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8 do not grant the wicked their desires, O LORD; do not let their plans succeed, or they will become proud. "Selah"
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8 do not grant the wicked their desires, O LORD; do not let their plans succeed, or they will become proud. "Selah"
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9 Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with the trouble their lips have caused.
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9 Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with the trouble their lips have caused.
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10 Let burning coals fall upon them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise.
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10 Let burning coals fall upon them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise.
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11 Let slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down men of violence.
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11 Let slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down men of violence.
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12 I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.
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12 I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.
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13 Surely the righteous will praise your name and the upright will live before you.
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13 Surely the righteous will praise your name and the upright will live before you.
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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
