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15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
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But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; assailants gathered against me without my knowledge. They slandered me without ceasing.
16 With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
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Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked;they gnashed their teeth at me.
17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
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How long, Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
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I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among the throngs I will praise you.
19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
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Do not let those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause; do not let those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye.
20 For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
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They do not speak peaceably, but devise false accusations against those who live quietly in the land.
21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
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They sneer at me and say, “Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we have seen it.”
22 This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
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LORD, you have seen this; do not be silent. Do not be far from me, Lord.
23 Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
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Awake, and rise to my defense! Contend for me, my God and Lord.
24 Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
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Vindicate me in your righteousness, LORD my God; do not let them gloat over me.
25 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
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Do not let them think, “Aha, just what we wanted!” or say, “We have swallowed him up.”
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