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May this be the reward of my accusers from the LORD, of those who speak evil against my life!
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But thou, O GOD my Lord, deal on my behalf for thy name's sake; because thy steadfast love is good, deliver me!
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For I am poor and needy, and my heart is stricken within me.
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I am gone, like a shadow at evening; I am shaken off like a locust.
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My knees are weak through fasting; my body has become gaunt.
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I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they wag their heads.
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Help me, O LORD my God! Save me according to thy steadfast love!
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Let them know that this is thy hand; thou, O LORD, hast done it!
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Let them curse, but do thou bless! Let my assailants be put to shame; may thy servant be glad!
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May my accusers be clothed with dishonor; may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a mantle!
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With my mouth I will give great thanks to the LORD; I will praise him in the midst of the throng.
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For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who condemn him to death.