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1 Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.
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1 Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.
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2 Take up shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.
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2 Take up shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.
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3 Brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Say to my soul, "I am your salvation."
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3 Brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Say to my soul, "I am your salvation."
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4 May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay.
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4 May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay.
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5 May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the LORD driving them away;
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5 May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the LORD driving them away;
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6 may their path be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
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6 may their path be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
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7 Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me,
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7 Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me,
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8 may ruin overtake them by surprise-- may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.
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8 may ruin overtake them by surprise-- may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.
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9 Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and delight in his salvation.
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9 Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and delight in his salvation.
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10 My whole being will exclaim, "Who is like you, O LORD? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them."
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10 My whole being will exclaim, "Who is like you, O LORD? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them."
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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) |
