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[For the music director, a psalm of David.] O God whom I praise, do not ignore me! |
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For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me. |
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They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason. |
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They repay my love with accusations, but I continue to pray. |
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They repay me evil for good, and hate for love. |
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Appoint an evil man to testify against him! May an accuser stand at his right side! |
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When he is judged, he will be found guilty! Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful. |
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May his days be few! May another take his job! |
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May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow! |
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May his children roam around begging, asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home! |
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May the creditor seize all he owns! May strangers loot his property! |
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May no one show him kindness! May no one have compassion on his fatherless children! |
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May his descendants be cut off! May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives! |
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May his ancestors' sins be remembered by the LORD! May his mother's sin not be forgotten! |
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May the LORD be constantly aware of them, and cut off the memory of his children from the earth! |
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For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened. |
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He loved to curse others, so those curses have come upon him. He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings. |
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He made cursing a way of life, so curses poured into his stomach like water and seeped into his bones like oil. |
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May a curse attach itself to him, like a garment one puts on, or a belt one wears continually! |
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May the LORD repay my accusers in this way, those who say evil things about me! |
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O sovereign LORD, intervene on my behalf for the sake of your reputation! Because your loyal love is good, deliver me! |
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For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart beats violently within me. |
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I am fading away like a shadow at the end of the day; I am shaken off like a locust. |
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I am so starved my knees shake; I have turned into skin and bones. |
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I am disdained by them. When they see me, they shake their heads. |
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Help me, O LORD my God! Because you are faithful to me, deliver me! |
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Then they will realize this is your work, and that you, LORD, have accomplished it. |
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They curse, but you will bless. When they attack, they will be humiliated, but your servant will rejoice. |
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My accusers will be covered with shame, and draped in humiliation as if it were a robe. |
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I will thank the LORD profusely, in the middle of a crowd I will praise him, |
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because he stands at the right hand of the needy, to deliver him from those who threaten his life. |
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