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1 O LORD, how many are my foes! How many 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 are saying of me, "God will not deliver him." "Selah"
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2 Many are saying of me, "God will not deliver him." "Selah"
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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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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 To the LORD I cry aloud, and he answers me from 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 lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains 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 fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me on every side.
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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 LORD! Deliver me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break 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 From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people. "Selah"
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8 From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people. "Selah"
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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) |
