Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha CEBA
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1 LORD, I have so many enemies! So many are standing against me.
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LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!
2 So many are talking about me: "Even God won't help him." Selah
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Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.”
3 But you, LORD, are my shield! You are my glory! You are the one who restores me.
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But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
4 I cry out loud to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy mountain. Selah
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I call out to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy mountain.
5 I lie down, sleep, and wake up because the LORD helps me.
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I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.
6 I won't be afraid of thousands of people surrounding me on all sides.
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I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side.
7 Stand up, LORD! Save me, my God! In fact, hit all my enemies on the jaw; shatter the teeth of the wicked!
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Arise, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
8 Rescue comes from the LORD! May your blessing be on your people! Selah
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From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.
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