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Look! They are waiting to kill me; cruel people are gathering against me. It is not because of any sin or wrong I have done,
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nor because of any fault of mine, O Lord, that they hurry to their places.
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Rise, Lord God Almighty, and come to my aid; see for yourself, God of Israel! Wake up and punish the heathen; show no mercy to evil traitors!
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They come back in the evening, snarling like dogs as they go about the city.
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Listen to their insults and threats. Their tongues are like swords in their mouths, yet they think that no one hears them.
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But you laugh at them, Lord; you mock all the heathen.
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I have confidence in your strength; you are my refuge, O God.
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My God loves me and will come to me; he will let me see my enemies defeated.
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Do not kill them, O God, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your strength and defeat them, O Lord, our protector.
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Sin is on their lips; all their words are sinful; may they be caught in their pride! Because they curse and lie,
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destroy them in your anger; destroy them completely. Then everyone will know that God rules in Israel, that his rule extends over all the earth.