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1 Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy!
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1 Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea;
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2 Attend to me, and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and I moan,
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2 hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
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3 because of the noise of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they drop trouble upon me, and in anger they bear a grudge against me.
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3 at the voice of the enemy, at the stares of the wicked; for they bring down suffering upon me and revile me in their anger.
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4 My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
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4 My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death assail me.
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5 Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror overwhelms me.
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5 Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.
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6 And I say, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest;
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6 I said, "Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest--
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7 yes, I would wander far away; I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah
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7 I would flee far away and stay in the desert; "Selah"
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8 I would hurry to find a shelter from the raging wind and tempest."
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8 I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm."
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9 Destroy, O Lord, divide their tongues; for I see violence and strife in the city.
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9 Confuse the wicked, O Lord, confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
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10 Day and night they go around it on its walls, and iniquity and trouble are within it;
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10 Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it.
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11 ruin is in its midst; oppression and fraud do not depart from its marketplace.
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11 Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets.
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12 For it is not an enemy who taunts me-- then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me-- then I could hide from him.
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12 If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were raising himself against me, I could hide from him.
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13 But it is you, a man, my equal, my companion, my familiar friend.
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13 But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend,
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14 We used to take sweet counsel together; within God's house we walked in the throng.
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14 with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship as we walked with the throng at the house of God.
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15 Let death steal over them; let them go down to Sheol alive; for evil is in their dwelling place and in their heart.
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15 Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the grave, for evil finds lodging among them.
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16 But I call to God, and the LORD will save me.
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16 But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
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17 Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan, and he hears my voice.
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17 Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.
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18 He redeems my soul in safety from the battle that I wage, for many are arrayed against me.
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18 He ransoms me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.
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19 God will give ear and humble them, he who is enthroned from of old, Selah because they do not change and do not fear God.
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19 God, who is enthroned forever, will hear them and afflict them-- "Selah" men who never change their ways and have no fear of God.
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20 My companionstretched out his hand against his friends; he violated his covenant.
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20 My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
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21 His speech was smooth as butter, yet war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
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21 His speech is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.
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22 Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
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22 Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.
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23 But you, O God, will cast them down into the pit of destruction; men of blood and treachery shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in you.
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23 But you, O God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful men will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you.
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