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[For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song by David.] Listen, O God, to my prayer! Do not ignore my appeal for mercy! |
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Pay attention to me and answer me! I am so upset and distressed, I am beside myself, |
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because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me. |
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My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me. |
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Fear and panic overpower me; terror overwhelms me. |
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I say, "I wish I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and settle in a safe place! |
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Look, I will escape to a distant place; I will stay in the wilderness. (Selah) |
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I will hurry off to a place that is safe from the strong wind and the gale." |
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Confuse them, O Lord! Frustrate their plans! For I see violence and conflict in the city. |
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Day and night they walk around on its walls, while wickedness and destruction are within it. |
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Disaster is within it; violence and deceit do not depart from its public square. |
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Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else I could hide from him. |
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But it is you, a man like me, my close friend in whom I confided. |
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We would share personal thoughts with each other; in God's temple we would walk together among the crowd. |
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May death destroy them! May they go down alive into Sheol! For evil is in their dwelling place and in their midst. |
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As for me, I will call out to God, and the LORD will deliver me. |
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During the evening, morning, and noontime I will lament and moan, and he will hear me. |
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He will rescue me and protect me from those who attack me, even though they greatly outnumber me. |
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God, the one who has reigned as king from long ago, will hear and humiliate them. (Selah) They refuse to change, and do not fear God. |
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He attacks his friends; he breaks his solemn promises to them. |
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His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords. |
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Throw your burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be upended. |
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But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit. Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan. But as for me, I trust in you. |
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