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13 O LORD, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,
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13 O LORD, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,
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14 that I may declare your praises in the gates of the Daughter of Zion and there rejoice in your salvation.
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14 that I may declare your praises in the gates of the Daughter of Zion and there rejoice in your salvation.
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15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
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15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
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16 The LORD is known by his justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. "Higgaion." "Selah"
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16 The LORD is known by his justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. "Higgaion." "Selah"
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17 The wicked return to the grave, all the nations that forget God.
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17 The wicked return to the grave, all the nations that forget God.
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18 But the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the afflicted ever perish.
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18 But the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the afflicted ever perish.
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19 Arise, O LORD, let not man triumph; let the nations be judged in your presence.
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19 Arise, O LORD, let not man triumph; let the nations be judged in your presence.
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20 Strike them with terror, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. "Selah"
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20 Strike them with terror, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. "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) |
