved anyone. He made life hard for the poor and the helpless. |
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He loved to curse others, so let those bad things happen to him. He never blessed others, so don't let good things happen to him. |
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Cursing was a daily part of his life, like the clothes he wears. Cursing others became a part of him, like the water he drinks and the oil he puts on his body. |
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So let curses cover him like the robe he wears and always surround him like a belt." |
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My enemies said these evil things against me. But may those curses be the way the Lord punishes them. |
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My Lord God, treat me in a way that brings honor to your name. Save me because of your faithful love. |
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I am only a poor, helpless man. I am so sad; my heart is broken. |
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I feel my life is over, fading like a shadow at day's end. I feel like a bug that someone brushed away. |
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My knees are weak from fasting. I have lost weight and become thin. |
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My enemies insult me. They look at me and shake their heads. |
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Lord my God, help me! Show your faithful love and save me! |
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Then they will know that you did it. They will know that it was your power, Lord, that helped me. |
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They curse me, but you can bless me. They attacked me, so defeat them. Then I, your servant, will be happy. |
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Humiliate my enemies! Let them wear their shame like a coat. |
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I give thanks to the Lord. I praise him in front of everyone. |
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He stands by the helpless and saves them from those who try to put them to death. |
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