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1 LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!
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<<A Psalm by David, when he fled from Absalom, his son.>> Yahweh, how my adversaries have increased! Many are those who rise up against me.
2 Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.”
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Many there are who say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
3 But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
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But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, My glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
4 I call out to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy mountain.
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I cry to Yahweh with my voice, And he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah.
5 I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.
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I laid myself down and slept. I awakened; for Yahweh sustains me.
6 I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side.
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I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people Who have set themselves against me on every side.
7 Arise, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
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Arise, Yahweh! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.
8 From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.
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Salvation belongs to Yahweh. Your blessing be on your people. Selah.
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