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52 Those who were my enemies without cause hunted me like a bird.
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Those who were my enemies without cause hunted me like a bird.
53 They tried to end my life in a pit and threw stones at me;
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They tried to end my life in a pit and threw stones at me;
54 the waters closed over my head, and I thought I was about to perish.
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the waters closed over my head, and I thought I was about to perish.
55 I called on your name, LORD, from the depths of the pit.
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I called on your name, LORD, from the depths of the pit.
56 You heard my plea: “Do not close your ears to my cry for relief.”
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You heard my plea: “Do not close your ears to my cry for relief.”
57 You came near when I called you, and you said, “Do not fear.”
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You came near when I called you, and you said, “Do not fear.”
58 You, Lord, took up my case; you redeemed my life.
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You, Lord, took up my case; you redeemed my life.
59 LORD, you have seen the wrong done to me. Uphold my cause!
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LORD, you have seen the wrong done to me. Uphold my cause!
60 You have seen the depth of their vengeance, all their plots against me.
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You have seen the depth of their vengeance, all their plots against me.
61 LORD, you have heard their insults, all their plots against me—
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LORD, you have heard their insults, all their plots against me—
62 what my enemies whisper and mutter against me all day long.
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what my enemies whisper and mutter against me all day long.
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