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25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they wag their heads.
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I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.
26 Help me, O LORD my God! Save me according to thy steadfast love!
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Help me, LORD my God; save me according to your unfailing love.
27 Let them know that this is thy hand; thou, O LORD, hast done it!
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Let them know that it is your hand, that you, LORD, have done it.
28 Let them curse, but do thou bless! Let my assailants be put to shame; may thy servant be glad!
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While they curse, may you bless; may those who attack me be put to shame, but may your servant rejoice.
29 May my accusers be clothed with dishonor; may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a mantle!
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May my accusers be clothed with disgrace and wrapped in shame as in a cloak.
30 With my mouth I will give great thanks to the LORD; I will praise him in the midst of the throng.
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With my mouth I will greatly extol the LORD; in the great throng of worshipers I will praise him.
31 For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who condemn him to death.
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For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save their lives from those who would condemn them.
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