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| Have mercy on me, O God,
for my enemies are hounding me; *
all day long they assault and oppress me.
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| 2
| They hound me all the day long; *
truly there are many who fight against me, O Most High.
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| 3
| Whenever I am afraid, *
I will put my trust in you.
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| 4
| In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust and will not be afraid, *
for what can flesh do to me?
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| 5
| All day long they damage my cause; *
their only thought is to do me evil.
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| 6
| They band together; they lie in wait; *
they spy upon my footsteps;
because they seek my life.
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| 7
| Shall they escape despite their wickedness?
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O God, in your anger, cast down the peoples.
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| 8
| You have noted my lamentation;
put my tears into your bottle; *
are they not recorded in your book?
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| 9
| Whenever I call upon you, my enemies will
be put to flight; *
this I know, for God is on my side.
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| 10
| In God the LORD, whose word I praise,
in God I trust and will not be afraid, *
for what can mortals do to me?
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| 11
| I am bound by the vow I made to you, O God;
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I will present to you thank-offerings;
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| 12
| For you have rescued my soul from death and
my feet from stumbling, *
that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
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