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And now we have sinned before thee, and thou hast given us into the hands of our enemies,
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because we glorified their gods. Thou art righteous, O Lord!
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And now they are not satisfied that we are in bitter slavery, but they have covenanted with their idols
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to abolish what thy mouth has ordained and to destroy thy inheritance, to stop the mouths of those who praise thee and to quench thy altar and the glory of thy house,
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to open the mouths of the nations for the praise of vain idols, and to magnify for ever a mortal king.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.