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1 LORD, I have so many enemies! So many are standing against me.
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O Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me;
2 So many are talking about me: "Even God won't help him." Selah
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many are saying of my soul, there is no salvation for him in God. Selah
3 But you, LORD, are my shield! You are my glory! You are the one who restores me.
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But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
4 I cry out loud to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy mountain. Selah
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I cried aloud to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah
5 I lie down, sleep, and wake up because the LORD helps me.
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I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.
6 I won't be afraid of thousands of people surrounding me on all sides.
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I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
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, O Lord! Save me, O my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked.
8 Rescue comes from the LORD! May your blessing be on your people! Selah
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Salvation belongs to the Lord; your blessing be on your people! Selah
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