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1 O Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me;
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LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!
2 many are saying of my soul, there is no salvation for him in God. Selah
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Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.”
3 But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
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But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
4 I cried aloud to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah
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I call out to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy mountain.
5 I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.
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I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.
6 I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
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I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side.
7 Arise, O Lord! Save me, O my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked.
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Arise, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
8 Salvation belongs to the Lord; your blessing be on your people! Selah
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From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.
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