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| Rescue me from my enemies, O God; *
protect me from those who rise up against me.
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| 2
| Rescue me from evildoers *
and save me from those who thirst for my blood.
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| 3
| See how they lie in wait for my life,
how the mighty gather together against me; *
not for any offense or fault of mine, O LORD.
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| 4
| Not because of any guilt of mine *
they run and prepare themselves for battle.
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| 5
| Rouse yourself, come to my side, and see;
*
for you, LORD God of hosts, are Israel's God.
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| 6
| Awake, and punish all the ungodly; *
show no mercy to those who are faithless and evil.
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| 7
| They go to and fro in the evening; *
they snarl like dogs and run about the city.
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| 8
| Behold, they boast with their mouths,
and taunts are on their lips; *
"For who," they say, "will hear us?"
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| 9
| But you, O LORD, you laugh at them; *
you laugh all the ungodly to scorn.
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| 10
| My eyes are fixed on you, O my Strength;
*
for you, O God, are my stronghold.
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| 11
| My merciful God comes to meet me; *
God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.
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| 12
| Slay them, O God, lest my people forget;
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send them reeling by your might
and put them down, O Lord our shield.
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| 13
| For the sins of their mouths, for the words
of their lips,
for the cursing and lies that they utter, *
let them be caught in their pride.
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| 14
| Make an end of them in your wrath; *
make an end of them, and they shall be no more.
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| 15
| Let everyone know that God rules in Jacob,
*
and to the ends of the earth.
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| 16
| They go to and fro in the evening; *
they snarl like dogs and run about the city.
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| 17
| They forage for food, *
and if they are not filled, they howl.
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| 18
| For my part, I will sing of your strength;
*
I will celebrate your love in the morning;
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| 19
| For you have become my stronghold, *
a refuge in the day of my trouble.
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| 20
| To you, O my Strength, will I sing; *
for you, O God, are my stronghold and my merciful God.
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