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1 Jehovah, how are mine adversaries increased! Many are they that rise up against me.
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1 O LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!
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2 Many there are that say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. [Selah
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2 Many are saying of me, "God will not deliver him." "Selah"
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3 But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory and the lifter up of my head.
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3 But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head.
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4 I cry unto Jehovah with my voice, And he answereth me out of his holy hill. [Selah
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4 To the LORD I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill. "Selah"
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5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; For Jehovah sustaineth me.
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5 I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.
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6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of the people That have set themselves against me round about.
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6 I will not fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me on every side.
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7 Arise, O Jehovah; Save me, O my God: For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.
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7 Arise, O LORD! Deliver me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
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8 Salvation belongeth unto Jehovah: Thy blessing be upon thy people. [Selah
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8 From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people. "Selah"
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