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Oppose those who oppose me, LORD, and fight those who fight against me! |
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Take your shield and armor and come to my rescue. |
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Lift up your spear and war ax against those who pursue me. Promise that you will save me. |
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May those who try to kill me be defeated and disgraced! May those who plot against me be turned back and confused! |
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May they be like straw blown by the wind as the angel of the LORD pursues them! |
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May their path be dark and slippery while the angel of the LORD strikes them down! |
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Without any reason they laid a trap for me and dug a deep hole to catch me. |
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But destruction will catch them before they know it; they will be caught in their own trap and fall to their destruction! |
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Then I will be glad because of the LORD; I will be happy because he saved me. |
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With all my heart I will say to the LORD, "There is no one like you. You protect the weak from the strong, the poor from the oppressor." |
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Evil people testify against me and accuse me of crimes I know nothing about. |
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They pay me back evil for good, and I sink in despair. |
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But when they were sick, I dressed in mourning; I deprived myself of food; I prayed with my head bowed low, |
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as I would pray for a friend or a brother. I went around bent over in mourning, as one who mourns for his mother. |
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But when I was in trouble, they were all glad and gathered around to make fun of me; strangers beat me and kept striking me. |
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Like those who would mock a cripple, they glared at me with hate. |
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How much longer, Lord, will you just look on? Rescue me from their attacks; save my life from these lions! |
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Then I will thank you in the assembly of your people; I will praise you before them all. |
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Don't let my enemies, those liars, gloat over my defeat. Don't let those who hate me for no reason smirk with delight over my sorrow. |
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They do not speak in a friendly way; instead they invent all kinds of lies about peace-loving people. |
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They accuse me, shouting, "We saw what you did!" |
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But you, O LORD, have seen this. So don't be silent, Lord; don't keep yourself far away! |
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Rouse yourself, O Lord, and defend me; rise up, my God, and plead my cause. |
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You are righteous, O LORD, so declare me innocent; don't let my enemies gloat over me. |
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Don't let them say to themselves, "We are rid of him! That's just what we wanted!" |
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May those who gloat over my suffering be completely defeated and confused; may those who claim to be better than I am be covered with shame and disgrace. |
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May those who want to see me acquitted shout for joy and say again and again, "How great is the LORD! He is pleased with the success of his servant." |
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Then I will proclaim your righteousness, and I will praise you all day long. |
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